Slaty 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 Motueka area.
Trip options
Walking times computed leg by leg from DOC track descriptions, from car-accessible trailheads.
8 options · 2 to 8 nights
Hacket road end
Walking in
8 hr 30 min (via Starveall Hut)
Walking out
8 hr 30 min to Hacket road end (via Starveall Hut)
Tracks used: Alpine Route → Richmond Ranges Te Araroa route
Walking in
8 hr 30 min (via Starveall Hut)
Walking out
21 hr to Roadend (via Captains Creek Hut, Middy Creek Hut, Rocks Hut, Browning Hut, Hacket Hut, Starveall Hut)
Walking in
8 hr 30 min (via Starveall Hut)
Walking out
29 hr to Goulter road end (via Old Man Hut, Rintoul Hut, Tarn Hut)
Tracks used: Alpine Route → Richmond Ranges Te Araroa route
Walking in
8 hr 30 min (via Starveall Hut)
Walking out
37 hr 30 min to Tophouse Road (via Old Man Hut, Mt Rintoul Hut, Tarn Hut, Mid Wairoa Hut, Hunters Hut, Porters Creek Hut, Red Hills Hut)
Roadend
Walking in
21 hr (via Captains Creek Hut, Middy Creek Hut, Rocks Hut, Browning Hut, Hacket Hut, Starveall Hut)
Walking out
21 hr to Roadend (via Captains Creek Hut, Middy Creek Hut, Rocks Hut, Browning Hut, Hacket Hut, Starveall Hut)
Tracks used: Alpine Route → Richmond Ranges Te Araroa route
Walking in
21 hr (via Captains Creek Hut, Middy Creek Hut, Rocks Hut, Browning Hut, Hacket Hut, Starveall Hut)
Walking out
29 hr to Goulter road end (via Old Man Hut, Rintoul Hut, Tarn Hut)
Walking in
21 hr (via Captains Creek Hut, Middy Creek Hut, Rocks Hut, Browning Hut, Hacket Hut, Starveall Hut)
Walking out
37 hr 30 min to Tophouse Road (via Old Man Hut, Mt Rintoul Hut, Tarn Hut, Mid Wairoa Hut, Hunters Hut, Porters Creek Hut, Red Hills Hut)
Tophouse Road
Tracks used: Alpine Route → Richmond Ranges Te Araroa route
Walking in
37 hr 30 min (via Old Man Hut, Mt Rintoul Hut, Tarn Hut, Mid Wairoa Hut, Hunters Hut, Porters Creek Hut, Red Hills Hut)
Walking out
8 hr 30 min to Hacket road end (via Starveall 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 BQ26
- Grid reference
- E1623204, N5407604
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
On these tracks
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Contact
DOC Customer Service Centre
Regional DOC service centre.
Nearby stops
Starveall Hut
Standard • 6 bunks • Nelson/Tasman • 4.3 km
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Old Man Hut
Standard • 5 bunks • Marlborough • 4.5 km
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Tarn Hut
Standard • 5 bunks • Marlborough • 11.8 km
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Mt Rintoul Hut
Standard • 6 bunks • Marlborough • 6.1 km
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Browning Hut
Standard • 8 bunks • Nelson/Tasman • 8 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.41.48545° S, 173.27846° 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.