Leaning Lodge | Rock and Pillar Conservation Area
It took so long to rebuild the previous Leaning Lodge that it no longer met the Building Code. Despite being better built than 80% of DOC huts, it was demolished and rebuilt adjacent to it, reusing the double-glazed windows, bunks, and some other parts.
Worth the 800 m climb, almost all of which is on an old four-wheel-drive track.
category . . . The Leaning Lodge Trust hut
hut fee . . . all year
Adult (18+ years): $16 per night
Child / Youth (5-17 years): $8 per night
Infant (0-4 years): no charge
Backcountry Hut Passes and Backcountry Hut Tickets cannot be used at this hut.
booking . . . requires booking via the DOC online booking system
elevation . . . 1220 m
bunks . . . 10 total mattresses, 6 mattresses on two sleeping platforms, 4 on two sets of bunks
built . . . 2024, replacing the earlier 1958 hut that was extended and renovated in 2006
heating . . . wood burner
water . . . 30 m to rivulet
toilet . . . longdrop
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