Tarn Hut
Basic/bivvies hutPuketeraki Forest Conservation Area, CanterburyDOC data as at 20 September 2026
About this place
This basic four-bunk hut, in the North Canterbury and Arthur's Pass area, is sited next to a small picturesque tarn in open alpine grassland.
Trip options
Walking times computed leg by leg from DOC track descriptions, from car-accessible trailheads.
14 options · 1 to 8 nights
Lees Valley Road
Walking in
7 hr 30 min (via Youngman Stream Hut)
Walking out
4 hr 30 min to Tarn Hut via Lillburn Route
Hacket road end
Tracks used: Alpine Route → Tarn Hut tracks
Walking in
23 hr 30 min (via Starveall Hut, Slaty Hut, Old Man Hut, Rintoul Hut)
Walking out
4 hr 30 min to Tarn Hut via Lillburn Route
Tarn Hut via Lillburn Route
Tracks used: Alpine Route → Tarn Hut tracks
Walking in
4 hr 30 min
Walking out
23 hr 30 min to Hacket road end (via Starveall Hut, Slaty Hut, Old Man Hut, Rintoul Hut)
Roadend
Walking in
36 hr (via Captains Creek Hut, Middy Creek Hut, Rocks Hut, Browning Hut, Hacket Hut, Starveall Hut, Slaty Hut, Old Man Hut, Mt Rintoul Hut)
Walking out
22 hr 30 min to Tophouse Road (via Mid Wairoa Hut, Hunters Hut, Porters Creek Hut, Red Hills Hut)
Tophouse Road
Tracks used: Alpine Route → Richmond Ranges Te Araroa route
Walking in
22 hr 30 min (via Mid Wairoa Hut, Hunters Hut, Porters Creek Hut, Red Hills Hut)
Walking out
23 hr 30 min to Hacket road end (via Starveall Hut, Slaty Hut, Old Man Hut, Rintoul Hut)
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai track descriptions.
Fees and bookings
Free
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Getting there
- Topo map
- Topo50 sheet BV22
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
On these tracks
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
Old Man Hut
Standard • 5 bunks • Marlborough • 191.9 km
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Slaty Hut
Standard • 6 bunks • Nelson/Tasman • 196.1 km
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Starveall Hut
Standard • 6 bunks • Nelson/Tasman • 197.4 km
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Youngman Stream Hut
Standard • 6 bunks • Canterbury • 3.1 km
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Red Hills Hut
Standard • 6 bunks • Nelson/Tasman • 161 km
Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush • Water from tap - not treated
All details
- Facilities
- HeatingMattressesToilets - non-flush
- Bookable
- No
- Category
- Basic/bivvies
- Location
- Puketeraki Forest Conservation Area
- Fireplace
- Yes
- Mattress
- Yes
- Capacity
- 4
- 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.43.03895° S, 172.14923° 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.