Routeburn Flats Hut offers lovely views across the Route Burn valley floor, and makes a great day walk or easy first night stay on the Routeburn Track. This is one of three DOC Great Walk huts on the Routeburn Track. 

Routeburn Track huts:

• Routeburn Flats Hut
• Routeburn Falls Hut
• Lake Mackenzie Hut.

There are also campsites on Routeburn Track:

• Routeburn Flats Campsite, and
• Lake Mackenzie Campsite.

Facilities and services

In the Great Walks season:

• 20 bunks with mattresses in a communal sleeping layout.
• Water supply, flushing toilets, wash basins with cold running water (but no showers).
• Heating with fuel available, and solar lighting in the communal kitchen area.
• Cooking facilities with fuel, tables and seating (but no cooking utensils).
• A friendly conservation ranger - they like to chat, they know the area well and can tell you about the environment and weather, or help out should an emergency arise.

Outside the Great Walks season:

• Gas is not provided - you will need to bring your own cooking stove.
• Flush toilets are replaced with pit toilets.
• Running water is turned off inside the huts. Water can be obtained from the outside water tank, if this is frozen, then from the nearest water course or by melting snow.
• There are no conservation rangers based at the huts.
• Beds are on a first come basis only

Fees

Bookings

Tracks to this hut

Location

NZTopo50 map sheet: CB09
Grid/NZTM2000 coordinates: E1221043, N5036428