Wharfedale Hut
Standard hutOxford Forest Conservation Area, CanterburyDOC data as at 20 September 2026
About this place
This is a standard 10-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.
1 option · 1 night
View Hill car park
Walking in
5 hr
Walking out
5 hr to View Hill car park
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.
On these tracks
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
Black Hill Hut
Standard • 6 bunks • Canterbury • 3.6 km
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Ryde Falls Camp
Canterbury • 5.4 km
Lower Salmon Creek Bivvy
Basic/bivvies • 2 bunks • Canterbury • 6.4 km
Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush • Water from stream
Walker Hut
Basic/bivvies • 4 bunks • Canterbury • 7.4 km
Kinnebrooks Hut
Canterbury • 7.7 km
All details
- Facilities
- HeatingMattressesToilets - non-flushWater from streamWater supply
- Bookable
- No
- Category
- Standard
- Location
- Oxford Forest Conservation Area
- Fireplace
- Yes
- Mattress
- Yes
- Capacity
- 8
- Toilets
- Yes
- Drinking water
- No
- Reservations
- No
- Website
- This place on doc.govt.nz
- Source data
- View source data
- road access
- 1-3 hours
Map and tracks
Track lines: DOC Te Papa Atawhai. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.43.19773° S, 172.04229° 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).