Top Hope Hut
Basic/bivvies hutLake Sumner Forest Park, CanterburyDOC data as at 20 September 2026
About this place
This is a basic six-bunk hut in the North Canterbury and Arthur's Pass area.
Know before you go
Dogs
No dogs allowed.
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Trip options
Walking times computed leg by leg from DOC track descriptions, from car-accessible trailheads.
2 options · 1 to 2 nights
Hope Kiwi Lodge
Walking in
3 hr 30 min (via St Jacobs Hut)
Walking out
3 hr 30 min to Hope Kiwi Lodge (via St Jacobs Hut)
Walking in
3 hr 30 min (via St Jacobs Hut)
Walking out
3 hr 30 min to Hope Pass
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai track descriptions.
Fees and bookings
Free
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Getting there
- Topo map
- Topo50 sheet BU22
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
St Jacob's Hut
Standard • 6 bunks • Canterbury • 5.3 km
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Lake Man Bivvy
Basic/bivvies • 2 bunks • Canterbury • 6 km
Toilets - non-flush • Water from stream • Water supply
Hope Kiwi Lodge
Serviced • 20 bunks • Canterbury • 7.7 km
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Museum Hut
Canterbury • 8 km
Three Mile Stream Hut
Standard • 7 bunks • Canterbury • 8 km
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
All details
- Facilities
- HeatingMattressesToilets - non-flushWater from tap - not treatedboil before useWater supply
- Bookable
- No
- Category
- Basic/bivvies
- Location
- Lake Sumner Forest Park
- Fireplace
- Yes
- Mattress
- Yes
- Capacity
- 6
- Toilets
- Yes
- Drinking water
- untreated
- 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.42.58976° S, 172.17551° 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).