Chancellor Hut
Serviced Alpine hutWestland Tai Poutini National Park, West CoastDOC data as at 20 September 2026
About this place
Chancellor Hut is the oldest alpine hut still on its original site. It was carried in piece by piece and assembled on site, in the days before alpine air lifts.
Fees and bookings
Backcountry Hut Passes and Backcountry Hut Tickets cannot be used at this hut.
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Getting there
- Topo map
- Topo50 sheet BX15
- Grid reference
- E1366278, N5178455
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Contact
Westland Tai Poutini National Park Visitor Centre
69 Cron Street, Franz Josef Glacier 7856
Regional DOC service centre.
Nearby stops
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Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush • Water from tap - not treated
Almer Hut
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Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush • Water from tap - not treated
Empress Hut
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Mattresses • Lighting • Toilets - non-flush
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All details
- Facilities
- MattressesToilets - non-flushWater from tap - not treatedboil before useWater supply
- Bookable
- No
- Category
- Serviced Alpine
- Location
- Westland Tai Poutini National Park
- Fireplace
- No
- Mattress
- Yes
- Capacity
- 12
- Toilets
- Yes
- Drinking water
- untreated
- Reservations
- No
- Website
- This place on doc.govt.nz
- Source data
- View source data
Map
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.43.51075° S, 170.10757° E
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Sources
- DOC Huts · CC BY 4.0Data sourced from the Department of Conservation (DOC), New Zealand.
- 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).
- OpenStreetMap Huts · ODbL (Open Database License)Contains information from OpenStreetMap, made available under the ODbL.