Mikonui Flat Hut
Standard hutMikonui River - Kakapotahi River area, West CoastDOC data as at 20 September 2026
About this place
This is a standard six-bunk hut in the Hokitika area.
Trip options
Walking times computed leg by leg from DOC track descriptions, from car-accessible trailheads.
2 options · 1 to 3 nights
Road End
Walking in
1 hr 30 min
Walking out
1 hr 30 min to Road End
Walking in
1 hr 30 min
Walking out
11 hr to Top Tuke Hut (via Dickie Spur 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 BV18
- Grid reference
- E1426833, N5234380
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
Dickie Spur Hut
Basic/bivvies • 4 bunks • West Coast • 4 km
Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush • Water from tap - not treated
Top Tuke Hut
Basic/bivvies • 4 bunks • West Coast • 7.5 km
Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush • Water from stream
Healey Creek Hut
Basic/bivvies • 4 bunks • West Coast • 4.2 km
Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush • Water from stream
Mikonui Spur Bivvy
Basic/bivvies • 2 bunks • West Coast • 5.1 km
Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush • Water from stream
Explorer Hut
Basic/bivvies • 4 bunks • West Coast • 5.3 km
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
All details
- Facilities
- HeatingMattressesToilets - non-flushWater from streamWater supply
- Bookable
- No
- Category
- Standard
- Location
- Mikonui River - Kakapotahi River area
- Fireplace
- Yes
- Mattress
- Yes
- Capacity
- 6
- Toilets
- Yes
- 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.43.02345° S, 170.87487° 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).