Gouland Downs Hut | Heaphy Track, Kahurangi National Park
The historic Gouland Downs Hut has plenty of character, ie, a low flying ceiling, and a fireplace where you can watch the flames at night but otherwise not quite so well-appointed as the other more recently constructed huts on the track. Then again, you can’t create instant character.
There are a few limestone caves nearby that can be explored. And marauding takehe.
category . . . Great Walk hut
hut fee summer season 1 October — 30 April
Kiwi adults (18+ years): $37 per adult, per night
Kiwi children (17 years and under): free, but booking required
Non-resident adults (18+ years): $56 per adult, per night
Non-resident children (17 years and under): $28 per child, per night
hut fee winter season . . . 1 May — 30 June and September
All adults (18+ years): $32 per adult, per night
All children (17 years and under): free, but booking required
hut fee winter season . . . 1 July — 31 August
All adults (18+ years): $26 per adult, per night
All children (17 years and under): free, but booking required
booking . . . required all year, either online or at a DOC office
bunks . . . 8 bunks on two levels, with mattresses
built . . . 1936
cooking . . . none
heating . . . fireplace, firewood supplied
water . . . tap above outside sink
toilet . . . long drop
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