Canterbury hut - 4wd access

[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.

[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.

[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

[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?????

[scooby88]

Good stuff.
Thanks mud hog

[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