
Cheviot Downs Hut
Standard hutTakitimu Conservation Area, SouthlandDOC data as at 20 September 2026
About this place
This is a standard six-bunk hut in the Southland area.
Getting there
- Topo map
- Topo50 sheet CE08
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Contact
Te Rua-o-te-moko/Fiordland National Park Visitor Centre
1 Lakefront Drive, Te Anau 9600
Regional DOC service centre.
Nearby stops

Whare Creek Hut
Basic/bivvies • 2 bunks • Southland • 5.1 km
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Upper Princhester Hut
Basic/bivvies • 2 bunks • Southland • 10.1 km
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush

Redcliff Hut
Basic/bivvies • 2 bunks • Southland • 10.3 km
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush

Spence Hut
Basic/bivvies • 2 bunks • Southland • 10.9 km
Heating • Toilets - non-flush • Water from stream

Aparima Forks Hut
Basic/bivvies • 2 bunks • Southland • 12 km
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
All details
- Facilities
- MattressesToilets - non-flushWater from tap - not treatedboil before useWater supply
- Bookable
- No
- Category
- Standard
- Location
- Takitimu Conservation Area
- Fireplace
- No
- Mattress
- Yes
- Capacity
- 6
- Toilets
- Yes
- Drinking water
- untreated
- Reservations
- No
- Website
- This place on doc.govt.nz
- Source data
- View source data
Map
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.45.63215° S, 167.78572° 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.