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Bivvy · Lochinvar Forest Conservation Area, Canterbury No booking

Turnbull Bivvy

42.9561° S, 171.9087° E

Turnbull 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 650 m, from Open-Meteo, fetched 6:25 am, Wed 4 Nov.

16-day forecast
DayConditionsHigh / lowRain, chanceWind km/h
Wed 4 NovFog19° / 8°0 mm 56%16 gusts 50
Thu 5 NovLight drizzle18° / 10°0.2 mm 32%15 gusts 49
Fri 6 NovLight drizzle17° / 12°3.3 mm 98%21 gusts 71
Sat 7 NovThunderstorm21° / 11°8.7 mm 80%10 gusts 44
Sun 8 NovLight drizzle17° / 9°1.5 mm 67%12 gusts 40
Mon 9 NovLight drizzle14° / 9°0.7 mm 60%12 gusts 36
Tue 10 NovLight drizzle18° / 9°1.4 mm 59%7 gusts 32
Wed 11 NovShowers19° / 11°14.4 mm 84%9 gusts 34
Thu 12 NovDrizzle18° / 11°7.8 mm 63%11 gusts 36
Fri 13 NovFog22° / 10°0 mm 33%10 gusts 41
Sat 14 NovLight drizzle20° / 8°0.4 mm 29%8 gusts 33
Sun 15 NovDrizzle18° / 12°9.8 mm 39%11 gusts 38
Mon 16 NovLight drizzle16° / 11°1.6 mm 56%18 gusts 63
Tue 17 NovDrizzle15° / 11°7.8 mm 39%13 gusts 64
Wed 18 NovLight drizzle17° / 8°1.4 mm 39%12 gusts 64

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