Frew Saddle Bivvy
Basic/bivvies hutKokatahi River - Whitcombe River area, West CoastDOC data as at 20 September 2026
About this place
This is a basic two-bunk hut in the Hokitika area.
Trip options
Walking times computed leg by leg from DOC track descriptions, from car-accessible trailheads.
2 options · 3 to 5 nights
Roadend
Walking in
23 hr (via Cedar Flat Hut, Top Toaroha Hut, Poet Hut, Bluff Hut)
Walking out
12 hr to Road End (via Frew Hut, Rapid Creek Hut)
Walking in
23 hr (via Cedar Flat Hut, Top Toaroha Hut, Poet Hut, Bluff Hut)
Walking out
23 hr to Roadend (via Cedar Flat Hut, Top Toaroha Hut, Poet Hut, Bluff Hut)
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai track descriptions.
Fees and bookings
Free
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Getting there
- Topo map
- Topo50 sheet BV19
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
On these tracks
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Contact
Paparoa National Park Visitor Centre
4294 Coast Road, Punakaiki, RD 1 Runanga 7873
Regional DOC service centre.
Nearby stops
Bluff Hut
Standard • 6 bunks • West Coast • 4.5 km
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Frew Hut
Standard • 10 bunks • West Coast • 5.1 km
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Poet Hut
Standard • 4 bunks • West Coast • 6.8 km
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Top Toaroha Hut
Standard • 6 bunks • West Coast • 8.8 km
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Rapid Creek Hut
Standard • 4 bunks • West Coast • 9.9 km
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
All details
- Facilities
- MattressesToilets - non-flushWater from streamWater supply
- Bookable
- No
- Category
- Basic/bivvies
- Location
- Kokatahi River - Whitcombe River area
- Fireplace
- No
- Mattress
- Yes
- Capacity
- 2
- Toilets
- Yes
- Drinking water
- No
- Reservations
- No
- 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.43.07803° S, 171.09206° 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).