Packhorse Hut - Banks Peninsula
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Contact Packhorse Hut
| Address : | Packhorse Hut Te Ara Pātaka/Summit Walkway, Banks Peninsula, Ataahua 7672, New Zealand |
| Postal code : | 7672 |
| Website : | http://www.doc.govt.nz/parks-and-recreation/places-to-go/canterbury/places/banks-peninsula-area/things-to-do/huts/packhorse-hut/ |
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Cathy & Peter Dalton on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ We just love this walk. Our group consisted if 2 adults and 5 kids between 10-14. We walked from Kaituna Valley which took 2 hours but much stepper than the other options. The website said the 9 beds had been booked so we took our tents. Nobody showed but we slept in the tents anyway. Stunning scenery and the hut is equipped with log burner so very cozy in the evenings. Highly recommended.
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Alice Ronald on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Quintessential tramping hut, great place to make friends for the night
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Andrea Tripodi on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Unlike most New Zealand Huts, this one looks like an actual hut. The track to get here is easy and the location for the hut is very pleasant. The hut itself is quite small and, to be honest, I do not know if I'd sleep here... 10 beds, squeezed in one room, the odds are high you always get someone snoring badly. There is no kitchen, though, and the sink is outside. Also, the wind whistles through the fireplace and it is quite noisy. Anyway, it is a very beautiful half-day walk.
Highly recommended
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W R Edwards on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ This is one of the most popular scenic walks in Canterbury. This is a new first for me and on my hike, goats were evident and love many weeds. Generals and farmers always fight the last war with outdated tactics and strategies. The goats are not a pest and a credit to the innovation of the farmer.
They will clear a pasture of wild blackberry vines before touching the clover. When pastured together, goats and sheep complement each other. The goats will browse the woodier material while the sheep graze the tender grass.
The Packhorse Hut walk is a great 4-5 hour return walk for families with kids with sweeping views of Banks Peninsula and Lyttelton Harbour. As you climb up you will be able to see out to the snow cap mountains of southern alps, and Lake Ellesmere. Your climbing efforts will be rewarded with a nice rest at the historic Packhorse Hut, at the Sign of the Packhorse. This used to be a place to stop when people travelled from Akaroa over to Lyttelton and Christchurch.
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Alister Grey on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ What's not to like. Stunning views and just the right amount of walking for our family (youngest is 9) on a hot day. Kiwi Guardians has a post up there, and kids were happy exploring around the hut. We camped, understand can get windy there, but norwest not too bad when we stayed.
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Rodney Bolton on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Very nice hut, fire and bunkroom, long drop, excellent views.
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Megan Van Opzeeland on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ A lovely walk up to the hut from Kaituna Valley (1 hour ish). Great views from the top, more track options from there. Will be returning to do more. Basic hut, but all you need. Have to book.
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el herriot on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ We went up kaituna valley to packhorse hut.
Although the weather was bad with rain the whole walk getting up to the hut was such a reward. We got the fire on as soon as we got there and it kept us warm and dry over night.
Facilities were great and there’s space for campers too.
Highly recommend for a day trip, or overnight
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