Townsend Hut
Arthur's Pass National Park • West Coast
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Forecast point: Carroll Hut (1120m) · 18.5km away
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- About
- This is a basic four-bunk hut in Arthur's Pass National Park.
- Facilities
- Mattresses
- Toilets - non-flush
- Water from tap - not treated, boil before use
- Water supply
Fees and bookings
Fees
Free
Getting there
Time from nearest huts:
- Aikens Corner to Townsend Hut: 4–5 hours
- Kiwi Hut to Townsend Hut: 2 hours
From Kiwi Hut, continue on the true right of the Taramakau to Michael Creek. Cross the Taramakau River here and head upstream on the true left to where a large fan of the unnamed creek where a large orange triangle marks the start of the route.
The route travels in and out of the creek bed which is followed up past a small fork on the true right. At around 520 m the track proper leaves the creek and climbs steeply up the bush faces onto a narrow ridge and follows this up through the sub-alpine zone and out into scrub and open tussock to where the hut is located.
Location
NZTopo50 map sheet: BU21
Grid/NZTM2000 coordinates: E1499993, N5263535
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Weather
Forecast at the hut