Dumpling Hut (Great Walk)
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Milford Track, Fiordland National Park, South Island.
Description
This is a 40-bunk, Great Walk hut on the Milford Track, Fiordland. Bookings required in the Great Walks season. Fees apply.
Facilities include Cooking facilities with fuel, tables and seating (but no cooking utensils), heating, solar lighting in the communal kitchen area, mattresses, flushing toilets, wash basins with cold running water (but no showers) and water (not treated - boil before use). A friendly conservation ranger is on site during the Great Walk season - they like to chat, they know the area well and can tell you about the environment and weather, or help out should an emergency arise.
In the Great Walks season (29 October 2019 30 April 2020):
Bookings are required
Outside the Great Walks season (1 May 2020 - 26 October 2020):
Bookings are not required - first come, first served
Facilities are reduced.
Outside the Great Walks season:
Gas is not provided - you will need to bring your own cooking stove.
Flush toilets are replaced with pit toilets.
Running water is turned off inside the huts. Water can be obtained from the outside water tank, if this is frozen, then from the nearest water course or by melting snow.
There are no conservation rangers based at the huts.
Beds are on a first come, first served basis.
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Location
Lat: -44.768364 Lng: 167.764868
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