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Young Hut Ardmore Street Wanaka 9305

Posted on December 10, 2015 / 697

Listing Type : DOC Hut

Item Type : Serviced

Website Address : http://www.doc.govt.nz/parks-and-recreation/places-to-go/otago/places/mount-aspiring-national-park/things-to-do/young-hut/?activity=Hut&activitypageid=50583#findplaces

Other Extras : +64 3 443 7660

mtaspiringvc@doc.govt.nz

Ardmore Street Wanaka 9305

Mount Aspiring National Park, Otago

This is a serviced 20-bunk hut in the Wanaka/Makarora area.

Tracks to the hut

Gillespie Pass Circuit

Located in Mount Aspiring National Park

This is an excellent 58 km, 3-4 day round trip. Suitable outside the winter months for relatively experienced parties, this circuit track can be walked in either direction.

1 current alert

Duration 3 – 4 days

Difficulty Advanced

Location

NZTopo50 map sheet: BZ12
Grid/NZTM2000 coordinates: E1287389, N5101129

Fees

Young Hut.
Young Hut

Adult (18+ years): $15 per night
Youth (11 – 17 years): $7.50 per night
Child/Infant: (0 – 10 years): free

Before you go, buy 1 Serviced Hut Ticket (green for adults, orange for youth) or 3 Standard Hut Tickets (blue for adults, yellow for youth) for each night’s stay. Put these in the honesty box at the hut. Or buy a Backcountry Hut Pass for unlimited use at most Serviced and Standard huts for a 6 or 12 month period.

Know before you go

The visitor centre in Makaroa is no longer available. Contact the Awarua/Haast or Tititea/Mount Aspiring National Park visitor centres for visitor information, including trip planning, and track and weather updates for this region.

Bookings

Bookings not required – first come, first served

Facilities

Heating
Mattresses

20 bunk beds