Doubtless Hut
Standard hutLake Sumner Forest Park, CanterburyDOC data as at 20 September 2026
About this place
This is a standard six-bunk hut in the North Canterbury and Arthur's Pass area.
Know before you go
Dogs
No dogs allowed.
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Trip options
Walking times computed leg by leg from DOC track descriptions, from car-accessible trailheads.
2 options · 1 to 2 nights
SH7
Walking in
3 hr 30 min (via Doubtful Hut)
Walking out
2 hr to Amuri Pass
Walking in
3 hr 30 min (via Doubtful Hut)
Walking out
3 hr 30 min to SH7 (via Doubtful Hut)
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 BU22
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
Doubtful Hut
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Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush • Water from stream
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Toilets - non-flush • Water from stream • Water supply
Top Robinson Hut
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Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Devils Den Bivvy
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Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush • Water from tap - not treated
Upper Nina Bivvy
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All details
- Facilities
- HeatingMattressesToilets - non-flushWater from streamWater supply
- Bookable
- No
- Category
- Standard
- Location
- Lake Sumner Forest Park
- Fireplace
- Yes
- Mattress
- Yes
- Capacity
- 6
- 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.42.52202° S, 172.22626° E
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Sources
- OpenStreetMap Huts · ODbL (Open Database License)Contains information from OpenStreetMap, made available under the ODbL.
- 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).