• Adult (18+ years): $15 per night
• Youth (5–17 years): $7.50 per night
• Child/Infant (0–4 years): free

Before you go, buy a hut ticket online for each night's stay. You can print or display the digital ticket on your device, or write down the ticket and confirmation numbers to take with you. You can also buy a Backcountry Hut Pass that allows you to stay at non-bookable DOC huts for a 12 month period.

Backcountry hut ticket terms and conditions

Cattle Ridge Hut

Cattle Ridge Hut is best accessed from Putara Road end via Roaring Stag Hut.

Approximate times from nearest road and huts

• Putara Road end: 6 hr
• Roaring Stag Hut: 2 hr
• Dundas Hut: 5 hr
• Cow Creek Hut via Cattle Ridge: 5 hr