Elcho Hut
Standard hutRuataniwha Conservation Park, CanterburyDOC data as at 20 September 2026
About this place
This is a standard 12-bunk hut in Ruataniwha Conservation Park.
Fees and bookings
Backcountry Hut Passes and Backcountry Hut Tickets cannot be used at this hut.
Book this hut, and check fees and availability on the New Zealand Alpine Club website .
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Getting there
- Topo map
- Topo50 sheet BY14
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
On these tracks
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Contact
Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park Visitor Centre
1 Larch Grove, Aoraki/Mount Cook 7999
Regional DOC service centre.
Nearby stops
Cullers Hut
Standard • 4 bunks • Canterbury • 1.2 km
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Dasler Biv
Basic/bivvies • 2 bunks • Canterbury • 3 km
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Dodger Hut
Standard • 4 bunks • Canterbury • 5.5 km
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Red Hut
Standard • 12 bunks • Canterbury • 7.5 km
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Grough Hut
Basic/bivvies • 2 bunks • Canterbury • 9.3 km
Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush • Water from stream
All details
- Facilities
- HeatingMattressesToilets - non-flushWater from streamWater supply
- Bookable
- No
- Category
- Standard
- Location
- Ruataniwha Conservation Park
- Fireplace
- Yes
- Mattress
- Yes
- Capacity
- 12
- 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.43.93135° S, 169.83017° 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).