Fenella Hut
Serviced hutCobb Valley, Nelson/TasmanDOC data as at 20 September 2026
About this place
This is a serviced 12-bunk hut in the Golden Bay area.
Trip options
Walking times computed leg by leg from DOC track descriptions, from car-accessible trailheads.
1 option · 1 night
Trilobite Hut
Walking in
4 hr 30 min (via Chaffey Hut, Cobb Hut)
Walking out
4 hr 30 min to Trilobite Hut (via Chaffey Hut, Cobb Hut)
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai track descriptions.
Fees and bookings
1 May - 30 September
1 October - 30 April
Weekdays
Weekends
1 December - 29 February
Weekdays
Weekends
Backcountry Hut Passes can be used at this hut. About hut tickets and passes Retailers that sell hut tickets and passes
Bookings are open for stays up to 30 June 2027. If no availability shows online for your dates, the hut is fully booked. No spaces are kept for visitors arriving without a booking. Phone and in‑person bookings made at a visitor centre incur a $10 service fee. Same‑day bookings are available online until 8 pm if spaces remain.
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Getting there
- Topo map
- Topo50 sheet BP23
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Contact
Nelson/Tasman/Marlborough information
Regional DOC service centre.
Nearby stops
Cobb Hut
Basic/bivvies • 4 bunks • Nelson/Tasman • 0.7 km
Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush • Water from stream
Chaffey Hut
Basic/bivvies • 3 bunks • Nelson/Tasman • 6.3 km
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Trilobite Hut
Standard • 12 bunks • Nelson/Tasman • 11.4 km
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
All details
- Facilities
- CookingHeatingMattressesToilets - non-flushWater from tap - not treatedboil before useWater supply
- Bookable
- Yes
- Category
- Serviced
- Location
- Cobb Valley
- Fireplace
- Yes
- Mattress
- Yes
- Capacity
- 12
- Toilets
- Yes
- Drinking water
- untreated
- 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.41.04958° S, 172.52528° 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).