Venus Hut
Standard hutKahurangi National Park, Nelson/TasmanDOC data as at 20 September 2026
About this place
This is a standard 12-bunk hut in the Motueka area.
Trip options
Walking times computed leg by leg from DOC track descriptions, from car-accessible trailheads.
2 options · 2 to 6 nights
Flora car park
Walking in
16 hr (via Karamea Bend Hut, Crow Hut)
Walking out
16 hr to Flora car park (via Karamea Bend Hut, Crow Hut)
Walking in
16 hr (via Karamea Bend Hut, Crow Hut)
Walking out
25 hr 45 min to Karamea Bend Hut (via Thor Hut, Trevor Carter Hut, Helicopter Flat Hut)
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai track descriptions.
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 BQ23
- Grid reference
- E1553085, N5425941
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
On these tracks
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Contact
Nelson/Tasman/Marlborough information
Regional DOC service centre.
Nearby stops
Crow Hut
Standard • 12 bunks • Nelson/Tasman • 3.6 km
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Thor Hut
Basic/bivvies • 6 bunks • Nelson/Tasman • 4 km
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Trevor Carter Hut
Standard • 12 bunks • Nelson/Tasman • 9.9 km
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Karamea Bend Hut
Standard • 22 bunks • Nelson/Tasman • 11.1 km
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Helicopter Flat Hut
Standard • 10 bunks • Nelson/Tasman • 12.8 km
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
All details
- Facilities
- HeatingMattressesToilets - non-flushWater from tap - not treatedboil before useWater supply
- Bookable
- No
- Category
- Standard
- Location
- Kahurangi National Park
- 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
Map and tracks
Track lines: DOC Te Papa Atawhai. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.41.31662° S, 172.43932° E
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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.