Mintaro Hut, hut in Fiordland
Photo and data: Crown Copyright, Department of Conservation Te Papa Atawhai.

Mintaro Hut

Great Walk hutFiordland National Park, FiordlandDOC data as at 20 September 2026

Bookable

About this place

This is a 40-bunk, Great Walk hut on the Milford 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 · 1 to 3 nights

Glade Wharf

1 nightMilford Track from Glade Wharf

Walking in

7 hr 30 min (via Clinton Hut)

Walking out

7 hr 30 min to Glade Wharf (via Clinton Hut)

3 nightsMilford Track from Glade Wharf to Sandfly Point

Walking in

7 hr 30 min (via Clinton Hut)

Walking out

15 hr to Sandfly Point (via Dumpling Hut)

Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai track descriptions.

Fees and bookings

Backcountry Hut Passes can only be used in this hut from 1 May to 28 October. Passes cannot be used from 29 October to 30 April.

Bookings are required in the Great Walks season. Book Mintaro Hut online.

Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.

Getting there

Topo map
Topo50 sheet CB08
Grid reference
E1187277, N5025130

Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.

On these tracks

Milford TrackIntermediate • 53.5 km • 4 days

Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.

Contact

Te Rua-o-te-moko/Fiordland National Park Visitor Centre

Regional DOC service centre.

All details

Facilities
CookingHeatingMattressesLightingToilets - flushWater from tap - not treatedboil before useWater supply
Bookable
Yes
Category
Great Walk
Location
Fiordland National Park
Capacity
40
Source data
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Map and tracks

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Track lines: DOC Te Papa Atawhai. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.44.80920° S, 167.77016° 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.