Spence Hut
Basic/bivvies hutTakitimu Conservation Area, SouthlandDOC data as at 20 September 2026
About this place
This is a basic two-bunk hut in the Southland area.
Trip options
Walking times computed leg by leg from DOC track descriptions, from car-accessible trailheads.
1 option · 1 night
Spence Burn junction
Walking in
4 hr 45 min (via Aparima Forks Hut)
Walking out
4 hr 45 min to Spence Burn junction (via Aparima Forks Hut)
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai track descriptions.
Fees and bookings
Free
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Getting there
- Topo map
- Topo50 sheet CE08
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
On these tracks
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Contact
DOC Customer Service Centre
Regional DOC service centre.
Nearby stops
Aparima Forks Hut
Basic/bivvies • 2 bunks • Southland • 5.5 km
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Upper Wairaki Hut
Basic/bivvies • 2 bunks • Southland • 3.4 km
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Redcliff Hut
Basic/bivvies • 2 bunks • Southland • 4.4 km
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Telford Hut
Basic/bivvies • 2 bunks • Southland • 5.8 km
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Whare Creek Hut
Basic/bivvies • 2 bunks • Southland • 5.8 km
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
All details
- Facilities
- HeatingToilets - non-flushWater from streamWater supply
- Bookable
- No
- Category
- Basic/bivvies
- Location
- Takitimu Conservation Area
- Fireplace
- Yes
- Mattress
- No
- Capacity
- 2
- Toilets
- Yes
- Drinking water
- No
- Reservations
- No
- 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.45.70503° S, 167.87871° E
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Sources
- 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.
- 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).