Youngman Stream Hut
Puketeraki Forest Conservation Area • Canterbury
Alerts
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- About
- This is a standard six-bunk hut in the North Canterbury and Arthur's Pass area.
- Facilities
- Heating
- Mattresses
- Toilets - non-flush
- Water from stream
- Water supply
Fees and bookings
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
Getting there
Times from nearest road end and hut
- Lees Valley Road: 4–5 hr via Youngman Stream Track
From Oxford, follow Ashely Gorge Road for 6 km. Turn into Lees Valley Road and follow this for 29 km to a sign and locked gate that indicates the track. It is foot access only from this point. Follow this marked track for 3.5 km to a locked gate, keep to the marked track as this is private farmland.
- Tarn Hut: 2 hr 30 min
- The Tarn Hut tracks, including the track between Tarn Hut and Youngman Stream Hut, are closed between 1 August and 30 September, and the entire month of April.
Tracks to this hut
Location
NZTopo50 map sheet: BV22
Grid/NZTM2000 coordinates: E1533413, N5235970
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Weather
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