Top Tuke Hut
Basic/bivvies hutMikonui River - Kakapotahi 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.
1 option · 2 nights
Road End
Walking in
12 hr 30 min (via Mikonui Flat Hut, Dickie Spur Hut)
Walking out
12 hr 30 min to Road End (via Mikonui Flat Hut, Dickie Spur Hut)
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai track descriptions.
Fees and bookings
Free
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Getting there
- Topo map
- Topo50 sheet BV18
- Grid reference
- E1428221, N5227236
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
Dickie Spur Hut
Basic/bivvies • 4 bunks • West Coast • 3.8 km
Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush • Water from tap - not treated
Mikonui Flat Hut
Standard • 6 bunks • West Coast • 7.5 km
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Healey Creek Hut
Basic/bivvies • 4 bunks • West Coast • 4.7 km
Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush • Water from stream
Top Waitaha Hut
Basic/bivvies • 6 bunks • West Coast • 4.8 km
Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush • Water from stream
Ivory Lake Hut
Basic/bivvies • 6 bunks • West Coast • 5.5 km
Mattresses • Water from stream • Water supply
All details
- Facilities
- MattressesToilets - non-flushWater from streamWater supply
- Bookable
- No
- Category
- Basic/bivvies
- Location
- Mikonui River - Kakapotahi River area
- Fireplace
- No
- Mattress
- Yes
- Capacity
- 4
- Toilets
- Yes
- Drinking water
- stream
- 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.43.08968° S, 170.88923° 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).