Hut Hunter

Hut · Craigieburn Forest Park, Canterbury No booking

Back Basins Hide

43.0869° S, 171.4335° E

Back Basins Hide, 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 1396 m, from Open-Meteo, fetched 7:46 am, Wed 4 Nov.

16-day forecast
DayConditionsHigh / lowRain, chanceWind km/h
Wed 4 NovHeavy drizzle12° / 4°5.2 mm 97%16 gusts 51
Thu 5 NovHeavy drizzle11° / 7°5.6 mm 91%18 gusts 56
Fri 6 NovLight rain10° / 7°15.4 mm 100%23 gusts 74
Sat 7 NovHeavy drizzle14° / 7°6 mm 88%18 gusts 59
Sun 8 NovHeavy drizzle13° / 4°7.3 mm 78%10 gusts 27
Mon 9 NovLight drizzle10° / 5°3 mm 41%10 gusts 29
Tue 10 NovDrizzle14° / 5°6.4 mm 84%6 gusts 24
Wed 11 NovShowers14° / 5°16.2 mm 85%4 gusts 24
Thu 12 NovHeavy drizzle13° / 6°14 mm 68%6 gusts 24
Fri 13 NovLight drizzle16° / 5°0.2 mm 42%11 gusts 36
Sat 14 NovOvercast14° / 4°0 mm 51%11 gusts 36
Sun 15 NovShowers12° / 7°16.8 mm 73%13 gusts 44
Mon 16 NovDrizzle11° / 6°8.8 mm 74%18 gusts 68
Tue 17 NovShowers9° / 6°32.2 mm 52%20 gusts 77
Wed 18 NovLight rain9° / 2°5 mm 43%16 gusts 73
Thu 19 NovDrizzle10° / 1°1.1 mm 56%

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