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Hut · Rangitata and Rakaia Rivers area, Canterbury No booking

Curtis Memorial Hut

43.4525° S, 170.7127° E

Curtis Memorial 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 805 m, from Open-Meteo, fetched 11:01 am, Wed 4 Nov.

16-day forecast
DayConditionsHigh / lowRain, chanceWind km/h
Wed 4 NovLight drizzle13° / 9°3.1 mm 98%11 gusts 55
Thu 5 NovHeavy drizzle15° / 11°1.5 mm 49%14 gusts 58
Fri 6 NovShowers16° / 11°11.2 mm 100%22 gusts 95
Sat 7 NovHeavy drizzle18° / 10°4.2 mm 63%10 gusts 56
Sun 8 NovLight drizzle18° / 9°2.2 mm 69%10 gusts 35
Mon 9 NovLight drizzle11° / 8°3.2 mm 69%7 gusts 27
Tue 10 NovDrizzle16° / 8°3.4 mm 67%6 gusts 31
Wed 11 NovLight drizzle16° / 9°3.4 mm 77%8 gusts 41
Thu 12 NovDrizzle16° / 10°7 mm 51%8 gusts 32
Fri 13 NovLight drizzle16° / 9°0.8 mm 31%15 gusts 56
Sat 14 NovHeavy drizzle14° / 7°13.4 mm 43%11 gusts 37
Sun 15 NovLight drizzle18° / 8°2 mm 53%12 gusts 49
Mon 16 NovHeavy drizzle16° / 7°9.4 mm 60%21 gusts 95
Tue 17 NovShowers15° / 9°27.6 mm 44%7 gusts 88
Wed 18 NovLight drizzle17° / 6°1.2 mm 42%8 gusts 40
Thu 19 NovLight rain12° / 5°6.2 mm 54%18 gusts 19

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