Browning Hut | Mt Richmond Forest Park
Set on a sunny clearing, if it’s sunny, before you start the climb up to, or when you finish your descent from, Totara Saddle.
Originally a standard NZFS SF 70 6-bunk hut, it has been significantly modified over the years. The bunks were removed and replaced with two sleeping platforms, which now allow 8 mattresses. More recently, it has been repainted, has a new roof, and probably insulation, although the louvres provide adequate ventilation.
| category | standard hut |
| hut fee |
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 | required |
| campsite fee | free to camp |
| elevation | 480 m |
| bunks | 8 mattresses, on two sleeping platforms |
| built | 1960s |
| heating | open fireplace |
| water | bucket and walk to nearby, ie, 50 m, Browning Stream |
| toilet | longdrop |
| other facilities | picnic table, woodshed |