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Canterbury hut - 4wd access

Posted: Fri Jul 21, 2017 3:47 pm
by scooby88
Hi all.
I'm looking At doing a drive to a doc hut somewhere in canterbury.
Any ideas for something suitable??
We would like to drive direct to the hut.

Please post some hut names for us!!!

Thanks in advance

Karl.

Re: Canterbury hut - 4wd access

Posted: Fri Jul 21, 2017 5:07 pm
by Mud Hog
There's so many you can drive to, is there a certain area you want to go? Too many to list, find some you want to get to and people can comment on access.

Re: Canterbury hut - 4wd access

Posted: Fri Jul 21, 2017 5:19 pm
by scooby88
Leaving from methven area.
If it's possible would love to get close to lyell hut.
But Mt Somers/ stavely area is good too.
It's there 4wd access to woolshed creek? Or pinnacles huts?

Thanks

Re: Canterbury hut - 4wd access

Posted: Fri Jul 21, 2017 5:54 pm
by Mud Hog
I have only driven to reischek hut and Lauper bivy. Definitely can't go further on reishek side, the lauper side you can go a bit further but boulders get big and river crossing get a lot harder from there. Lawerence hut and bivy are an easy drive, mistake flats hut can drive to. I haven't been to pinnacles hut or wool shed creek. Looks like you can drive to woodshed creek hut but not pinnacles hut?????

Re: Canterbury hut - 4wd access

Posted: Fri Jul 21, 2017 7:55 pm
by scooby88
Good stuff.
Thanks mud hog

Re: Canterbury hut - 4wd access

Posted: Thu Jul 27, 2017 4:09 pm
by cpjfox
You can drive straight to the front door of the Avoca Hut/Homestead.

http://www.doc.govt.nz/parks-and-recrea ... homestead/

http://www.4wdsouth.co.nz/maps/2013/avoca.pdf