Fosters Hut
Mount Richmond Forest Park • Marlborough
Alerts
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- About
- This is a standard 4-bunk hut in Mount Richmond Forest Park.
- Facilities
- Heating
- Mattresses
- Toilets - non-flush
- Water from tap - not treated, boil before use
- Water supply
About this hut
Fosters Hut (1150 m) is east of Fosters Clearing and overlooks Blenheim and the lower Wairau Valley. It was originally buit in 1967.
Fees and bookings
Fees
Fosters Hut
- Adult (18+ years): $15 per night
- Youth (5–17 years): $7.50 per night
- Child/Infant (0–4 years): free
Before you go, buy Hut Tickets for each night's stay. Put these in the honesty box at the hut. Or buy a Backcountry Hut Pass that gives unlimited use at most Standard and Serviced huts for a 12 month period.
Booking and paying | Backcountry Hut Tickets | Retailers that sell hut tickets and passes
Getting there
Nearest road to Fosters Hut
Kiwi Road: 2 hr (7 km).
Turn off SH6 onto Northbank Road, 4.9 km north of Renwick – just over the Wairau River bridge. After 4.8 km turn into Onamalutu Road, which becomes Kiwi Road.
From Fosters Hut: Follow the short track back down to Foster’s Clearing known as the Foster Creek-Bartletts Creek saddle. The wide track descends Bartlett’s Ridge to the carpark just off Kiwi Road.
Devil's Creek Hut to Fosters Hut
Devil’s Creek Hut: 3 hr (8.5 km)
Tracks to this hut
Location
NZTopo50 map sheet: BQ27
Grid/NZTM2000 coordinates: E1653505, N5413215
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