Top Crawford Hut
Basic/bivvies hutKokatahi River - Whitcombe River area, West CoastDOC data as at 20 September 2026
About this place
This is a basic four-bunk hut in the Hokitika area.
Trip options
Walking times computed leg by leg from DOC track descriptions, from car-accessible trailheads.
2 options · 3 to 4 nights
Roadend
Walking in
21 hr 30 min (via Cedar Flat Hut, Top Kokatahi Hut, Crawford Junction Hut)
Walking out
7 hr to Grassy Flats Hut
Walking in
21 hr 30 min (via Cedar Flat Hut, Top Kokatahi Hut, Crawford Junction Hut)
Walking out
21 hr 30 min to Roadend (via Cedar Flat Hut, Top Kokatahi Hut, Crawford Junction Hut)
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai track descriptions.
Fees and bookings
Free
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Getting there
- Topo map
- Topo50 sheet BV19
- Grid reference
- E1459530 N5244950
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
On these tracks
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Contact
Paparoa National Park Visitor Centre
4294 Coast Road, Punakaiki, RD 1 Runanga 7873
Regional DOC service centre.
Nearby stops
Crawford Junction Hut
Basic/bivvies • 6 bunks • West Coast • 4.6 km
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Top Kokatahi Hut
Basic/bivvies • 4 bunks • West Coast • 9 km
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Cedar Flat Hut
Basic/bivvies • 2 bunks • West Coast • 11.4 km
Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush • Water from tap - not treated
All details
- Facilities
- HeatingMattressesToilets - non-flushWater from streamWater supply
- Bookable
- No
- Category
- Basic/bivvies
- Location
- Kokatahi River - Whitcombe River area
- Fireplace
- Yes
- Mattress
- Yes
- Capacity
- 4
- Toilets
- Yes
- Drinking water
- No
- Reservations
- No
- Fee
- 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.42.93514° S, 171.27845° 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).
- 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.