Top Dingle Hut

Standard hutHāwea Conservation Park, OtagoDOC data as at 20 September 2026

No booking needed

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About this place

This is a standard six-bunk hut in the Wanaka/Makarora area.

Trip options

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

2 options · 3 to 4 nights

Dingle Burn car park

4 nightsDingle Burn Track from Dingle Burn car park to Ahuriri Valley

Walking in

22 hr (via Bush Hut, Cotters Hut)

Walking out

4 hr to Ahuriri Valley

3 nightsDingle Burn Track from Dingle Burn car park

Walking in

22 hr (via Bush Hut, Cotters Hut)

Walking out

22 hr to Dingle Burn car park (via Bush Hut, Cotters Hut)

Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai track descriptions.

Fees and bookings

Adult (18+ years)$15 per night

Youth (5–17 years)$7.50 per night

Child/Infant (0–4 years)Free

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

Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.

Getting there

Topo map: Topo50 sheet BZ14
Grid reference: E1325318, N5091234

Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.

On these tracks

Dingle Burn TrackTramping track • 49 km • Over 4 hours

Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.

Contact

Wānaka Tititea/Mount Aspiring National Park

+64 3 443 7660 Email Wānaka Tititea/Mount Aspiring National Park

Regional DOC service centre.

Nearby stops

Cotters Hut

Standard • 2 bunks • Otago • 9.7 km

Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush

Bush Hut

Canterbury • 296.6 km

Ahuriri Base Hut

Standard • 6 bunks • Canterbury • 3.4 km

Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush

Ben Avon Hut (historic)

Otago • 6.6 km

Green Bush Hut

Otago • 7.3 km

All details

Facilities: HeatingMattressesToilets - non-flushWater from streamWater supply
Bookable: No
Category: Standard
Location: Hāwea Conservation Park
Fireplace: Yes
Mattress: Yes
Capacity: 6
Toilets: Yes
Drinking water: No
Reservations: No
Website: This place on doc.govt.nz
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Sources

DOC Huts · CC BY 4.0Data sourced from the Department of Conservation (DOC), New Zealand.
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.

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