Cascade Hut
Photography courtesy of Alan Levy 2002.
Known as Cascades Hut, The Cascades.
Located about 50m off the fire trail from Dead Horse Gap carpark towards the Tin Mines. Walk up the valley and over the hill, then down to the hut. 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 Mitchell’s in the 1940's..
The hut was restored in the early 1970s by the Illawarra Alpine Club. The hut and and the Cascades region, inspired Elyne Mitchell's Silver Brumby books.
There used to be a large salt lick out the front, to attract the brumbies. 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 The original bark roof has been replaced by iron and the dirt floor was dri-creted in 1976.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 148.257470