Trilobite Hut
Standard hutCobb Valley, Nelson/TasmanDOC data as at 20 September 2026
Current advisories
Myttons Hut renovation closure
30 August 2026
Myttons Hut is closed from 14 July to 20 September 2026, due to major renovation work by the NZ Deerstalkers Takaka Branch, funded by Back Country Trust. First published on 8 July 2026. Last reviewed on 31 August 2026.
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai alerts.
About this place
This is a standard 12-bunk hut in the Golden Bay area.
Fees and bookings
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 BP24
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Contact
Nelson/Tasman/Marlborough information
Regional DOC service centre.
Nearby stops
Cobb River Campsite
Basic • Nelson/Tasman • 0.5 km
Fire pit/place for campfires (except in fire bans) • Non-powered/tent sites • Water from stream
Myttons Hut
Basic/bivvies • 4 bunks • Nelson/Tasman • 1.2 km
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Sylvester Hut
Serviced • 12 bunks • Nelson/Tasman • 4 km
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Balloon Hut
Serviced • 14 bunks • Nelson/Tasman • 4.5 km
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Chaffey Hut
Basic/bivvies • 3 bunks • Nelson/Tasman • 5.1 km
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
All details
- Facilities
- HeatingMattressesToilets - non-flushWater from tap - not treatedboil before useWater supply
- Bookable
- No
- Category
- Standard
- Location
- Cobb Valley
- Fireplace
- Yes
- Mattress
- Yes
- Capacity
- 12
- Toilets
- Yes
- Drinking water
- untreated
- Reservations
- No
- Fee
- Yes
- Website
- This place on doc.govt.nz
- Source data
- View source data
- road access
- Under 1 hour
Map
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.41.13021° S, 172.60881° 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.