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Big Hellfire Hut

46.8142° S, 167.7379° E

Big Hellfire 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 215 m, from Open-Meteo, fetched 7:01 am, Wed 4 Nov.

16-day forecast
DayConditionsHigh / lowRain, chanceWind km/h
Wed 4 NovHeavy drizzle18° / 9°3.9 mm 100%20 gusts 40
Thu 5 NovLight drizzle16° / 10°0.5 mm 23%14 gusts 36
Fri 6 NovShowers20° / 11°14.2 mm 87%30 gusts 60
Sat 7 NovLight drizzle14° / 9°2.3 mm 76%19 gusts 58
Sun 8 NovLight drizzle12° / 8°0.3 mm 41%14 gusts 33
Mon 9 NovOvercast12° / 7°0 mm 9%29 gusts 67
Tue 10 NovOvercast18° / 8°0 mm 11%21 gusts 63
Wed 11 NovFog17° / 10°0 mm 24%8 gusts 20
Thu 12 NovLight drizzle16° / 10°1.2 mm 43%14 gusts 36
Fri 13 NovLight drizzle17° / 9°0.4 mm 49%16 gusts 39
Sat 14 NovLight drizzle17° / 12°4.6 mm 52%14 gusts 34
Sun 15 NovLight drizzle17° / 12°0.8 mm 62%15 gusts 40
Mon 16 NovShowers14° / 9°14.8 mm 57%26 gusts 66
Tue 17 NovShowers15° / 9°7.8 mm 59%37 gusts 82
Wed 18 NovDrizzle13° / 9°5.5 mm 51%33 gusts 82

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