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Hut · Rangitata and Rakaia Rivers area, Canterbury No booking

Mistake Flat Hut

43.4484° S, 170.6937° E

Mistake Flat 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 840 m, from Open-Meteo, fetched 7:13 am, Wed 4 Nov.

16-day forecast
DayConditionsHigh / lowRain, chanceWind km/h
Wed 4 NovLight rain12° / 8°6.9 mm 98%12 gusts 49
Thu 5 NovDrizzle14° / 10°4.2 mm 49%12 gusts 46
Fri 6 NovThunderstorm13° / 10°16.2 mm 100%23 gusts 89
Sat 7 NovLight drizzle16° / 8°3.7 mm 63%10 gusts 50
Sun 8 NovLight drizzle16° / 7°1 mm 69%8 gusts 25
Mon 9 NovLight drizzle10° / 8°1.8 mm 69%7 gusts 22
Tue 10 NovLight drizzle17° / 8°2 mm 67%6 gusts 20
Wed 11 NovHeavy drizzle17° / 10°9.8 mm 77%4 gusts 18
Thu 12 NovDrizzle18° / 10°6.2 mm 51%5 gusts 22
Fri 13 NovLight drizzle18° / 7°0.2 mm 31%10 gusts 38
Sat 14 NovLight drizzle17° / 5°0.4 mm 43%9 gusts 35
Sun 15 NovDrizzle16° / 11°9.8 mm 53%9 gusts 37
Mon 16 NovDrizzle15° / 9°5.4 mm 60%21 gusts 85
Tue 17 NovShowers13° / 9°25.2 mm 44%19 gusts 84
Wed 18 NovDrizzle12° / 7°2.7 mm 35%18 gusts 80

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