View from Pt1201 to Double Hut (bottom right) and Sugarloaf (top left). Photo: Curtis Stallworthy

Double Hut, Hakatere Conservation Area

March 2020

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March 2020

Hidden away not far from Lake Heron is the well-preserved and quaint Double Hut.

It’s a nine-kilometre walk from the road end car park and the hut is easy to reach in three hours, which can allow the opportunity to also climb the nearby hills for epic views. Heading from the car park beside Lake Heron, the Swin River Track skirts the lakeshore on a 4WD track and winds […]
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