Mt Rintoul Hut
Standard hutMount Richmond Forest Park, MarlboroughDOC data as at 20 September 2026
About this place
This is a standard 6-bunk hut in the South Marlborough area.
Trip options
Walking times computed leg by leg from DOC track descriptions, from car-accessible trailheads.
8 options · 3 to 8 nights
Hacket road end
Walking in
18 hr 30 min (via Starveall Hut, Slaty Hut, Old Man Hut)
Walking out
18 hr 30 min to Hacket road end (via Starveall Hut, Slaty Hut, Old Man Hut)
Walking in
18 hr 30 min (via Starveall Hut, Slaty Hut, Old Man Hut)
Walking out
19 hr to Goulter road end (via Tarn Hut)
Tracks used: Alpine Route → Richmond Ranges Te Araroa route
Walking in
18 hr 30 min (via Starveall Hut, Slaty Hut, Old Man Hut)
Walking out
27 hr 30 min to Tophouse Road (via Tarn Hut, Mid Wairoa Hut, Hunters Hut, Porters Creek Hut, Red Hills Hut)
Tracks used: Alpine Route → Richmond Ranges Te Araroa route
Walking in
18 hr 30 min (via Starveall Hut, Slaty Hut, Old Man Hut)
Walking out
31 hr to Roadend (via Captains Creek Hut, Middy Creek Hut, Rocks Hut, Browning Hut, Hacket Hut, Starveall Hut, Slaty Hut, Old Man Hut)
Roadend
Tracks used: Alpine Route → Richmond Ranges Te Araroa route
Walking in
31 hr (via Captains Creek Hut, Middy Creek Hut, Rocks Hut, Browning Hut, Hacket Hut, Starveall Hut, Slaty Hut, Old Man Hut)
Walking out
19 hr to Goulter road end (via Tarn Hut)
Walking in
31 hr (via Captains Creek Hut, Middy Creek Hut, Rocks Hut, Browning Hut, Hacket Hut, Starveall Hut, Slaty Hut, Old Man Hut)
Walking out
27 hr 30 min to Tophouse Road (via Tarn Hut, Mid Wairoa Hut, Hunters Hut, Porters Creek Hut, Red Hills Hut)
Walking in
31 hr (via Captains Creek Hut, Middy Creek Hut, Rocks Hut, Browning Hut, Hacket Hut, Starveall Hut, Slaty Hut, Old Man Hut)
Walking out
31 hr to Roadend (via Captains Creek Hut, Middy Creek Hut, Rocks Hut, Browning Hut, Hacket Hut, Starveall Hut, Slaty Hut, Old Man Hut)
Tophouse Road
Tracks used: Alpine Route → Richmond Ranges Te Araroa route
Walking in
27 hr 30 min (via Tarn Hut, Mid Wairoa Hut, Hunters Hut, Porters Creek Hut, Red Hills Hut)
Walking out
18 hr 30 min to Hacket road end (via Starveall Hut, Slaty Hut, Old Man 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 Te Araroa – The Trail Pass Te Araroa Trail Pass
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Getting there
- Topo map
- Topo50 sheet BR26
- Grid reference
- E1618405, N5403506
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
On these tracks
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Contact
Nelson/Tasman/Marlborough information
Regional DOC service centre.
Nearby stops
Old Man Hut
Standard • 5 bunks • Marlborough • 4.2 km
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Tarn Hut
Standard • 5 bunks • Marlborough • 5.7 km
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Slaty Hut
Standard • 6 bunks • Nelson/Tasman • 6.1 km
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Starveall Hut
Standard • 6 bunks • Nelson/Tasman • 6.9 km
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Mid Wairoa Hut
Standard • 8 bunks • Nelson/Tasman • 10 km
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
All details
- Facilities
- HeatingMattressesToilets - non-flushWater from tap - not treatedboil before useWater supply
- Bookable
- No
- Category
- Standard
- Location
- Mount Richmond Forest Park
- Fireplace
- Yes
- Mattress
- Yes
- Capacity
- 6
- Toilets
- Yes
- Drinking water
- untreated
- 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.41.51922° S, 173.22062° 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).