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Bivvy · Lake Sumner Forest Park, Canterbury No booking

Devils Den Bivvy

42.4878° S, 172.2941° E

Devils Den Bivvy, 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 1249 m, from Open-Meteo, fetched 8:11 am, Wed 4 Nov.

16-day forecast
DayConditionsHigh / lowRain, chanceWind km/h
Wed 4 NovLight drizzle14° / 3°0.9 mm 78%18 gusts 48
Thu 5 NovLight drizzle15° / 7°1.1 mm 84%21 gusts 56
Fri 6 NovDrizzle13° / 8°3.4 mm 100%25 gusts 69
Sat 7 NovHeavy drizzle16° / 7°4.7 mm 92%16 gusts 46
Sun 8 NovShowers15° / 6°8.2 mm 73%13 gusts 35
Mon 9 NovLight drizzle9° / 5°1.8 mm 39%13 gusts 41
Tue 10 NovDrizzle14° / 5°6.8 mm 73%9 gusts 33
Wed 11 NovDrizzle17° / 7°9.8 mm 82%10 gusts 33
Thu 12 NovShowers16° / 8°12.4 mm 75%5 gusts 22
Fri 13 NovLight drizzle17° / 7°0.6 mm 50%10 gusts 40
Sat 14 NovFog16° / 5°0 mm 51%12 gusts 37
Sun 15 NovHeavy drizzle13° / 7°13 mm 69%16 gusts 48
Mon 16 NovDrizzle11° / 6°8.8 mm 76%25 gusts 71
Tue 17 NovShowers12° / 6°18.8 mm 60%25 gusts 76
Wed 18 NovShowers11° / 2°7.4 mm 44%14 gusts 58
Thu 19 NovOvercast13° / 2°0 mm 47%

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