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Hut · Kahurangi National Park, Nelson/Tasman No booking

Helicopter Flat Hut

41.4160° S, 172.3613° E

Helicopter Flat 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 734 m, from Open-Meteo, fetched 8:57 am, Wed 4 Nov.

16-day forecast
DayConditionsHigh / lowRain, chanceWind km/h
Wed 4 NovShowers15° / 8°4.7 mm 99%12 gusts 36
Thu 5 NovDrizzle17° / 10°4.9 mm 80%9 gusts 27
Fri 6 NovShowers16° / 11°8.1 mm 100%12 gusts 45
Sat 7 NovShowers19° / 10°13.7 mm 95%7 gusts 25
Sun 8 NovDrizzle15° / 11°7.5 mm 73%10 gusts 27
Mon 9 NovLight drizzle17° / 10°1.5 mm 50%22 gusts 60
Tue 10 NovViolent showers16° / 10°80.6 mm 67%16 gusts 43
Wed 11 NovDrizzle20° / 11°3.6 mm 95%10 gusts 36
Thu 12 NovThunderstorm17° / 11°11.2 mm 84%8 gusts 30
Fri 13 NovLight drizzle18° / 9°1.2 mm 58%10 gusts 34
Sat 14 NovLight drizzle18° / 9°1.2 mm 46%11 gusts 36
Sun 15 NovThunder and hail16° / 11°48.4 mm 69%16 gusts 67
Mon 16 NovShowers12° / 9°27.2 mm 82%14 gusts 44
Tue 17 NovShowers15° / 9°25.4 mm 62%12 gusts 49
Wed 18 NovShowers14° / 6°14.7 mm 50%11 gusts 35
Thu 19 NovOvercast17° / 4°0 mm 49%10 gusts 10

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