Grassy Flat Hut
Standard hutKelly Range – Styx River area, West CoastDOC data as at 20 September 2026
About this place
This is a standard ten-bunk hut in the Hokitika area, 12 km up the Styx River. The Grassy Flat historic site was once a thoroughfare for prospectors during the gold rush days.
Trip options
Walking times computed leg by leg from DOC track descriptions, from car-accessible trailheads.
2 options · 5 to 6 nights
SH73
Walking in
34 hr (via Carrington Hut, Park Morpeth Memorial Hut, Harman Hut)
Walking out
1 hr 30 min to Mid-Styx Hut
Walking in
34 hr (via Carrington Hut, Park Morpeth Memorial Hut, Harman Hut)
Walking out
34 hr to SH73 (via Carrington Hut, Park Morpeth Memorial Hut, Harman 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 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
Harman Hut
Standard • 6 bunks • West Coast • 3.9 km
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Lower Arahura Hut
Standard • 6 bunks • West Coast • 4 km
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Mudflats Hut
Standard • 6 bunks • West Coast • 6.5 km
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Carrington Hut
Serviced • 36 bunks • Canterbury • 14.8 km
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
All details
- Facilities
- HeatingMattressesToilets - non-flushWater from tap - not treatedboil before useWater supply
- Bookable
- No
- Category
- Standard
- Location
- Kelly Range – Styx River area
- Fireplace
- Yes
- Mattress
- Yes
- Capacity
- 10
- Toilets
- Yes
- Drinking water
- untreated
- 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.42.89190° S, 171.29191° 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.