• No heating despite the elevation. | Nicholsons Hut, Old Man Range, Otago
  • No 4WD track right to the door with this one. | Nicholsons Hut, Old Man Range, Otago
  • The interior is well-maintained and comfortable. | Nicholsons Hut, Old Man Range, Otago
  • Standard bunks and DOC mattresses. Need to get water from the stream. | Nicholsons Hut, Old Man Range, Otago

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Nicholsons Hut | Kopuwai Conservation Area

A 120+ year-old musterers’ hut, now located within a conservation area. It has some old gold workings nearby, including water races.

Five generous bunks.

Has a concrete slab in great condition, newish bunks, and an old sink bench, with some plywood on the walls. Has been reasonably maintained.

Basically, plenty of character, and not so far from where you can park your four-wheel drive.

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category . . . basic huts/bivvies

hut fee . . . free

booking . . . not required

elevation . . . 1085 m

bunks . . . 4 mattresses on bunks

built . . . ~1900, subsequent concrete floor 1960s?

heating . . . none

water . . . stream

toilet . . . longdrop