– Lat/Long: 40.99° S 172.11° E
Heaphy Hut – Climbing, Hiking & Mountaineering information
Heaphy Hut Guide
- Place: Kahurangi National Park
- Facilities: Heaphy Hut stands just above sea level (around 10 m) at the mouth of the Heaphy River in Kahurangi National Park, managed by New Zealand’s Department of Conservation. This Great Walk hut, with 32 bunks, blends modern comforts—cooking, heating, lighting and flush toilets—with a wild coastal setting framed by nikau palms and limestone cliffs. It lies at the end of a long descent from James Mackay Hut, offering a dramatic finale to the Heaphy Track.
- Bookable: Yes
- Sleeps: -
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10 other mountain peaks closest to Heaphy Hut:
| 1. | Mount Barr (Gunner-Downs) (1231 m) | 6.9 km |
| 2. | James Mackay Hut (700 m) | 14.3 km |
| 3. | Ministry Of Works Historic Hut (819 m) | 19.4 km |
| 4. | Saxon Hut (706 m) | 20.0 km |
| 5. | Gouland Downs Hut (622 m) | 23.0 km |
| 6. | Kahurangi Keepers House (35 m) | 25.5 km |
| 7. | Perry Saddle Hut (889 m) | 26.3 km |
| 8. | Perry Saddle (Heaphy Track) (880 m) | 26.5 km |
| 9. | Greys Hut (95 m) | 31.2 km |
| 10. | Fenella Hut (1105 m) | 35.5 km |