Lake Mackenzie Hut
Great Walk hutFiordland National Park, FiordlandDOC data as at 20 September 2026
Current advisories
Routeburn Track bridges removed for winter
15 June 2026
Side-stream bridges have been removed between Harris Saddle and Lake Mackenzie Hut for winter. This will affect anyone planning to complete the full Routeburn Track. Stream levels can rise quickly. Crossings are not recommended in winter. First published on 16 June 2026.
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai alerts.
About this place
This is a 50-bunk, Great Walk hut on the Routeburn Track, Fiordland. Bookings required in the Great Walks season.
Trip options
Walking times computed leg by leg from DOC track descriptions, from car-accessible trailheads.
2 options · 2 to 3 nights
Routeburn Shelter
Walking in
10 hr 30 min (via Routeburn Flats Hut, Routeburn Falls Hut)
Walking out
5 hr 30 min to The Divide
Walking in
10 hr 30 min (via Routeburn Flats Hut, Routeburn Falls Hut)
Walking out
10 hr 30 min to Routeburn Shelter (via Routeburn Flats Hut, Routeburn Falls Hut)
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai track descriptions.
Fees and bookings
Backcountry Hut Passes can be used in this hut from 1 May to 31 October. Passes cannot be used from 1 November to 30 April.
Bookings are required in the Great Walks season. Book Lake Mackenzie Hut online.
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Getting there
- Grid reference
- E1218142, N5031519
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Contact
Te Rua-o-te-moko/Fiordland National Park Visitor Centre
1 Lakefront Drive, Te Anau 9600
Regional DOC service centre.
Nearby stops
Mackenzie Hut
Basic/bivvies • 6 bunks • Canterbury • 388.5 km
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Lake Mackenzie Campsite
Great Walk • Fiordland • 0.4 km
Non-powered/tent sites • Shelter for cooking • Water from tap - not treated
Routeburn Falls Hut
Great Walk • 48 bunks • Otago • 5 km
Cooking • Heating • Mattresses
Routeburn Flats Campsite
Great Walk • Otago • 5.5 km
Non-powered/tent sites • Shelter for cooking • Water from tap - not treated
Routeburn Flats Hut
Great Walk • 20 bunks • Otago • 5.7 km
Cooking • Heating • Mattresses
All details
- Facilities
- CookingHeatingMattressesLightingToilets - flushWater from tap - not treatedboil before useWater supply
- Bookable
- Yes
- Category
- Great Walk
- Location
- Fiordland National Park
- Fireplace
- Yes
- Mattress
- Yes
- Capacity
- 50
- Toilets
- Yes
- Drinking water
- untreated
- Reservations
- required
- 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.44.76768° S, 168.17454° 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.