There’s nothing like reaching the safety and warmth of a hut on bitter day. Photo: Pat Barrett

A magnet drawing the cold and weary

June 2020

Read more from

June 2020

Spurs Hut, Te Kahui Kaupeka Conservation Park

Huts in cold, wet weather are like a magnet for trampers. The warmth, comfort and shelter they offer is unequalled after a bitter day in the hills.  Spurs Hut in the Upper Orari River is no exception. Returning cold and damp from a hike onto the tops of nearby Walkers Spur on the Ben McLeod […]
June 2020

Read more from

June 2020

More From June 2020

Related Topics

Similar Articles

The Top 6 Trips in Arthur’s Pass

Four decades of shelter 

Fiordland Fun for the Whole Family

Join Wilderness. You'll see more, do more and live more.

Already a subscriber?  to keep reading. Or…

34 years of inspiring New Zealanders to explore the outdoors. Don’t miss out — subscribe today.

Your subscriber-only benefits:

All this for as little as $6.75/month.

1

free articles left this month.

Already a subscriber? Login Now