Whymper Hut
Standard hutWhataroa area, West CoastDOC data as at 20 September 2026
About this place
This is a standard six-bunk hut in the Glaciers 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 BX16
- Grid reference
- E1387226, N5186680
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
On these tracks
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Contact
Westland Tai Poutini National Park Visitor Centre
69 Cron Street, Franz Josef Glacier 7856
Regional DOC service centre.
Nearby stops
Butler Junction Hut
Standard • 8 bunks • West Coast • 5.2 km
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Top Butler Hut
Standard • 6 bunks • West Coast • 6 km
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Tasman Saddle Hut
Serviced Alpine • 14 bunks • Canterbury • 8.2 km
Mattresses • Lighting • Toilets - non-flush
Kelman Hut
Serviced Alpine • 14 bunks • Canterbury • 8.4 km
Cooking • Mattresses • Lighting
Murchison Hut
Canterbury • 8.7 km
All details
- Facilities
- HeatingMattressesToilets - non-flushWater from tap - not treatedboil before useWater supply
- Bookable
- No
- Category
- Standard
- Location
- Whataroa area
- Fireplace
- Yes
- Mattress
- Yes
- Capacity
- 6
- Toilets
- Yes
- Drinking water
- untreated
- 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.43.44330° S, 170.37153° E
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Sources
- OpenStreetMap Huts · ODbL (Open Database License)Contains information from OpenStreetMap, made available under the ODbL.
- 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).