Cascade Hut
Photograph taken by Olaf Moon in 1998, while on a bicycle tour.
Known as Cascade Hut or Cascades Hut.
Located about 50m off the fire trail heading south from Dead Horse Gap to Tin Mines. Take the Thredbo Road, past the village to the obvious carpark below Dead Horse Gap, to find the trail-head. The Grid Reference is 124505 on the Berridale 1:50,000 map.
Brief History
This hut was built in 1935 by Bill Nankervis and other stockmen for grazing. It originally had a bark roof, which is visible in photographs taken by the Elyne and Tom Mitchell in the 1940's.
The hut was restored in the early 1970’s by the Illawarra Alpine Club. The hut and and the Cascades region, inspired Elyne Mitchell's Silver Brumby books.
The Cascades themselves are to the east of the hut.
Construction
The walls are horizontal slabs, making a very authentic alpine grazing hut. The original bark roof has been replaced by iron and the dirt floor was dri-creted in 1976. Part of the floor is raised and timbered to make a sleeping platform. There is a fireplace with a rock hearth, and outside, a toilet.
Caretakers - Ilawarra Alpine Club.
References
Hueneke Pp 167-170
KHA Reference number is 2705 and
the KNP POM number is L.31.
There is a Conservation Study and
History Notes for this hut.
GPS: S 36.583265 E 145.257470