Red Hills Hut
Standard hutMount Richmond Forest Park, Nelson/TasmanDOC data as at 20 September 2026
About this place
This is a standard 6-bunk hut in the Nelson Lakes area.
Trip options
Walking times computed leg by leg from DOC track descriptions, from car-accessible trailheads.
8 options · 3 to 10 nights
Mid Wairoa Hut
Walking in
18 hr 30 min (via Top Wairoa Hut, Hunters Hut, Porters Creek Hut)
Walking out
3 hr to SH63
Tracks used: Red Hills Route → Richmond Ranges Te Araroa route
Walking in
18 hr 30 min (via Top Wairoa Hut, Hunters Hut, Porters Creek Hut)
Walking out
4 hr 30 min to Tophouse Road
Walking in
18 hr 30 min (via Top Wairoa Hut, Hunters Hut, Porters Creek Hut)
Walking out
18 hr 30 min to Mid Wairoa Hut (via Top Wairoa Hut, Hunters Hut, Porters Creek Hut)
Tracks used: Red Hills Route → Richmond Ranges Te Araroa route
Walking in
18 hr 30 min (via Top Wairoa Hut, Hunters Hut, Porters Creek Hut)
Walking out
54 hr to Roadend (via Captains Creek Hut, Middy Creek Hut, Rocks Hut, Browning Hut, Hacket Hut, Starveall Hut, Slaty Hut, Old Man Hut, Mt Rintoul Hut, Tarn Hut, Mid Wairoa Hut, Hunters Hut, Porters Creek Hut)
Tophouse Road
Tracks used: Red Hills Route → Richmond Ranges Te Araroa route
Walking in
4 hr 30 min
Walking out
18 hr 30 min to Mid Wairoa Hut (via Top Wairoa Hut, Hunters Hut, Porters Creek Hut)
Roadend
Tracks used: Red Hills Route → Richmond Ranges Te Araroa route
Walking in
54 hr (via Captains Creek Hut, Middy Creek Hut, Rocks Hut, Browning Hut, Hacket Hut, Starveall Hut, Slaty Hut, Old Man Hut, Mt Rintoul Hut, Tarn Hut, Mid Wairoa Hut, Hunters Hut, Porters Creek Hut)
Walking out
3 hr to SH63
Walking in
54 hr (via Captains Creek Hut, Middy Creek Hut, Rocks Hut, Browning Hut, Hacket Hut, Starveall Hut, Slaty Hut, Old Man Hut, Mt Rintoul Hut, Tarn Hut, Mid Wairoa Hut, Hunters Hut, Porters Creek Hut)
Walking out
4 hr 30 min to Tophouse Road
Walking in
54 hr (via Captains Creek Hut, Middy Creek Hut, Rocks Hut, Browning Hut, Hacket Hut, Starveall Hut, Slaty Hut, Old Man Hut, Mt Rintoul Hut, Tarn Hut, Mid Wairoa Hut, Hunters Hut, Porters Creek Hut)
Walking out
54 hr to Roadend (via Captains Creek Hut, Middy Creek Hut, Rocks Hut, Browning Hut, Hacket Hut, Starveall Hut, Slaty Hut, Old Man Hut, Mt Rintoul Hut, Tarn Hut, Mid Wairoa Hut, Hunters Hut, Porters Creek 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 BS26
- Grid reference
- E1599294, N5380075
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
On these tracks
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Contact
Nelson Lakes National Park Visitor Centre
Regional DOC service centre.
Nearby stops
Porters Creek Hut
Standard • 6 bunks • Nelson/Tasman • 8.6 km
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Hunters Hut
Standard • 8 bunks • Nelson/Tasman • 14.7 km
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Top Wairoa Hut
Standard • 6 bunks • Nelson/Tasman • 15 km
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Mid Wairoa Hut
Standard • 8 bunks • Nelson/Tasman • 20.9 km
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Tarn Hut
Standard • 5 bunks • Marlborough • 24.8 km
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
All details
- Facilities
- MattressesToilets - non-flushWater from tap - not treatedboil before useWater supply
- Bookable
- No
- Category
- Standard
- Location
- Mount Richmond Forest Park
- Fireplace
- No
- 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
- road access
- 1-3 hours
Map and tracks
Track lines: DOC Te Papa Atawhai. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.41.73116° S, 172.99157° 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).