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Hut · Lake Sumner Forest Park, Canterbury No booking

Doubtful Hut

42.5312° S, 172.2833° E

Doubtful 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 616 m, from Open-Meteo, fetched 12:27 pm, Wed 4 Nov.

16-day forecast
DayConditionsHigh / lowRain, chanceWind km/h
Wed 4 NovLight drizzle18° / 6°1 mm 84%17 gusts 52
Thu 5 NovLight drizzle20° / 11°0.5 mm 96%20 gusts 60
Fri 6 NovThunderstorm18° / 12°5.9 mm 100%24 gusts 77
Sat 7 NovShowers20° / 12°10.9 mm 100%15 gusts 58
Sun 8 NovShowers20° / 11°13.9 mm 76%10 gusts 29
Mon 9 NovLight drizzle12° / 9°2 mm 26%12 gusts 35
Tue 10 NovDrizzle17° / 8°3.8 mm 71%9 gusts 28
Wed 11 NovDrizzle18° / 10°5.6 mm 88%15 gusts 54
Thu 12 NovShowers15° / 9°30.6 mm 76%13 gusts 49
Fri 13 NovLight drizzle18° / 8°0.2 mm 52%21 gusts 65
Sat 14 NovLight rain15° / 8°17.6 mm 41%16 gusts 50
Sun 15 NovLight rain18° / 10°4.6 mm 49%19 gusts 64
Mon 16 NovLight drizzle14° / 8°3 mm 61%20 gusts 72
Tue 17 NovShowers16° / 11°46.4 mm 61%19 gusts 69
Wed 18 NovDrizzle18° / 7°1 mm 63%12 gusts 55
Thu 19 NovFog17° / 6°0 mm 47%13 gusts 22

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