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

Pakituhi Hut

Standard hutHāwea Conservation Park, OtagoDOC data as at 20 September 2026

No booking needed

About this place

This is a standard 8 bunk hut in the Wanaka/Makarora area.

Trip options

Walking times computed leg by leg from DOC track descriptions, from car-accessible trailheads.

2 options · 3 to 4 nights

Birchwood Road

4 nightsBreast Hill Track from Birchwood Road to Lake Hāwea

Walking in

20 hr 30 min (via Top Tīmaru Hut, Stodys Hut)

Walking out

3 hr to Lake Hāwea

3 nightsBreast Hill Track from Birchwood Road

Walking in

20 hr 30 min (via Top Tīmaru Hut, Stodys Hut)

Walking out

20 hr 30 min to Birchwood Road (via Top Tīmaru Hut, Stodys Hut)

Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai track descriptions.

Fees and bookings

Adult (18+ years)$15 per night
Youth (5–17 years)$7.50 per night
Child/Infant (0–4 years)Free

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 CA13
Grid reference
E1310725, N5057059

Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.

On these tracks

Breast Hill TrackAdvanced • 3 days

Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.

Contact

Wānaka Tititea/Mount Aspiring National Park

Regional DOC service centre.

All details

Facilities
MattressesToilets - non-flushWater from tap - not treatedboil before useWater supply
Bookable
No
Category
Standard
Location
Hāwea Conservation Park
Fireplace
No
Mattress
Yes
Capacity
8
Toilets
Yes
Drinking water
untreated
Reservations
No
Fee
Yes
Source data
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Map and tracks

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Track lines: DOC Te Papa Atawhai. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.44.58166° S, 169.35617° E

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Sources

  • OpenStreetMap Huts · ODbL (Open Database License)Contains information from OpenStreetMap, made available under the ODbL.
  • DOC Huts · CC BY 4.0Data sourced from the Department of Conservation (DOC), New Zealand.
  • 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).