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

Stodys Hut

Basic/bivvies hutHāwea Conservation Park, OtagoDOC data as at 20 September 2026

No booking needed

About this place

This is a 6 bunk basic hut on the Breast Hill Track.

Trip options

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

2 options · 2 to 3 nights

Birchwood Road

3 nightsBreast Hill Track from Birchwood Road to Lake Hāwea

Walking in

15 hr 30 min (via Top Tīmaru Hut)

Walking out

8 hr to Lake Hāwea (via Pakituhi Hut via Breast Hill)

2 nightsBreast Hill Track from Birchwood Road

Walking in

15 hr 30 min (via Top Tīmaru Hut)

Walking out

15 hr 30 min to Birchwood Road (via Top Tīmaru Hut)

Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai track descriptions.

Getting there

Topo map
Topo50 sheet CA13
Grid reference
E1316846, N5061521

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
HeatingMattressesToilets - non-flushWater from streamWater supply
Bookable
No
Category
Basic/bivvies
Location
Hāwea Conservation Park
Fireplace
Yes
Mattress
Yes
Capacity
6
Toilets
Yes
Drinking water
No
Reservations
No
Fee
No
Source data
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Map and tracks

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Track lines: DOC Te Papa Atawhai. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.44.54427° S, 169.43564° 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.