Take firestarters
The firewood at the hut is often damp, as the storage shed is exposed to rain, especially during severe weather. Wood is also left outside in bags without a chance to dry.
Visiitors should take firestarters to help light damp firewood.
Take a cooker
The gas cookers at the hut occasionally stop working, new parts have been ordered.
Visitors should take their own cookers in case the hut gas cookers aren't working.
Fees
- Adult (18+ years): $25 per night
- Youth (5–17 years): $12.50 per night
- Child/Infant (0–4 years): free
Backcountry Hut Passes can be used at this hut.
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Bookings
Bookings for the 2026/27 season open at 12 noon on Tuesday 12 May 2026.
- If no availability shows online for your dates, the hut is fully booked.
- No spaces are kept for visitors arriving without a booking.
- Phone and in‑person bookings made at a visitor centre incur a $10 service fee.
- Same‑day bookings are available online until 8 pm if spaces remain.
Bookings are required all year. Book Jumbo Hut online
Your hut booking is for any bunk bed, not for a specific bunk bed – select your bunk bed on arrival.
Jumbo Hut can be accessed via Mt Holdsworth Road end and is on the popular Mt Holdsworth - Jumbo circuit.
Approximate times from nearest roads and huts
- Mt Holdsworth road end: 5–6 hr
- Powell Hut: 4–5 hr
- Atiwhakatu Hut: 2 hr
- Mid Waiohine Hut: 4 hr
- McGregor Bivvy: 2 hr
Tracks to this hut
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Duration: 2–3 days Difficulty: Intermediate
Location
NZTopo50 map sheet: BP34
Grid/NZTM2000 coordinates: E1805685, N5474583
Wellington/Kapiti information
| Phone: | +64 3 546 9339 |
| Email: | nelsonvc@doc.govt.nz |
| About: | Whakatū/Nelson visitor services provide information for this area |