Crow Hut
Standard hutArthur's Pass National Park, CanterburyDOC data as at 20 September 2026
About this place
This is a standard 10-bunk hut in the North Canterbury and Arthur's Pass area.
Know before you go
There may be avalanche danger
Avalanches usually occur from May to November in Arthur’s Pass National Park. There can also be avalanches outside this period, if there is still snow coverage. Check the avalanche terrain in this area. If you are going into avalanche terrain, always: Have the relevant avalanche skills and training. Check the ATES rating and New Zealand Avalanche Advisory before you go. Go with a buddy. Both of you should carry and know how to use an avalanche transceiver, a snow shovel and a probe.
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Trip options
Walking times computed leg by leg from DOC track descriptions, from car-accessible trailheads.
13 options · 1 to 6 nights
Arthur's Pass village
Walking in
5 hr 30 min
Walking out
4 hr to Klondyke Corner
Colenso Trig
Tracks used: Avalanche Peak - Crow River Route → Rangitane Road to Crow Hut Loop Track
Walking in
8 hr
Walking out
4 hr to Klondyke Corner
Flora car park
Tracks used: Avalanche Peak - Crow River Route → Leslie-Karamea Track
Walking in
14 hr (via Karamea Bend Hut)
Walking out
4 hr to Klondyke Corner
Karamea Bend Hut
Tracks used: Avalanche Peak - Crow River Route → Leslie-Karamea Track
Walking in
27 hr 45 min (via Venus Hut, Thor Hut, Trevor Carter Hut, Helicopter Flat Hut)
Walking out
5 hr 30 min to Arthur's Pass village
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai track descriptions.
Fees and bookings
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 BV20
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
On these tracks
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Contact
Arthur's Pass National Park Visitor Centre
104 West Coast Road, Arthur's Pass 7654
Regional DOC service centre.
Nearby stops
Helicopter Flat Hut
Standard • 10 bunks • Nelson/Tasman • 183.5 km
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Trevor Carter Hut
Standard • 12 bunks • Nelson/Tasman • 186.3 km
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Thor Hut
Basic/bivvies • 6 bunks • Nelson/Tasman • 192.4 km
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Venus Hut
Standard • 12 bunks • Nelson/Tasman • 196.2 km
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Karamea Bend Hut
Standard • 22 bunks • Nelson/Tasman • 207.1 km
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
All details
- Facilities
- HeatingMattressesToilets - non-flushWater from streamWater supply
- Bookable
- No
- Category
- Standard
- Location
- Arthur's Pass National Park
- Fireplace
- Yes
- Mattress
- Yes
- Capacity
- 10
- Toilets
- Yes
- Drinking water
- No
- Reservations
- No
- Fee
- Yes
- Website
- This place on doc.govt.nz
- Source data
- View source data
Map and tracks
Track lines: DOC Te Papa Atawhai. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.42.94343° S, 171.51701° E
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Sources
- 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).
- 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.