Horseshoe Flat Hut
Standard hutHaast, Paringa and Moeraki rivers area, West CoastDOC data as at 20 September 2026
About this place
This is a standard six-bunk hut in the South Westland area.
Trip options
Walking times computed leg by leg from DOC track descriptions, from car-accessible trailheads.
2 options · 1 to 2 nights
SH6
Walking in
4 hr 30 min
Walking out
4 hr to Middle Head Basin route (via Middle Head Hut route)
Walking in
4 hr 30 min
Walking out
4 hr 30 min to SH6
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 BY13
- Grid reference
- E1311600, N5142963
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Contact
Awarua/Haast Visitor Centre
Regional DOC service centre.
Nearby stops
Middle Head Hut
Basic/bivvies • 6 bunks • West Coast • 3.7 km
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Blowfly Hut
Standard • 8 bunks • West Coast • 5.8 km
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Unnamed hut
West Coast • 9 km
Lake Paringa Campsite
Standard • West Coast • 9.8 km
Boat launching • Non-powered/tent sites • Water from tap - not treated
Tunnel Creek Hut
Basic/bivvies • 6 bunks • West Coast • 9.9 km
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
All details
- Facilities
- HeatingMattressesToilets - non-flushWater from tap - not treatedboil before useWater supply
- Bookable
- No
- Category
- Standard
- Location
- Haast, Paringa and Moeraki rivers area
- Fireplace
- Yes
- Mattress
- Yes
- Capacity
- 6
- 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.43.80943° S, 169.41409° E
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Sources
- 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).
- DOC Huts · CC BY 4.0Data sourced from the Department of Conservation (DOC), New Zealand.