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Fern Burn Hut

44.7398° S, 168.9847° E

Fern Burn 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 747 m, from Open-Meteo, fetched 6:27 am, Wed 4 Nov.

16-day forecast
DayConditionsHigh / lowRain, chanceWind km/h
Wed 4 NovHeavy drizzle16° / 9°5.4 mm 93%14 gusts 48
Thu 5 NovDrizzle17° / 10°1.5 mm 63%12 gusts 38
Fri 6 NovDrizzle18° / 11°4.3 mm 98%17 gusts 58
Sat 7 NovLight drizzle19° / 10°0.7 mm 65%8 gusts 31
Sun 8 NovShowers18° / 11°18.1 mm 74%5 gusts 17
Mon 9 NovLight drizzle14° / 10°0.5 mm 60%9 gusts 34
Tue 10 NovOvercast18° / 8°0 mm 51%7 gusts 30
Wed 11 NovDrizzle19° / 11°5.6 mm 78%6 gusts 27
Thu 12 NovDrizzle19° / 10°4.4 mm 59%5 gusts 22
Fri 13 NovLight drizzle20° / 10°0.8 mm 24%10 gusts 37
Sat 14 NovFog19° / 8°0 mm 30%7 gusts 35
Sun 15 NovLight drizzle18° / 10°1.2 mm 45%5 gusts 30
Mon 16 NovLight drizzle16° / 9°1.6 mm 47%14 gusts 56
Tue 17 NovLight drizzle16° / 9°1.4 mm 35%17 gusts 61
Wed 18 NovLight drizzle15° / 9°0.6 mm 38%8 gusts 52

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