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Hut · Whataroa area, West Coast No booking

Scone Hut

43.3767° S, 170.5685° E

Scone Hut, photo from DOC
Photo: DOC

No booking: first come, first served

This hut is not on DOC's booking system. Beds go to whoever arrives first, so carry a tent or a plan B in busy seasons.

Where a fee applies, pay with a Backcountry Hut Ticket or a Hut Pass. From 1 November 2026 hut tickets can also be bought online through DOC. The DOC page for this hut has the category, fee and facilities.

Forecast

At 449 m, from Open-Meteo, fetched 7:40 am, Wed 4 Nov.

16-day forecast
DayConditionsHigh / lowRain, chanceWind km/h
Wed 4 NovShowers13° / 11°25.8 mm 100%9 gusts 37
Thu 5 NovLight rain15° / 12°13.3 mm 100%8 gusts 35
Fri 6 NovShowers15° / 12°55.2 mm 100%11 gusts 57
Sat 7 NovShowers17° / 12°18.9 mm 99%8 gusts 40
Sun 8 NovFog19° / 8°0 mm 94%9 gusts 32
Mon 9 NovLight drizzle16° / 10°0.3 mm 49%9 gusts 36
Tue 10 NovLight drizzle20° / 11°1 mm 76%9 gusts 36
Wed 11 NovShowers18° / 11°11.2 mm 93%9 gusts 28
Thu 12 NovHeavy drizzle19° / 10°8 mm 87%7 gusts 26
Fri 13 NovLight drizzle19° / 8°2.6 mm 66%8 gusts 29
Sat 14 NovLight drizzle18° / 6°0.6 mm 71%6 gusts 26
Sun 15 NovDrizzle20° / 12°9.4 mm 78%8 gusts 37
Mon 16 NovShowers17° / 11°19.4 mm 81%12 gusts 58
Tue 17 NovThunderstorm14° / 11°99.8 mm 66%12 gusts 65
Wed 18 NovShowers13° / 7°12.1 mm 44%12 gusts 65
Thu 19 NovLight rain14° / 6°8.1 mm 49%

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