West Harper Hut
Basic/bivvies hutCraigieburn Forest Park, CanterburyDOC data as at 20 September 2026
About this place
This is a basic five-bunk hut in the North Canterbury and Arthur's Pass area.
Trip options
Walking times computed leg by leg from DOC track descriptions, from car-accessible trailheads.
2 options · 2 to 3 nights
Cass car park
Walking in
9 hr (via Cass Saddle Hut, Hamilton Hut)
Walking out
6 hr to Bealey Hut and SH73 (via Lagoon Saddle Hut)
Walking in
9 hr (via Cass Saddle Hut, Hamilton Hut)
Walking out
9 hr to Cass car park (via Cass Saddle Hut, Hamilton Hut)
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai track descriptions.
Getting there
- Topo map
- Topo50 sheet BV20
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
Cass Saddle Hut
Basic/bivvies • 3 bunks • Canterbury • 6.9 km
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Hamilton Hut
Basic/bivvies • 4 bunks • Canterbury • 29.3 km
Hamilton Hut
Serviced • 20 bunks • Canterbury • 3.8 km
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Lagoon Saddle A Frame Hut
Basic/bivvies • 2 bunks • Canterbury • 5 km
Toilets - non-flush • Water from stream • Water supply
Palmer Lodge
Canterbury • 6.9 km
All details
- Facilities
- HeatingToilets - non-flushWater from streamWater supply
- Bookable
- No
- Category
- Basic/bivvies
- Location
- Craigieburn Forest Park
- Fireplace
- Yes
- Mattress
- No
- Capacity
- 5
- Toilets
- Yes
- Drinking water
- No
- Reservations
- No
- Fee
- 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.43.09977° S, 171.60704° 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).