• The 1999 replica hut is in a large clearing. | Adams Flat Hut, Kahurangi National Park
  • The 1999 replica hut is based on a 1882 miner's hut. | Adams Flat Hut, Kahurangi National Park
  • The single mattress does not have a cover and doesn't encourage spending the night here. | Adams Flat Hut, Kahurangi National Park
  • Note the treated timber poles together with more traditional materials. | Adams Flat Hut, Kahurangi National Park

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Adams Flat Hut | Kahurangi National Park

This is a replica of an 1882 miners’ hut built by John Adam further up the valley that was in a decrepit state. It’s a great day walk out from Karamea through regenerating forest on a fully benched track.

Not many stay as it’s so close to town, and the amenity offered is minimal. A picnic table would be useful.

Still, it’s interesting to see how old huts were built, even if some of the structure is treated pine rather than bush-milled native timber.

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category . . . basic hut

hut fee . . . free

elevation . . . 195 m

bunks . . . 1 mattress under black polythene sheeting

built . . . 1999, is a replica of an 1882 miners’ hut

heating . . . open fire

water . . . 20 m to small rivulet

toilet . . . longdrop