Lake Mackenzie Hut

About this hut

Lake Mackenzie Hut is a comfortable hut in a beautiful sub-alpine lake setting. This hut is one of three DOC Great Walk huts on the Routeburn Track.

Routeburn Track huts:

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There are also campsites on Routeburn Track:

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Facilities and services

In the Great Walks season:

• 50 bunks with mattresses in a communal sleeping layout.
• Water supply, flushing toilets, wash basins with cold running water (but no showers).
• Heating with fuel available, and solar lighting in the communal kitchen area.
• Cooking facilities with fuel, tables and seating (but no cooking utensils).
• A friendly conservation ranger - they like to chat, they know the area well and can tell you about the environment and weather, or help out should an emergency arise.

Outside the Great Walks season:

• Gas is not provided - you will need to bring your own cooking stove.
• Flush toilets are replaced with pit toilets.
• Running water is turned off inside the huts. Water can be obtained from the outside water tank, if this is frozen, then from the nearest water course or by melting snow.
• There are no conservation rangers based at the huts.
• Beds are on a first come basis only

Facilities

Cooking, Heating, Mattresses, Lighting, Toilets - flush, Water from tap - not treated, boil before use, Water supply

Fees and bookings

Fees

Backcountry Hut Passes can only be used in this hut from 1 May to 31 October. Passes cannot be used from 1 November to 30 April. 

Prices are per person, per night. NZ rates are for New Zealand visitors and INT rates are for international visitors.

Huts

Date range

Adult NZ
18 + years

Adult INT
18+ years

Child NZ
5 to 17 years

Child INT
0 to 17 years

Infant NZ
0 to 4 years

1 November – 30 April

$88

$132

$44

$66

Free

1 May – 30 June

$35

$35

$17.50

$17.50

Free

1 July – 31 October 

$30

$30

$15

$15

Free

Bookings

Bookings are required in the Great Walks season.

Trails

Lake Mackenzie Hut can be accessed on the trails Ailsa - Humboldt Circuit, Whisky Trail and Routeburn, The Routeburn , Routeburn-Caples, Hollyford Road - Routeburn Loop via Deadmans and Pass Creek and Routeburn: Divide to Conical Hill from our trail directory.