where is slab hut track

[89surf]

just moved to reefton been trying to find where slab hut track is can someone tell me where it is

[muddy]

Heading towards Ikamatua, it's on the left about 500m before the Slab Hut DOC Camping Area which is signposted. The start of the track goes into a small shingle pit area, and up a very scratchy bit of track to an open area, then continues from the left end of the clearing. It gets VERY knarly with deep ruts but is a great challenging track. Mostly driveable without winching if you manage to place the wheels in the right place, but can tip you over pretty quick if you get it wrong. Don't try it without a winch - and minimum 2 trucks would be my recommendation....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AqcdhRoaFP8

[imsohi]

No That is Sawpit road Slab hut or Green hut i think is up by the quarry track.

[rokhound]

No That is Sawpit road Slab hut or Green hut i think is up by the quarry track.

This probably the bit he is meaning though. This bit of track has been referred to as the slab hut track for quite some time.
Green hut is a mish to find if you have no idea how to get there, and even if you do there is a very good chance you will miss the exit out of the river and still never find it. Mind you it has been 10 years since I have been in there......

[antsarooney]

Sweet vid

[tallsam66]

Slab Hut creek is off Sawpit Rd ( the road leading to BigRiver)
Turn off is at S42.11.467 E171.52.758
Someone can prob confirm this as not 100% as my note book is hard to read.

[Bulletproof]

Heading towards Ikamatua, it's on the left about 500m before the Slab Hut DOC Camping Area which is signposted. The start of the track goes into a small shingle pit area, and up a very scratchy bit of track to an open area, then continues from the left end of the clearing. It gets VERY knarly with deep ruts but is a great challenging track. Mostly driveable without winching if you manage to place the wheels in the right place, but can tip you over pretty quick if you get it wrong. Don't try it without a winch - and minimum 2 trucks would be my recommendation....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AqcdhRoaFP8

Muddy is right. But just to clarify other posts the road runs right through between the Big river road and the state highway as Muddy has described.

Off this road you can get onto the Saddle road and the Green Hut track.

Cheers Richard

[imsohi]

oh ok my bad so is green hut also reffered to as slab hut?? also has anyone been into the new track at the top end of petrol hill loops around to bycicle track?? looks to be a goodie. I LOVE Reefton

[NJV6]

Have u seen it? I presume you are talking about an old track that had a slip take it out and a new one cut over a bank above it?

[Big]

Also lockers all round.. and you will have a good chance of driving up.. Most in that video either had lockers or lsd in the front.. makes for easier driving especially up there..
Looked like a good time Leigh

[L-andy]

Never heard green hut referred to as slab hut but have heard it called chinaman's hut and scriv's hut.

I have always known the track reffered to in the first reply as slab hut track.

Andy

[imsohi]

Have u seen it? I presume you are talking about an old track that had a slip take it out and a new one cut over a bank above it?

Yea looks like its been reopened for a year or so down the other side of the bank looks like fun, Oh i will remember Slab hut as that from now on went through there with the nelson club and they have some old maps refering to it as Sawpit Rd.

[NJV6]

Yes it does look like fun... I reckon it had not long been opened a 2 weeks before Easter judging by the tree marks. We got there about 4:30 one afternoon with a convoy and it was the last day of 5 days with a long drive home the next day and thought nah - we'd be tempting fate so turned back. Took some turning around....

[rokhound]

so turned back.

PUSSY!!!!
If it is ever going to go to shite, it will be right at the end of a trip or a long day. Murphy says so....

[89surf]

Just went down soldiers rd where is sawpit rd of that

[tallsam66]

Sawpit Rd is the road leading to Big River

[89surf]

K cheers for all the info anyone around this weekend to go out 4wding