– Lat/Long: 42.70° S 171.99° E
Hurunui No. 3 Hut (Hurunui No 3 Hut) – Climbing, Hiking & Mountaineering information
Hurunui No. 3 Hut Guide
- Place: Lake Sumner Forest Park
- Facilities: Hurunui No 3 Hut is located at about 650 m in Lake Sumner Forest Park, a historic 1939 three‑room T‑shaped shelter built along an old gold‑miners’ pack track. Managed by DOC, it offers 16 bunks, a wood‑burner replacing the original chimney, basic mattresses, and untreated tap water (boil before use). Access follows the Harper Pass route through mixed beech forest, making it a quietly atmospheric stop steeped in early recreation history.
- Bookable: No
- Sleeps: -
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10 other mountain peaks closest to Hurunui No. 3 Hut:
| 1. | Camerons Hut (696 m) | 3.1 km |
| 2. | Mackenzie Hut (759 m) | 6.4 km |
| 3. | Upper South Branch Hurunui Hut (834 m) | 7.1 km |
| 4. | Mid Trent Hut (517 m) | 7.8 km |
| 5. | Harper Pass Bivvy (840 m) | 7.9 km |
| 6. | Mackenzie Bivvy (East Branch) (833 m) | 8.7 km |
| 7. | Tutaekuri Hut (378 m) | 9.7 km |
| 8. | Top Trent Hut/lagoon Hut (870 m) | 12.7 km |
| 9. | North Esk Hut (Dilapidated) (947 m) | 12.9 km |
| 10. | Locke Stream Hut (498 m) | 13.6 km |