• Fairly rustic construction methods were used and local timber. | Beech Hut, Milford Track
  • The hut has not been well maintained in recent years and is in danger of being swallowed by the forest. | Beech Hut, Milford Track
  • The interior of the hut has some accoutrements from ancient times. | Beech Hut, Milford Track

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Beech Hut | Milford Track

This hut is a 1973 reconstruction by Bill Anderson and Sandy Brown, near the original location, of the first two huts built for the Milford Track here in 1890 and which were used on the track until 1897 when other huts were built on the current Quinton Lodge site. It was intended to show what the accommodation was like for early tourists. Now in close to derelict condition.

Located a short distance from Quentin Lodge.

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category . . . reconstructed historic hut

elevation . . . ~270 m

facilities . . . none

toilet . . . none