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Hut · Makarora area, Otago No booking

Makarora Hut

44.1293° S, 169.4404° E

Makarora 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 694 m, from Open-Meteo, fetched 9:05 pm, Tue 3 Nov.

16-day forecast
DayConditionsHigh / lowRain, chanceWind km/h
Wed 4 NovShowers13° / 9°21.8 mm 100%8 gusts 37
Thu 5 NovHeavy drizzle15° / 11°7.1 mm 74%7 gusts 27
Fri 6 NovShowers16° / 11°19.1 mm 98%14 gusts 54
Sat 7 NovHeavy drizzle17° / 11°7.5 mm 61%7 gusts 37
Sun 8 NovLight drizzle18° / 10°1.5 mm 53%8 gusts 30
Mon 9 NovLight drizzle19° / 10°0.6 mm 49%5 gusts 22
Tue 10 NovLight drizzle20° / 8°2.8 mm 76%5 gusts 22
Wed 11 NovThunderstorm20° / 7°13.4 mm 71%6 gusts 25
Thu 12 NovThunderstorm20° / 9°13 mm 45%7 gusts 25
Fri 13 NovLight drizzle19° / 10°2.6 mm 35%11 gusts 39
Sat 14 NovFog18° / 9°0 mm 27%6 gusts 32
Sun 15 NovShowers20° / 11°11 mm 43%6 gusts 29
Mon 16 NovDrizzle15° / 10°12.8 mm 47%14 gusts 56
Tue 17 NovShowers14° / 8°27.4 mm 47%13 gusts 68
Wed 18 NovShowers14° / 8°21.6 mm 53%9 gusts 51

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