Pool Hut
Basic/bivvies hutSt James Conservation Area, CanterburyDOC data as at 20 September 2026
About this place
Pool Hut is managed as an historic hut, offering basic accommodation to those doing the 64 km-long St James Cycle Trail.
Know before you go
Wasps
Wasp populations reach high numbers from January to March – wear light coloured clothing and carry antihistamine cream/tablets as a precaution.
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Fees and bookings
Free
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Getting there
- Topo map
- Topo50 sheet BT24
- Grid reference
- E1568363, N5306206
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Contact
Arthur's Pass National Park Visitor Centre
104 West Coast Road, Arthur's Pass 7654
Regional DOC service centre.
Nearby stops
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Heating • Water from stream • Water supply
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Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush • Water from stream
Stony Stream Bivvy
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Toilets - non-flush • Water from stream • Water supply
Tin Jug Hut
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Anne Hut
Serviced • 20 bunks • Canterbury • 8.7 km
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
All details
- Facilities
- Toilets - non-flushWater from streamWater supply
- Bookable
- No
- Category
- Basic/bivvies
- Location
- St James Conservation Area
- Fireplace
- No
- Mattress
- No
- Capacity
- 6
- Toilets
- Yes
- Drinking water
- No
- Reservations
- No
- Website
- This place on doc.govt.nz
- Source data
- View source data
Map
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.42.39580° S, 172.61560° E
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Sources
- 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).
- DOC Huts · CC BY 4.0Data sourced from the Department of Conservation (DOC), New Zealand.