Lower Goulter Hut

Lower Goulter Hut was built in the 1960s by the New Zealand Forest Service.

Fees

• 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

Nearest road ends to Lower Goulter Hut

• Goulter Road end: 3 hr 30 min (14 km)
• 4WD road end past the end of Goulter Road: 45 min (2 km). Note: This track is not suitable for vehicles. Walkers and bikers only.
• Vehicles can park either before Patriarch Station at the start of the public easement, or approximately 2 km further along Goulter Road just prior to crossing Patriarch Stream.

4.9 km north of Renwick, just over the Wairau River bridge, turn off SH6 onto Northbank Road, which becomes Goutler Road. From SH6, travel for 56 km to reach the end of Goulter Road and for 63 km to reach the 4WD road end.

Mid Goulter Hut to Lower Goulter Hut

Mid Goulter Hut: 3 hr (6.8 km)

The Goulter Valley widens below Mid Goulter Hut into extensive river flats; few areas such as this exist within the park. If the river is high take the all weather track, following the true left bank and crossing a number of side streams before finally climbing over a bluff and dropping to the hut. If the river is low, you may follow the riverbed.

Tracks to this hut

• Chalice–Goulter Track

Location

NZTopo50 map sheet: BR26

Grid/NZTM2000 coordinates: E1614705, N5393110

Flood risk

This hut has a history of flood inundation during extreme weather events.

It is recommended that visitors avoid staying at Lower Goulter Hut if storm or extreme weather is forecast for the area.