Flora Hut
Kahurangi National Park • Nelson/Tasman
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Forecast point: Mt Arthur (1795m) · 5.7km away
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- About
- Flora Hut is a short, easy walk from the road end making it a good overnight tramp for families with children.
- Facilities
- Heating
- Mattresses
- Toilets - non-flush
- Water from stream
- Water supply
About this hut
Flora Hut is set in a grassy clearing above Flora Stream.
Facilities
The hut has has two identical rooms.
- Bunks - individual bunks with mattresses (six bunks per room)
- Water supply - cold water from a stream and pumped to outside tap
- Heating - open fire in each room
- Long drop toilet a short walk from the hut
- Space for camping outside the hut
- Sleeping bag
- Cooking stove, pots/pans and utensils
- Toilet paper
- Rubbish bag
- Newspaper/firelighters and matches/lighter for the wood burner/fire
- Torch
Fees and bookings
Fees
Free
Getting there
Times from nearest road end and hut
Flora car park: 30 min
Flora car park is 75 km from Nelson and 36 km from Motueka.
The Motueka Valley Highway links Nelson and Motueka. Turn off this road at Ngātīmoti and cross the Motueka River. Turn left onto Motueka River West Bank Road, then right into Graham Valley Road, which climbs steeply to the car park. The last 5.8 km is unsealed and turning a vehicle on the road can be difficult. 4WD is recommended at all times of the year.
Mt Arthur Hut via Flora Hut and Mt Arthur Hut tracks: 1 hr 15 min
Salisbury Lodge via Tableland Circuit: 4 hr
Tracks to this hut
Location
NZTopo50 map sheet: BQ24
Grid/NZTM2000 coordinates: E1577323, N5440895
Nearby
- Flora Hut Walk · 1.9km · 30 min
- Lodestone summit · 6.8km · 4 - 5 hr return
- Salisbury Track · 17.5km · 4 hr one way
- Flora Circuit (via Mt Arthur Hut and Flora Hut) · 7.9km · 4 hrs
- Tableland Circuit · 30.0km · 9 – 10 hr loop
- Leslie-Karamea Track · 85.4km · 6 to 9 days one way
- Flora Saddle to Barron Flat Track · 27.3km · 1 day
- Mt Arthur Hut · Hut · 2.1km away
- Upper Gridiron Hut · Hut · 3.1km away
- Asbestos Cottage · Hut · 6.7km away
- Ellis Hut · Hut · 7.2km away
Weather
Forecast at the hut