Trilobite Hut | Kahurangi National Park
Huts at road ends can suffer. For some reason, people who can drive to a hut tend to leave plenty of rubbish and/or smash the place up, but it is holding up well.
Trilobite Hut was built as accommodation for the Cobb hydroelectric scheme, but has subsequently been converted into a comfortable enough DOC hut.
category . . . standard hut
hut fee . . . from 1 July 2026
Adult (18+ years): $15.00 per night
Youth (5–17 years): $7.50 per night
Child/Infant (0–4 years): free
Before you go, buy 1 Standard Hut Ticket (blue for adults, red for youth) for each night of your stay. Put this in the honesty box at the hut. A Backcountry Hut Pass is also valid year-round.
booking . . . not required all year for either hut or camping
campsite fee . . . free to camp
elevation . . . 830 m
bunks . . . 12 mattresses
built . . . 1965
heating . . . woodburner
water . . . bucket and 20 m walk to stream
toilet . . . longdrop
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