Bush Hut, hut in Otago
Photo and data: Crown Copyright, Department of Conservation Te Papa Atawhai.

Bush Hut

Standard hutHāwea Conservation Park, OtagoDOC data as at 20 September 2026

No booking needed

About this place

This is a standard six-bunk hut in the Wanaka/Makarora area.

Trip options

Walking times computed leg by leg from DOC track descriptions, from car-accessible trailheads.

2 options · 2 to 5 nights

Dingle Burn car park

2 nightsDingle Burn Track from Dingle Burn car park

Walking in

9 hr

Walking out

9 hr to Dingle Burn car park

5 nightsDingle Burn Track from Dingle Burn car park to Ahuriri Valley

Walking in

9 hr

Walking out

17 hr to Ahuriri Valley (via Cotters Hut, Top Dingle Hut)

Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai track descriptions.

Fees and bookings

Adult (18+ years)$15 per night
Youth (5–17 years)$7.50 per night
Child/Infant (0–4 years)Free

Before you go, buy Hut Tickets for each night's stay. Put these in the honesty box at the hut. Or buy a Backcountry Hut Pass that gives unlimited use at most Standard and Serviced huts for a 12 month period. Retailers that sell hut tickets and passes

Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.

Getting there

Topo map
Topo50 sheet CA13
Grid reference
E1318320, N5076722

Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.

On these tracks

Dingle Burn TrackTramping track • 49 km • Over 4 hours

Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.

Contact

Wānaka Tititea/Mount Aspiring National Park

Regional DOC service centre.

All details

Facilities
HeatingMattressesToilets - non-flushWater from tap - not treatedboil before useWater supply
Bookable
No
Category
Standard
Location
Hāwea Conservation Park
Fireplace
Yes
Mattress
Yes
Capacity
6
Toilets
Yes
Drinking water
untreated
Reservations
No
Source data
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Map and tracks

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Track lines: DOC Te Papa Atawhai. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.44.40881° S, 169.46194° E

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Sources

  • DOC Huts · CC BY 4.0Data sourced from the Department of Conservation (DOC), New Zealand.
  • OpenStreetMap Huts · ODbL (Open Database License)Contains information from OpenStreetMap, made available under the ODbL.
  • DOC Huts (API) · CC BY 4.0Crown Copyright: Department of Conservation Te Papa Atawhai. Data sourced from the DOC Developer Portal (api.doc.govt.nz).