– Lat/Long: 42.22° S 173.40° E
Forbes Hut (Previously Seymour Hut) (Forbes Hut -Previously Seymour Hut) – Climbing, Hiking & Mountaineering information
Forbes Hut (Previously Seymour Hut) Guide
- Place: Ka Whata Tu o Rakihouia Clarence
- Facilities: Forbes Hut is positioned on a river terrace above the Clarence River in Ka Whata Tu o Rakihouia Conservation Park. Built in 2006 and renamed in 2015 to honour DOC staffer Kim Forbes, it offers ten bunks warmed by a wood burner and rain‑harvested tap water (boil before use). Managed by DOC, it’s a handy base for fishing and exploring historic Quail Flat. (.
- Bookable: No
- Sleeps: -
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| 1. | Warden Hut (619 m) | 7.1 km |
| 2. | Lake Mcrae Hut (799 m) | 8.1 km |
| 3. | Limestone Hut (755 m) | 9.8 km |
| 4. | Kahutara Bivvy (728 m) | 11.1 km |
| 5. | Alfred Hut (800 m) | 12.2 km |
| 6. | Dubious Bivvy (860 m) | 13.4 km |
| 7. | Palmer Hut (563 m) | 13.8 km |
| 8. | Palmer Bivvy (658 m) | 17.4 km |
| 9. | Manakau (Seaward Kaikoura (2608 m) | 17.9 km |
| 10. | Kowhai Hut (476 m) | 18.2 km |