Old Man Hut
Standard hutMount Richmond Forest Park, MarlboroughDOC data as at 20 September 2026
About this place
This is a standard 5-bunk hut in the South Marlborough area.
Trip options
Walking times computed leg by leg from DOC track descriptions, from car-accessible trailheads.
14 options · 1 to 9 nights
Staircase Road
Walking in
8 hr (via Lake Chalice Hut)
Walking out
7 hr to Staircase Road via Goulter River
Hacket road end
Tracks used: Alpine Route → Old Man Hut Circuit
Walking in
13 hr 30 min (via Starveall Hut, Slaty Hut)
Walking out
7 hr to Staircase Road via Goulter River
Staircase Road via Goulter River
Tracks used: Alpine Route → Old Man Hut Circuit
Walking in
7 hr
Walking out
13 hr 30 min to Hacket road end (via Starveall Hut, Slaty Hut)
Roadend
Tracks used: Old Man Hut Circuit → Richmond Ranges Te Araroa route
Walking in
26 hr (via Captains Creek Hut, Middy Creek Hut, Rocks Hut, Browning Hut, Hacket Hut, Starveall Hut, Slaty Hut)
Walking out
7 hr to Staircase Road via Goulter River
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
- E1622604, N5402906
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
On these tracks
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Contact
Nelson/Tasman/Marlborough information
Regional DOC service centre.
Nearby stops
Slaty Hut
Standard • 6 bunks • Nelson/Tasman • 4.5 km
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Starveall Hut
Standard • 6 bunks • Nelson/Tasman • 7.8 km
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Tarn Hut
Standard • 5 bunks • Marlborough • 9.1 km
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Mt Rintoul Hut
Standard • 6 bunks • Marlborough • 4.2 km
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Lake Chalice Hut
Standard • 8 bunks • Marlborough • 6.2 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
- 5
- 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.41.52522° S, 173.27088° 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.