Larrikin Creek Hut | Kahurangi National Park
Larrikin Creek Hut is an obvious place for accommodation for those who wish to climb The Haystack or The Needle, or just explore the 1000 Acre Plateau. The Needle is an easy enough climb, the main barrier being the speargrass at the end of the flat area on the slope beyond the tarns.
The standard 4-bunk S81 ex-Forest Service hut is in fairly good nick, spacious enough at full capacity, ie, four tired trampers, but it’s probably fairly cold during the cooler months.
Re-roofed and repainted by Backcountry Trust volunteers in 2020, along with general maintenance. A woodshed was built.
category . . . standard hut
hut fee . . . 1 standard hut ticket or backcountry hut pass, free to camp
booking . . . not required
elevation . . . 1050 m
bunks . . . 4 mattresses
built . . . after 1968 [BR]
heating . . . open fire
water . . . exterior tap at 1100 litre rainwater tank
toilet . . . 1 x longdrop
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