Hut · Ruataniwha Conservation Park, Canterbury No booking
Elcho Hut
43.9314° S, 169.8302° E
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 720 m, from Open-Meteo, fetched 11:39 pm, Tue 3 Nov.
| Day | Conditions | High / low | Rain, chance | Wind km/h |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 4 Nov | Showers | 13° / 8° | 25.6 mm 100% | 7 gusts 48 |
| Thu 5 Nov | Showers | 14° / 9° | 5.7 mm 73% | 7 gusts 41 |
| Fri 6 Nov | Showers | 14° / 9° | 26.5 mm 100% | 11 gusts 60 |
| Sat 7 Nov | Drizzle | 16° / 9° | 7.3 mm 57% | 5 gusts 42 |
| Sun 8 Nov | Light drizzle | 17° / 9° | 0.3 mm 43% | 6 gusts 24 |
| Mon 9 Nov | Fog | 15° / 10° | 0 mm 40% | 6 gusts 27 |
| Tue 10 Nov | Light drizzle | 18° / 8° | 1.8 mm 73% | 7 gusts 26 |
| Wed 11 Nov | Showers | 19° / 9° | 13.6 mm 69% | 7 gusts 25 |
| Thu 12 Nov | Light drizzle | 20° / 9° | 0.8 mm 47% | 5 gusts 26 |
| Fri 13 Nov | Light drizzle | 19° / 8° | 0.6 mm 35% | 8 gusts 33 |
| Sat 14 Nov | Fog | 16° / 7° | 0 mm 27% | 6 gusts 27 |
| Sun 15 Nov | Showers | 18° / 10° | 10.6 mm 49% | 6 gusts 28 |
| Mon 16 Nov | Drizzle | 14° / 9° | 12 mm 55% | 12 gusts 66 |
| Tue 17 Nov | Showers | 13° / 9° | 30.8 mm 50% | 11 gusts 76 |
| Wed 18 Nov | Showers | 13° / 8° | 19 mm 40% | 11 gusts 67 |
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