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Young Hut.
Young Hut

Located in Mount Aspiring National Park in the Otago region

This is a serviced 20-bunk hut in the Wanaka/Makarora area.

Fees

  • Adult (18+ years): $25 per night
  • Youth (5–17 years): $12.50 per night
  • Child/Infant (0–4 years): free

Backcountry Hut Passes and Backcountry Hut Tickets cannot be used at this hut.

Bookings

1 November – 30 April

Bookings are required. Pay when you make a booking.

Backcountry passes cannot be used from 1 November to 30 April.

1 May – Labour weekend (late October)

Bookings are not required but fees still apply.

Before you go, buy 1 Serviced Hut Ticket (green) or 1 Serviced Youth Hut Ticket (red) for each night's stay. Put these in the honesty box at the hut. 

Backcountry Hut Passes can be used from 1 May to Labour weekend (late October).

Book Young Hut online. 

A $10 service fee applies to phone and in-person booking. This is a limited service – book online first. An in-person booking is dependent on there being space available.
Approximate time from nearest road end and hut
  • SH6 (Hasst Highway) via Gillespie Pass Circuit: 6– 7 hr (20 km)
  • Siberia Hut via Gillespie Pass Circuit: 6– 8 hr (12 km)

Tracks to this hut

Location

NZTopo50 map sheet: BZ12
Grid/NZTM2000 coordinates: E1287389, N5101129

No visitor centre in Makarora

Contact the Awarua/Haast or Tititea/Mount Aspiring National Park visitor centres instead. 

Full huts during peak season

This hut, along with other huts in the region, is popular with trampers from December until after Easter. We recommended you carry a tent or roll mat when tramping during this period.

Camping is not allowed around Young Hut

The cleared area is a helicopter landing site.