https://mountainhuts.net/about daily 0.75 2023-07-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/1589006193981-2KD5D4BCQNOBVNUY029K/Brayshaws+NNP+restore+91.jpg About - In Heritage We Trust We are self proclaimed “Hut Nuts”. We have taken out children and partners “hut hunting” for nearly 35 years, walking, cycling and just driving around. We have also spent a lifetime in the outdoors, appreciating the wilderness, by choice. We walk, ride, ski, drive, photograph, listen, watch, smell and feel. At one time our ‘mission’ was to visit every standing hut in Kosciuszko NP, achieved in 2003. Now we are slowly working on out hut visits in Victoria and Tasmania. We believe we can learn from the past. Here we appreciate the experience and toil of our ancestors, indigenous or imported. We spend time working on huts, to provide a touchstone for the future. Normally, we work at mundane jobs in Canberra, but these support us in all our work in the Mountains. “Take a course in good water and air; and in the eternal youth of Nature you may renew your own. Go quietly, alone; no harm will befall you. “ John Muir This is a big part of our lives - if you have thoughts, corrections or additions, please email us at the address below. https://mountainhuts.net/our-instructors daily 0.75 2026-10-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/1589008206412-YJQNLI5FQ64HQUEYXF14/Olaf+Portrait+2017.jpg Contributors - To our many Photographers - thank you. Pauline Downing John Mitchell Gary Duncan Bill Statton Murray Dow Jane Wheaton Jack Palmer Alan Levy Robin Rishworth Jim Hart Olaf Moon Olaf created the first website for the Kosciuszko Huts Association (KHA) from 1999 to 2009. It was a labour of love. It took months of research, then three months, ten hours per day to build the NSW part of the site for the Kosciuszko NP, and a further two months for the Tasmanian and Victorian sections. Since then, KHA (NSW) and VHCHA (Vic) and the MHPS (Tas) have removed much of the hut detail, and lists of huts from other States. For this reason, we are developing a new website, with as many huts as we can find, listed in NSW, Tasmania, Victoria and Queensland. He was also one of the key instigators “the gang of four” that lobbied NSW Minister Debus, to rebuild the first huts in KNP after the 2003 fires - for the first time, they were successful and the rest is history. Now KNP has commenced re-building huts burnt in the 2020 bushfires, and VHCHA has a constant program. With friends, he built his own hut in Tasmania, “The Scout Hut” on Mt Wellington, with seven mates commencing in 1969 when they were 15 - it still stands. https://mountainhuts.net/news daily 0.75 2022-05-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/1589004705053-1KX5KE0GYVUH6SYNJMNJ/4Mile+Hut.JPG Hut News https://mountainhuts.net/hut-orgs daily 0.75 2022-03-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/d9f106c8-fdc0-4fb7-89ac-49add1613743/100046572_10157733860065787_8950486350491025408_o.jpg Hut Organisations - Kosciuszko Huts Association (KHA) - NSW KHA is the pre-eminent organisation in NSW, for the maintenance of huts in conjunction with the National Parks and Wildlife service, both for Namadgi NP in the ACT and for the Kosciuszko National Park (KNP) in NSW. The picture to the left is of Miller’s Hut, by OJM. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/8e2890f1-94de-4341-afc0-7592be886192/Cope+Hut+BaW+AT.jpg Hut Organisations - Victorian High Country Huts Association (VHCA) VHCHA was set up in the State of Victoria after the 2003 bushfires, with the aim of restoring and repairing huts in Victoria. 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It brings both mental and physical health, as these often depends on our natural experiences. “From our knowledge of the past, we can build a future”. 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Located just off the Long Plain Road about 300 m north of Cooinbil, and about 100 m east of the road. It is NOT visible from the road. Construction This hut was standing well into the 1990s. But a repair job on the main poles included scarfing new bases to each of them, with the scarf joints all facing the same way, so that when a strong wind came, it twisted the hut around and collapsed part of it. The hut could be readily repaired if we so chose to do that. https://mountainhuts.net/knp/oldfields-2-lovenest monthly 0.5 2026-10-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/2bdd7556-2016-463f-a23a-6e276ce4a224/Oldfield%27s+No.2+Interior.jpg Huts of Kosciuszko, NSW - Lovenest in the Sallees Love Nest in the Sallees Known as Love Nest Hut or Love Nest in the Sallees or Oldfields #2 Hut. “Love Nest” has been its name for generations but some family members would prefer it be known as Oldfield’s #2. Location Access this hut by taking the Tantangara Rd from the Snowy Mountain Highway, then following the fire trail from the Tantangara Dam site, past Pedens Hut. After the track crosses the river, the hut is on the opposite hill and a little further uphill than the grid reference would indicate, at 555409. There is only a faint vehicle track to the hut. Brief History This hut was built in 1948 by Walter Oldfield and reputedly burnt in 1982, to stop the curious from trying to find it. In fact it still stands. The intention was that it remain as secret as possible from the wider family and community. It gets its name from apparent adultery, the full story of which remains a family secret. However it was serious and went on for many years. The double bed remains in the hut to this day and may be viewed below. The hut used to contain many original items of furniture and implements, some of which exist today. These were protected by listing the incorrect position of the hut in many reports! Construction The hut is made of vertical slabs of timber, with an iron roof. It has settled into the ground over the years so that the internal height is reduced. References The KHA Reference number is 1314. This hut does not appear in the 1982 KNP POM and is sometimes confused with Ted Oldfields Hut. GPS Location: S 35.761847 E 148.720887 https://mountainhuts.net/knp/witzes-hut monthly 0.5 2026-10-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/939b472a-a757-40c7-b42c-360a329c0279/Witzes+Interior+OJM+2003.jpg Huts of Kosciuszko, NSW - Witzes Hut Witzes Hut Photo copyright Olaf Moon © 2003. Known as Witz Hut, Witzs Hut, Witzes Hut, Whites Hut or Tantangara Hut, it is one of a number of slab cottages and huts previously at this location. Location Located on the plains between Tantangara Dam and Gooandra Homestead. It shows on the Tantangara map at GR 430 356. It is accessible by a 7 km walk from Tantangara Dam, from the Snowy Mountains Highway, or from Hains Hut or Gooandra Hut. Brief History Witzes was built in 1952 by Clarrie Butler using the remains of a nearby 1880s homestead. The original homestead was still standing in the 1960s and was very large, with four rooms and a hall. It formed an outstation for Gooandra Station and supported their grazing activities. It underwent major restoration in the late 1980s, with further work by the caretakers and KHA members in December 2003. Construction Witzes is an excellent example of a vertical slab hut and is renowned for its very long adzed slabs. It measures 6 m long by only 3 m wide. It has a single window and a stone hearth, with an iron-clad chimney. There is a well-raised wooden floor and gable roof. An NPWS dunny sits up the hill, just above the old water race. Careful observers will note that some slabs have newspaper remains on both sides. These came from the internal walls of the old house and date from 1892. Caretakers – Wagga Wilderness Walkers. References Hueneke, pp. 227, 231. KHA reference: 1305. KNP POM: L.13. A conservation study and history notes are available. https://mountainhuts.net/knp/hainsworth-hut monthly 0.5 2026-10-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/32f202ca-2bb7-494b-b295-438e48b1ce3c/Hainsworth+Chimney.JPG Huts of Kosciuszko, NSW - Hainsworth Hut Hainsworth Hut Known as Hainsworth Hut or Landrover Hut. Location Hainsworth is located on the plain to the west of Tantangara Dam. Grid Reference is 448509 on the Rules Point 1:25,000 map. Brief History Hainsworth is a simple tin hut built by Hainsworth and Corkhill for grazing in 1951. The Corkhill family remain very well known in Canberra. The hut is famous for its “eye-brow” window latches, which readily identify it, in any photograph. Construction It consists of two rooms with a roof and walls of iron and a wooden floor. There are three shuttered windows. Reference KHA number 1208, KNP POM Schedule L.69. GPS: S 35.671093 E 148.601296 https://mountainhuts.net/knp/illawong-lodge monthly 0.5 2026-10-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/f9b3b56a-2a43-41d5-a34c-927f9b0aa498/Illawong+Lodge+-+Pound%27s+Creek+-+2.jpg Huts of Kosciuszko, NSW - Illawong Lodge and Shelter Illawong Lodge Known as Illawong Lodge, Pounds Hut, Pounds Ck Hut, and Tin Hut 1. In actual fact, the Pounds Creek Lodge was quite structurally different from the current hut. Location About 1.5 km south of Guthega, this hut was built as a ski lodge and has been renovated a number of times. It is generally closed, but there is minimal but very usable space underneath (on the NW corner), for those requiring it, as a survival shelter. At grid reference 215711 on the Mt Kosciusko 1:25,000 map. Brief History The first hut built here was called Pounds Creek Hut in 1925-26. At that time, only two other huts existed, Bett’s Camp and The Kosciuszko Hotel. It remains but has been extended considerably. This first structure was built by the NSW Government Tourist Bureau for Dr Schlink in 1926, as a location for ski touring. It had two rooms and four bunks, and was intended to be one among a group of interlinked ski chalets, along with Kunama and Albina, both of which have now gone. The original Pounds Creek design and photograph are available. It was extended in 1956 by John Turner and others as a club lodge, and is now associated with the Australian Alpine Club and their prominent members, Tim Lamble and Robert Pallin (son of Paddy Pallin). Members take considerable pride in the fact that all materials and supplies for the hut are carried in by hand. There is a well marked crawl space under the building for shelter in an emergency, but it is barely high enough to sit upright. However it is lined, and would be comfortable and safe in a blizzard. A snow shovel is kept above the front door. Lodge members were also responsible for building and maintaining the swing bridge across the river, which is very useful for skiers heading up onto the main range. With the advent of the new Plan of Management in 2004, there is a proposal to cease the lease on the hut, and open it to the public, but how that will actually occur has not been finalised. Construction The lodge is large and consists of four main rooms with a roof and walls of iron, floor of wood, lined. It includes solar power and gas heaters. The toilet is inside the lodge. Reference KHA reference number is 2424. Hueneke Pp 9, 19. GPS: S 36.396216 E 148.356031 Other Photographs The original Pounds Creek Hut is shown below from the KHA archives about 1949. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/630ae750-95fb-4c20-bffd-7ad0002585da/Pounds+Ck+-+Illawong.jpg Huts of Kosciuszko, NSW - Illawong Lodge and Shelter https://mountainhuts.net/knp/wheelers-hut monthly 0.5 2026-10-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/6d16c6c4-7448-42a7-b6f7-43e371784553/Wheeler%27s+hut+BandW+2008.jpg Huts of Kosciuszko, NSW - Wheelers Hut Wheelers Hut Photo courtesy of Jack Palmer 1997. Known as Wheelers Hut, and Old Toolong hut Located at GR 127 025 about six kilometres south of Tooma Reservoir and under the Big Dargal. There is a car park on the road and a short day’s walk in. Brief History Wheelers is considered to be the quintessential KNP hut, and often referred to as "their favourite" by some people. It is perfectly placed, with a stunning view and classic atmosphere. The hut was built by "Wingy" Wheeler for grazing, around 1900, and moved to the present site in the 1920s. He was known as Wingy because he had one arm, but could ride, smoke and crack a stock whip all at the same time, with that one arm. Adjacent to the hut are the Toolong Diggings, active from 1893 to 1904 with water races, mullock heaps and mining equipment still remaining. In the fires of 2003, damage was done to the immediate surrounds, but not to the hut. However a visitor lit a fire that was too hot and damaged the chimney. This was repaired in early 2004 by a team led by Noel Gough. Construction Wheeler’s is a classic horizontal wood slab hut, with two rooms, two verandas and a roof of iron. The hearth is a slab of stone and the chimney is of iron. There is an external toilet, but more importantly, an old iron bathtub at the front. Value and Caretakers Wheelers would be considered one of the most valuable huts in the Park, for recreational, visual and historical reasons. References KHA Reference number is 2304 KNP POM is L.20. A Conservation Study exists History notes also exist. GPS: https://mountainhuts.net/knp/tin-hut monthly 0.5 2026-10-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/499533e0-2bfd-4a8e-b3ff-6ee82631d572/Tin+hut+-+01.JPG Huts of Kosciuszko, NSW - Tin Hut Tin Hut Photograph from the KHA Records at NLA. Known as Tin Hut or Tin Hut 2 Tin hut is located in the Kerries, to the South of Mount Jagungal. Its grid reference is 277 856. Brief History Tin Hut was built in 1926 by Con Bolton for the NSW Tourist Bureau, Dr Schlink and the Ski Club of Australia, with the specific aim of supporting the first Kiandra to Kosciuszko ski crossing. Another hut had existed on the site. Tin is sometimes almost completely covered with snow in winter. Construction It is named for its roof and walls of corrugated iron! It does however have a wooden floor, plus a stone fire hearth. It has a separate toilet. Campsites exist just to the north of the hut which may be important, as this is a popular place in a good ski season. References A KHA Brief exists plus History Notes The KNP POM number is L25 KHA Reference number 2439. GPS: S 36.264678 E 148.423994 https://mountainhuts.net/knp/tantangara-mountain-hut monthly 0.5 2026-10-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/bc0fdc99-994b-4e9a-869c-adf352af2527/Tantangara+hut+-+JW.JPG Huts of Kosciuszko, NSW - Tantangara Mountain Hut Tantangara Mountain Hut Photograph courtesy of Jane Wheaton. Known as Tantangara Hut, Tantangara Mountain Hut, Harvey’s Hut, Palfreys Hut or Governors Hill Hut by those from Kiandra. It was damaged in the 2020 fires and will be repaired later in 2022 or 2023. Location about three kilometres due north of Sawyers Hill rest stop. It can be accessed from the north, or from the Rocky Plains fire trail to the south. The Grid reference is 404288. This hut was damaged in the 2020 fires, but remains in-situ. There is now a walking track, created by commercial horse tours, all the way to this hut. Start near Sawyers Hill, and drive in the Rocky Plains road. Park immediately behind the horse loading ramp, obviously in front of you as you drive in. Walk up the hill in front, following the power poles. Turn right along the ridge, and where the track branches, take the left route, around the hill (crossing a creek about 50 m onwards). After walking around the hill to an obvious saddle, turn right and walk up the valley to the hut. This takes about 75 mins up and 50 minutes back. Brief History It was variously reported as being built in the 1940s by Cec Hetherington or in the 1960s by Harvey Palfrey for skiing and holidays. Given the architecture, it is more likely to have been built in the 1960s, and two ruins nearby known as Harveys 2 and 3 were built earlier. This hut has been sometimes called Harveys 4 as a result. Construction This hut is 6 m by 3 m, and built of iron for both the walls and roof. A stove is also fitted. The floor appears as dirt, but was dry-creted by the Bogong Group in about 1979. References Hueneke p205 KHA reference number is 1303. KNP POM is L.72. GPS: S 35.873152 E 148.558002 https://mountainhuts.net/knp/sma-weatherstation-hut monthly 0.5 2026-10-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/a5257555-3ce9-4d00-b844-1bddb3601a72/jagungal_weather.jpg Huts of Kosciuszko, NSW - SMA Weatherstation Hut - SMA Weather Station Hut Photo by Olaf Moon 2002. Known as SMA Jagungal or SMA Weather-station Hut Located: On the main track on the north side of Jagungal Peak. History: WARNING: This hut offers no shelter, as it is locked. It was built around 1982 to record weather for the National Parks Service. It is the closest hut to Mt Jagungal, and the summit track to the peak (from the northern side) commences right behind this hut. References: The weather from Jagungal can be found here. GPS: S 36.135485 E 148.389550 https://mountainhuts.net/knp/stokes-hut monthly 0.5 2026-10-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/039f49ef-7d20-42b5-994f-d5dd088e10dc/venables_mwhite_2005.jpg Huts of Kosciuszko, NSW - Venables Hut (Stokes) Venables Hut (Plonkeys Hut) Photo courtesy of Matt White 2005 of the “new” hut after some well needed repairs had been done. Known as Venables Hut, Plonkeys Hut, Plonks, Lindleys, Stokes hut and others! Strictly speaking, Stokes is another ruin that is a few metres down the hill (as per the photo on the left), and Lindleys is in the far south of the Goobarragandra. Plonks and Plonkeys are commonly used, but are detrimental to the original inhabitant, so Venables is probably the most appropriate name. Location Beside a tributary of the Goobarragandra River, on a spur with a great view. The Grid reference is 333764 on the Blowering 1:25,000 map. Brief History The hut was built by Jack Venables for his own use and to support grazing in the early 1950s. Jack eventually moved here permanently after being jilted by a woman. The hut received the name Plonkeys, after he was known to enjoy too many liquid lunches. This piece of history is, however, disputed by others. The hut included at least four other buildings around it, one of which stands today, as a shed. Three others are clearly visible, collapsed on the ground. Another picture by us, is recent, being taken in January 2002. It shows the building as a sturdy structure, requiring some much needed TLC. However the panel board may be asbestos cement, making the restoration that much more difficult and costly. A Tumut based team are assessing the options currently, but no Conservation Study exists and have started some work. The hut is on an ideal walking path across the northern KNP from Tumut to Peppercorn. Irwins and Old Stokes ruins are nearby, and Kells is about 7 km up the same valley. Construction Stokes is a home built on strong piers, with hardwood timber framing. The lining and some walls are fibro and the roof is iron. The fireplace flue is a massive piece of engineering, being built from welded steel! NOTE: the wall board of this hut has tested positive for asbestos, so a special NPWS task-force will remove it to be replaced by KHA in 2005. Caretakers - NPWS References Hueneke Pp 181-182. KHA reference number 0303, KNP POM L.102. There is currently no Conservation Study for this hut. The original Stokes Hut is now a ruin nearby and is Reference number 0301. GPS: S 35.446980 E 148.487736 https://mountainhuts.net/knp/seamans-hut monthly 0.5 2026-10-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/927ae0c7-9522-4a53-a665-a26f03448bd5/Seaman%27s++hut+.jpg Huts of Kosciuszko, NSW - Seamans Hut Seamans Hut Known as Seaman’s Hut, Laurie Seaman Memorial Hut or Seaman’s Memorial Chalet. Located on the Kosciuszko Summit road, about two thirds of the way to the summit of Kosciuszko, above the Snowy River. The Grid Reference is 149652. Brief History This hut is famous for saving lives, including in winter of 2022. It was built in 1929 by the NSW Tourist Bureau, having been financed by the American parents of Laurie Seaman. Seaman with Evan Hayes, perished in a blizzard on 14 August 1928 to the east of this spot. Seaman was found on 9 September, very near to the current hut site, where he had waited for Hayes. Hayes’s body was found above Lake Cootapatamba, lying on his skis. That spot is marked by a cairn. The hut was renovated after a fire in 1938, and has saved the lives of countless people since. Construction The hut is 7 m by 3 m in the interior and consists of two rooms. The walls are massively built of granite stones, and lined with fibro. The floor is wooden and the walls are pierced by small windows. A wood stove is installed, despite a scarcity of firewood. The roof is made of flat iron sheets. References; The KHA reference is 2415 and the KNP Plan of Management (POM) number is L.27. A Conservation Study and historical notes exist for this hut. GPS: S 36.450130 E 148.282772 https://mountainhuts.net/knp/schofieldhut monthly 0.5 2026-10-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/b9993f3c-3cdd-4e91-8db4-6e6ce28e8dfe/Schofields+hut+.jpg Huts of Kosciuszko, NSW - Schofields Hut Schofields Hut Known as Schofields Hut Location On Tantangara Plain a few kilometres south of Circuits and at Grid Reference 512310 on the Tantangara 1:25,000 map. Brief History This hut was built in 1943 by Stan and Wally Schofield for grazing purposes. It is famous for two reasons, the first being the unique 16 pane window. The second is that the fireplace smokes badly and has always done so! Desperate attempts to reduce the smoke have included putting a hole in the iron flue, all to no avail. A study by an architect (Jim Moon) quickly explained that the hole at the entrance was too large for the flue, and was reduced by placing a board across under the mantelpiece, which fixed the problem. Construction Schofields is 7 m by 3 m and built from sheet steel and corrugated iron. It has a wooden floor and that single window with 16 glass panes. The fire has a brick hearth, and a narrow iron chimney. The fireplace entrance was reduced by addition of a wide board below the lintel, and this stopped the smoking problem. Caretakers - KHA References Hueneke The KHA Reference is 1309 KNP POM is L.112. History notes exist. https://mountainhuts.net/knp/schlinkhilton monthly 0.5 2026-10-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/c009a0b9-ecf5-434b-8817-85e001f3adeb/Schlink+Hilton+-+1.JPG Huts of Kosciuszko, NSW - Schlink Hilton Hut Known as the Schlink Hilton. Named after a very famous doctor and cross-country skier, Dr Herbert (Bertie) H Schlink. Location Located in a very popular spot, 2 km west of Schlink Pass (1805 m) pass between the Guthega/Munyang Valley and the plains heading to Jagungal. Grid Reference is 243845 on the Kosciuszko Map. Brief History This hut is very large and for many years contained a locked off section, approximately half the building. Schlink was built in 1960-61 by the SMA as a major location for power-line maintenance, road building and storage. It was named for its size and its location. At various times, the rear (east) end of the hut has been closed to the public, for no good apparent reason. While it was opened for about two years in the early 2000s, it is now closed again. A magnificent pump-out toilet has also been built nearby, in a position that makes photographing the hut from the road, more difficult. Construction Schlink is 14 m by 7 m with eleven rooms. The walls are of fibro and the roof of iron. The floor is of wood and the interior is lined with Masonite. There are 14 windows and an outside toilet. Caretakers - The Gourmet Walkers References Hueneke Pp 33 KHA reference number is 2432 KNP POM Schedule is L.111. GPS: S 36.274996 E 148.385049 https://mountainhuts.net/knp/sawyershill monthly 0.5 2026-10-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/be088f1a-25a5-4083-8101-94402f2cdf89/Sawyers+FP+end+GD.JPG Huts of Kosciuszko, NSW - Sawyers Hill Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/15b9523b-dc40-4ac2-8910-4b9df9034e33/Sawyers+sawdust.JPG Huts of Kosciuszko, NSW - Sawyers Hill Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/953e4a50-56a4-4bed-ae26-847c395f6ee4/Sawyers+Streetside+build.JPG Huts of Kosciuszko, NSW - Sawyers Hill Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/73434bf0-0098-4d2f-b40e-c7e9f4abaedd/SawyersHillTM.jpeg Huts of Kosciuszko, NSW - Sawyers Hill Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/f5902e45-38a8-4f35-8081-9e0d9ffac3bc/Sawyers+Devastation.JPG Huts of Kosciuszko, NSW - Sawyers Hill Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/ef20e082-541a-4822-b99b-a0c612865f12/Sawyers+Dunny+Above.JPG Huts of Kosciuszko, NSW - Sawyers Hill Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/ff8abf71-3692-49fb-9121-b1d23575a16c/Sawyers+inc+Car+OK%27.JPG Huts of Kosciuszko, NSW - Sawyers Hill Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/8dc116fb-deaf-4f5e-9ccd-f03fb3e5dfc6/Sawyers+Wideview+OJM+14+May+2022+GD.JPG Huts of Kosciuszko, NSW - Sawyers Hill Hut Sawyers Hill Hut Known as Sawyers Hill Hut, Sawyers Inn or The Rest House. Location Sawyers is located on the roadside at Sawyers Hill, near the Rocky Plains fire trail, and immediately beside the Snowy Highway. It is a popular rest stop for motorists. This road was not the main trail in the 1860s, which was a little further to the north. The Grid reference is 389263 on the Denison 1:25,000 map. Brief History Sawyers was part of a larger building, originally built in the 1860s as a staging post for Cobb & Co coaches on their way to Rules Point. It replaced an Inn at this same location, so that the photo to the left (May 2022) was at least the third building on this site. The hut was restored by the NPWS in the late 1990s particularly to the chimney, which was done in the early 2000s. Unfortunately, it was burnt down in the 2020 fires, but listed as “first” to be resurrected by the NPWS and volunteers, which commenced in April 2022. The photo to the left shows the almost-complete new building on 14 May 2022. Construction It is built of vertical wooden slabs, with a concrete floor and roof of iron. There was an original fireplace and a chimney of stone and brick. This is being rebuilt in brick, according to version 1 of the hut in 2022. With the exception of the concrete floor, the second construction is correct to the original design, despite it being used as a picnic shelter. The third version of the hut has received considerable architectural consideration and will look the same but have some very different features to prevent destruction by fire (again), including metal cinder barriers on the windowsills and eaves. It will also have a stone barrier around the base, and sprinkler systems installed in the roof, plus a water tank. There are metal shutters also planned for the new building which are in keeping with photos of the original hotel. The new hut will have other special features, such as a narrower door, specifically to keep vehicles out, and also help to stop theft of the picnic furniture! Caretakers - NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service References Hueneke p246 KHA reference number is 1402 and KNP POM number is L.110. GPS: S 35.895824 E 148.540564 https://mountainhuts.net/knp/prettyplain monthly 0.5 2026-10-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/6e00304e-4f47-4cfa-a4db-375c13cc5eeb/07.+Pretty+Plain+Hut%2C+early+afternoon+8.1.2003.jpg Huts of Kosciuszko, NSW - Pretty Plain Huts Pretty Plain Hut Photo January 2003. Known as Pretty Plain Hut, Chisholm’s Hut, Pretty Plain Number 1. Located west of Jagungal and to the east of the Dargal Mountains. The Grid Reference is 163 964 on the Kosciusko Map. It was burnt to the ground by the bushfires in January 2003. Pretty Plain Hut was then rebuilt with considerable challenges, not the least of which was to bring the logs into the site. Brief History The hut was built by Captain Chisholm of Khancoban, east of an older hut site. The first vehicles to cross the alps were Willy's Jeeps, driven by Tom and Elyne Mitchell, who passed by the hut site, on the way from Bradneys Gap to Pretty Plain, Mawsons and then the Chalet. The story of this trip was written up in the log book by Olaf Moon and John Mitchell (Elyne's son) in 1976 and was re-quoted many times, sometimes with strong criticism! The ruin to the south was the stable, used for horse trekking from 1960 - 1970 by Ted Winter Pugilistic Hut stands just to the north, but is now also a ruin following the 2003 bushfires, although it still stands. Construction Pretty Plain was a substantial hut and one of only a few built as a log cabin. The fireplace was so large, that you can stand inside it without getting burnt! The hut was 8 m by 6 m with three rooms. The floor is made of wood slabs and the roof of corrugated iron. The walls are horizontal interlocking logs, similar to Vickerys. There are three windows. Value Pretty Plain is valued by many for its excellent shelter in an otherwise remote area of KNP. Being in a frost hollow, it can be very cold in winter. References Hueneke Pp xiv, 42, 144, 154, 156-163. KHA Study exists, along with notes and a full history. The KNP POM Schedule is L21. KHA reference number is 2308. The reference number for Pretty Plain No.2 is 2309. GPS: https://mountainhuts.net/knp/pockets-hut monthly 0.5 2026-10-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/7595aa62-4321-41d5-ac4e-2fb241edff5b/Pockets+Hut+1991+REAR+OJM.jpeg Huts of Kosciuszko, NSW - Pockets Hut Pockets Hut Photos from the collection of Olaf Moon 1991. Known as Pockets Hut Location On the Tantangara Plain Grid reference 564525, accessible on the firetrail and visible on most maps. Brief History Pockets was built by the wealthy company, Australian Estates of Cooma. In the 1930s it was a luxury location with hot water and electricity connected to the building. Pockets underwent a major restoration between 1983 and 1985. Construction Weatherboard, four room building measuring about 7.5 m square. Lined with fibro internally. The Chimney is very distinctive with two prominent points of timber and the rest is made of iron with a concrete hearth. This hut was confused with Circuitts on the original KHA website, but the chimneys are completely different. There is an outside toilet. References KHA reference is 1216, KNP POM schedule is L.103. A History brief exists. GPS: S 35.657611 E 148.728711 https://mountainhuts.net/knp/patonshut monthly 0.5 2026-10-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/0e2b91d0-9ecc-4ea0-b435-564bbb16e812/Patons+Hut+Rebuild+Dec+07+GS.jpg Huts of Kosciuszko, NSW - Patons Hut Patons Hut Known as Paton’s Hut, sometimes Tooma Hut. Location Patons is a convenient rest stop on the way to Wheeler’s Hut, down the firetrail from the Cabramurra Rd. Grid reference is 166083 on the Khancoban 1:50,000 map. Brief History Patons was built in 1934 by Tom and Frank Buchanan Paton, for Frank's father, Frank Mackinnon Paton for grazing. It was then used by the SMA during the building of Tooma Dam, nearby. Construction Patons measures 7.5 m by 5 m and has walls and a roof of corrugated iron. The floor is made of timber slabs. There is a stone fireplace with an iron flue, plus a single window. As per the photograph, the hut has been fully replaced. References KHA Reference number is 2310, and the KNP POM is L.97. No Conservation Study existed for this hut, but NPWS are about to issue a tender for a CS for Patons, O'Keefes and others in February 2002. https://mountainhuts.net/knp/pedens-hut monthly 0.5 2026-10-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/1c6aa4c5-33ed-437c-addc-911042f6d667/Peden%27s+hut+.jpg Huts of Kosciuszko, NSW - Pedens Hut Pedens Hut Known as Pedens Hut Location Just to the east of Tantangara Dam, along a short track, off the main firetrail, and at Grid reference 541395. Brief History The first hut on this site was built in the late 1890s by Arch Peden, and was completely clad in slabs. It stood about fifty metres away towards the cherry trees (still visible). This is the second hut on this site and was built by Bill Adams in 1929 and 1930, to support grazing on the Gulf grazing lease. The original lease was transferred to Mr Roseby of Bumbalong near Cooma in 1917 then transferred to the Litchfield family in 1925. As salt was used to form a "lick" to bring cattle nearby, the floor became embedded with salt, which attracted wombats and other animals, that then did a lot of damage to the woodwork. A wooden sheep dip also existed on the site and a new toilet has been built nearby, by the NPWS in about 2002. Construction The hut is 5 m by 2.8 m, with the roof and walls built of corrugated iron. The walls were originally of wooden slabs, but these have been progressively replaced. There is a fireplace with a rock hearth and an iron chimney. One window exists. The floor is wooden, but this may not be original? Caretakers - Unallocated, KHA currently. References Hueneke p 204. KHA Reference number is 1312 and the KNP POM Schedule is L.98. History notes exist for this hut. GPS: S 36.060181 E 148.295504 https://mountainhuts.net/knp/old-currango-hut monthly 0.5 2026-10-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/0b9afc14-59f1-4bc7-9cb6-d5f917455bb9/Old+Currango+-+5.jpg Huts of Kosciuszko, NSW - Old Currango Hut Old Currango Hut Photo by Reet Vallak 1988 during restorations. Known as Old Currango Homestead or Currangorambla Homestead Location At the top of the Tantangara Plain, west side, with a fantastic view across to the Brindabella Ranges. Grid Reference is 504490. It is accessible from the Mosquito Fire trail or by walking from the Port Phillip Fire trail. If you take the latter, stay on the trail, as shortcuts can be very wet. Brief History This is one of the five huts that has a book written about it. The author is Harry Hill. The primary building was built in 1873 by Tom O'Rourke, who had been grazing on the plain since 1834. It is the oldest homestead in the Kosciuszko National Park. An old slab and bark hut had stood about 1.5 km to the east until this building was constructed. The kitchen, bedroom and fireplace were built in the 1880s and the storeroom added in 1900 by Fischer. The army removed the decaying storeroom in 1981 and a major restoration with KHA and the LRC followed in 1988. Construction The building is 10 m by 7.5 m and is mostly timber, including floors and weatherboards. There is a wide veranda and mud mortared flues to the chimneys. There are four classic windows. References Hill, Harry - “Currango” Hueneke Pp ii 3, 223, 224 KHA reference number is 1210 and the KNP POM Schedule is L.10. History notes exist. GPS: S 35.690160 E 148.664490 https://mountainhuts.net/knp/okeefes-hut monthly 0.5 2026-10-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/c1566a49-0ac0-4b0a-8b76-b7fa27930b7a/O%27Keefe%27s+hut+-+4.jpg Huts of Kosciuszko, NSW - O'Keefes Hut O'Keefes Hut Photograph courtesy of Jack Palmer. Known as O’Keefes Hut or Bogong Hut. Location The nearest hut to Mount Jagungal. The Grid reference is 261012 on the Khancoban 1:50,000 map. Brief History O'Keefes was built in 1934 by A.S. O'Keefe, to support local grazing. He carted materials from Old Adaminaby. Construction O'Keefes is 7.5 m by 3.8 m in size and consists of two rooms, plus a shed (previously a bathhouse). The roof and walls are of corrugated iron, in good condition. The hut has a wooden floor and there is one window. There was originally a Masonite ceiling and lining, but this is slowly being pulled apart by a very large possum. Repairs were completed in 2002 and 2003. The fireplace and hearth are of mortared stones, and the flue is of iron. There is also an outside toilet. Reference KHA Reference is 2326 and the KNP POM is number L.94. In January 2002, NPWS were about to release a tender for a conservation study for this and four other huts. Value O'Keefes is considered one of the most important huts in KNP for survival and shelter. GPS: https://mountainhuts.net/knp/oldfieldshut monthly 0.5 2026-10-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/3c6da760-2a26-49ce-bb24-0e3ee18e74c6/Oldfields+Hut.jpg Huts of Kosciuszko, NSW - Oldfields Hut Oldfields Hut A superb photograph from the KHA records by Jane Wheaton. Known as Oldfields Hut, Murray Creek Hut or Oldfields No. 1. Location Oldfields is located in the east of KNP almost at the border with Namadgi National Park and on the track that leads up to Murray’s Gap and Mt Bimberi, at Grid Reference 587502. Brief History Oldfields was built in 1925 by Jack Pheney for the Oldfield family. It replaced the Wards hut previously built nearby for the family in 1920. An Aboriginal circle of stones (a Bora Ring) used to exist in front of the hut, about 20 m directly in front of the main door, and about 12 m in diameter. It was clearly visible until the early 1990s. Recent careful searches have failed to find it and it may have been deliberately removed. Construction A typical slab hut measuring 10 m by 3 m, with vertical boards and a great veranda. The roof is of iron and the floor of stones and wood. A vegetable garden is still visible at the front, plus stockyards about 500 m to the east. Value Oldfields is a classic, with perfect positioning and construction style. It is considered a favourite hut by many walkers. It has exceptional value from both a heritage and recreational viewpoint. It is an easy walk from the gate on the Tantangara Dam road, but is not on a common path, except for those coming from Orroral Valley or elsewhere in the ACT. A great cycle ride from Orroral Valley. References A KHA Brief, Notes and History exist for the hut. KHA number 1601. Hueneke Pp 200, 224, 228, 229. GPS: https://mountainhuts.net/knp/mawsonshut monthly 0.5 2026-10-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/a64647ee-50e9-4bb1-bc77-9660a2d7c010/Mawson%27s+hut+-+3.JPG Huts of Kosciuszko, NSW - Mawsons Hut Mawsons Hut Photograph Courtesy of Peter Sundstrom © 2001. Known as Mawsons Hut, The Grand, Valentine Hut or “Mawson The Grand”. Location is under Mt Gungarten on the Big Bend of the River at Grid Reference 260903 on the Khancoban 1:50,000 map. Some old yards sit below the hut and footpads lead to it (visible in summer!) Brief History Mawsons was built by Herb Mawson (the manager of "Bobundra" Station), plus Lindsay Willis, Con Bolton and Jack Bolton in 1930. The ceiling and linings were put in, in late 1930 and the chimney in 1933. For decades, the Exclusive Squirrels Ski Club maintained the hut, and were renowned for keeping a good library. More recently, the new squirrel members have undertaken replacement of the lining of the hut. The hut also has a fearful reputation for internal wildlife, but its size and location make it a favourite with XC skiers. It can be a devil to find in a white-out and a GPS position is sought! Construction The hut is large at 7 m by 4 m, with two rooms and a wood store. The roof and walls are of iron and the floor of wood. The chimney has a concrete base and an iron flue. There is also one window and an outside toilet. Caretakers - The New Squirrels References Hueneke Pp xvi, 37, 49-51, 128, 151. KHA reference number is 2325 and KNP POM Number is L.87. KHA History notes exist for this hut. GPS: S 36.221865 E 148.403481 (Check this one!) https://mountainhuts.net/knp/long-plain-homestead monthly 0.5 2026-10-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/a0bbae24-2df9-4a27-986f-4209d9c22ad7/Long+Plain+Homestead+Rear+2020.05.JPG Huts of Kosciuszko, NSW - Long Plain Homestead https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/1795baf4-a958-40fc-8044-34f848c14811/Long+Plain+Hall.JPG Huts of Kosciuszko, NSW - Long Plain Homestead https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/0e3b67f7-5353-4a24-8eda-061a340b3129/Long+Plain+and+Drive+GD.JPG Huts of Kosciuszko, NSW - Long Plain Homestead https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/141eb42a-c704-4d26-8503-b51e59589ba6/Long+Plain+Rear+VG.JPG Huts of Kosciuszko, NSW - Long Plain Homestead https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/f3821282-658d-4b58-97db-feb5feb99627/Long+Plain+verandah.JPG Huts of Kosciuszko, NSW - Long Plain Homestead https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/3dafe56c-414f-4aa5-bbb3-2cb753be850c/Long+Plain+Interpretive+Sign.JPG Huts of Kosciuszko, NSW - Long Plain Homestead https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/746dbf60-4813-4932-92be-e812d7ffa7e6/Long+Plain+Front+GD+OJM+May+2020.JPG Huts of Kosciuszko, NSW - Long Plain Homestead Long Plain Homestead Known as Long Plain Homestead, Oddys, Ibbotsons House, Dr Campbell Hut. Not to be confused with Long Flat Hut. Location It can be readily reached by car, (only a few kilometres off the Snowy Highway), up the Rules Point Road, and turn right after two kilometres. Grid Reference is 390484 on the Rules Point 1:25,000 map. Brief History The original building was built by Bobby Joyce for Dr Campbell to support his grazing leases. Bill Oddy was the Manager up until the late 1930s. The original shingle roof was covered in 1927. Col Ibbotson then managed it for various owners up until 1959. Alvy Oddy was the last leaseholder until late in the 1960s. It is now an NPWS rest area, and was badly vandalised until recent restoration. Fences now keep the cars away from the buildings. It is commonly used by the horse riding community, but seems to be fine under this pressure. Construction The building is large at 7 m by 11 m. It is constructed of timber and lined with a wooden floor. There are four main rooms and a veranda. The chimneys are mud mortared rock with iron flues. An old privy stands nearby, along with an NPWS standard issue toilet. Caretakers The Land Rover Club of the ACT took over the maintenance of this hut, after their successful work on Old Currango. References KHA Reference number is 1207 KNP POM number is L.84. A full Conservation Study exists. GPS: S 35.697286 E 148.537661 https://mountainhuts.net/knp/new-portfolio-item-1 monthly 0.5 2026-10-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/51c0afc6-02c2-43ad-b2d5-edc162506109/Mackay%27s+hut+-+3.jpg Huts of Kosciuszko, NSW - Mackeys Hut Mackeys Hut Photograph by Jim Hart © 1989. Also known as Mackeys Hut, Mackays Hut, or Tibeaudos Hut (This spelling with an “e” is in common use, but spelling with an “a” is considered correct - reference MLA Peter Cochrane who is married to a Mackay.) Location is on the trail between O'Keefes hut and the Gungahlin River, Grid reference is 317050. Brief History Mackays was built in 1944-5 by Norm and Sam Mackey for grazing. Their lease was ultimately revoked in 1958. The site was first visited by Dr Herbert Schlink in 1926 with Bill and Bob Hughes and a bunch of other horsemen. They camped at the site, where a rough granite fireplace existed - was there another hut hereabouts before? The fireplace at Mackays is renowned for smoking, but otherwise the hut with its sheltering veranda is excellent. Construction Mackeys consists of two rooms with iron walls and roof. The floor is of timber and the fireplace of stones, with an iron flue. Caretakers - none References Hueneke P 85 KHA Reference number is 2336 KNP POM Schedule is L.85. GPS: 36.088798 E 148.464364 - in the tree line. https://mountainhuts.net/knp/townsends-hut monthly 0.5 2026-10-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/41b496bc-684f-41ee-a030-f76ae01765f7/Townsend%27s+hut+.jpg Huts of Kosciuszko, NSW - Townsends Hut Townsends Lodge Known as Townsend’s Hut, Townsend or Townsend Lodge. Location The hut can be found four kilometres east of Tantangara Dam. Follow the firetrail towards Pedens Hut, but turn uphill to the left, after crossing the river at the obvious intersection of two fire trails. There is also an illegal 4WD access trail approaching from the rear, accessible from the hill above Tantangara Dam. Grid Reference is 523385. Brief History This hut was built in the 1940s by Charlie Townsend for grazing, but was more commonly used by a Newcastle Bookmaker and his family for fishing. Until the late 1990s it was commonly vandalised, but in 1999 it was superbly restored by Clive Richardson and team, including Stewart, Jack, Jim, and Jerry, who removed the dangerous fireplace and much of the fibro-board. They also restored the veranda, making it an excellent hut to visit. Peter Cochrane, past MP for Eden-Monaro, is a regular visitor, on horseback. Construction The hut is 6 m by 3.5 m approximately and includes 3 rooms in an irregular shape. The walls are of wood and fibro and the roof of iron. There is a shed at the rear. References The KHA Reference number is 1310 and KNP POM schedule is L.121. GPS: S 35.784443 E 148.684964 https://mountainhuts.net/knp/millers-hut monthly 0.5 2026-10-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/016c076d-903d-4ce6-9527-aece449efd30/Millers+and+Log+VG+OJM+2003.JPG Huts of Kosciuszko, NSW - Millers Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/bb521673-ea4b-42f4-97cd-e59ac7421bd2/Millers+Fire+Place+VG.JPG Huts of Kosciuszko, NSW - Millers Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/f673971f-85ea-4781-8c8b-a9d4e7533584/Millers+Fireplace.JPG Huts of Kosciuszko, NSW - Millers Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/28e9ede9-7daa-43ee-8c67-76e7f564c28f/Millers+internal+Sign.JPG Huts of Kosciuszko, NSW - Millers Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/f87b4bbe-6cef-45b7-a333-984c2cbaa4b6/Millers+inside+GD.JPG Huts of Kosciuszko, NSW - Millers Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/a24561b5-70e3-41f0-b4ca-157f967e9234/Millers+Rear.JPG Huts of Kosciuszko, NSW - Millers Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/db6cefdd-518e-4faf-9f14-b0cba71f0093/Millers+table+wide.JPG Huts of Kosciuszko, NSW - Millers Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/7f1af86c-7adc-4d4c-8057-76aa1c672e91/Millers+Hut+VG+OJM+May+2020.JPG Huts of Kosciuszko, NSW - Millers Hut Millers Hut Photographs by Olaf Moon Copyright 2022. Known as Millers Hut Location Millers Hut is on Long Plain, about 2 km off the Port Phillip Fire Trail, to the south. There is no track to the hut, although one is forming as more people visit the hut. The pad follows the creek gently uphill, but the creek will stop most 4WD vehicles coming too close. Grid Reference on the Tantangara Map Ed.2 is 424476. Brief History Millers was built of second-hand materials by Theo and Bill Miller in 1943, but some say it was in about 1938. It is a favourite place for people seeking peace and quiet, being easily accessible, but not shown on maps, nor commonly known about. Construction A wooden floor is a key feature in an otherwise galvanised iron hut (both walls and roof). A chimney of iron also, with a rock hearth. Caretakers - Pip Brown and Friends References Hueneke Pp 194 KHA number 1206, KNP POM L.89. A conservation study exists. GPS Location: S 35.705944 E 148.577956 https://mountainhuts.net/knp/kiandra-courthouse monthly 0.5 2026-10-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/89291423-fce2-4d3c-a6dc-49a16614d357/Kiandra+Court+House+burnt+GD.jpg Huts of Kosciuszko, NSW - Kiandra Courthouse Kiandra Court House Known as The Kiandra Hotel, Kiandra Court House, Kiandra Post Office or Kiandra Works Depot. Location of the building is in the main street of Kiandra at the top of the rise. Brief History This full building with all extensions burnt down in the 2020 bushfires. The photo opposite shows the building within a week of the fires. All other buildings in Kiandra were burnt also - Wolgal Lodge, Pattinson’s and Matthews Cottage. The NPWS confirmed in 2022 that all are likely to be replaced and rented to the public. KNP Officers were very quick to remove a large pine tree at the front of the building straight after the fires, and probably understandably so. KNP also undertook very quick repairs to the front half of the building with a new roof, due to its significant heritage value. The long extension at the back was removed. KHA does not have this building currently in its huts list, but its historical importance and future prospects are very important to the area. It is widely known that this building was built as the local court house and police station. It was later turned into the Kiandra Chalet (not one of the hotels), then a DMR-RTA depot. The original Post Office was temporarily the Kiandra School of Arts building and was built a few doors up the street towards Tumut. There were two other buildings that were hotels at one time. This is certainly achievable, but at a considerable cost. It closed as a chalet in 1973, before Selwyn's Ski Resort really took off. Today it would probably be a viable accommodation place and cafe, there being no other between Adaminaby and Talbingo. However, KNP has a view that ALL waste would need to be removed from the area if it was made into commercial accommodation for example. A Conservation Study exists for the building. The NPWS have tried to get someone interested in making it a commercial venture, but the restrictions imposed are exceptionally rigorous (as you might imagine in the NP), making it hard to run the place in a viable manner. Handling of sewerage, waste, petrol and parking are all obviously key issues. Caretakers - NPWS References It does not appear on the KHA Hut listing. KNP Files. GPS: S 35.873352 E 148.495067 https://mountainhuts.net/knp/kellshut monthly 0.5 2026-10-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/385c7df3-f7b6-4757-bc6e-e165f48fd8dc/Kells_landscape_OM_02.jpg Huts of Kosciuszko, NSW - Kells Hut Kells Hut Photography by Olaf Moon 2002. Known as Kells Hut or Kells and Venables. Location Kells is a delightful hut, located at Emu Flat, off the Goobarragandarra Valley, in the far north of the KNP. Grid Reference 367789. It can be accessed either from the Tumut side, or off the Brindabella Road, and down Barnetts Road and then Boundary Road. The walk or drive to the hut is down a very steep hill, and requires a good 4WD vehicle or strong knees! Brief History This hut was built by Wally Kells and Jack Venables in 1943. It was used all year round by the Kells. The Emu Flat area had seen a number of previous huts, usually built for mining, rather than grazing, as this hut was. Those huts are no longer visible, but the wide range of fruit trees in the valley indicates possible locations. The National Park Service resumed the area in 1973. Construction The hut is about 4 m square, and is notable for both horizontal and vertical slabs, currently with breezy gaps between them. There is a wooden floor in good condition, and the chimney is iron above a footing of stones. There is a single window. The hut received considerable renovation in the late 1990s, and currently contains some useful furniture. References KHA number 0303, KNP POM L.2. A History Brief and Conservation Study exist for this hut. GPS: S 35.422040 E 148.506784 https://mountainhuts.net/knp/horse-camp-hut monthly 0.5 2026-10-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/1d82a8cb-dce9-4ac0-a459-84ea7308ae9f/Horsecamp+Dec+2019+J+Hedger.jpg Huts of Kosciuszko, NSW - Horse Camp Hut Horse Camp Photo courtesy of J Hedger 2019. Known as Horse Camp Hut Located Walk up from Guthega power station and find it in the first section of the Munyang Corridor, just off the Fire trail to Whites River Hut, and at Grid reference 253782. Brief History The hut was built in the 1950s by the SMA for surveying but abandoned in the 1960s. Originally there was a horse paddock in front of the hut. Construction Horse Camp is famous for its scarlet red door, being easier to find in the snow when it can be very challenging to find the actual hut. The hut measures 7.5 m by 3.5 m and has two rooms. The roof and walls are of iron, and the former houses a useful loft. The floor is of wood and dirt. There is a stove in one room and a hearth in the other, the latter having an iron clad flue. There are two windows. Outside there is also a toilet. References KHA reference is 2435 and the KNP POM is L.74. GPS: S 36.331509 E 148.396029 https://mountainhuts.net/knp/hains-hut monthly 0.5 2026-10-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/465bd0d0-34ad-4163-afcd-c20084bcefdd/Hains+Interior+2003+OJM.jpeg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/f6dc4540-0561-464c-b01a-9d23d6127385/Hains+Workparty+2003+OJM.jpeg Huts of Kosciuszko, NSW - Hains Hut Hain's Hut Photos Copyright (c) Olaf Moon - December 2003 work party. Location Hain’s hut is west of Tantangara, on a river at Grid Reference 438402. It is accessible by firetrail from the Snowy Highway to the south. The best way is to drive in 5 km on the Bullock Hill Fire trail to the river and walk from there. The track is very good at the moment and easily rideable by mountain bike. Brief History The lease on which this hut was built was held by Elizabeth Janet Hain. She gave her son, Herbert "Herb" Hain the right to use the lease. Herb built the hut in 1948, using materials that were pre-cut by George Bottom of Cooma. They were carried into the picturesque hut site beside the Murrumbidgee River, on a four wheel wagon, which followed a more direct line from Witzes, down the creek to this place. Herb ran his own property, "Harlowe" near the airport at Cooma, which remains in the family to this day, and used this lease of 1500 acres to graze sheep in the summer. He relinquished the lease in the 1970s, after which it was actively used by the NSW Flyfishers Club and others. Herb passed away in 1994 but is remembered for many things, not least his finding the lost aircraft Southern Cloud. Currently, the hut is most commonly used by horse riders, but walkers, fly-fishers, mountain bikers and canoeists are also common visitors. Herb's son, H. Clyde Hain spent much of his youth at the hut, riding both horses and trail bikes in the area until 1973. Every few years, he returns to keep the hut in good order. The last time was December 2003, when major renovation work was done on the hut by Clyde, his son Sam and a work party of KHA members. This included restumping the veranda and southern wall, cutting of drainage pits, replacement of floor boards on the veranda, replacement of window sills, cleaning of the fireplace and graffiti, closure of all bird entry points, installation of a new log book holder and many other tasks. Of note is the furniture in the hut, including a huge kitchen table, that would seat at least 24 with comfort. It was originally the dining table from Gooandra Homestead, and was brought here after a friend of Herb’s took the old table away. It was made of Australian Cedar, and the wombats found it to their liking. The remains were made into two coffee tables, one of which remains with the Hains. There are also two bunks, chairs, a long bench and a cedar dresser. Construction The building is 6 m by 3 m plus an additional 2 m square room and veranda. The roof and walls are of corrugated iron, with a pitched gable and skillion over the veranda. The floor is of wood, made from un-grooved boards. Unusually, the key stumps were of stone and others of wood, which have sunk to some degree. The chimney base is of concrete and stone, with an iron surround. The inner has a huge pair of dogs welded to a backing plate of steel. The flue is a round tube of iron, slightly too short, but held in place by custom welded rings and braces of flat steel. It now sports a bird proof latch, made from an old toasting grill. Furniture includes the table, dresser, two chairs, a long bench, shelving and two bunks. The upper bunk used to be fitted with hessian from a wool bale. The room to the right end of the veranda, was the tack shed, used for storage. Around the hut were two mustering paddocks, the largest on the hill opposite. Most of the wire and iron droppers have now been removed. Caretakers - The Hain Family. References Hueneke Pp 202. KHA reference number is 1307, KNP POM number is L.68. GPS: https://mountainhuts.net/knp/hoggshut monthly 0.5 2026-10-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/24860f39-1f64-449f-90cb-5ed4fc3d24c6/Hogg%27s.jpg Huts of Kosciuszko, NSW - Hoggs Hut Hoggs Hut Known as Hoggs Hut or Hoggs Lodge. Located on the very western edge of the national park, and south of Talbingo at Grid reference 942760. It is quite a drive to reach this hut. Brief History Hoggs was built in 1961 by Len Hogg as a cattleman's shelter and later used for fishing. It was resumed in 1974, but the KNP allowed Len to maintain it and keep it locked. Today it stores materials for Search and Rescue Service. Construction Hoggs is a 5 m by 4 m Nissen hut with the typical curved roof. The floor is concrete and the roof and walls are all one, and are of curved corrugated iron. There is an external toilet. References KHA Reference is 2401 KNP POM is L.37. GPS: S 36.354925 E 148.050201 https://mountainhuts.net/knp/greyhillcafe monthly 0.5 2026-10-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/70e07ed9-9989-4c6d-8d06-48dfd8f0078c/Grey+Hill+Cafe+-+1.JPG Huts of Kosciuszko, NSW - Grey Hill Cafe Hut - Grey Hill Cafe Photo Courtesy KHA Archive - maintenance crew. Known as Grey Hill Cafe Hut, Paynters Hut or Painters Hut. Located up the steep firetrail from Tooma Dam or from the north along the track from Gray Mare, Grid Reference is 148847 on the Kosciusko Map. Brief History The original hut was built in the 1940s as a stockman’s hut. In the 1950s it was used by the SMA workers as a Cafe. In the 1960s the skillion roof was blown off in a strong windstorm (some say deliberately removed) but was restored by John Paynter and friends. Others say the hut was completely rebuilt in a slightly different location. Construction The hut is small and about three metres square. It is corrugated iron over bush poles. The hearth and chimney are of stone, covered by corrugated iron. References KHA Reference is 2414 and the KNP POM is L.67. GPS: https://mountainhuts.net/knp/broken-dam-hut monthly 0.5 2026-10-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/456b3b16-474d-473e-b3f8-138cd7e6b34f/BrokenDam-AL.jpg Huts of Kosciuszko, NSW - Broken Dam Hut - Broken Dam Hut Known as Broken Dam Hut, sometimes as Broken Down Hut. Located along the Four Mile Track, 7 km south of the Snowy Mountains Highway. It is also accessible from the trail to Snowy Plain. History This is one of seven huts in KNP that has had a complete book written about it. “The many lives of Broken Dam Hut” by Harry Hill 2008. There have been two huts on this site. Some people believe that the original hut was originally a worker’s cottage from the sawmill near Rules Point, which was later moved by Ted Quinn to this site using a bullock team. Another view says that it was built at the Nine Mile diggings nearby, and that Tom Yan dragged it over rolling logs to the present site, also using bullocks. The structure of the sleepers under the hut would indicate that this is a possibility Original hut showing logs underneath, photographed by Reet Vallack on 30 April 1972 Whatever, both tales are possible as the original hut had floor joists that would have allowed easy movement. More likely is that it was moved from Rules Point to Nine Mile then later moved again to the present location (an excellent one given the terrain). Construction started earlier than 1927 when it gets mentioned by Herbert Schlink in his first winter crossing diaries. Construction As for so many others, this hut was modified many times, including the addition of the veranda, that was to be its undoing in 1989 when the hut was burnt to the ground by a party trying to dry out their gear, in bad weather, and who lit a fire that was too big. The original hut used floor joists and had unusual 18 cm weatherboards, a gable roof of iron and wooden floor. The new hut is materially the same, but with more robust footings. References “The many lives of Broken Dam Hut” by Harry Hill. Hueneke Pp 91,92, 108-111 https://mountainhuts.net/knp/kidmans-hut monthly 0.5 2026-10-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/631dacaa-c543-48b6-82de-7e5f7bca07e5/Kidmans+from+NE+OMoon+MED.jpg Huts of Kosciuszko, NSW - Kidmans Hut Kidmans Hut Photograph was taken by Olaf Moon © January 2006, as for one below. Known as Kidman’s Hut or Napthali’s. Located at the top end of the Burrungubugge corridor and below Brassy Gap. A track leads from behind to the Alpine Hut site, but no track leads to Kidmans. Commonly approached from Davies Hut or Burrungubuggee (which is easier since the 2003 fires). Grid reference is 318910 on the map, but this is wrong - it’s 225 m north at 318912, near to the creek. Brief History Built by Ben Kidman, Alec Kidman and Bill Napthali in 1932. Timber was dragged across the river behind a draught horse. Construction The hut is 2.8 m by 2.8 m. It is built of corrugated iron over a timber frame, with an iron roof. The chimney has a timber frame, iron clad "roof" and is lined with rocks. The door has unusual horizontal pine weatherboards, which were replaced in 2005 Caretaker - B. McCauley and friends References Hueneke Pp 120 -121 KHA Reference number is 2338 KNP POM number is L.24. A KHA History sheet exists for this hut. GPS: S 36.214820 E 148.466833 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/a0f27175-5fad-4c6b-8ac9-ca6f48fb1025/Kidmans+Chimney+3.jpg Huts of Kosciuszko, NSW - Kidmans Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/3a818f8b-c5af-4660-a478-1f26c9f0a29a/Kidmans+Closeup+Door+Open.jpg Huts of Kosciuszko, NSW - Kidmans Hut https://mountainhuts.net/knp/brookshut monthly 0.5 2026-10-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/0637d9e5-6e07-4a21-9d6b-684033a81c41/Brooks+MD.jpg Huts of Kosciuszko, NSW - Brooks Hut - Brooks Hut This photo courtesy of Murray Dowling 2002. Known as The V Hut or Brooks Hut. The hut was damaged in the 2020 bushfires and is due for repair. Location Brooks is located west of Eucumbene Dam, and north of Crooks Racecourse. The Grid Reference is 368114 on the Eucumbene 1:50,000 map. There is a track to the hut, but it does not show on most maps. Brief History The hut was built by Bill Brooks in 1945, for grazing. It may be confused with another listed at 367117, by Gatis Gregors in his thesis. Construction Brooks is 8 m by 4.5 m including the verandah. Its roof and walls are constructed of corrugated iron, and the floor is wood. The fireplace is substantial with a concrete hearth, mud mortared walls and iron. There is one window. Reference The KHA reference is 2501 and the KNP POM number is L.46. There is a Conservation Study KHA History notes for this hut. GPS: S 36.029983 E 148.519667 https://mountainhuts.net/knp/circuits monthly 0.5 2026-10-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/d720838b-8855-4247-8748-f94bb5e7e9e7/Circuits+90.jpg Huts of Kosciuszko, NSW - Circuits Hut - Circuits Hut Photograph by Olaf Moon with his son, Alex standing in the door taken in 1991. Known as Circuit Hut, Circuitts Hut, Doosies Hut, Fells Hut, or Gulf Hut. Location: Circuitts is on the Tantangara Plain, a short walk north of Currango, south east of Tantangara Dam and west of Oldfields at Grid Reference 524346. Brief History Circuits was built in 1938 by George Circuit for the Australian Estates Pastoral Company, to support grazing. Circuit himself held the lease for many years. Jimmy Gavel was supposed to have died in a snowdrift nearby to the hut and his beard left nailed to the mantelpiece, but he later came back as a ghost to frighten his mate, Tom Shanley and collect his beard. It’s now gone, so it may not be just a story! The photo is of Alex Moon, taken in 1990 when he was a toddler, but loved camping in the outdoors. The hut has since been restored and the silver iron on the front right has been removed. There is a ruin of a pise (compressed mud) hut nearby. Construction Circuits is a four room house with a verandah. It is mainly timber with weatherboards for wall covering, and wooden floors. There is some furniture and a kerosene fridge that still works. The chimney is brick. There are four windows. Separate from the main building, there is a toilet and shed. References Hueneke P 202-3 KHA Reference number is 1311 and the KNP POM is L.14. A history sheet exists. GPS: S 35.818905 E 148.688728 https://mountainhuts.net/knp/cesjack monthly 0.5 2026-10-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/ac0752f2-dd64-4bff-af69-ecdaea9d72c7/Cesjacks_1.jpg Huts of Kosciuszko, NSW - Cesjacks Hut - Cesjacks Hut Known as Cesjack’s Hut. Location: Cesjacks is just inside the Kosciuszko NP boundary on the eastern side. It is accessible by a 4WD track towards Snowy Plain from Jindabyne or west from Berridale, then an uphill walk. The location along the west boundary of the many Snowy Plain grazing leases have been long fought over by graziers and skiers, trying to build lodges right against the NP boundary and in sight of Mt Jagungal. The disagreements have been bitter and legal, resulting in land resumptions by the NP Service in some cases. It is far east of Mt Jagungal in the Kosciuszko National Park, near to the site of Moulds Hut and Spencer’s Peak. The grid reference is 305986 on the Khancoban 1:50,000 map. Cesjacks has especially high recreational and survival value in this location, particularly given the deliberate removal of all other huts at this altitude and location. Brief History Cesjacks was built by Cecil O'Brien and Jack Bolton for grazing. It was also used as a Pastures Protection Board Hut, and is on the site of a previous stockman’s camp. The area around Cesjacks has been the site of some almighty tussles between parties wishing to build new lodges on the grazing leases immediately to the East. A number of private lodges were eventually bought out by the KNP, in particular that built by Bryan Haig's group, as they were considered to be in the sight of Jagungal. The NPWS considered the Jagungal wilderness as pristine and not to be subject to any man-made objects if possible. B. Haig wrote a particularly strong book on the subject, which was highly critical of the NPWS at the time. A substantial private enclave still exists between Cesjacks and Eucumbene, much of which could be included in the NP. Lodges that have been removed include Katingal, Nordheim and Jaanga. Huts in the enclave (that is on private property) include Kellys, Flanaghans, 1452 and others. Most are open. Nearby, Moulds hut was deliberately burnt to the ground by Rangers. Construction The hut is substantial, being 6.5 m by 3 m approximately. The walls are of iron, with a strong chimney of rock, cement and iron. The roof is also corrugated iron. There is a floor of timber. There is also a locked shed and toilet. Reference KHA reference number 2330, KNP POM is L.47. GPS: S 36.146191 E 148.452148 Photos The photo on this page is by another. The introduction photo by O Moon shows Brad Jones, wilderness wanderer and lover of the high country, but now sadly deceased. https://mountainhuts.net/knp/cooinbil monthly 0.5 2026-10-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/36cc497f-4a35-4316-8399-6c6fbc2fce27/Cooinbil+Med+Distance.JPG Huts of Kosciuszko, NSW - Cooinbil Homestead https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/019d4f94-466c-44fd-b1f0-ddd2c3838637/Cooinbil+Rear+God.JPG Huts of Kosciuszko, NSW - Cooinbil Homestead https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/a512709a-2198-4171-8af5-a21c93818b78/Cooinbil+and+Kitchen+Shed.JPG Huts of Kosciuszko, NSW - Cooinbil Homestead https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/aeb1bdb4-55cb-4f4b-aa88-63781884957c/Coinbil+inside.JPG Huts of Kosciuszko, NSW - Cooinbil Homestead https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/94e1ba60-e3c4-4718-94c6-e1bfa9c40972/Cooinbil+inside+to+kitchen.JPG Huts of Kosciuszko, NSW - Cooinbil Homestead https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/e2831a03-3afa-4837-9cca-0cd96132bac1/Cooinbil+Front+VG+OJM+2003.JPG Huts of Kosciuszko, NSW - Cooinbil Homestead https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/8daee6dc-86e0-4481-a5da-f798910d99e5/Cooinbil+Window+II.JPG Huts of Kosciuszko, NSW - Cooinbil Homestead https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/b5b09ba2-a1b1-4bc7-8612-e2bb19120eec/Cooinbil+Window.JPG Huts of Kosciuszko, NSW - Cooinbil Homestead https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/2f28ff1c-0700-47a7-b3af-4f5e1e1dbc53/Cooinbil+Info+Sign.JPG Huts of Kosciuszko, NSW - Cooinbil Homestead https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/702c1e9e-31a6-413a-958e-cd9e53238294/Cooinbil+Front+VG+OJM+2003.JPG Huts of Kosciuszko, NSW - Cooinbil Homestead Cooinbil Homestead Photograph copyright to Olaf Moon © 2001 and 2003. Known as Long Plain Homestead, The Retreat, Oddys Hut, or Ibbotson's Homestead. Located on the east side of Long Plain towards the Peppercorn (north) end, and readily accessible from the Snowy Highway at Rules Point, or from the north down the Broken Cart Trail in summer. Grid Reference is 445556 on the Rules Point map. Brief History This is one of seven huts in KNP for which there is a full book written, with more anticipated. (The others include Four Mile Hut, Daveys, Currango, Teddies and Old Currango). The original building was built on this site in 1866. This building replaced it in 1905, when the lease was held by A.B. Triggs. It was later taken over by Cooinbil Pty Ltd, a Riverina Property. Campbell was a major shareholder. In 1987 a large limb from the nearby tree fell and crushed half the building. NPWS gratefully allowed restoration of the main building and the kitchen at the rear. KHA members put in many hours of work on this restoration. In the 1990s, the boggy road was gravelled, making the building more accessible to regular vehicles and it suffered more vandalism from graffiti. The site is also regularly used by horse riders and groups, who appear to keep it in good order and have more recently built yards nearby, supported by KNP. The site is a good place to camp. Construction The building is a two room weatherboard cottage, with unusual cypress pine linings. The chimney is double brick. The roof is corrugated iron as is the separate kitchen area. There are shuttered windows and an NPWS standard toilet nearby. Caretakers - Harry Hill and friends from Tumut References Harry Hill - “Cooinbil - Recollections and Restoration” 1995 Wilkie Watson Publications 114 pp. Hueneke 195 KHA reference number 1207, KNP POM Schedule is L.50. A formal Conservation Study exists Notes and History sheet exist for this site. GPS: S 35.631292 E 148.597118 Extra Photographs below including interior shots by Olaf Moon were taken in 2003 to provide a detailed record and show the restoration, particularly to the kitchen at the rear. https://mountainhuts.net/knp/ccoolamine monthly 0.5 2026-10-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/6eba491e-98b4-4f0b-92ef-630e03976500/Coolamine+2+Huts.jpg Huts of Kosciuszko, NSW - Coolamine Huts Coolamine Homestead Photo courtesy of Barbara Seymour © 2001. Location Coolamine is on the Blue Waterholes Fire trail, off Long Plain Road to the East. It is one of the most visited sites in KNP, being accessible by car, and having three completely different styles of buildings, now all restored. They are known as Campbell’s, Southwells and the Cheese house. The first two are shown to the left. Grid Reference is 507579, on the Peppercorn 1:25,000 map. Brief History Coolamine has an extensive history. Terrence Murray, owner of the land that the Australian Government House now sits upon in Canberra, first visited these plains in early 1939 and that year his overseer, Stewart Mowle established the first homestead on this site. It was a slab and bark hut and he found the site with the help of the local aborigines who took considerable time to assist him to find their local trails on Long Plain and the surrounds. Long Plain road follows one of the indigenous trails as does the path over Murray’s Gap. The Southwells built the first real house in 1883 for grazing and followed up with the log cheese house in 1889. The builders were Fred Campbell, Fred Southwell and a Mr Franklin. The second building shown with the A frame front veranda, was the Campbell’s residence, built in the 1890s for summer use. The extensive buildings and yards were falling down in the late 1970s, and as the result of a Heritage Commission grant, Bill Boyd and many others restored all buildings (with only one exception) from 1983 onwards. Construction There are three completely different buildings here. The cheese house is a log cabin. The other two are classic slab and weatherboard homes but with different roofs and wide verandas. Note also the water race coming into the front of the buildings and the dual toilet. Caretakers - KHA and Tumut Friends References Hueneke Pp 206-217 KHA reference number is 1110. The KNP POM Schedule is L.7. There is extensive History for this site Conservation Study and plans. GPS: S 35.609275 E 148.665121 https://mountainhuts.net/knp/cootapatamba monthly 0.5 2026-10-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/461d962c-7b19-4b5b-b742-f7e50d0cb479/Cootapatamba+HiR+OM+01.04.jpg Huts of Kosciuszko, NSW - Cootapatamba Hut Cootapatamba Hut Photograph copyright to Olaf Moon © 2004. Alex Moon in the “escape hatch” for deep snow conditions. Located very strategically in the river valley to the immediate south of the Kosciuszko Summit at grid reference 125622. Brief History This hut was originally built by the SMA as a survey shelter. It is unique in that the snow entrance is via a rooftop tunnel. There is a summer entrance into the side of the "tower". The fireplace is external to the hut. Cootapatamba is a genuine survival shelter, designed to catch people leaving the summit of Kosciuszko during poor weather. The path down this valley would appear to head to safer areas, but in fact heads deep into the wilderness. Along with Seaman's this is the only other remaining survival hut above the snow line in KNP. Recently 19 people survived a storm inside the hut, a number it is almost impossible to imagine actually getting into it! Construction At 2.5 m by 2.5 m it is very small. The walls are weatherboard, and the floors of timber. There is a tin roof. Caretakers - Cox family. References KHA Reference number is 2409 and the KNP POM is L.51 Hueneke. GPS: S 36.477522 E 148.256115 Value Sense has prevailed here, even down to the colour of the paint job, and along with Seaman's Hut, this one has saved many lives, despite its small size. https://mountainhuts.net/knp/csirohut monthly 0.5 2026-10-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/bf3875de-2ed1-4a65-9d85-61de463ef133/CSIROhut4.10.04OJM.jpg Huts of Kosciuszko, NSW - CSIRO Research Hut CSIRO Hut Photographs copyright to Olaf Moon © 3 October 2004. Ian Frakes in frame. Known as CSIRO Hut, CSIRO Research Station or Rabbiter's Hut. Located near to Botheram Plain Hut and Daveys Hut, reachable down the 4WD fire trail from Nimmo Bridge. Location is GR 402894 on the Eucumbene 1:50,000 map. History The hut was built by the CSIRO in 1963 specifically for use as a research station for researching the control of rabbits in the area. A study area of 540 acres was set up in the north-eastern section of Snowy Plain, where the rabbit population was the worst ever. Myxomatosis almost wiped out the rabbits but complacency set in, and the population got away again. Additional studies were undertaken from 1966 to 1971 into the relationships of rabbits in burrows. The calicivirus (RCD) decimated the population by the late 1990s, and eucalyptus seedlings can be seen again. The hut was abandoned by CSIRO from about 2000 and is now open and available for use. It needs some tender loving care first, which it will get in 2004 and 2005. Construction Classic timber frame and panel board walls with gable iron roof. One room with kitchenette in the end, three windows. Pine wood, tongue-and-groove floor. In 2004, the windows need replacing, and the hut needs a good clean out, but otherwise is fine. Caretakers - KHA. References Downing, Pauline "If I Wake in the Middle of the Night" 1998, Page 70. BRS - Ian Frakes - pers comm. GPS: S 36.229293 E 148.560654 https://mountainhuts.net/knp/currango monthly 0.5 2026-10-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/7a6f9821-8f10-43b9-bb0b-d147848f88df/Curango+02+OM.jpg Huts of Kosciuszko, NSW - Currango Homestead https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/2e246672-56bc-4fc5-b84a-83caa20cca35/Currango+Buggy+Shed+02.02+OM.jpg Huts of Kosciuszko, NSW - Currango Homestead https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/27a4e2b4-de9e-4125-b3ef-5e380198fde7/Currango+The+Pines+02.02+OM.jpg Huts of Kosciuszko, NSW - Currango Homestead https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/541248f4-1bda-4742-b93d-08edce8a4204/Currango+The+Pines+90.jpg Huts of Kosciuszko, NSW - Currango Homestead https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/5371eda1-52bc-437b-a97a-17461cfc54bb/Curango+02+OM.jpg Huts of Kosciuszko, NSW - Currango Homestead Currango Homestead Photographs copyright to Olaf Moon © 2000. Also known as New Currango, Currango Homestead, Daffodil Cottage and the Pines Cottage. (There are 11 major buildings overall) Location Currango Homestead is on the Eastern side of Tantangara Plain, and is accessible from the Snowy Mountain Highway, up the Tantangara Dam road, by regular car. Grid Reference is 530448. A group called Friends of Currango keeps an excellent web page on this site alone. Brief History Currango consists of 29 buildings built over a long period. There are three main buildings within the group - Daffodil, the main House and The Pines. It was initially constructed in 1851 for grazing, with particular periods from 1893-1908, 1915-1919 and 1925-1926. Previously, Tom O'Rourke had a summer grazing camp on the site in 1839. Early owners included O'Rourke, Leopold de Salis (of Canberra fame), Arthur Triggs, Australian Estates and others. In 1944 the Kosciusko State Park took over, and appointed Tom and Molly Taylor as managers and to monitor stock numbers. They were granted life occupancy in 1967, when the area formally became part of the National Park, but are no longer there. Nowadays, Currango is rented to visitors, who come consistently year after year for fishing, walking or relaxing. Ted and Helen Taylor are your hosts. Caretakers - Friends of Currango are a group of people dedicated to maintaining this homestead in excellent condition. They also organise visits, walks, publications and the like, to support its restoration. Currango is the most operational homestead in the KNP, consisting of three main buildings and a number of sheds. Visitors may stay in the main homestead, in "The Pines" or at Daffodil Cottage, plus The Buggy Shed and Poisons Store. References Hueneke Pp 200 KHA Reference number is 1214. This site is in the KNP Plan of Management. GPS: S 35.726693 E 148.695189 https://mountainhuts.net/knp/derschkos monthly 0.5 2026-10-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/d0a758d6-a41a-4c57-94e8-9f40f6b7d3b2/Derschkos5.JPG Huts of Kosciuszko, NSW - Derschkos Hut Derschkos Hut Photo courtesy of Ted Flemming 1975. Known as Derschkos Hut, SMA Hut, Linesman’s Hut or Jagungal Hut Derschkos is located in the centre of the Jagungal wilderness, hidden behind a hill near Pugilistic Creek, and about 2 km from the road junction from Grey Mare to Round Mountain fire trail. It is only accessible on foot, or by approved access over a management firetrail. Its grid reference is 216 992 on the Kosciusko map. Brief History The hut was built by the SMA in the early 1950s, and used by a hydrologist named Derschkos. The Construction of the hut is professional, with three rooms covering an area of about 6.5 m square. The roof is of iron, the floor of timber and walls of weatherboards. The hut is lined with Masonite. There are four windows that may be opened. Generally, this hut has had the very best paintwork and finish in the mountains, including the striped roofing iron. This hut is fitted with a pot belly stove, although a walk is required to find firewood. Water is available in a small creek 10 m from the building. There is also a separate "loo with a view" and a locked storage shed. The latter was burnt down in the 2003 fires, creating a fear that the actual hut had gone, but that was not the case. Caretakers - SPAN Unlimited Value Being the nearest hut to Jagungal, it is particularly popular with skiers and walkers. In the 1970s it was in pristine condition, being regularly re-painted, including a candy striped roof. A number of lives have been saved by this hut, as for Mawsons Hut. References Hueneke K, "Huts of the High Country" P 43-45. KHA number 2317, KNP Plan of Management Schedule number is L.55. GPS: S 36.142393 E 148.353072 https://mountainhuts.net/knp/disappointmenthut monthly 0.5 2026-10-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/8106f48e-c1a5-4d33-9529-330a646aead6/Disappointment+Spur+hut+-+1.jpg Huts of Kosciuszko, NSW - Disappointment Spur Hut Disappointment Spur Hut The introductory photo is of the Moon family undertaking a maintenance day at the hut in 2001. Known as Disappointment Spur Hut, or Aqueduct Shelter Number 2. Location Above Munyang on a fire trail on the northern side of the valley, south of Guthega. The Grid Reference is 268788, on the Mt Kosciusko map. Brief History This hut was built as a survey shelter by the SMA in the 1950s and, unusually, they used two modules to build the one hut. Construction The hut has weatherboard walls, interior lining and a wooden floor. It has a flat roof of iron and two windows. There is a toilet nearby. References KHA reference number is 2436 KNP POM number is L.59. GPS: S 36.326310 E 148.414142 https://mountainhuts.net/knp/gavelshut monthly 0.5 2026-10-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/94b396c0-c4de-46b6-8316-0e0615ebbe10/Gavels_OM_feb2002+copy.jpg Huts of Kosciuszko, NSW - Gavels Hut - Gavels Hut Photograph by Olaf Moon © 2003. Known as Gavels Hut, Gravel Hut or Gavells Hut Located at the southern end of Tantangara Plain between Gang Gang Mountain and Bulgar Hill. Access to the hut is via a firetrail from near to Tantangara Dam. Grid reference is 498259 on the Denison 1:25,000 map. This hut survived both the 2003 and 2020 bushfires. It is surprising that this hut is not more popular, especially for families, as access is easy from the sealed highway, about 3 km past Adaminaby. The firetrail leads off to the right, almost directly opposite the Kosciuszko National Park sign, on the highway. It leads around a few bends, then up a hill for about 1.5 km, to a perfect open plain, and the hut. It can also be accessed from the North. Water and firewood are available nearby. Brief History Gavels was built by Dick Schofield and Roy Rawson in 1931, and used for grazing. However, Tom Taylor swears he stayed in it in 1929 and that it was built by James Gavel himself about 1922. Our view is that this was the previous hut built across the gully about 200 m away and facing west. It was owned by James Gavel, who built an earlier hut across the gully. That hut was built of corrugated iron with a flat roof. The last owners were Arthur Yen and Greg Welch. Construction Gavels is about 6.5 m by 4.5 m in size. It is built from timber with horizontal weatherboard cladding. The roof is of iron and the floor of timber. The chimney has a brick hearth and is clad in iron at the top. There is no NPWS toilet at this site. Caretakers - Wheaton Chipmunks References Hueneke Pp 204 and 205. KHA Reference number is 1413 and the KNP POM number is L.15. A history sheet exists. No Conservation Plan exists for this site. Wayne Schofield - pers comm. GPS: https://mountainhuts.net/knp/greymarehut monthly 0.5 2026-10-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/aed59c1b-2238-4e15-909f-6fa5ef9a7fd1/GrayMare4.JPG Huts of Kosciuszko, NSW - Greymare Hut - Grey Mare Hut And The Grey Mare Hut Murals Photograph courtesy of Mr Peter Sundstrom © 2001 Location is above Guthega power station, at the top of the Munyang Corridor on the Grey Mare Fire Trail and at Grid Reference 202915 on the Khancoban 1:50,000 map. Brief History Grey Mare Hut is the third in this location. The original hut was built in 1934, for mining, and some of the mining hardware is substantial and remains evident. It is worth a visit, just up the hill from the hut. The original hut materials were re-used to build the current hut in 1949, by Jack and Jim Bolton. The hut has since been improved for use by skiers, and is very popular for that purpose. The hut is also famous for its murals of nudes drawn by Rufus Morris (now fading) between 1954 and 1955. They were still very visible in the 1970s. Grey Mare is unique for its co-location with some very interesting mining equipment, and its fantastic position for cross-country skiing. Construction Grey Mare is 7 m by 3.5 m approximately. The walls and roof are made of corrugated iron and the floor is timber. The tongue and groove timber lining was added in 1960. The chimney is made of granite and cement. There is one window and a toilet adjacent. Value Grey Mare is considered to be one of the key survival shelters in the KNP. Caretakers - Brindabella Ski Club References Hueneke Pp 60, 69-71, 154 KHA reference number is 2312 and the KNP POM is L.22. A conservation study and history notes are available for this hut. GPS: S 36.211975 E 148.338250 History - Further Notes from the family ...a letter to KHA from Ian Ritchie... I chanced on your website tonight for the first time, and welcome the information you are gathering together on the huts. I'm currently having restored some Rufus Morris originals of Mawsons Hut, Jagungal, and Mt Twynum dated "1951" and "December 1952". My father, Arthur Ritchie, and his friend, Selby Alley, (founders of the Newcastle Tech College Bushwalking Club) took Rufus (who lived over the road from Dad's childhood home in Concord West) down to Kosciuszko during those years specifically for Rufus to complete some water-colours of the region. I have contemporaneous photos of the party carrying the heavy and bulky art supplies and backpacks into the park, and standing around Mawsons Hut. I believe the Grey Mare drawings were made on one of these two visits to the park, probably December 1952. My father told me that they were snowed-in at Grey Mare and on the third day of blizzard the comment was made, "snowed in and no women for company!" At that comment, Rufus took some charcoal from the fire and drew the nudes and the ghost of the Grey Mare. Dad mentioned that he requested Rufus to draw Dad's nude on the ceiling over Dad's bunk. The party then made its way to Dickey Cooper Hut, during which journey, Rufus became unwell and could no longer carry his pack. My father carried both packs for a while, one on his back and one in front. When the effort became too great, Dad would leave one of the packs on the fence line that they had encountered, walk a kilometre or so, then return for the second pack, and so forth, thereby tripling his walking distance. The party got to Dickey Coopers suffering from hypothermia, and took to the bunks. It was only the superhuman effort of Selby and Dad to encourage each other to make a fire that saved them. I was last in the Grey Mare Hut in the late seventies and noted a log book reference to some visitors who had taken offence at the murals and who had attempted to removed them. I'm glad to hear they are still there, if faded. Thanks once again for your web site, and I hope this little bit of information helps. Yours sincerely Ian Ritchie 7 October 2004. https://mountainhuts.net/knp/blackjack monthly 0.5 2026-10-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/7c86887b-0884-42e2-8677-083414d9b129/Black+Jack+FT00.jpg Huts of Kosciuszko, NSW - Black Jack Huts - Black Jack Huts Photograph Olaf Moon, copyright © 1999 Also Known as Black Jack Fire Tower huts. Location: They are located on the southern side of the Cabramurra Road, and at the end of their own fire-trail. They are accessible by vehicle in summer from a turn-off just down the road from Bradleys Hut. Find them at grid reference 183179 on the Cabramurra 1:25,000 map. History: These huts were built in 1973 by the Hume-Snowy Bush Fire Council, to support the fire tower watchers. Related sheds and huts have been removed, leaving just two in place. The main hut is now open to the public and in good condition. Being at high altitude, it is subject to the worst weather, but the view is spectacular. Construction: The main building is 8 m by 4 m, with weatherboards and an iron roof. It is lined. There is a wooden floor, and some furniture, but no fireplace. There is also an external shed (locked) and toilet. Caretakers - Fire Service References Hueneke p 137 KHA Reference number 1001, KNP POM number is L.39. GPS Location: S 35.974613 E 148.313425 https://mountainhuts.net/knp/cascade monthly 0.5 2026-10-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/043d10e0-755e-4bc2-adff-ca239596bec7/Cascade+Gd+OM+02.jpg Huts of Kosciuszko, NSW - Cascade Hut - Cascade Hut Photograph taken by Olaf Moon in 1998, while on a bicycle tour. Known as Cascade Hut or Cascades Hut. Located about 50 m off the fire trail heading south from Dead Horse Gap to Tin Mines. Take the Thredbo Road, past the village to the obvious car park 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 Elyne and Tom Mitchell in the 1940s. The hut was restored in the early 1970s by the Illawarra Alpine Club. The hut 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 - Illawarra 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 https://mountainhuts.net/knp/bullocks monthly 0.5 2026-10-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/006d7e74-64e9-42f4-9671-430d2f0cad94/Bullocks+Restored.jpg Huts of Kosciuszko, NSW - Bullocks Hut - Bullocks Hut All photographs by Olaf Moon 2005, after the restoration, except the introduction picture, taken in 1991. Location Take the road south from Jindabyne and turn left towards Thredbo. Watch out for the Ski Tube triangular sign about halfway to the resort. Bullock's hut is located just behind the huge car park for the Ski Tube underground train. The hut is easy to reach with a short walk from the Ski Tube car park. The Grid Reference is 292664 on the Mount Kosciuszko 1:50,000 map. Brief History The main house was built in 1934 by Charles Conway for Dr Bullock, as a fishing lodge. Further buildings were added between 1939 and 1947, and still exist. The Bullock family used the house between 1940 and 1950, but it was resumed by the NPWS in 1969. At the time the Ski Tube was built, the very substantial house was fully renovated (in the early 1990s). Construction The walls are made of cement blocks, with cement and tile floors. The chimney is cement. The original roof was shingles and some have been replaced with iron. Nearby, there is also a toilet and shed. References The KHA reference number is 2440 and the KNP POM number is L.30. There is a Conservation Study and History sheet for this site. GPS: S 36.436718 E 148.443101 Photographs Below; A series of high resolution photos of the restored hut and surrounds were taken in July 2005, with snow on the ground by OJ Moon. https://mountainhuts.net/knp/brayshaws monthly 0.5 2026-10-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/2038da86-a3b9-4ab5-9cbc-0d9b75819135/Brayshaws+KNP+JW+01.04.JPG Huts of Kosciuszko, NSW - Brayshaws Hut Brayshaws Hut KNP This photograph is by Jane Wheaton © 2004. Known as Brayshaw’s Hut or Roy Brayshaws Hut. It should not be confused with the popular Brayshaws hut in Namadgi National Park or other sites built by Alex, David, Jim or Tom Brayshaw. Location Brayshaws is located in the far east of KNP, on the Tantangara Plain. Grid Reference is 549292 on the Tantangara 1:25,000 map. Brief History This hut was reputedly built by Roy Brayshaw in the early 1950s, but is likely to have been an old SMA transportable hut, moved here from another location. Construction It is very small, measuring only 2 m by 3 m. It has weatherboard walls, a wooden floor, interior lining and a single window. The roof is a skillion iron type. It once included a stove in one corner, but now only the flue remains. The hut overlooks the extensive Nungar Plain, and behind it is a set of yards collapsed on the ground. It was possible to drive here until 2000, but now it is a longish walk. Traces Hut ruins are nearby. References Hueneke p 204 The KHA reference number is 1313 The KNP POM number is L.44. GPS: https://mountainhuts.net/knp/botheramplain monthly 0.5 2026-10-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/158be298-34c9-437d-9130-d43b16f2f487/BotheramPlainOM04+copy.jpg Huts of Kosciuszko, NSW - Botheram Plain Hut Botheram Plain Hut Known as Botheram Plain Hut, Willis Hut or Willys Hut. Location On the Snowy Plain, not far from Daveys Hut. The grid reference is 391865 (approximately) on the Berridale 1:50,000 map. Brief History This tiny hut was built in 1962 on site, for the 1920 to 1930 camps of Lindsay and Owen Willis, who used them for grazing. It was probably the last grazing hut built inside the KNP. More recently, it has seen more use by fishermen and shooters. Construction It is built of corrugated iron, is 2.8 m square and is lined with tar paper. There is one shutter and door. References KHA Reference number is 2601 and the KNP POM number is L.42. GPS: S 36.252894 E 148.548135 https://mountainhuts.net/knp/boobee monthly 0.5 2026-10-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/19e15dfc-f6d9-4425-8d4b-0a952c0deb3c/Boobee+01.jpg Huts of Kosciuszko, NSW - Boobee Hut - Boobee Hut This photograph of hut-version 2 was taken by Olaf Moon during a cycle tour in January 2001. Known as Boobee Hut or Cheyneys Hut Location in the east of KNP near the Gungahlin River. Grid Reference 318080 on the Khancoban 1:50,000 map. Brief History Boobee replaced an original hut built in the 1920s which was burnt down in 1964. The hut shown here (number 2 hut) was the harness shed built in the 1930s, south of the original hut. It was reputedly built by Bill Byatt, a miner, who also built a dam and races nearby. Jack Cheyney won the land (his last choice) as a booby prize, and moved it from elsewhere in KNP. The hut was burnt in the 2003 bushfires and rebuilt in 2009. The photo on the left is of the second hut that was burnt down. A third hut now stands on the site. Construction It is approximately 6.5 m by 2.8 m in size, with a roof and walls of corrugated iron. It has a wooden floor, stone hearth and iron chimney supported by external timber poles. Internally there is a separate sleeping platform. It is in excellent condition. References 1. The KHA reference number for Boobee is 2337 2. The KNP POM Schedule reference is L.41. 3. KHA has a Conservation History and brief on this hut. GPS: S 36.060849 E 148.464612 https://mountainhuts.net/knp/billjones monthly 0.5 2026-10-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/4895a53c-991f-4c0b-9938-832d52cc2485/Bill+Jones+91.jpg Huts of Kosciuszko, NSW - Bill Jones Hut - Bill Jones Hut This photograph Copyright Olaf Moon 1998 ©. Sheryle Moon and Bradley Jones are riding bikes in this picture. Known as Bill Jones Hut or New Hut. Location: It is located on the Tantangara Plain, near to Blue Waterholes and accessible from Long Plain Road. Then take the Blue Waterholes fire-trail or approach by walking from the south. Grid Reference 506534 on the Rules Point 1:25,000 map. Brief History Bill Jones Hut was built in 1952 by William Travis Jones, who held the lease hereabouts from the 1930s to the 1970s. It was most likely the last hut to be built for grazing in the area. In 2003, it was subject to considerable debate by NPWS managers and others, as it stands in the Cooleman Karst Limestone area, which may see more restrictive management, particularly for recreational users such as horse riders, yet no scientific evidence to date confirms that usage of the plain has affected the caves in any way. Construction The hut is 4.0 m by 6.5 m made of corrugated iron. There is an internal timber frame, one window and a mortared stone hearth to the fireplace. It is also noted for its large dirt floor. The door panels are interesting in that they date back to the 1800s. References KHA reference number 1211. KNP POM number L.38. Hueneke p 195. GPS: S 35.650577 E 148.664895 https://mountainhuts.net/namadgi daily 0.75 2026-08-28 https://mountainhuts.net/namadgi/horsegully-hut monthly 0.5 2026-11-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/88155ac1-6836-47c0-aae4-90b69457cd8a/Horse+Gully+Hut+and+Riders.JPG Namadgi NP Huts - Horsegully Hut Horse Gully Hut Photograph copyright Olaf Moon © 1999. Known as Horse Gully Hut 2 Location Horse Gully is located at the southern end of the Naas Creek valley on a small cleared flat. The grid reference is 865 335 on the Colinton 1:25000 map. Brief History The hut was built about 1940 by Tom Roseby with assistance from Stan Bowerman to support grazing. Tom was the owner. The site was originally used for growing oats and vegetables. The block and hut were sold to the Curtis family in the 1950's. Construction The hut is built from corrugated iron, over a timber frame. The fireplace is of concrete with an iron flue. Caretakers - National Parks Association of ACT. References KHA Reference number is 2104 (1997). Mathew Higgins https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/e91d211a-2415-4620-a87d-de697d28328d/Horsegully+inside+with+SIAN.JPG Namadgi NP Huts - Horsegully Hut https://mountainhuts.net/namadgi/tennants-hut monthly 0.5 2026-11-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/21d96518-81e0-49dd-9354-34326deab5ec/Tennent%27s+hut+-+1+-+100+dpi.JPG Namadgi NP Huts - Tennants Hut - Tennants Homestead Photographs Deidre Shaw. Known as Tennants Homestead or Huts Location - the Tennent homestead is about three kms to the west of the Namadgi Visitors Centre, and just inside the later extension to the NP. Note that all buildings except one, were burnt down in the 2003 bushfires. To get there (and avoid a serious scrub bash), walk about 1.5 Km up the Alpine Walking Track from the Visitors Centre, and turn to the right, where the arrow sign is, to a fence corner, with a roll of wire hanging on the corner post. Follow the fence line down to the powerlines (where there is a new gate), and turn hard left, to follow the 4WD trail under the powerlines. Keep immediately to the left of the new fence. After climbing a small rise past a lone pine tree on the left, you will see the homestead in a small hollow. Note that this is a VERY sensitive site, so please do not walk into the fallen buildings. GPS: Brief History There were five buildings at the site, the first being built in the early 1890s. It is unique in Namadgi, having rammed earth walls. The roof to this building has recently caved in, so the walls are rapidly deteriorating. The other buildings were built more recently. The main home is the building shown above in the photo, and was built in 1950. Of special interest is the shearing shed, which was originally a small vertical slab hut (whose end walls are still visible) but was then extended to its final form. It was the primary loss from the bush fires. Note also the original "Furphy" water carrying cart in the main courtyard. Caretakers Negotiations with National Parks have not yet agreed a plan of maintenance or restoration for this site, but it is becoming urgent. KHA will continue to seek a co-operative arrangement for the restoration of this homestead. The National Parks Association (NPA) currently takes responsibility for this site, rather than KHA. The photograph above was taken in January 2002, and shows the original pise (mud) home, from the 19th century. The walls need immediate covering to protect them from erosion during heavy rain. The photograph above is of the Shearing Shed at Tennent. It was clearly built as a small slab hut, and then extended. The photograph was taken in January 2002. References NPA. https://mountainhuts.net/namadgi/cotter-river-hut monthly 0.5 2026-11-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/b8275843-f5af-4b4e-9936-77c2a2dbeb97/Cotter+Hut.jpg Namadgi NP Huts - Cotter River Hut - Cotter River Hut Location: East Side of the Cotter River inside Namadgi, on the Yaouk Trail from the dam site or from KNP. History: This is the site of an original slab hut built in 1890, and moved here in 1930. The new hut was built after the slab hut was torn down in 1960. The new hut was built for the Cotter Catchment rangers by Don Greenwood, so that they could patrol the important rain catchment area for Canberra. It is generally used by rangers and therefore is not always available to visitors, and is often locked. https://mountainhuts.net/namadgi/gudgenby monthly 0.5 2026-11-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/2b11ce97-c131-45d9-b5f2-9526b42beb34/0+Ready-cut+House+-+Gudgenby+Dec+07.jpg Namadgi NP Huts - Gudgenby "Ready Cut" Cottage - Gudgenby Cottage Also known as the Ready Cut Hut. Location Gudgenby Cottage is a charming building, located about 300m from the main Gudgenby Homestead at Grid Reference at 796425. A separate entrance road runs off the old Boboyan Rd, (to the Yankee Hat carpark and trailhead.) GPS: Brief History Gudgenby Cottage is a Hudson Ready-Cut kit home, built in 1927 for the Bootes family, as a visitor's cottage (Bill Bootes and family) and later for use by the Gudgenby property manager. The building is now un-occupied, and while in good condition, is being pushed over by a feral willow tree (removed 2003). The only outbuilding is a large corrugated iron garage. Currently, the National Park service is formally reviewing the use of Gudgenby homestead and cottage as commercial premises (eg a B&B) for visitors to the park. This will require an upgrade of the sewerage system. This proposal has received mixed views from KHA members, but follows similar systems in Victoria and Tasmania, and is likely to get support. On 18 August 2005, the ACT Government approved a grant of some $12000 to KHA for the full renovation of the cottage. The photograph above was taken in January 2002 and that below was taken some decades ago, but the cottage appears much the same, and surrounded by more (non-native) trees. Caretakers - The KHA Committee and friends. References KHA Reference number is 1611 (1997) Photograph taken in 2007. https://mountainhuts.net/namadgi/coree monthly 0.5 2026-11-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/cd62215f-e309-4d93-bec1-cc1a9e9f4405/Coree+FT.jpg Namadgi NP Huts - Coree Fire Tower - Mount Coree Fire Tower Located at The summit of Mt Coree, Namadgi National Park. Access this location can be had by driving from Canberra on the Brindabella Rd, then turning right along Two Sticks Fire Trail from Picadilly Circus. You will meet the right hand turn, to a steep drive to the summit, where the view is spectacular. You may need to walk the last 100m. Brief History The fire tower hut was built about 1968 and used regularly for firespotting both into ACT and NSW. It used to be open, but a prevelance of visitors has resulted in it being locked. The 360 degree view is simply incredible. Construction The hut is built on a substantial steel frame and panel boards, designed to withstand winds of over 200 km/hour. It is comfortable inside with a wooden floor and benches. References This hut is not listed in the KHA register currently but for historical reasons, should be. Photo of Sheryle and Alex Moon around 1993. https://mountainhuts.net/namadgi/glendale-shed monthly 0.5 2026-11-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/b0102411-d0a8-46a2-a449-c3be3d29508b/Glendale+Front.jpeg Namadgi NP Huts - Glendale Shed - Glendale Shed Known as the Glendale Shed Location: Hidden on a hill, about 1.5kmn behind the NPWS Glendale Depot. Take the left turn off the Namadgi Road to the Glendale Depot and drive left past the depot, up the hill to the shed which is on top of the hill. GPS: S 35.695961 E 149.005333 History The hut was rebuilt in 2002, using the materials from the original shed beside the Foresters Hut. The shed was removed in 2001. The new Glendale shed is the same design and demensions of the original shed, but in a much better position. It will be used largely as storage for valuable building materials, for KHA, including shingles, slabs, iron, stove components etc. The original frame was built with the welcome assistance of National Parks officers, Dave Dwyer and Jim. It uses original rails, plus powerpoles left over from their clearance from Namadgi. The iron is original, but more modern fastenings have been used throughout. There is no floor, but gravel has been laid, to keep the interior well drained. Eventually a fireplace and water tank will be included. KHA members involved were led by HMO, Dan Magee and include Greg Sullivan, Maurice Sexton, Andrew Wilson, Deidre Shaw, Olaf and Alex Moon and others. It was completed in 2002. https://mountainhuts.net/namadgi/westermans monthly 0.5 2026-11-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/21528eab-a588-471f-925c-a50a888865c1/Westerman%27s+Homestead+-+15.JPG Namadgi NP Huts - Westermans Hut - Westerman’s Hut Known as Westermans Homestead, Lons Vale Hut GPS: Location Westermans is located 3 kilometres over a rise, on the path immediately adjacent to the ACT border with NSW. The start is marked by a metal stile over the fence. The grid reference is 778 266 on the Tantangara 1:100,000 map. Construction Westermans is a substantial dwelling of five rooms, now beautifully restored by Maurie Sexton and many friends. It is renowned for its scalloped bargeboards, and solid stone chimneys. Brief History This is a homestead, built in 1916 by Bruce Jeffery for grazing. It was originally occupied by Selena Westerman and Bruce Jeffrey, and later by Selena's parents, Thomas and Mary Westerman. It replaced a small mud brick house with a shingle roof, which was placed about 50 m to the south and a second house immediately behind this one. The ruins remain visible. A Westerman baby and adult daughter are buried nearby in a visible grave, up the hill from the house. In the late 1990s, a team of KHA volunteers, led by Maurie Sexton, spent many hundreds of hours restoring the homestead to its original form. Mr Sexton received a well earnt award from the ACT Heritage Commission, for this restoration and that of Brayshaws. The picture above was taken before the renovation in 1991. Caretakers - KHA References M Sexton - pers comm. Matthew Higgins - pers comm. https://mountainhuts.net/namadgi/frank-and-jacks-hut monthly 0.5 2026-11-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/be60a135-0613-4fe2-8893-02cef50c21b6/Frank%27s+-+1.JPG Namadgi NP Huts - Franks Hut - Franks Hut Also known as Frank and Jack's Hut, or Franks in the Pines. The name "Frank and Jacks" is a 2000's change, mainly to placate family members. It has never been really known as Frank and Jacks, but has been known as Franks Hut for decades. Location Franks Hut is a small weatherboard cottage located beside the old pine forest (much of it now removed) between the Yankee Hat carpark and Mt Gudgenby and at grid reference 769390. Brief History Franks Hut was built in 1954 by Cecil Hopkins of Queanbeyan for Frank and Jack Oldfield. The land was originally purchased by the Oldfields from the Bootes of Gudgenby in 1948. This hut replaced the old Sinclair hut. The hut appears to be substantial, but has never been used as a permanent residence. Used to support grazing of sheep, mainly breeding ewes. It was resumed in the late 1950's to allow ACT Forests to develop the pine plantations. It is now a great take off point to climb Mt Gudgenby. Construction A three roomed hut, with weather boards and timber floors, plus an iron roof and brick fireplace. Value It is very popular with walking and school groups. It also makes a great place to ride a bicycle too, following easy firetrails. Popular campfires outside have now been banned by the National Parks, as there is not a secure fireplace, nor good supply of wood. Caretakers - KHA Members References KHA Reference number is 1706 (v 1997) Matthew Higgins Study. https://mountainhuts.net/namadgi/lutons-shed monthly 0.5 2026-11-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/f29aad05-bac5-4378-ac11-e9c25c3a5776/LutonsOJM.jpg Namadgi NP Huts - Lutons Crutching Shed - Lutons Crutching Shed Also known as Lutons Hut GPS: Location Lutons is almost on the southern boarder with NSW and is at 756333 on the Tantangara 1:100,000 map. It is a good day walk up a grassy valley, with options to climb nearby peaks for the energetic. Brief History Lutons was built for Noel and Greg Luton, to be used for sheep crutching in the 1960s. Sheep crutching is the removal of excess wool and dags from around the rear of the sheep, to reduce the chance of fly strike. The shed makes a good shelter on a hot or rainy day. Construction The roof and walls are of corrugated iron, and part of the floor is timber or timber slats. References KHA Reference number is 1703 (1997). https://mountainhuts.net/namadgi/hospitalcreek monthly 0.5 2026-11-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/8c2fd285-ae4f-416d-a748-ccfcfb87ab43/Hospital+Creek+VGood+OJM+2003.JPG Namadgi NP Huts - Hospital Creek Hut - Hospital Creek Hut Known as Hospital Creek Hut or Franks Wartime Hut. GPS: s 35.790075 E 148.967002 Location Hospital Creek is quite hard to find, but is near that creek! Follow the same road from the Yankee Hat car park, past the turn off to Franks Hut, and continue up the hill. An indistinct path leads off to the left, right from a sharp right hand corner. The track to the hut used to allow vehicles, but is now quite overgrown. The hut is about one kilometre into the valley. The grid reference is 776 374 on the Yaouk 1:25000 map. Construction Hospital Ck is built from bush poles and second hand sawn timber, and covered with corrugated iron. The floor is dirt that has been stabilised with a little cement. The external chimney is also of corrugated iron. Brief History The hut was built by Frank, Jack and Les Oldfield in 1966 to support grazing. It replaced Franks hut, which was resumed for the establishment of the pine plantation. It is basic and spartan but in a very serene spot. Originally part of the Oldfields Dry Creek Lease, it was resumed in 1979, when the land became part of the Gudgenby Nature Reserve. Some special features, such as the original kero fridge, remain. Caretakers - KHA Members References KHA Reference 1707 (1997). Initial photo of Sheryle Moon at Hospital Creek Hut in 1992. Photo to the left by Olaf Moon 2003. https://mountainhuts.net/namadgi/brashawsnnp monthly 0.5 2026-11-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/feb236fe-9b04-4bb1-a422-56512e7d5ce3/Brayshaws+pre-restore.jpg Namadgi NP Huts - Davey Brayshaws https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/75b729b1-3228-45f8-ad8c-4fb09acf64cf/Brayshaws+NNP+restore+91.jpg Namadgi NP Huts - Davey Brayshaws - Davey Brayshaws Hut Known as Brayshaws Hut, Davy Brayshaws Hut, Tin Dish Hut or Russells Hut. GPS: S 35.876786 E 148.983975 Location Brayshaws is immediately adjacent to the Tharwa to Adaminaby Road, almost as far south as you can drive to the Namadgi-NSW border. A sign by the road, a fancy parking lot and a stile over the fence lead to a 100m walk to the building. The grid reference is 791 279 on the Shannons Flat 1:25,000 map. Popular walks to other huts, extend from this location. GPS: Brief History Brayshaws was built in 1903 by Edward Brayshaw for Davey Brayshaw, to support grazing. Davey was one of nine sons born to William and Flora (nee Crawford) Brashaw and lived here until his death in 1931. It was occupied until the early 1960's afterwhich it was converted to shearers quarters. A shearing shed used to exist up the hill from the house, along with extensive yards, all removed when the land was resumed for the Gudgenby Nature Reserve. From the 1930's it was occupied by Henry and Iris Curtis, who built timber and fibro extensions. These are visible in the photo below, but were badly damaged in the 1070’s. In the late 1980s, it received extensive renovation, returning it to the original design. This involved removing a more recent extension from the rear of the building, plus extensive repair work to the original structure. This picture was taken in 1991 during that restoration showing Maurie Sexton on the ladder, master of the work and then President of KHA. Across the road from Brayshaw's hut, are the visible ruins of an old school house. Known locally as the Tin Dish School, and officially as the Bobeyan Subsidised School, it was a small one roomed structure of weatherboards and iron. It was built by local parents from materials from another school. Only squared blocks of grey stone from the fire place remain. it opened for first term of 1907, operated for four terms of 1908 and 1909, then closed at the end of the first term in 1910. William Gottaas was the teacher. Children from the Dwyer, Perry, Waterman and Chalker families attended, as their holdings were along nearby Grassy Creek. References 1. KHA Reference 1803. https://mountainhuts.net/namadgi/orroral monthly 0.5 2026-11-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/e1a9c941-2a2f-4ab4-8822-9b6ca7738c86/Orroral+Homestead+before+reno.JPG Namadgi NP Huts - Orroral Homestead - Orroral Homestead Known as Orroral Homestead and Orroral Sheep Shed. GPS: Location Orroral Homestead is readily accessible to the public being 200m off the road in the north of the NNP. A heritage walkway has also been added in the valley. Grid Reference 775 540. Brief History Orroral has a long indigenous history and was called variously Urongal, Ararel, Orrarall, Orrooral and Oralla. The building at Orroral is a magnificent homestead, typical of the period and easily accessible. It has been well restored by the NPA (National Parks Association), and features a central slab homestead with veranda, plus outbuildings which include the separate kitchen chimney and a spectacular woolshed. Europeans were drawn to this valley early in the 1800’s due to the open grassland (caused by the frost sinking into the hollow, which stunted tree growth), there being good grazing and water, and not a need to remove too many trees. However, good timber existed on the hillsides. There is now good trout in the stream as well. William Herbert was the first pastoralist, obtaining a grazing license in 1837. The Commissioner visited in October 1839 and was surprised to find 10 people residing there already, mostly living in slab timber huts. In addition, he noted over 700 head of cattle, 37 horses and 9 acres under cultivation. The full Orroral run was more than 12,800 acres. This was more than 25 years before the current homestead was built! In 1864 the Orroral Run was transfered to Charles McKeahnie, after he arrived from Scotland in 1838. He became a wealthy man, as the original owner of Booroomba Station a large spread near to Tidbinbilla, then added Orroral. Charles’ son was Archibald and was the man who progressively established the home as we see it today. He married Mary McMillan on 24 Novemberr 1864, then travelled the 23 kilometres from Booroomba to Orroral with her. The homestead was built by others, for Archibald and Mary McKeahnie for grazing in 1865, but was continually re-developed over the next ten years. It has three rooms and a chimney at each end, plus a full length verandah at the front. The orgininal kitchen and staff quarters were built behind, and were as large as the house. The main chimney for the kitchen remains. Materials all came materials found in the valley and required true resourcefullness to utilise. Originally the roof was made of hand-split timber shingles, made using a unique tool called a “shingle splitter” readily identifiable by the straight blade and side-angled handle. Now the roofs have been replaced with corrugated iron. Archibald obrained formal title to the land in 1978. The buildings became a substantial permanent home, and in 1893 the house was valued at 100 pounds and kitchen block at 30 pounds, a small fortune in those days. Archibald and Mary had four children, Charles, Elizabeth, Mary and Jane, all born at the homested between 1866 and 1877. Archibald moved onto Wells Station and his brother Charles Henry McKeahnie took over the additional holdings in the valley. In 1911 the Orroral Station was sold to the Bootes Family, who had come from Gundagai and the Riverina. For them, it was summer grazing when the heat was too much in the Riverina and they bought their Hereford cattle here. They added more buildings including a school and an overseers cottage. In 1926 the property was sold to a colourful character, Andy Cunningham. Among other things, Andrew built an airstrip between the house and the river, and regularly flew his De Havilland Tiger Moth, “Orroral Dingo” into the site, which must have been quite a sight at the time. He became a wealthy man, after the stockyard and woolshed were built for Andy in around 1930. However, he died in an aircrash at Cronulla, while practising to compete in the East-West air race in 1932. The woolshed changed the whole scene in the valley after 1930, with a shift to sheep grazing, but also as the social centre for the local community. For many years, the shearing gear remained in place, along with some axles and engines from Model A and Model T Fords. In 1940 Ted Gregory (Edward George) leased the property and purchased it in December 1947. But in 1964, the Commonwealth Government purchased the entire property by acquisition, to make way for the NASA Tracking Station, famous for its (partly clandestine) role assisting NASA with tracking for the moon missions. The Gregory family was given tenancy formally beside the tracking station in May 1964 and Ted’s son, Gordon continued to run stock for many years afterwards. The Gudgenby Reserve was dedicated in 1979 and Namadgi National Park in 1984, then expanded in 1991, resulting in deterioration of the house and grounds. In July 1982, the NPA obtained a grant of $2,800 resulting in careful studies and documentation of the site. They continued work repairing the roof, securing windows, fixing guttering, stabilising the chimneys, repairing the draining and repairing the timber structure. Archaeological excavation commenced in June 1983 but heavy snowfalls that year, resulted in it being abandoned! Further extensive conservation occured in 1992, to the state you see it in today. Orroral is not just an old house. It forms a continuous record of history in the ACT and outlines in some detail, the early European pastoral settlement. In other words, when you visit, you are seeing the surviving core of a ninteenth-century rural community as a whole. It’s isolation has served to protect, what is now an ACT Heritage site. The NPA has a very detailed record and photographs from 1931 if you wish to delve deeper into a fascinating corner of Australian history. Caretakers - National Parks Association of ACT (NPA) References National Parks Association Photo Courtesy of Sheryle Moon © 2006, taken during the Great Australian Bushwalk in September 2006, where 60 people visited the hut (and associated chimney). https://mountainhuts.net/namadgi/waterholehut monthly 0.5 2026-11-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/4c7a8991-b328-4db2-9f42-f65bcc44a115/W%27hole+chimney+smoke.jpg Namadgi NP Huts - Waterhole Hut - Waterhole Hut Known as Waterhole Hut or Upper Grassy Creek Hut GPS: Location Waterhole is located upstream on Grassy Creek, from Westermans homestead, almost on the southern ACT border with NSW. The grid reference is 762289. It cannot be seen from the fire trail, so following the creek upstream from the old yards, is the easiest way to find it. Brief History Waterhole hut was built by the then owner, Thomas Oldfield, his son Jack and Henry Tyrie in 1939, to support grazing. Stones were used from the old homestead nearby, for the base to the chimney. the old homestead had been occupied by Thomas Westerman's mother with her second husband, Francis Dwyer. The stock yards nearby, are of note, incorporating large granite boulders. Construction Waterhole is a simple iron hut with a dirt floor. The pole and iron chimney has fallen over and required it to be completely rebuilt. The floor was originally timber, and were also be replaced. The door and verandah were missing and have been replaced. Since the photograph was taken above, the chimney hole has been covered, and the verandah beams have collapsed. The hut is sitting in the only boggy area around, and a better drainage system is required. Caretakers - KHA and Pip Brown References M Sexton - pers comm Matthew Higgins - pers comm. https://mountainhuts.net/namadgi/pearsons monthly 0.5 2026-11-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/8471e3b2-c465-4c95-87c1-867f295126b9/Bushfold+inside+annex.jpg Namadgi NP Huts - Dr Pearsons Bushfold Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/2d07d28a-599b-4cc2-997b-b49df84ce998/Bushfold+Door.jpg Namadgi NP Huts - Dr Pearsons Bushfold Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/c0197fe4-92e2-4fdb-a57d-001b25f95a67/Bushfold+Standback+OJM+GD.jpg Namadgi NP Huts - Dr Pearsons Bushfold Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/5d1fd90f-3aa7-4fb4-afc8-5c6a459683f2/Bushfold+Rear.jpg Namadgi NP Huts - Dr Pearsons Bushfold Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/69d4e0e5-ee00-4eae-8e9d-ec643bf9de6d/Bushfold+Chimney.jpg Namadgi NP Huts - Dr Pearsons Bushfold Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/0f850070-c0ca-486c-8612-80b6d4885a3a/Bushfold+and+Tree.jpg Namadgi NP Huts - Dr Pearsons Bushfold Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/231ac53e-12aa-4948-b1e7-d579da4e5ed4/Bushfold+Front+good.jpg Namadgi NP Huts - Dr Pearsons Bushfold Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/f3b71ae9-7edf-459a-afa9-03ebaf591bb4/Bushfold+and+Tree.jpg Namadgi NP Huts - Dr Pearsons Bushfold Hut - Dr Pearsons Hut Reed's Hut at Bushfold Known as Reads Hut, Bushfold Hut or Dr Pearson’s Hut. There is much debate over the correct naming of this hut. "Reads" is generally considered the historically correct name, but local farmers and personalities more commonly refer to it as "Dr Pearsons". Bushwalkers tend to call it Bushfold! This photograph was taken during the Great Australian Bushwalk in 2006, with 40 walkers present. The hut is in good shape but needs a log book. Located in the newer part of Namadgi, at the southern end of the Bushfold Flat, behind Mt Tennent. Drive past Tharwa, then turn right up Appollo Road. The walking track goes off a corner and down a steep track to the river, and climbs up to this hut. The second hut a little further along the Bushfold valley is, also referred to as McMahons (most commmonly) or Reads or Bushfold sat at the northern end of Bushfold Valley. History Bushfold sections 110, 111, 112 and 113 were first selected in the 1880s by members of the McKeahnie Family, who held Booroomba Station nearby. The original hut was built in 1884 and sat at GR834648 where only stones remain today. McKeahnies later built a tin hut at 830647 but stones from the chimney have not been re-located since the 1970s. After 1902, Martin and Tom McMahon took up some sections and Martin built a slab hut at 835654. There blocks became part of Booromba until John Hyles bought the station in 1952. Hyles then sold Bushfold to George Read in 1953. George's son Russell paid off the northern section, known then as McMahons. In 1954, George and Russell built the hut at 835630. In about 1965, this section and hut were sold to Dr Hugh Pearson and his wife, Peg. Pearson later died in a car accident near by and the property passed to Brian McCormack until the lease expired in March 1994. The hut was built in two sections. The southern end had a concrete floor and the northern end, added by Pearson, was left as a garage wtih dirt floor. Subsequently, the hut was slightly damaged by the 2003 bushfires. (It is shown to the left in January 2003 following this damage). The Parks Service and NPA volunteers subsequently pulled the building down and cleared this site and Reeds. On September 19, 2003, the Namadgi Park Board agreed to allow KHA to rebuild the hut on the same site. Rebuilding commenced in May 2004 and three workparties had completed it to an "enclosed state" by September 2004. The new hut is identical in size, but the timber framing is slightly heavier. It is now in excellent commission. There are other huts at the northern end of Bushfold (McMahons), but burnt down in 2003. Construction Iron walls and roof, over a concrete slab. Two rooms with a brick fireplace. The chimney is unusual in that it was made from a ships boiler in welded steel. Caretakers - Kosciusko Huts Association References Matthew Higgins Namadgi Sites 1994 p7. Val Jeffreys - pers comm Steve Angus - pers comm. https://mountainhuts.net/namadgi/bullshead monthly 0.5 2026-11-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/fbc91ffa-5dc7-4c81-a8c3-effaf812a361/Bulls+Head+Shelter+89.jpg Namadgi NP Huts - Bulls Head Shelter https://mountainhuts.net/namadgi/brandyflat monthly 0.5 2026-11-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/48bcc12d-543d-4eaf-86aa-76776a23c4fb/Brandy+Flat+89.jpg Namadgi NP Huts - Brandy Flat Hut - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://mountainhuts.net/namadgi/actforests monthly 0.5 2026-11-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/1647243844467-YR9K7XF9MTGZYQOJU5XQ/BendoraPlaqueOM99.jpg Namadgi NP Huts - ACT Forests Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/a3454fc0-d7c9-46ae-8272-a08afb08e384/ACT+Forests+2.MD.jpg Namadgi NP Huts - ACT Forests Hut - 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Ranger Belcher was also included with in the building team. Access to the hut was via pack-horse from the entry to National Park before the road was built to Lake Fenton, and was used regularly until about 1950. The hut was transferred to the NP Service in 1983, when the park was formalised. Once the Mt Field runs were produced, skiers no longer visited, but bush walkers are regular visitors now. Skiers travelled for some time, as winters were very cold with ice over three inches thick covering the lake. Walkable ice cover was still in evidence into the 1970’s. The hut is unique in that it contains many relics from that period, including containers, furniture, ice skates and many other items. Construction The hut is substantial with three rooms and a two large fireplaces. It is constructed of timber with vertical boards over a timber frame, with a wooden floor and corrugated iron roof. https://mountainhuts.net/huts-of-tasmania-1/moreys-huts monthly 0.5 2026-10-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/d948e69d-1c49-4d66-8641-589cc545425e/Morey+Hut+1.jpg https://mountainhuts.net/huts-of-tasmania-1/the-bower-shelter-hut monthly 0.5 2026-10-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/85c85d85-f967-42a6-b35a-e6ce76b817a4/Bower+Shelter+OJM+2.JPG Huts of Tasmania - Bower Shelter Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/2642de13-d607-4477-bf06-6519a7589976/Bower+Shelter+side.JPG Huts of Tasmania - Bower Shelter Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/04fdb30a-cc57-4bed-9a69-c30e99ddcf25/Bower+Shelter+front.jpg Huts of Tasmania - Bower Shelter Hut - The Bower Shelter Shed Known as the Bower Shelter Hut Located - about 40m to the west of the Bower Hut. Drive to Ferntree from Hobart, and past (south of ) History The main hut was built to support workers on the new pipeline that is under the track, and bought three sources of water together for Hobart citizens. The Bower Shelter appears to have been built as a place for rest and lunch, but you can imagine the conversations held here on a hot summer day, by Hobart locals who have walked to Ferntree Bower for their sunday outing. https://mountainhuts.net/huts-of-tasmania-1/the-chalet monthly 0.5 2026-10-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/ba80057e-7ca9-4204-919b-c580069685d9/The+Chalet+1.JPG Huts of Tasmania - The Chalet - The Chalet Known as The Chalet, Chalet Hut #2, or Lower Chalet. Located on The Pinnacle Road, topside about two-thirds of the way to the summit, where the Hunters Track joins the Pinnacle Road. History This is the second “Chalet Hut”. The first (the “Upper Chalet”) was built about 100 m further up the road, but was destroyed in a landslide in 1960. The new version pictured on the left is actually the second in this locatio, and replaced a wooden shed. It is now a substantial picnic hut with a spectacular view. It is a popular place for walkers to commence their wanderings or for rock climbers to head up to the base of the Organ Pipes. Otherwise, to many the location does not make much sense, other than there is a good car-park nearby! Construction This hut is substantially built on a concrete platform with substantial stone pillers and walls on six sides. The roof has strong gables to shed the snow, which commonly reaches this altitude each year. IT has a large brick fireplace that used to have a flue but is now closed. An external fireplace exists. It is substantial with dimensions being 10.4m long, 6.1m wide and 6.5m high. GPS: S 42.889942 E 147.23525 https://mountainhuts.net/huts-of-tasmania-1/the-springs-shelter monthly 0.5 2026-10-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/87326b76-0681-4afb-9463-e08fc1050aba/Springs+Picnic+Shelter.jpg Huts of Tasmania - The Springs Shelter - The Springs Shelter Known as The Springs, Springs Picnic Shelter or Springs Hut. Located halfway up the Pinnacle Drive on the right, and below the original site of the Springs Hotel. History The history of this site is substantial and complex having always been a preferred picnic location for Hobartions since the early 1800’s. A number of different shelter huts have stood on this site, but more commonly on the top side of the road, where the magnificent Springs Hotel also stood. (The Springs Hotel was built in 1907 and burnt down in the bushfires of February 1967 - it stood across the road on the upper side). The current picnic shelter was built in the late 1800s and is one of many to have been on this site. There have been a number of attempts or plans to upgrade or replace it with a modern, fee-paid visitors centre, but none has been approved. Construction Stone walls with a gabled corrugated iron roof. https://mountainhuts.net/huts-of-tasmania-1/rock-cabin monthly 0.5 2026-10-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/0cc72078-90e5-4c9c-98d3-8366c37673cf/Rock+Cabin+JM.jpg Huts of Tasmania - Rock Cabin https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/cd329401-1d84-4fdc-b483-83c0ec73b13f/Rock+Cabin.jpg Huts of Tasmania - Rock Cabin https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/1f263942-38d3-4f05-aa0b-59b5179a1983/Rock+Cabin+Front.JPG Huts of Tasmania - Rock Cabin https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/f582114e-9dc2-467f-8c15-6d649fc85788/Rock+Cabin+with+path+VERT+OJM.JPG Huts of Tasmania - Rock Cabin https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/cb8d0fd4-4724-4523-b0eb-3d1d6a19b5c9/Rock+Fireplace.JPG Huts of Tasmania - Rock Cabin https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/8ca60a08-c203-4a8e-a0f0-1d62d8ca2d27/Rock+Roof.JPG Huts of Tasmania - Rock Cabin https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/1eeb6a03-2020-4b5e-ab91-2873acb54de3/Rock+Cabin+chimney+OJM.JPG Huts of Tasmania - Rock Cabin https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/2b0f7e3f-757e-452e-93dc-1fe296984a35/Rock+Cabin+with+path+VERT+OJM.JPG Huts of Tasmania - Rock Cabin - Rock Cabin Known as Rock Cabin or Sphinx Rock Cabin, in the past Log Cabin. Located on The west side of the Lenah Valley Track at the southern end near to Sphinx Rock. The location is well known and shown on a number of maps. History The first cabin here, was built in 1928 by Robert Reid, but burnt down in 1936. It was known as “The Log Cabin” until rebuilt, when its name changed to “The Rock Cabin”. The current rock cabin was built post 1936 by the Hobart Walking Club (HWC) but vandalised in 1954. The HWC rebuilt some walls and the roof. Around 1998, the roof was replaced with iron, as shown, by members of the HWC again. Construction Stone with a metal roof now. The hut dimensiosns are 7.8m long, 3.7m wide and 2.9m high. It has a concrete floor and two windows and faces east in the forest. References HWC, Leo Luckman 2001. Abrahams, Jess: “Wellington Parks Mountain Hut Invetory” 2001 p11-15 (NOTE that this manuscript has never been published publicly). Davies, R. 1972 including photo collection Cornish 1969 - photographs. https://mountainhuts.net/huts-of-tasmania-1/collins-cap-hut monthly 0.5 2026-10-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/ad428d8f-8757-48e2-a4d7-fbc50b190d94/myrtle-forest+shelter.jpeg Huts of Tasmania - Collins Cap - Myrtle Forest Hut - Myrtle Forest Shelter Known as Collins Cap Hut or Myrtle Forest Shelter. Location at the start of the track to Myrtle Falls. Recently, the road has been closed about 650m from the hut. This hut is just inside the northern boundary of the Mt Wellington Park. History Built as a picnic hut for visitors and maintained jointly by the Glenorchy Council and Mt Wellington Park Trust. To avoid ongoing abuse to the hut which was a problem in the last, the road has been closed further from the hut. Car access can be requested if you wish to run an event here! “If you have any questions, feedback or updates regarding this track please contact the track manager at the Glenorchy City Council by phone on 03 6216 6800 or by email to gccmail@gcc.tas.gov.au”. GPS: S 42.861448 E 147.157871 https://mountainhuts.net/huts-of-tasmania-1/collins-bonnet-shelter monthly 0.5 2026-10-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/595a0d8f-1448-4fbd-ac43-74e77a6d974b/Collins+Bonnet+Hut+Cropped.jpeg Huts of Tasmania - Collins Bonnet Shelter - Collins Bonnet Shelter Known as The Collins Bonnet Hut or Collins Bonnet Shelter. Location At the end of the Collins Bonnet Road, before the tracks start. History The current green galvanised shelter was built as a replacement for a much older hut located beside the walking track about 400 metres down the mountain. The older hut was burnt in the 1967 bushfires. References TasBushBlog. GPS: S 42.877534 E 147.150467 https://mountainhuts.net/huts-of-tasmania-1/mt-mawson-shelter monthly 0.5 2026-10-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/6f0f7d76-4d27-49c7-a04d-112647f97b2c/Mawson+Shelter+NEW.jpeg Huts of Tasmania - Mt Mawson Shelter & Sitzmark - Mount Mawson Shelters Known as Mt Mawson Shelter Hut, previously Sitzmark Lodge. Located near the summit of Mt Mawson, Mt Field National Park and about 40 minutes walk uphill from the Lake Dobson carpark. The huts are at the foot of the two rope ski tows. History Skiing has been a popular sport in Tasmania for many decades, but the developement of the first rope tow in about 1961, brought this area to the forefront of skiers’ minds in Tasmania. At the base of the ski tows, a hut was built called Sitzmark Lodge (shown below), and this housed ski hire, the mountain rescue team and a public shelter area. Sitzmark was run by the effervescent Larry Pallinger, who was also the first ski instructor on the mountain. Other club lodges such as Oldina Lodge, were also built below Sitzmark. The weather can become fierce here. In 1964 there was an exceptional snow season followed by another in 1968, that resulted in a second lift being built and later a third at Mt Rodway. At the time, the lifts were “club lifts” run by the STSA (Southern Tasmania Ski Association) and a full day, full price ticket was just $2 (compared to $35 per day, in 2021). In 1998 Sitzmark Lodge was condemed by the Tasmanian Government, but continued to operate through to the 2012 season. Around this time, it was demolished and the new huts (Designed by BPSM Pty Ltd) were built, as shown in the photograph to the left. References Southern Tasmanian Ski Association. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/568ee72d-9c72-4b9a-a2b0-87f696ed6daa/Sitzmark+Lodge+Gold+Stairs+VG.jpeg Huts of Tasmania - Mt Mawson Shelter & Sitzmark Sitzmark Lodge as it used to be. The hut on the right and behind, is the tow hut. https://mountainhuts.net/huts-of-tasmania-1/fazackerley-hilton-hut monthly 0.5 2026-10-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/cf1c212a-f6a7-4570-bd54-e80384b3168a/Fazackerley+Hilton+VERT.jpeg Huts of Tasmania - Fazackerley Hilton - Fazackerley Hilton Photograph courtesy of Clif Townsend. Known as The Fazackerley Hilton. NOTE: This hut was burnt down by miscreants in February 2022! Located on Schofields Road, between Cape Surville and MacGregor Peak, within the Tasman National Park on Forestier Peninusla (so north of Eagle Hawk Neck and east of Murdunna). Drive along MacGregor Rd to the small car park serving the track to MacGregor Peak from north. From there do not take the vehicle track uphill but continue along MacGregor Rd to the left. Follow it to its T intersection with Schofields Road where you turn sharp right. You will notice a signpost on RHS of track after a further 20 minutes walk, saying MacGregor Peak via Fazackerley Range. It is a further 5 minutes walk to the hut ruins on LHS of track. All up the return walk is in the order of 2-3 hours depending on pace. History While this area is within the NP, it was heavily utilised for forestry activities up until the 1980’s. This was a sawmillers hut, and the name is un-official as a result. Some say it was built around 1964. Construction The hut is surprisingly water tight and constructed of timber, with vertical weather boards. The fireplace is large and open and the chimney is made from corrugated iron. https://mountainhuts.net/huts-of-tasmania-1/rodway-shelter monthly 0.5 2026-10-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/6ae1a83a-5f95-41cc-84d1-0728a9134ee9/Rodway+v+close.jpeg Huts of Tasmania - Rodway Shelter - Rodway Shelter Hut Photo courtesy of Keith Moon. Known as Rodway Hut or Mt Rodway Shelter. Located at the first Tarn under Mt Rodway, at the Eastern end of the magnifcent Tarn Shelf in Mt Field National Park. It is the left hut in this photo. Brief History The hut was built as a transportable, and it was placed in this postion at the time of the construction of the Rodway Ski Tow about 1968. The rope tow was built for skiers who wanted to get a more demanding and steep run, than was offered by either of the two tows already at Mt Field, which are to the left of this run. A rider needed to wear a leather waist belt with a nut-cracker device to grip the wet rope so as to be pulled to the top of the lift. Construction The hut is very solidly built, as the weather can be fierce at this height. It is made from panel board and flat metal, lined, with a timber floor. It is fitted with a window that faces to Seal Lake. References Hobart Walking Club. 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Located at at 520598E 5247809N. You get to it by walking one km south-west along the Pipeline track from Fern Tee to Fairy Bower. History This hut was built to support workers on the mountain. It was used to store tools, that were used to maintain the waterworks infrastructure. The Bower Shelter Hut is about 40m to the north west. Construction Built of solid stone and concrete, originally with one window and a skillion roof. It would be wonderful to see this hut restored, with a table and seat. It is very solid, but the roof needs replacing to start. References M Stone - Pers Comm. https://mountainhuts.net/huts-of-tasmania-1/lake-newdegate-hut monthly 0.5 2026-10-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/654ddb1c-b3f6-43db-8ffc-96e7c6b5f41e/tas_newdegate_hut_jefferey.jpg Huts of Tasmania - Lake Newdegate Hut - Lake Newdegate Hut Known as Lake Newdegate Hut Located at Lake Newdegate, Mt Field National Park History This single room hut, was built of corrugated iron which was carried by pack horse to the site. It was built by the Tasmanian Ski Club between 1935 and 1936. Today it a practical rest stop for bushwalkers heading along the Tarn Shelf Circuit. Construction Corrugated iron over wooden frame with a wood floor, Caretakers The Tasmanian National Park Service https://mountainhuts.net/huts-of-tasmania-1/mt-field-government-huts monthly 0.5 2026-10-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/46e8f293-77d2-46df-b8c6-24dbc1855270/Mt+Field.jpg Huts of Tasmania - Mt Field Government Huts - Mt Field Huts Known as The Mount Field Huts or Government Huts, or Mt Field Government Huts Located half a kilometre down the road from Lake Dobson History These six huts have been available commercially to families and visitors to rent, since the early 1960’s and are incredibly popular. We learnt to ski here in 1966. They were built to encourage tourism and were always available for very cheap rents, still about $45 per night. The toilets are shared in a block and there is no power or showers available. https://mountainhuts.net/huts-of-tasmania-1/ewes-inn monthly 0.5 2026-10-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/4e7e137d-31de-4ca1-a9e7-b8a6aea935b0/Ewes+Inn+2.JPG Huts of Tasmania - Ewes Inn - Ewes Inn Known as Ewes Inn or Florentine Hut Located at the Florentine River Crossing on the Adamsfield Track, South West Tasmania. History This is the last remaining hut at this river crossing point, from a group of cottages used by the Osmiridium miners travelling from Fitzgerald to the Adams river where the mines existed. A wooden bridge was built across the river when the mines were productive. This hut was built about 1932 and restored substantially in 2014, by keen locals. Construction Horizantal wood planking over frame for one room. https://mountainhuts.net/huts-of-tasmania-1/lake-vera-hut monthly 0.5 2026-10-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/5aede845-96f7-4463-b048-531139b79df9/Vera+DS+04.jpg Huts of Tasmania - Lake Vera Hut - FC Lake Vera Hut Vera Hut Photo by David Sisson © 2004. Known as Lake Vera Hut or Michael's Hut. Located 100 m east of Lake Vera, 50 m north east of the Vera Creek bridge on the walking track to Frenchman's Cap. Grid: 079 194. History The Lake was named in 1910 by the track cutter and writer J. E. (Ernie) Philp after his wife. The first hut was built by a lakeside swamp in June 1962 and was reroofed in the late 1960's. It was a slab hut with a split paling floor and was slowly disintegrating by the late 1970's. The present hut was built in March 1979. The original hut was reputedly dismantled in the early 1980's. Just off the track, north west of Barron Pass, is a memorial to the prominent landscape and poster artist Harry Kelly who helped pioneer the route in the years before the Second World War. Construction An excellent and large modern hut with a practical layout. Clad in timber, the hut has a wooden floor and an iron roof. One end of the hut contains benches, stainless steel covered tables and a coal stove. Four bunks that each sleep four or five people are at the other end of the hut with room for an extra person under the roofline above the veranda. Outside are coal bins, a water tank and a helipad. The only practical campsites are behind the hut and next to the helipad. There is a small paling jetty 20 metres from the hut on Vera Creek, although it is frequently under water. The dunny is located 100 m south of the hut along the main track to the Lyell Highway. References This article compiled by David Sisson. The following sources were used: John Chapman. South west Tasmania: a Guidebook for Bushwalkers. 4th ed. John Chapman, 1998. John Siseman & John Chapman. Cradle Mountain National Park: Frenchmans Cap - Walls of Jerusalem. [1st ed.] Algona, 1979. pp. 106 - 115. Phil Robinson. A climbers guide to Frenchman's Cap NP, 1979. pp. 9, 11. Simon Kleinig. Journeys to the Ivory Tower: in the footsteps of the pioneers. pp. 28 - 31 in Wild No. 77. Winter 2000. Rowland Kelly - interview, 2005. The hut is also mentioned in occasional issues of the Tasmanian Tramp, Skyline, Outdoor Australia and Wild. https://mountainhuts.net/huts-of-tasmania-1/lake-tahune-hut-fc monthly 0.5 2026-10-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/0bcf18b0-9f70-44d6-a074-9dc074bbed23/Tahune+Hut+No3.jpg Huts of Tasmania - Lake Tahune Hut FC Lake Tahune Hut Photos of the second hut (green) by David Sisson © 2004. The photo of the hut to the left, is of the third hut taken in 2018 by the Valley Website crew. Notes below also prepared by David Sission. Located at 965 metres altitude, on the north east shore of Lake Tahune in the Frenchman's Cap National Park (as it was, now part of the South West NP). The hut is sheltered by the cliffs of Frenchman's Cap and overlooks the Franklin River valley. In good weather it has arguably the most spectacular view of any hut in the country. Grid: 039 198. History In 1940 Ray Livingston lobbied for a hut to be built at Lake Tahune, but wartime shortages and his death in 1943 meant that nothing happened until after the war. Jack Thwaites had continued to lobby for the hut and the Scenery Preservation Board commissioned a local saw miller, Cliff (an apt name for the location) Bradshaw to build the hut. He was assisted by mill hands and his sons Bernie and Henry. The hut was mostly built in 1946 and completed in January 1947 after a bumper snow season had broken the hut's ridge pole. The Bradshaw's had tried to carry a six foot long crosscut saw along the overgrown track but soon abandoned it and instead built the hut from palings split on site from the only suitable tree, a King William Pine. Bernie recalled that they made a number of trips to the site but 'were chased out by the weather a couple of times, … snowflakes were coming down like dinner plates. … It was quite a good hut actually. The palings fitted up pretty well and it was a reasonable size.' Frank Hurley, legendary photographer of Shackleton's Endurance expedition was less charitable when he visited in Easter 1947. 'Only an average job… roof timbers had warped considerably, leaving cracks rendering the hut far from weatherproof'. However the dirt floored hut endured and gave reasonable shelter until it was destroyed by a bushfire in November 1966 that also killed many of the King William Pines in the area. The present hut was built on the site of the old hut in June 1971. The project was overseen by Brian Collin, an H.E.C. engineer and keen bushwalker. The prefabricated hut was adapted from an Antarctic design by the Scenery Preservation Board. The H.E.C. provided the transport. First it was taken to Mt McCall by truck and then ferried to Lake Tahune by helicopter. It took Collin and three assistants seven days to erect the hut. The porch was built out of left over timber although it was not in the plans. Originally in the open, overlooking both Lake Tahune and the Franklin valley, the hut is now surrounded by tall scrub making it difficult to photograph. It was one of the first mountain huts to be prefabricated and entirely transported by helicopter. In this respect it was a predecessor to the second Vera Hut and the new Federation and Michell huts on Victoria's two highest mountains. Construction A six sided steel hut with a wooden floor resting on huon pine foundations with a huon pine skillion porch. The hut has two tables, seating and four bunks with mattresses, each accommodates four people. The stove has been removed (although scorch marks on the floor show its former location). It has been replaced by a methylated spirits heater, however metho is rarely provided. A water tank is located on the south western side of the hut. To the north is a dunny perched on the edge of a cliff and an exposed helipad with great views over the Franklin valley. Sheltered campsites are located near the helipad and south east of the hut overlooking the lake. References This article compiled by David Sisson. The following sources were used: Simon Kleinig. “55 years at Tahune Hut”. pp 95 - 99, Tasmanian Tramp. No 34. 2002. John Chapman. South west Tasmania: a Guidebook for Bushwalkers. 4th ed. John Chapman, 1998. John Siseman & John Chapman. “Cradle Mountain National Park: Frenchman Cap - Walls of Jerusalem”. [1st ed.] Algona, 1979. pp. 106 - 115. Phil Robinson. “A climbers guide to Frenchman's Cap NP”, 1979. pp. 9, 11. Simon Kleinig. Journeys to the Ivory Tower: in the footsteps of the pioneers. pp. 28 - 31 in Wild No. 77. Winter 2000. The hut is also mentioned in occasional issues of the Tasmanian Tramp, Skyline, Outdoor Australia and Wild Magazine. https://mountainhuts.net/huts-of-tasmania-1/norris-hut monthly 0.5 2026-10-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/c7bf0bff-6294-4cc4-a9f2-7d6c5945a28f/Norris+Hut+Cached.jpg Huts of Tasmania - Norris Hut Norris' Hut Known as Norris Hut, sometimes as the Norris Thurston Hut. Located in a hidden location off the Montague Fire Trail, above Mountain River. It is about 10 minutes walk down from the saddle between Mt Montagu and the Thumbs to the left of the trail. Located at Grid Ref 141 473 on the Derwent map. Alternatively, walk up from Mountain River, Mountain River Road, then Jordans Road then a short road to the right. (NOTE it is NOT at GR 155458 on the Betts Hill FT, as indicated by another website GPS position) History This hut was built by Mountain River families, Thurston and Norris, in December 1991. They who own the properties below the hut. A cliff is used as one of the walls. It has a double bunk and one other bed. The hut is within the Mt Wellington Park Management Trust area and is managed by them and the Tasmanian Parks and Wildlife Service. They prefer that visitors do not stay in the hut, but visit for the day only. If you climb the rock behind the hut, you will get wonderful views of the Huon Valley and Mountain River area. Construction Built of local stone, with a corrugated iron, skillion roof. There is a pot belly stove inside and the roof includes a cover for the firewood supply. References Local family. https://mountainhuts.net/huts-of-tasmania-1/mt-eliza-memorial-hut monthly 0.5 2026-10-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/69deb51b-8b69-4224-92c5-e777205d218d/Mt+Eliza+Hut+with+Family+TAS.jpeg Huts of Tasmania - Mt Eliza Memorial Hut Mt Eliza Hut Photograph Copyright Olaf Moon © 1976 In photo, Keith Moon, Kathy Moon, Ian Moon, Jim Moon Known as Mount Eliza Hut, High Camp Memorial Hut, Mt Eliza Memorial Hut or the Mt Anne Hut. Located at High camp, Mt Eliza, SW National Park. Brief history The Mt Eliza hut was built by the Hobart Walking Club (HWC) between 1971 and 1974. It was dedicated to three well known club members, all of whom had died in varying circumstances about that time. They were Agnete Damgaard, Olegas Truchanas and John Plaister. Olegas was known in particular for his spectacular photography, but he unfortunately perished in a canoing accident on the Franklin River. Construction of the hut was a torrid affair, with materials (including bags of cement) being carried some thousands of feet up the spur to the hut. The location was chosen for its immediate proximity to the summit of Mt Eliza, and as a key stepping off point for walkers climbing Mt Anne, or walking the exposed Mt Anne circuit. Bags of cement weigh one-hundredweight, being 112 pounds. Each was divided in two of 61 pounds (about 30kg), and carried in a backpack up the spur. I remember this very well! Construction The hut was built from local stone, to stand the blasts from the winter westerlies. None the less, the walls needed special proofing to keep the rainwater out. The roof is of cliplock iron. Caretakers - Hobart Walking Club References J. Moon, J Cannon, D Sisson - all pers comms. https://mountainhuts.net/huts-of-tasmania-1/edwardsens-cox-bight monthly 0.5 2026-10-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/71eb32af-5ca2-433b-95c9-e0079c938f13/CLloyd_1982_396k.jpg Huts of Tasmania - Edwardsens Cox Bight Edwardsens Hut This photo taken by Charles Lloyd in 1982, and the introduction one, in 2010. Known as Cox Bight Hut or Edwardsens Hut Location, about 300m inland from Point Eric, at Cox Bight, South West National Park. It appears on older editions of the Old River Map at 388 845. History - Freddy Edwardsens Hut at Cox Bight was built in about the early 1930s by a Norwegian tin miner. It was in good condition into the 1980s but in more recent times parts of the hut have been cannibalised to repair other bits. History of the hut is kept by Angie McGowan of the Cultural Heritage Branch of the Tasmanian Heritage Office. Construction Timber over poles with corrugated iron covering walls and roof. https://mountainhuts.net/huts-of-tasmania-1/hartz-mountain-shelter-hut monthly 0.5 2026-10-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/4fee145e-455f-46ec-92a2-44193e41fa5c/Hartz+Shelter.jpg Huts of Tasmania - Hartz Mountain Shelter Hut Hartz Mountain Hut Photograph copyright Olaf Moon © 2001. Known as the Hartz Hut or Hartz Mountain Shelter. Located at the end of the Hartz Mountain National Park Access road. History This is the third hut at this site. The first hut on this site was built by timber workers in about 1890. The second hut, was built by the Geeves family, after which Geeveston is named. They brought visitors to the area in the summer at the turn of the century and later. It was removed in 1995 due to its very delapidated state. Construction The current hut was buuilt to last, with stone walls, fireplace and chimney, plus an iron roof and concrete floor. Caretakers - NPWS References https://mountainhuts.net/huts-of-tasmania-1/lake-nichols-hut monthly 0.5 2026-10-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/d3717721-e0de-44ab-b77a-1cb945866beb/LakeNicholls.jpg Huts of Tasmania - Lake Nichols Hut Lake Nichols Hut Known as Nichols Hut or Lake Nichols Shelter Located close to the Dobson Road at Lake Nichols. History This hut was built by the NPWS in 1971, and it is similar in style and build to the Lake Belcher Hut. Construction Vertical palings over a sawn wood frame, with one window. https://mountainhuts.net/huts-of-tasmania-1/troedel-shelter monthly 0.5 2026-10-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/d4f37058-d197-4111-98bf-9dac2047c368/Troedel_Shelter_Inscription_Melaleuca_MStatham_2012.jpg Huts of Tasmania - Troedel Shelter - The Troedel Shelter Photos courtesy of M Statham. Known as Troedel Shelter or The Melaleuca Airstrip Hut. Located beside the airstrip at Melaleuca and known as the Bathurst Harbour Landing Ground, Southwest National Park. History This hut was built by Parks and Wildlife Service as a shelter for bushwalkers’ and kayakers’ supply drops. It is also used by Par Avion to store equipment, and for communications and webcam infrastructure. Bushwalkers wait for flights in the shelter of the building’s annexe. David Troedel was an independent walker often covering considerable distances on his own. He went missing in 1972 to the west of Precipitous Bluff in quite a small area, but with very real challenges from Horizontal Scrub. A “cold case” review by police in 2003 did not find anything new. The hut was built on the request of David’s parents, as an appropriate memorial to their son. It now includes an automatic weather station installed by Par Avion. Construction Vertical board cladding, Colorbond pitched roof, hardboard and pine lining, timber floor. The annexe has a gravel floor. Caretakers Parks and Wildlife Service of Tasmania. References Janet Fenton - Pers comm. https://mountainhuts.net/huts-of-tasmania-1/fenton-hut monthly 0.5 2026-10-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/e4009a66-2240-494d-bf74-611d26a8b667/Lake+Fenton+Hut+Front+KEM+2022.jpeg Huts of Tasmania - Lake Fenton Hut Lake Fenton Huts Photos courtesy of Keith Moon May 2022. Known as Lake Fenton Huts or Fenton Hut This hut is located at the Mount Field road, a few kilometres short of Lake Dobson at Lake Fenton. This hut is about 200 metres off the road, but rarely visited, although often available for skiers in winter. In the 1950’s the road finished at the Lake Fenton Dam and skiers walked from here, or took pack-horses to Mt Mawson and beyond. History This is the last remaining hut, of a group that used to be at the end of the Mt Field National Park road, at Lake Fenton. Around the late 1920's a decision was made to use Lake Fenton as part of the city of Hobart's water supply. The road was constructed as part of that project. Five accommodation huts were located at Lake Fenton at the time. They were all built by the first official State Park Ranger, Bill Belcher between 1930 and 1932 with the aid of his wife, Emily. He knew the park very well, and cut most of the standard tracks around the Park starting in 1915, then later became the first ranger in 1918. Retention of these was not considered to be in the interests of drinking water supply so the road was extended from Lake Fenton to Lake Dobson and the huts were re-located to become the current "Government Huts" near Lake Dobson around 1940. The pack horse trains were disbanded when the road was finished. One hut was left at Lake Fenton as a safety measure. Originally it was the ranger's hut and then later used by walkers and skiers (including myself and friends for multiple ski trips). Construction There are three rooms in this hut and a fireplace. The hut has a horizantal weatherboard treatment, but a vertical board facia in front of the veranda. References Davies 1986 Michael Wadsley, President Ski Club of Tasmania 2025. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/973d82b6-8973-4c90-a67f-17a3b5342dc7/Fenton.jpg Huts of Tasmania - Lake Fenton Hut Lake Fenton hut under snow, typical of winter. https://mountainhuts.net/huts-of-tasmania-1/lake-dobson-hut monthly 0.5 2026-10-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/be285110-5706-46a0-9950-4fba64cb425e/Dobson_snowed_OM_02.jpg Huts of Tasmania - Lake Dobson Hut Lake Dobson Shelter Known as the Lake Dobson Hut or Lake Dobson Shelter. The photograph was taken on the June long weekend, 2002. Location: This hut was built on the small rise above the Lake Dobson car park, after the road was extended from Lake Fenton. The hut looks over the lake and Mt Field. History This hut was built by the Parks service as a Picnic Shelter Commercial accommodation huts are located back down the road about two kilometres, and may be booked via the National Park office. Public toilets are available at the rear. Construction By the Tasmanian NPWS from sawn timber with a concrete floor and fireplaces. https://mountainhuts.net/huts-of-tasmania-1/new-portfolio-item monthly 0.5 2026-10-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/e1d72056-c8f0-44c9-b81e-fb6f4eb94c4e/Luckmans.JPG Huts of Tasmania - Luckmans Hut Luckman's Hut Known as Luckmans Hut or The Wellington Ski Club hut. Note that the Hobart Walking Club also had a hut about 100m from this one, but it is now only a site. Location It is about 200m below the road, and about two kilometres from the summit of Mt Wellington, at the foot of a scree field used for skiing in times when the snow was deep. History Luckmans was named after Leo Luckman, also of "Luckman's Lead on the way to Federation Peak" fame. Roy Davies and other HWC members were instrumental in its restoration in the early 1970s, although the ski run nearby is no longer used. The hut was built by various people from the Wellington Ski Club and Hobart Walking Club. Beside the hut, is a cleared, but rough, and none too demanding ski run, also built by the club, when thirty feet of snow was common each winter. Leo's wife, Jessie survives him today, at age 93. 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It was originally called Geer's Hut when built by Oswald Geer in 1923 on Cascade Brewery land, then in 1963 was acquired by Jack Thwaites and renamed 'The Retreat'. Located in the Mt Wellington State Park just below the Pinnacle Road east of The Chalet. It is about half a kilometre SE from Kara Hut and is best reached on a rough track from Kara, after walking downhill from the Climbers Car Park below the Organ Pipes. GPS Location is available to those who search well online, or email us (olafmoonATgmaiDOTcom) for the details, as this hut is considered to be protected by the Wellington Reserve management. History Retreat was originally built by Oswald Geer in 1923. Bushwalker, Ron Smith explored the mountain in the early 1960’s and found this hut in fairly poor condition, but was told that he could purchase it for twenty pounds. He formed a syndicate Jack Thwaites, David McNeill and Lindsay Whitham to purchase it, and were given a large old-style key to confirm the permission for occupancy. It appeared then, that the hut had not been used for some years. Formal permission was given by Hobart City Council for them to occupy the hut on the condition that the door be kept locked to prevent anyone taking up permanent residence there. It is not locked now and visitors are welcome, notwithstanding that the WPT would prefer that visitors were kept to a minimum. In 1967 the hut was burnt badly by the wildfires of that year, but Jack Thwaites undertook the repairs and visited regularly until his death in 1986. The Waratah tree beside the hut was planted by him. Construction It is a very solid hut made of stone, with a concrete floor and includes an internal fireplace, table and bunks. When it was taken over in 1963, the description given was: “There is a fireplace end of the hut was all of stone; the other end and both sides comprised a framework of bark saplings, lined on the outside by more saplings from ground to roof; the outer wall of dry-stone construction was several inches clear of the saplings, and the space between had been filled with clay rammed in to make the wall airtight. Seepage had caused some of the timber lining to rot and in places the outer stone construction was in danger of imminent collapse. The floor of tongued-and-grooved hardwood was in excellent condition and the roofing, of palings covered by light iron sheeting, was still watertight”. References John and Maria Grist. Jack Thwaites - pers comm. https://mountainhuts.net/huts-of-tasmania-1/cooks-beach-hut monthly 0.5 2026-10-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/3189e92d-29d1-4327-8e86-14728e7b0d3f/CLloyd_1982_442.jpg Huts of Tasmania - Cooks Beach Hut Cooks Beach Hut Located in the Freycinet NP at the most southerly point of Cooks Beach in the south of the Freycinet Peninsua. History This was originally an historic homestead now maintained by PWS. Construction A stone cottage with metal roof. 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Known as Junction Cabin. Located on the traverse track from the Springs Hotel site, and a little further north from Rock Cabin, Mt Wellington. It is a very popular site for both walkers and mountain bikers. Brief History There have been three possibly four huts on this specific site. In the early 1830s timber sawyers built huts at the King’s Sawpits, Brown’s Flat, which is today known as the Junction Cabin clearing. This stone hut, was built as a summer holiday cottage or recreational building, in 1880 as an adjunct to the work site. This particular one shown in the photo was re-built after the 1966 bushfires, initially out of iron, then in the early 1990’s it was surrounded by the stone walls that are present today. Construction Mortared rubble stone, wood facias and tin roof. The original replacement was built by the HCC after 1967 of corrugated iron, and that is shown in the interior photo below. There is also a fireplace and furniture inside the hut. 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Known as Kara Cabin or Kara Hut. Previously known as Keats Hut or the Stone Hut. Located on on the slopes of Mt Wellington, behind Hobart, and below the summit road. Park on the summit road at the “Climbers Park” below the Chalet and search for the path down. You can search for the GPS position online or email me to olafmoonATgmailDOTcom if you are a genuine “hut-nut”. Brief History Kara was originally built by Frank Keats in 1923 on Cascade Brewery land. He called it the Stone Hut. In 1952, new custodians restored it considerably, but it was badly burnt in the 1967 bushfires, where just the stone shell and chimney remained. Soon after, it was rebuilt with Council permission. This hut is very special, as you will find on your visit. It is well protected by the Wellington Park Trust, who mean well, but dont actually want people to visit. Their reports including the heritage study hide its location. Notwithstanding that, it is genuinely open to any interested visitor so if you are keen, please do take the oppotunity. It is also a very resilient hut against damage and wildfires, but of course this protection is not absolute. Thirty metres to the SE is the remains of another hut, revealing just the chimney base and some iron. Construction This is a very solid stone hut with chimney. It has a wooden floor and iron roof plut a fire place and three bunks inside. References: McConnell, A & Scripps L ;Wellington Heritage Inventory 2005. Abrahams J: “Wellington Park Mountain Huts Inventory” 2001. https://mountainhuts.net/huts-of-tasmania-1/lone-cabin monthly 0.5 2026-10-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/e3332ec8-b2a0-4fce-aa4f-83baf625fa1f/Lone+Cabin+End+Wall+OJM.JPG Huts of Tasmania - Lone Cabin https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/012830f6-1dbe-4fcb-8fee-e714539b04e5/Lone+Cabin+Front+Door+Chimney+OJM.JPG Huts of Tasmania - Lone Cabin https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/88936c67-01df-498a-a12f-a91b1d0bd6be/Lone+Cabin+Front+VERT+OJM.JPG Huts of Tasmania - Lone Cabin https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/393f5189-fa00-447e-8a92-a7b14c1f3f09/Lone+Cabin+out+thru+door.JPG Huts of Tasmania - Lone Cabin https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/6073a8d4-71cf-40ef-807e-fb0782a0fd43/Lone+Cabin+Rear+OJM.JPG Huts of Tasmania - Lone Cabin https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/bf5478fb-47c5-48b6-9f9a-a484bb9f4717/Lone+Cabin+Window+Spaces.JPG Huts of Tasmania - Lone Cabin https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/b6a5882b-dfc2-4ef8-8c5f-427d8ecaa6dc/Lone+Cabin.jpg Huts of Tasmania - Lone Cabin https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/155726fd-c0b3-4fef-adb5-8ddff9453992/Lone+Door+with+Keith.JPG Huts of Tasmania - Lone Cabin https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/e2d047e3-81a5-4faf-bc39-abf9c46f1fd7/Lone+Front+OJM.JPG Huts of Tasmania - Lone Cabin https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/55b7edc3-d7bf-43d7-b2ec-880979f9306d/Lone+Front+with+Olaf+2022+OJM.JPG Huts of Tasmania - Lone Cabin https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/58b2fbed-3da1-4835-9cd4-8b10d6098563/Lone+interior.JPG Huts of Tasmania - Lone Cabin https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/d2e95027-9606-412b-bedd-e33649967a59/Lone+looking+out+to+KEM.JPG Huts of Tasmania - Lone Cabin https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/4c14ac45-4948-4920-a51f-b45216b61ebb/Lone+Cabin+no+people.JPG Huts of Tasmania - Lone Cabin Lone Cabin Known as Lone Cabin, or Rangers Cabin sometimes Assistant Rangers Cabin. Located on the traverse track from the Springs Hotel site, and a little further north from Rock Cabin, Mt Wellington. Or on the Lenah Valley Track just south of Junction Cabin. It is shown on some maps. Brief History The hut was built in 1911 by C Drew, L Griffiths, D Griffitsh and J Lennox. It was burnt in the early 1930, due to being substantially timber at that time, with a bark roof. It was burnt again in the 1967 bushfires and rebuilt in 1970 by the HWC including members Frank Morely, Bill Waller, Roy Davies and Ted Cornish. From the 1930’s to the 1950’s Danny Griffith was permanently resident having retired from a life of hair dressing. Danny Griffiths was made "honorary ranger" due to his long-standing residence at Lone Cabin. He was a friend of the local wildlife and had a special relationship with some friendly possums and George the magpie (possibly a currawong). "George comes, sleek and glistening, to peer in at the entrance to the cabin and inspect the visitors, with his head cocked knowingly on one side. George also is a character. He will seize the finger of his host in his massive beak and shake it vigorously as a reminder that attention is desired in the shape of a tasty morsel. It would not be wise for the stranger to let him try his finger. It is an experience to meet Dan Griffith, with his wide knowledge of the mountain and its tracks, and to watch him with the creatures of the wild that are his friends." (Mercury 1939). Construction Mortared rubble stone, wood facias and tin roof. References: Abrahams 2001 pp 16-20 Cornish 1969 Davies, R. 1972 pp60-61 GPS: S 42.89035 E 147.25041 https://mountainhuts.net/huts-of-tasmania-1/sama-hut monthly 0.5 2026-10-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/3c96d050-2626-47b3-bd4c-25cff606fb64/Sama_and_JSM_Jan_03_OM.jpg Huts of Tasmania - Sama Hut Sama Hut Photo by Olaf Moon, of Jim Moon 2001. Known as The A Frame, Tysons Hut or Lost World Hut. Brief History Sama was built in 1968 and 1969 by Jeff Tyson, with assistance from his brother and a friend. It’s unusual A Frame style was well suited to the snow and rain high on Mt Wellington. Tyson carried all the main timbers for the floor and the iron for the roof, from the track head in Glenorchy to the site, quite an undertaking at the time. Initially the hut was locked. It was "discovered" by 8th Hobart Venture Scouts in 1969, much to the chagrin of Tyson. It was later well used by rock climbers in the Lost World, who are reputed to have re-named as Sama in about 1984. The origin of the word is not known. The hut is only 210m from the Scout Hut, but visitors to each rarely know of the other, as the terrain between is particularly rugged. Access is via the Glenorchy walking track, or by turning left from the "main ledge" on the Lost World track, before it heads off over the cliff. Construction Sama is set up on a stone platform and has a wooden floor, the roof and chimney is of corrugated iron, set in an A frame shape, allowing for a sleeping platform on a second story. There are four bunks on the ground floor. References: Photo by Olaf Moon, Jim Moon in frame. GPS: S 42.881944 E 147.218889 https://mountainhuts.net/huts-of-tasmania-1/scout-hut monthly 0.5 2026-10-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/98f66980-7b77-4264-9392-b95be721352f/Scout+Hut+1970+Floor+OJM.jpg Huts of Tasmania - Scout Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/68443f3e-1354-4416-bfc5-5dc4b582c37b/Scout+Hut+Almost+Finished+1973+OJM.jpg Huts of Tasmania - Scout Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/6a66dc4d-43e6-41dc-bf15-ca2f235ff470/Scout+Hut+1970+AboveFrame+OJM.jpg Huts of Tasmania - Scout Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/e08c6a87-ada4-44d2-ad53-fe5724c31f95/Scout+Hut+1970+Frame+Up+OJM.jpg Huts of Tasmania - Scout Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/16b58ba5-db7e-492c-9384-368afe7feab8/Scout+Hut+Snowed+1973+OJM.jpg Huts of Tasmania - Scout Hut The Scout Hut Photograph of the hut snowed, by Olaf Moon © 1973. Known as Scout hut or Moon's Hut and Friends' School Hut. It has never been called the Mount Arthur Hut or Abrahams. Located about 400m west of the "big bend" on the Mt Wellington summit road, Hobart. GPS Location: S 42.883526 E 147.217608 - Very clearly visible on Google Maps “terrain” and shown on a number of official maps. History The Scout hut was built in a very hidden position on Mount Wellington in 1969, and approved "unofficially" by the bailiff in 1971, without a lease. The bailiff, Mr. Robert Stean, put the lease application into the pending tray, where it sat until he passed away in 2001. The hut is now inside the Wellington State Park boundary but was previously on public land. The original building was designed as a two story skiing hut, and built by six teenagers from the 8th Hobart Scout troop (at The Friends' School), Olaf Moon, Phillip Prebble, Robert Cripps, Greg Hughes, Stephen Mee and Guy Clift who completed it to the shutters in summer 1971. The hut is also known by other names and was formally listed by the Hobart City Council in its heritage register of buildings on Mt Wellington, in 2001, with the agreement of the original designer, Olaf Moon. The photo above, was taken in January 2003, showing the need for minor restoration of the windows and some iron. The main window was replaced with transparent corrugated material on 18 Jan 2003, and a latch fitted to the door. In 2021, the hut received considerable updates, including the replacement of the interior lining with Masonite, so that the authorities could no longer claim, erroneously, that it contained asbestos. A photo of the interior is shown below. Unfortunately, someone took regular residence, which upset the authorities. They constructed a large water container and piping to the inside of the hut and an external shower. ( There had previously been a water tank in the 1980’s). They also added an external toilet the “loo with a view” down in front of the hut. All of this resulted in the hut being closed up tightly with metal panels and tech-bolts by the Wellington Park ranger. Graffiti was added and now a plan needs to be made on the next step to return it to heritage status as a shelter hut only. A substantial footpad now runs to the hut from the Collins Bonnet fire trail, in a position that is different from the original access. Commence at the Mt Wellington Road, "big bend". The photo below was taken in August 1971. Construction The hut was built on substantial stone footings to stop damp and rot. At the corner, they stand about 1.5m high and required the manhandling of over 1.5 tonnes of stone by the boys. The floor is tongue and groove boards, with a trap door. The walls and roof are corrugated iron, with an inset of corrugated fibreglass. The materials came from a Federation home being demolished in West Hobart and owned by one of the boys’ parents. The hut frames were pre-manufactured on-site and raised as complete units, to create the unusual two story construction. One was bolted to the stone wall, with the hole being drilled over a full day using a hand-held star drill and hammer. The floor joists for the second story, now have braces to maintain the strength that is required for it to be safe when used. Originally a magnificent iron stove was installed, but this was smashed by vandals and replaced with a small fireplace and flue. The second version a pot-belly stove rotted from rainwater coming down the flue. A replacement is needed. References Hobart City Council Files - 2000. Olaf Moon - original slides of the hut construction and plans. Mt Wellington Park Ranger. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/9df8c8a7-eaaa-4aa4-8f7a-61cb001d4b01/Scout+Hut+interior.jpeg Huts of Tasmania - Scout Hut https://mountainhuts.net/huts-of-tasmania-1/charleskinghut monthly 0.5 2026-10-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/d4bb3800-f57b-4cf7-bc61-8229b23159d6/Bushwalkers_Hut_Melaleuca_GFenton_2012.jpg Huts of Tasmania - Charles King Memorial Hut Charles King Memorial Hut Known as Charles King Memorial Hut or King Memorial Hut Location at Melaleuca near the Rangers’ Quarters and Melaleuca Lagoon, Port Davey, South West National Park. History Charles King’s son Deny built this hut in 1959-’60 with help from the Hobart Walking Club. Charles and Deny King were local tin miners. Charles King, known by bushwalkers for his hospitality in this remote area, died in 1955. His son, Deny King, built this hut for the use of bushwalkers, in memory of his father. There is a display inside the hut detailing its history, produced by Friends of Melaleuca, a branch of Wildcare Tasmania. It is now used as a bushwalkers shelter, sometimes for private tours. Construction This hut is built in the Nissen style with pre-rolled corrugated iron over a timber frame, including curved bush poles as arched frames. It has a plywood lining and timber floor. Feature stones for the central fireplace were collected by boat from nearby Bathurst Harbour. The fireplace is on a concrete base. from a nissen hut curved corrugated iron, with a concrete floor and fireplace. Caretakers - It is managed by the Parks and Wildlife Service Tasmania assisted by volunteer caretakers engaged by PWS each summer. “Friends of Melaleuca”, a branch of the volunteer organisation Wildcare Tasmania also helps with maintenance, including re-roofing the hut in 2011. References Deny King, King of the Wilderness - Christobel Mattingly 2001. Harry Watson-Smith - pers comm. Ian D Ross and the Launceston Walking Club Committee. https://mountainhuts.net/huts-of-tasmania-1/claytons-cottage monthly 0.5 2026-10-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/052a5c8a-b53e-4e9d-8460-c6668e6a9f77/Claytons+Cottage.+Photo+geoff+Fenton.jpg Huts of Tasmania - Claytons Cottage Claytons Cottage Known as Claytons or Claytons Cottage Located at Claytons Corner, Bathurst Harbour, South West National Park History This hut was built by resident fishers Win and Clyde Clayton. This was their home from 1962 until 1976. They built a jetty for their fishing boat and Win grew a marvellous garden nearby. Access is primarily by water, and the jetty is still there for small vessels. The building is visited frequently by tour groups. It is alos used by day visitors and for emergency overnight use. Construction The hut is built with vertical board cladding, gable-ended, corrugated steel roof, timber floor and a plywood lining. Much of the fabric of the building was re-used from the Claytons’ previous house which was on the northern side of Port Davey. Materials were transported by boat and the house re-constructed at the present location. Caretakers - The hut is maintained by the Parks and Wildlife Service, Tasmania. Volunteers from Friends of Claytons carried out a major restoration in the early 2000s, including work on foundations, re-roofing and clearing surrounding vegetation. “Friends of Melaleuca”, Wildcare Tasmania, has taken over that role and works on maintenance annually in collaboration with PWS Tasmania. Friends of Melaleuca has installed displays detailing the history of the cottage. References Deny King, King of the Wilderness - Christobel Mattingly 2001. Harry Watson-Smith - pers comm. Ian D Ross and the Launceston Walking Club Committee. https://mountainhuts.net/huts-of-tasmania-1/second-hut monthly 0.5 2026-10-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/e956a71a-54cc-40da-b9b5-d13052d1b3ba/SecondHutGeoffFenton123-3949rcr-500x456.jpeg Huts of Tasmania - Second Hut (Melaleuca) Bushwalker’s Second Hut Photo courtesy of Geoff Fenton. Known as Second Bushwalkers Hut or The New Hut, Melaleuca. Located at Melaleuca, Southwest National Park, near to the Charles King Memorial Hut. History This hut was built by Deny King in 1975-’76 with help from the Launceston Walking Club and Hobart Walking Club, for use by bushwalkers. It became the over-flow hut for the increasing number of walkers visiting the south west. There is a display inside the hut detailing its history, produced by Friends of Melaleuca, a branch of Wildcare Tasmania. Construction It is also built in the Nissen style with pre-rolled corrugated iron and timber purlins over curved galvanised pipe arched frames. It contains hardboard lining and a timber floor. Caretakers - Maintained by the Parks and Wildlife Service, Tasmania assisted by and volunteer caretakers engaged by PWS each summer. Significant maintenance has been done by Friends of Melaleuca, Wildcare Tasmania. References Deny King, King of the Wilderness - Christobel Mattingly 2001. Ian D Ross and the Launceston Walking Club Committee. https://mountainhuts.net/huts-of-tasmania-1/lake-belcher monthly 0.5 2026-10-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/568743b6-d873-4540-a929-b3e28b11eb68/BelcherJuly05+copy.JPG https://mountainhuts.net/huts-of-tasmania-1/kcol monthly 0.5 2026-10-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/8668cf85-1a68-4c5f-9a6a-a0bf82f11e21/K_Col.jpg Huts of Tasmania - K Col Hut K Col Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/8c8acc06-1d3c-4b2a-8f19-b46611dd7c1f/Mt-Field-Hut-copy.jpg Huts of Tasmania - K Col Hut K-Col Hut Known as K Col Hut and The F.A. “Bobs” Peterson Memorial Hut. Location: K Col is in the Mt Field National Park, and is on the walking track from Lake Dobson to Mt Field West, which is a long day’s hike for most people. GPS Location: S 42°40'20.1" E 146°33'03.0" History: K-Col Hut was built in honour of “Bobs” Peterson, a one-time member of the Hobart Walking Club (HWC) who was appointed as Secretary of the Mt Field National Park Board in the late 1940's. The hut was built by the Hobart Walking Club for survival purposes, and opened by Sir Edmund Hilary in 1960. Significant repairs were undertaken in 2015 and 2016, with a full replacement of the roof. In March 2022, a new boardwalk was installed across windy moor, to repair considerable damage on the track. Construction is of local stone, to deal with the weather at this place and altitude. The roof is deliberately steep to shed snow. Inside there is some seating and a table, but it has a dir Caretakers: FOMF - “Friends of Mt Field” Photos: The person climbing on the introductory photo of the hut is David Forsyth who was photographed by Olaf Moon in 1973. The peak behind is “the Watcher”. https://mountainhuts.net/huts-of-queensland daily 0.75 2022-03-20 https://mountainhuts.net/huts-of-queensland/project-three-bm5tt monthly 0.5 2022-03-20 https://mountainhuts.net/huts-of-queensland/project-two-sg728 monthly 0.5 2022-03-20 https://mountainhuts.net/huts-of-queensland/jardine monthly 0.5 2022-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/f7af1b9c-1fe8-4ae2-bd3d-0d49de488278/Jardine.jpg Huts of Queensland - Jardine River Hut - Jardine Hut Located at the Jardine River crossing, far north Queensland, on the Telegraph Track. https://mountainhuts.net/eastgippslandhuts daily 0.75 2026-11-09 https://mountainhuts.net/eastgippslandhuts/rich-river-hut monthly 0.5 2026-11-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/4666485a-e23f-4e14-86b5-5ca7f1bebdad/Rich+River+Hut+1.jpg Huts in East Gippsland - Rich River Hut - Rich River Hut Known as Rich River Hut or Nurran Hut Located north-east of Orbost on Rich River Road, towards Nurran. From Orbost, follow Bonang Road north to Rocky River Road, then follow Rocky River Road for 8 km and turn onto Rich River Road for a further 4.9 km to the hut site (12.9 km from the Bonang Road junction). These are unsealed forest roads; DEECA rates the hut side trip as easy 4WD. The published route reaches the hut site by road, with only the short walk from parking to the building. History This is a small one room shelter, built as a shelter for logging contractors Construction It is built from wooden palings over a timber frame with a skillion roof. GPS: 37.53649°S, 148.61228°E — approximate (VHCHA map position; exact hut position unverified). https://mountainhuts.net/eastgippslandhuts/mt-delegate-hut monthly 0.5 2026-11-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/7833d6af-c7a0-41ed-8f76-d2628d9f2fa9/Mt+Delegate+Hut+Full+copy.jpg Huts in East Gippsland - Mt Delegate Hut - Mount Delegate Hut Photo courtesy of VHCHA Known as the Mount Delegate Hut or Mt Delegate Hut. Located in the Mt Delegate Scenic Reserve near to the summit of Mt Delegate and up the Delegate Hill Track. The distance from the Bendoc Hall to the summit and back is about 19km. History Mt Delegate (Delegate Hill) is at about 148.90°E, near the Bendoc depot in far East Gippsland on the NSW border at about 1308 m altitude. The reserve is a day-use area at the summit of Mount Delegate on Delegate Hill Track, Bendoc. The Fire Tower lookout page has a photo captioned “The old hut in 2009,” but no build date, builder or history for it. It’s probably the accommodation hut for the lookout operators. firelookoutsdownunder Lookout history: The lookout started as a wooden phone box with a sighting card on a stump and a few sheets of iron for shelter and rain collection, as described in a December 1951 memo. The Forest Commission then weighed options including a separate hut for accommodation alongside a new tower. firelookoutsdownunderfirelookoutsdownunder Towers: The site had the phone box until 1953, then an 18 m wooden tower from 1953 to 1978. The wooden tower was condemned after wind damage in 1978, and the current steel tower dates from then. The tower is 62 m high with a 3 m x 3 m cabin at 40 m. GPS: 37.11184°S, 148.89758°E — approximate (nearby towers; exact hut position unverified). https://mountainhuts.net/eastgippslandhuts/odells-hut monthly 0.5 2026-11-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/3e2fcad0-eead-4d72-8693-0c4c7aac7b57/Odells+GD.jpg Huts in East Gippsland - O'Dells Hut https://mountainhuts.net/eastgippslandhuts/orourkes-paddock-hut monthly 0.5 2026-11-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/1e366c72-111b-495d-b7a6-6a6cdc2aa1ae/christie_orourkes2.jpg Huts in East Gippsland - Christie O'Rourkes Paddock Hut Christie O'Rourke's Paddock Hut Known as Christie O’Rourke’s Hut or Paddock Hut. Located beside the Ingeegoodbee River Track at GR 183194 on the new Suggan Buggan map (marked but not named) or GR 182192 on the old map (but not marked). From Suggan Buggan, approach the Ingeegoodbee Track from the Snowy River Road/Barry Way route. Beyond the main road, this is remote, unsealed 4WD country, suitable for a capable high-clearance 4WD or experienced off-road motorcycle rider when open. The hut stands on a private enclave: arrange permission before entering, even if a door or gate is open. The full driving distance and any walk from a permitted parking point remain unverified. This is a replacement for the original hut destroyed in the 2003 fires and stands on a private enclave inside the Alpine National Park. History Originally built to support grazing and brumby running in the local area, it is still in active use. Construction The floor is part concrete slab and part dirt. Over this is a timber frame covered in corrugated iron. The hut is very large, more than 7 m square, and open-plan except for a small bathroom. There is a partially enclosed veranda at the front which is used for feed and harness storage by horse riders. Water is supplied from a water tank via pipes and a 200-litre drum in the fireplace has a hot water service. There are also light fittings and power points in the hut, to be connected to a generator brought in for major stays. Heating is provided by either an open fireplace or slow-combustion stove. Earlier field notes describe the hut as unlocked, with logbook entries from horse riders, brumby runners, bushwalkers, mountain bike riders and cattlemen. This does not establish current public access. References Butler Craig Doubleday - pers comm 2006. GPS location: -36.86422, 148.32641 (approximate; OpenStreetMap/Mapcarta Victorian hut pin). https://mountainhuts.net/eastgippslandhuts/murphys-hut monthly 0.5 2026-11-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/9cdf853e-31b2-4c29-9d94-2e9e3852729f/Murphys+OM+9.03.jpg Huts in East Gippsland - Murphys Hut - Murphys Hut Photograph by Olaf Moon 2003. Known as Murphy’s Hut. Located on Low Plains Track off Nunniong Road. From Swifts Creek, follow the sealed Great Alpine Road north to Bindi Road, then take Bindi Road, Nunniong Road and Bentley Plains Road to Bentley Plain campground (about 38 km). Return to Nunniong Road and continue north to Low Plains Track, about 7 km driving from the campground, giving approximately 45 km via Bentley Plain. The forest roads are gravel. Park clear of the Low Plains Track entrance and follow the track on foot to the hut in the grassy valley. This is a short walk, but its measured length remains unverified; the final track has been reported as badly eroded and rutted. Check current forest-road conditions before travelling. History Built by Michael Murphy and Louis Pendergast in 1949. Michael renewed the corner posts in 1990. Construction Gabled iron over a pole frame, with a partly wooden floor. The hut has two rooms, a fireplace and furniture, including a fridge. Caretaker – Murphy family. References Hueneke, pp. 199, 212, 24. GPS: 37.17125°S, 147.95418°E — approximate (existing position converted from degrees and decimal minutes; consistent with the VHCHA hut map). https://mountainhuts.net/eastgippslandhuts/wilsons-hut monthly 0.5 2026-11-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/b05988a4-1b0b-4c19-90fd-e4575017dbcc/Wilsons1AS04.jpg Huts in East Gippsland - Wilsons Hut - Wilsons Hut Photograph courtesy of Anne Sedgley C/- Graeme Butler and DSE © 2004. Location: Wilsons Hut stands in a forest clearing approximately 5.4 km south of Bendoc by road. From the township, follow Jamieson Street south as it becomes Clarkeville Road. After approximately 4 km, turn left onto Marriot Track. Follow the track for 1.4 km, keeping left at the fork, to reach the hut and camping area. The approach leaves the sealed township streets for unsealed forest road and track; DEECA classifies access as 4WD only. Park in the camping clearing and walk a few metres to the hut (no separate bushwalk required). Return by the same route. Known as Wilson’s Hut History Wilson's Hut near Bendoc is one of the few Alpine huts listed in the Victorian Heritage Register. Alfred Wilson and his wife Irene built this hut on Crown land when they arrived in the Bonang area in 1916. They planted fruit trees and pines and had a large vegetable garden and chooks, supplying produce to locals, miners and the Bendoc Hotel. Mrs Wilson was known to transport the produce in a pram. She was also a very competent musician and often gave music lessons to locals at the Bendoc Hotel. Alfred had two horses and a tip dray, also doing carting and fencing in the district. He supplied wood in quarts ( 5’ x 5’ x 5’) to the nearby Victoria Star mine, founded five years before. In 1935, Alfred became ill and went to Sydney where he died. Irene stayed at the hut for another six months but could not continue alone. She returned to her family in Sydney and the hut was left empty. The Wilsons lived simply and were well known and liked in the area. The hut is set in a grassy clearing fringed with some Monterey pines and native forest. Nearby are rabbit-proofed vegetable garden enclosures (east of hut), remnant slab fences (north and east, one section on ground), plum trees (4 to east), orchard remnants (to north-west) and remnants of a concrete floor slab (3 m × 2 m) and corrugated iron-clad chimney to the west. Further to the west are stone footings and burnt timbers of a former fodder store, within some post and wire fencing. Construction: Wall frame: pole and sawn hardwood. Floor: butted sawn hardwood. Wall cladding: split vertical hardwood slabs. Roof cladding: corrugated iron. The hut is of interest for the use of hand-split slab vertical cladding and is one of a small number of huts identified in the Alpine area which have such cladding. References Victorian Alpine Huts Heritage Survey 2005, Graeme Butler and Associates. GPS: 37.18182°S, 148.89248°E — approximate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/0d6010a6-4f86-4ad4-b933-f50611615a59/Wilsons+Hut.jpg https://mountainhuts.net/eastgippslandhuts/middle-mountain-hut monthly 0.5 2026-10-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/2382b4da-55bf-4682-bded-ca9ed8f92d25/Rogers+Hut+FULL.jpg Huts in East Gippsland - Middle Mountain Hut - Middle Mountain Hut Known as Rogers Hut or Middle Mountain Hut. Located east of Suggan Buggan, near Middle Mountain in East Gippsland. Access is via Sandy Creek Road and Hughes Gap in the Wulgulmerang area. History Middle Mountain Hut (also known as Rogers Hut) is a historic, private weatherboard hut in East Gippsland, near Suggan Buggan. It was built in 1957 for John Churchill Rogers, who purchased Black Mountain station in 1903. It is often used as a seasonal refuge. The nearest point of reference is Middle Mountain itself, at -36.953, 148.346. These are the coordinates of the mountain, not the hut. Construction The hut has a sawn timber frame and weatherboard cladding. References VHCHA Notes https://mountainhuts.net/eastgippslandhuts/turners-hut monthly 0.5 2026-10-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/810cd20d-4e14-45a5-8ca7-0f3809427e47/TurnersRearAS04.jpg Huts in East Gippsland - Turners Hut - Turners Hut Photograph by Anne Sedgley for Graeme Butler and Associates and DSE © 2004. Known as Turners Hut Located at Nunnett Plains, Omeo District. History Turners Hut was built as a cattleman's shelter. It sits on private land and is usually locked as it is used for storage. Construction Timber poles and frame with vertical hardwood weatherboards and a gently pitched, gabled iron roof and a verandah. The classic fitting is the water tank, seen below. Caretakers - landowners. References Anne Sedgley – personal communication. G. Butler – 2nd Report. https://mountainhuts.net/eastgippslandhuts/woodhouse-creek-hut monthly 0.5 2026-10-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/9ad418ee-a031-4061-9040-9c6c8fdc3fc4/Woodhouse_Creek_GD03.jpg Huts in East Gippsland - Woodhouse Logging Camp - Woodhouse Ck Hut Photo courtesy of Gary Duncan © 2005. Known as Woodhouse Creek Huts or Woodhouse Forestry Camp. Located at GR 583 768 on the Bairnsdale-Dargo-Omeo map near Moscow Villa. History Two huts built to support timber harvesting. Caretakers - none References Gary Duncan – personal communication. https://mountainhuts.net/eastgippslandhuts/long-plain-hut monthly 0.5 2026-10-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/b0af4e1c-355a-4bc0-b13c-90f8b4126b4b/Long_Plain_HutSML.jpg Huts in East Gippsland - Long Plain Hut - Long Plain Hut Known as Long Plain Hut, not to be confused with the hut of the same name in Kosciuszko NP. Located at GR 860217 on a track off Mt Misery Road. History This hut appears to be a replacement for the original hut, which collapsed on this site in the 1990s. Construction Split timber walls and floor, an iron roof and a brick chimney. References Hueneke, p. 203. Gary Duncan – personal communication. https://mountainhuts.net/eastgippslandhuts/new-portfolio-item monthly 0.5 2026-10-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/55d08ae9-75d1-4dc0-a8d0-fc17495fbab3/Green+Hills+GD+04.jpg Huts in East Gippsland - Glenmore Road Huts (Green Hills) - Glenmore Road Hut Photograph courtesy of Gary Duncan © 2004 Known as Glenmore Rd Huts, or Greenhills Huts Located near Swifts Creek. Shown on the 1:100,000 Murrindal map at GR 975732. It is on the Nunnet Rd which goes from Buchan north and loops back down to Moscow Villa. Also clearly marked on the HEMA "High Country Victoria" map. History Apparently built as forestry huts. One is always open. Construction Weatherboard, wooden floors, skillion roof. References: Gary Duncan – personal communication. https://mountainhuts.net/eastgippslandhuts/crb-guaging-station-hut monthly 0.5 2026-11-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/54536bd3-90ad-42ce-a6e8-e94fded3f90e/CRB+Hut+Guaging+Station.jpg Huts in East Gippsland - CRB Gauging Station Hut - CRB Hut and Gauging Station Located at Limestone Creek, beside the camping area. From Benambra, take Limestone–Black Mountain Road east, then turn onto Limestone Creek Track about 2 km beyond the Limestone Creek bridge and descend several kilometres to the campground. The approach changes from town roads to gravel mountain roads; Parks Victoria classifies the final camping-area access as 4WD only. Use a suitable 4WD or experienced off-road motorcycle rider, and check seasonal gates and creek conditions. Park at the campground and walk approximately 100 m to the mapped hut vicinity; the precise hut position and total driving distance remain unverified. Known as CRB Hut, Limestone CRB Hut and CRB Gauging Station Hut. History This hut was originally built back in the 1920s by the Country Roads Board. It is believed to have been moved here from another location. Construction: Iron over timber frames References Butler report. GPS location: -36.854867, 148.055317 (approximate; ExplorOz CRB hut pin near Limestone Creek campground). https://mountainhuts.net/eastgippslandhuts/glen-arte-huts monthly 0.5 2026-11-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/1226e86b-9a9e-4d7b-9c02-19eaf3556bf6/Glen+Arte+Hut.jpg Huts in East Gippsland - Glen Arte Timber Huts - Glen Arte Forestry Huts NOTE: there were originally three huts here, but the last one was destroyed by fire in in January 2020. Located on Glen Arte Road at Jungle Hill, north-east of Orbost. From Orbost, drive east on the sealed Princes Highway for about 17 km to Murrungowar Road. Follow the unsealed Murrungowar Road north for approximately 20.5 km, then turn onto Glen Arte Road and continue about 2.4 km to the Arte River Flora Reserve entrance. This gives approximately 40 km driving to the reserve. Dry-weather 2WD access has been reported, but Glen Arte Road can be rough; confirm conditions and stop earlier if unsuitable for your vehicle. From the reserve entrance, allow approximately 3.8 km walking one way along Glen Arte Road to the hut site. A capable high-clearance 4WD may continue farther when the road is open and passable. Do not block road access when parking. Known as Glen Arte Forestry Huts or Glen Arte Hut. History: The hut was built in the early 1950’s to support forestry workers, by the Smith Brothers operation. There were built specifically for tree fellers, so that they had accommodation nearby and did not need to return to Orbost each day. Each of three huts was built on skids, so that they could be towed from place to place with a bulldozer. This was undertaken up until 1973 at the latest. It was restored painstakingly in 2018 by VHCHA members. However, the last hut was lost to fire in 2020. References VHCHA Facebook site. GPS: 37.56839°S, 148.76929°E — approximate (VHCHA map position; exact hut position unverified). https://mountainhuts.net/eastgippslandhuts/bub-penders-hut monthly 0.5 2026-11-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/694b50fd-ab78-4f8c-960d-915e8f1be63f/Bub+Penders+Inside+SS.jpg Huts in East Gippsland - Bub Penders Hut - Bub Penders Hut Photos courtesy of Steve Schmez Known as: Penders Hut or Bub Penders Hut Located reportedly near Suggan Buggan. The precise site and public access have not been verified. No reliable final driving route, road classification, parking point or walking distance is currently established for this hut. History Attributed to the Pender family; the construction date has not been verified. GPS location: unconfirmed. A reliable position for Bub Penders Hut has not yet been established. https://mountainhuts.net/eastgippslandhuts/commins-hut monthly 0.5 2026-11-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/010fca2e-1e49-4994-b3fc-ac00e17773c0/Commins+LoR+KH+2001.jpg Huts in East Gippsland - Commins Hut - Commins Hut Black-and-white photograph courtesy of Klaus Hueneke © 2002. Known as Commins Hut. Located on Nunniong Plains Track overlooking Quinn Plain. From Swifts Creek, follow the sealed Great Alpine Road north to Bindi Road, then take Bindi Road, Nunniong Road and Bentley Plains Road to Bentley Plain campground (about 38 km). Return along Bentley Plains Road to Nunniong Road and continue north, passing the Low Plains Track turn-off for Murphys Hut, to Nunniong Plains Track. Allow roughly 50 km driving via Bentley Plain to this junction. The forest roads are gravel; the final approximately 3 km to the hut is a rough 4WD track which can be deeply rutted and wet. Park clear of the junction and walk about 3 km one way, or continue by suitable 4WD only when the track is open and conditions permit. Check current road closures before travelling. History VHCHA’s account, drawn from the Victorian Alpine Huts Heritage Survey (2005), dates this hut to about 1940 and attributes its construction to Bill Ah Chow for James (Jim) Commins and Charlie Duke. Earlier accounts give other dates, including about 1948, so the precise year remains uncertain. The road to the hut was built in the 1960s. The hut survived earlier fires, but its present condition should be checked before visiting. Construction Wooden walls, with an iron roof and rickety furniture. Iron fireplace. Caretakers - None References Hueneke, p. 234. GPS: 37.13874°S, 147.94221°E — approximate (VHCHA map position; exact hut position unverified). https://mountainhuts.net/eastgippslandhuts/bentley-plain-shelter monthly 0.5 2026-11-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/dc45a492-0f18-4705-b3c6-5896a97656d1/Bently+Plain+LoR+GD+03.jpg Huts in East Gippsland - Bentley Plain Shelter - Bentley Plain Shelters Photo courtesy of G Duncan © 2003 Known as The Bentley Hilton or Bentley Plain Huts Located at Bentley Plain Scenic Reserve, near Moscow Villa. From Swifts Creek, drive approximately 38 km: follow the sealed Great Alpine Road north for about 9 km, turn onto Bindi Road for about 4.5 km, then take Nunniong Road for about 21 km and Bentley Plains Road for about 3.5 km to the campground. The forest roads are unsealed; DEECA currently classifies access as 4WD only. Park at the campground; the shelter is within the picnic area, a short walk of less than 100 metres. History Built as accommodation for forestry workers cutting the mountain ash in this area. Construction Weatherboards and skillion roofs. Caretaker - None known. References Hueneke, pp. 211–212. Mapping Guide: GPS: 37.22777°S, 147.92252°E — approximate (Bentley Plain campground; exact shelter position is near but unverified). https://mountainhuts.net/eastgippslandhuts/dartmoorhut monthly 0.5 2026-11-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/c2edbc9d-7fee-49c5-80a9-33c53f39de95/Dartmoor-2-AS04.jpg Huts in East Gippsland - Dartmoor Hut - Dartmoor Hut Photograph courtesy of Anne Sedgley for Graeme Butler and Associates and DSE © 2004 Located at corner of Hutchinson’s Creek Road and Bonang Bendoc Road, Bendoc. At GR 598849. It is on private land, but appears to be right beside the road. History The hut was built in January 1932 by Jack Reed, with help from his sons George and Charlie Reed. The family had grazing leases throughout the local area. The hut was named after Dartmoor Prison. Jack Mustard carried out substantial repairs to the hut in the late 1980s or early 1990s. Construction A classic log cabin, with an iron gable roof. Caretakers - None References: Graeme Butler Report GPS Location -37.1825, 148.8073 https://mountainhuts.net/eastgippslandhuts/gattamurghhut monthly 0.5 2026-10-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/59aea5fd-b2b4-421d-8d1f-0834c51fd474/gattamurh_creek1.jpeg Huts in East Gippsland - Gattamurgh Creek Hut - Gattamurh Creek Hut Known as Ventry Hut or Gattamurh Creek Hut Located on the Armstrong’s Track near Gattamurh Creek, Suggan Buggan and at GR 297119 (labelled on the old map as a "camping shed".) It is marked but not named on the Suggan Buggan map correctly at GR 298121. The easiest access is for walkers to ford the Snowy River and follow Gattamurh Creek up to the hut following brumby pads. Note that the original hut at Gattamurh Ford on the Snowy River (ref Butler) does not exist any longer, just a chimney base remains. History This hut was built by Tom Ventry in 1969 and modified in 1974 using cypress pine logs. Ventry was a dingo trapper for the Lands Department. The hut is unusual for its isolation. It is reputed to be located downstream from the old surveyors camp, established in the 1920s and to the east of an earlier hut and yards at Gattamurh Ford. Local families including the Rogers, O'Rourke’s and Woodhouses have also used the hut for a variety of purposes. It is very similar to the original Slaughterhouse Creek hut in Kosciuszko NP and remains actively used. Construction Cypress pine logs with corrugated iron walls and roof. The floor is dirt with rugs and old carpets to cover. There are also a water tank and bunks. Half of the western and northern walls are open to allow good light. It also has plumbing with water supplied from four tanks onsite. There is also a generator, lights and electric fridges. Caretakers - Local families. References Butler, p. 125. Craig Doubleday - pers comm 2006. Hueneke, Magnussen - no ref. https://mountainhuts.net/eastgippslandhuts/project-four-m4bkm monthly 0.5 2026-11-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/3a1088d2-2181-47c8-a969-692ef7dd302e/suggan_buggan_school+GD+04.jpg Huts in East Gippsland - Suggan Buggan School House - Suggan Buggan School House Located at Suggan Buggan village beside Snowy River Road (the continuation of the Barry Way south of the NSW border). From Buchan, drive approximately 80 km north via Gelantipy Road through Gelantipy and Wulgulmerang, then continue on Snowy River Road to Suggan Buggan. The approach includes sealed road and narrow, winding gravel sections, with a steep descent into the valley of a few kilometres only; use a vehicle suitable for the prevailing road conditions noting that 2WD is fine for most vehicles. Park beside the schoolhouse and walk a few metres to the building. History This old but intact building was built about 1865 from shingles by the O'Rourke family, the first settlers in this beautiful valley. Edward O’Rourke, an early holder of the Suggan-Buggan run, built it for the education of his eleven children. The building was restored with the original native pine shingles in the mid-1970s. Its notable visitors include Geoffrey Blaimey, who mentioned it in one of his Federation speeches. It is noted by the National Trust but is not listed by Heritage Victoria. Construction It is built around timber poles and slabs and is now in good condition. Caretakers National Parks rangers References Hueneke, pp. 221, 241. GPS: 36.95310°S, 148.32605°E — approximate (mapped schoolhouse position). https://mountainhuts.net/eastgippslandhuts/project-three-23nfb monthly 0.5 2026-11-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/e8026de6-40c7-4bb6-bbb8-c9c825a9bfd2/Moscow+Villa+FM.jpg Huts in East Gippsland - Moscow Villa https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/af671774-4fe8-402e-badb-f12758614a4b/Moscow+Villa+GD+03.jpg Huts in East Gippsland - Moscow Villa https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/7abab442-b072-4e03-8d30-c1b9aff4c8c2/Moscow+Villa+OM+9.03.jpg Huts in East Gippsland - Moscow Villa - Moscow Villa Photograph by Olaf Moon copyright © 2003. Known as Moscow Villa. Located at Bentley Plain Scenic Reserve, east of Swifts Creek. From Swifts Creek, drive approximately 38 km via the sealed Great Alpine Road north to Bindi Road, then follow Bindi Road, Nunniong Road and Bentley Plains Road to the signed hut. The forest roads are unsealed and DEECA currently classifies the site as 4WD only. Park at the hut clearing and walk a few metres to the entrance. Alternatively, park at Bentley Plain campground and walk about 200 m (three minutes) to the hut. Check forest road closures before travelling. Brief History Built by Mr Bill Ah Chow in 1941 (some say 1945). He was an enthusiast for the area, having passed through as a cattleman earlier. He later worked for many years for the Forestry Commission. He built it as a summer home and used it often when he was a fire tower spotter from a nearby hill. It was finished the same day that the Battle of Moscow was being fought in World War II, but when councillors visited, they thought the name was not politic, so he told them it stood for "My own Summer Cottage Officially Welcome Visitors Inside Light Luncheon Available". Bill Russell met Bill Ah Chow when he was a teenager and recounts the story (with some variations, as often happens with oral history) as follows: A story about Moscow Villa was often told by Bill. At the height of the McCarthy era and the Menzies government's attempt to ban the Communist party a group of officials of the Forrest’s Commission toured East Gippsland, including Moscow Villa (although they did not know it as that). They got out of their car to be confronted with a sign (Moscow Villa) above two bright red gate posts. They erupted. Bill said that when they calmed down he told them the following: (It was a story told well and I am sure I can remember it verbatim. "I built this hut single handed, and with the exception of two things, I bought everything that needed to be bought, and carried all of the items here. That's why I thought I could name it what I wanted to. I finished the hut the day it was announced that the battle for Moscow had been won. If you can remember (he told the officials) Russia was on our side and that was the first defeat of the Germans. I thought it was an appropriate way to celebrate a win in those dark days. Moscow Villa has other, deeper meanings for me. M.O.S.C.O.W. V.I. L.L. A. " He spelt out. He ticked the words off on his fingers "My Own Summer Cottage. Officials Welcome. Visitors Invited. Light Luncheon Available. The kettle's on. Come inside. By the way - the two things I did not buy were the gate posts. They were supplied by the Forests Commission, and came already painted!" It is sufficient to say that the name and gate posts remained as they were. And thus Bill was able to keep in well with the officials, despite not wishing to have a great deal to do with the "shiny bums" as he liked to call them. Caretakers - Bill Ah Chow's family and friends. References Hueneke, pp. 199, 209, 241. Bill Russell – personal communication. GPS: 37.2264°S, 147.9223°E — approximate (published position; exact hut position unverified). https://mountainhuts.net/eastgippslandhuts/project-one-pc3hg monthly 0.5 2026-11-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/b7290064-ae8f-4706-a5c0-005e14e322d3/Buckwong.jpg Huts in East Gippsland - Buckwong Hut - Buckwong Hut Photograph of the original hut above by Olaf Moon © 1998. Known as Buckwong Hut Located down into the Buckwong Creek valley on Buckwong Track. From Benambra, approach via Benambra–Corryong Road and Buenba Road, then follow Buckwong Track towards the Mount Murphy Historic Area. The forest section is unsealed, with a steep descent and creek crossings; use a suitable high-clearance 4WD or an experienced off-road motorcycle rider. The hut is on private land and may be locked: obtain permission before entering the hut or enclosed land. Vehicle access can reach the hut vicinity when tracks are open, but the full driving distance and any permitted final walk have not been verified. Check current gates and track conditions before travelling. History The history of these two huts is unrecorded in any of the modern literature, although they receive a small mention in Hueneke's book, following their destruction by fire in 2003. The main hut at Buckwong Creek was a log cabin of considerable age, probably from the early 1900s, and was well fitted out, with furniture and utensils, obviously being used regularly for cattle mustering or brumby running. These two huts were burnt down in the 2003 fires and a new hut has been built by the horse riders - see the photograph below – but it is locked! Caretakers - Unknown. References Hueneke, pp. 202, 232. Magnussen, Stephenson and Butler - none. GPS location: -36.742833, 148.005767 (approximate; ExplorOz Buckwong Hut pin). https://mountainhuts.net/region-2-dargo daily 0.75 2026-11-09 https://mountainhuts.net/region-2-dargo/odells-hut monthly 0.5 2026-11-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/24f97bfb-70e7-4521-ad6c-b637e95fc42e/Odells+GD.jpg Region 2: Dargo - O'Dells Hut - O’Dells Hut Photo courtesy of Gary Duncan 2003. Known as O’Dells Hut or O’Dells Track Hut. Mount Delusion/Tom Carroll’s Hut is a separate building. Located on O’Dells Track near its junction with Bayliss Spur Road, Brookville, as identified in the Victorian Heritage Register notice for H2411. From Swifts Creek, use Cassilis Road and the Brookville forest-road network as the regional approach, then locate O’Dells Track and Bayliss Spur Road on a detailed map. The precise turn-by-turn route, total driving distance, vehicle suitability, gates and final walk have not yet been verified. The ExplorOz “Odells” ruin pin near Groves Gap Road conflicts with this registered locality and should not be treated as this hut’s position. History The builders are unknown and it is likely that it was moved from another place to this one. The heritage assessment (H2411) suggests it may be an adapted former shepherd hut or road crew hut, based on how often requests for portable huts show up in period records. It was probably built in 1939. It was likely used in goldmining and logging activities in the area. There was a gold battery site using a portable steam engine at nearby Odells Gully. The hut may have been relocated to its current position and used in logging between the 1940s and 1970s. heritageheritage The hut is partly destroyed and has not been used recently; it is now more of a curiosity. Construction It’s a single-room portable hut with timber stud, weatherboard-clad walls and an arched corrugated iron roof. It’s significant as a rare example of an early portable hut. Most other portable huts in Victoria appear to be of later construction. References VHD - Victorian Heritage Register (H2411), included on 6 April 2022, under Criterion B. heritagecouncil. GPS: 37.31138°S, 147.56301°E. UTM Zone 55H: 549890 mE, 5870436 mN, converted from VHCHA’s latitude/longitude assuming WGS84. Approximate mapped O’Dells position, consistent with the earlier Rooftop grid locality. The previously quoted coordinates belonged to Mount Delusion/Tom Carroll’s Hut, a separate hut. https://mountainhuts.net/region-2-dargo/ada-dogs-grave-hut-v20 monthly 0.5 2026-11-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/3f8523b2-26cf-43bf-bcf9-c8e9d9652c10/Dogs_GraveGD06.JPG Region 2: Dargo - ADA Dogs Grave Hut v2.0 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/3af085b5-c3d8-4e64-974f-dce50fa5a37b/Dogs+Grave+Poem+SJT+1969.jpeg Region 2: Dargo - ADA Dogs Grave Hut v2.0 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/e79ac2e0-a4e1-4573-8caf-5745ac280d58/Dogs+Grave+Hut+NEW+Full.jpeg Region 2: Dargo - ADA Dogs Grave Hut v2.0 - Dogs Grave Hut ADA Known as Dogs Grave Hut or ADA Hut - Deerhunters Located north of Dargo on the Birregun Road. “Dogs Grave” free camp: UTM 55H 533740mE 5879114mN. This hut replaced the old Dogs Grave SEC hut on the same site and about 30 metres from the very formal granite grave. It was written by stockman Jack Treasure in 1969, in memory of Meehan’s dog Boney who was an Australian cattle dog, buried here in 1863. The grave was the subject of an extended search and was eventually found surrounded by a small wooden fence and nameplate. A detailed treatise was written on the story and the Cobungra Stockmen by Flora Johns in 1977, and the poem is reproduced by her, and below. References Victorian Alpine Huts Study 2005 - Graeme Butler and Associates The Dogs Grave by Flora Johns and the Stratford and District Historical Society 1977. GPS -37.233879, 147.380371 https://mountainhuts.net/region-2-dargo/nicolson-river-hut monthly 0.5 2026-11-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/be9ed022-72d6-4fd8-a821-7b4c950b59c1/early_campers_vic_1920s.jpg Region 2: Dargo - Nicolson River Hut - Nicolson River Hut Known as Nicholsons River Hut, also listed as Nicolson River Hut (Huts Victoria). It is also known as Stuttering Freds Hut. It is not to be confused with Marthavale Hut, which is a separate hut on the same river about 15 km to the north-west. Located on the Nicolson Track at the Nicholson River, Dargo region, Victoria. The hut is beside the river and at the junction with Stuttering Fred Creek. One documented approach is from Bairnsdale via Bullumwaal and Mount Baldhead Road to Marthavale, about 64 km, then along Nicholson River Track towards Deptford. The government touring guide grades the river-track route as difficult 4WD, with river crossings. The distance from Marthavale to this hut, final turn-off and any parking-to-hut walk are unverified. Check the hut position against a detailed map before travelling: the published coordinate formats disagree. History / Construction We have no information yet. If you have details or a photograph of this hut, please email me at olafmoonATgmailDOTcom. References Victorian High Country Huts List, Huts Victoria List. Mapping Guide GPS: 37.55449°S, 147.62955°E. UTM Zone 55H: 555606 mE, 5843427 mN, converted from VHCHA’s latitude/longitude assuming WGS84. Approximate and unverified: the separate grid reference in the VHCHA dataset differs by about 1.2 km. https://mountainhuts.net/region-2-dargo/seymour-logging-hut monthly 0.5 2026-11-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/f306d4f4-3b69-4574-a0c0-73e7f63cc367/468731526_10160825180211009_6298340184199478530_n.jpg Region 2: Dargo - Seymour Logging Hut - Seymour Logging Hut Photo courtesy of Stephen Schmelzle. Known as Seymour Logging Hut. Located beside Birregun Road near Old Hut Track, in the forest south of Omeo. Approach from Omeo via Cassilis Road and Birregun Road, passing Dogs Grave and continuing south towards Mount Birregun. The route starts on sealed road and continues on unsealed forest road; check current access and use a suitable 4WD in poor conditions. The final distance from Omeo and a safe parking place have not been verified. The mapped former hut site is beside the road, so no extended bushwalk should be necessary; do not block forestry access. History The hut was built in 1948 by Seymour and Sons Timber. It was unfortunately burnt down February 2014. Construction A simple hut built of timber spars, and vertical weather boards. The fireplace is rolled iron. It has a standard pitched roof. GPS: 37.217098°S, 147.445816°E. UTM: Zone 55H, 539554 m E, 5880951 m N. Approximate former hut site (ExplorOz place 244781); source datum unstated, treated as WGS84. Not field-verified. https://mountainhuts.net/region-2-dargo/wallers-hut monthly 0.5 2026-11-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/3adf29b4-e3d0-4d85-9078-665a2e0ff716/Wallers+Hut+1+LoR+RD.jpg Region 2: Dargo - Wallers Hut Wallers Huts Known as Owen Waller Hut or Waller’s Huts. Located beside the Wentworth River near the junction of Friday Spur Track and Storer Track (also mapped as Storers Track), just above a river ford. From Dargo the regional approach is south towards Tabberabbera Road, then north on Gidley Track and east on Storer Track to the hut. Confirm the connecting turn-offs on a current topographic map. The main approach starts on sealed road, then uses gravel roads and steep, stony 4WD tracks; the descent towards the river becomes increasingly steep. A capable high-clearance 4WD is required for the final tracks. The total drive distance, gate status and a reliable 2WD parking point have not been verified, so no short walking alternative is promised. Park clear of the track and inspect the hut on foot; assess any river crossing before attempting it. History Owen Waller was introduced to the area by his friend Bluey Ellis, the shire dog trapper, in about 1968. Owen noted that the area held a good number of "wild" cattle and thought there was an opportunity to remove and sell them over a period of time as well as grazing his own cattle. He took over what was known then as a Crown cattle lease over a large area including that surrounding the hut. At about this time my father Bob Carruthers started bringing us up to the "Wentworth", accommodation at this stage was under canvas and after spending a couple of bitterly cold winters with snow on Morris Peak my father suggested to Owen that we build a more permanent structure that might last a few years. When we got back to Melbourne my father drew up some plans and began construction of the hut on our garage floor at home, the frame is all second-hand Oregon (many a night & day spent pulling nails), the floor is our old garage door from home, the second-hand iron came from Treasure's abandoned mine up Teapot Creek, and all other timber etc was second-hand sourced from far and wide. The hut was then transported and assembled over a 12–18-month period in 1969 and 1970 with the assistance of members of the Carruthers and Waller families. The track in those days was something to behold and getting out was always a lottery. The hut lasted well beyond our expectations largely due to the fact that we have never locked it, and a number of people have continued to maintain and look after it over the years. We have always kept a visitors’ book in the hut with an incredible number of people from all corners of the world visiting over thirty something years. I am fortunate enough to be able to take my own family to the Wentworth and hope this will continue for many years. Notes provided by Gary Carruthers, December 2003. The huts today are obviously well used and maintained, containing all creature comforts including cooking utensils! Construction Sawn timber structural work, with wooden floor and iron walls. Corrugated iron skillion roof. Brick fireplace and iron chimney. Caretakers - there are some but who? References Ron Dickson – personal communication. Gary Carruthers – personal communication. GPS: 37.497467°S, 147.391717°E. UTM: Zone 55H, 534625 m E, 5849868 m N. Approximate main hut position (ExplorOz place 244838); source datum unstated, treated as WGS84. The VHCHA pin is about 100 m west. Not field-verified; this position is not a separate fix for the smaller hut. https://mountainhuts.net/region-2-dargo/strobridges-hut monthly 0.5 2026-11-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/df330986-180b-420e-b9f8-bf6d9b296dc9/Strobridge+Lucys+East+wall+LoRes++RD+12.03.jpg Region 2: Dargo - Strobridges Hut Strobridge Huts Photo courtesy of Fiona Magnussen © 2003. Known as Strobridges or Strobridge Homestead. Located at Brookville beside the northern end of Charlotte Spur Track. From Swifts Creek. Follow Cassilis Road west for approximately 2.3 km, then turn onto Brookville Road and continue about 15.2 km to Charlotte Spur Track. Allow approximately 17.5 km driving to the turn-off. Cassilis Road is sealed; the forest approach on Brookville Road includes gravel and may be corrugated or slippery after rain but is generally 2WD. Park safely clear of the Brookville Road–Charlotte Spur Track junction and walk approximately 35 m one way to the huts. Farther south, Charlotte Spur Track is steep and rocky 4WD terrain. History These huts survive from the former mining settlement of Brookville. Their early dates and builders are uncertain: older accounts give about 1895 for the rear hut and the 1920s for the front hut, while research published by VHCHA describes an 1880s miners’ bark hut and a front hut built during the Depression. The attribution of both buildings to the Strobridge family therefore needs qualification. According to Sharyn Chambers’ 2018 account for VHCHA, Lucy Strobridge and her mother Ellen moved into the huts around 1950 after the family farm was sold. Ellen died in 1972. Lucy continued living here with support from local families and delivery drivers until her death in Omeo Hospital in 2001, aged 81. The front veranda was enclosed in 1980. The huts survived the 2003 bushfires. Stories about Lucy’s ghost protecting them are local folklore. More work is needed to reconcile the early building chronology and confirm subsequent conservation work. Construction The old house is made from bush poles and iron. It now needs urgent attention after a wombat dug around one of the poles. A conservation study was completed for this hut in 2004. Has renovation been completed by 2026? Caretakers - VHCHA References Hueneke, p. 244. Magnussen, pp. 75–78. Butler - none. GPS: 37.324417°S, 147.599383°E. UTM: Zone 55H, 553104 m E, 5868970 m N. Approximate hut location (ExplorOz place 244805); source datum unstated, treated as WGS84. Not field-verified. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/5b0bba8a-cc0f-424b-9ddd-f7ac945982b3/Old+Strobridge+Hut.jpg https://mountainhuts.net/region-2-dargo/new-portfolio-item-2 monthly 0.5 2026-11-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/f5a209c4-d100-47e6-9528-b6bae757e15b/Railway+Carriage+Basalt+Knob+BS+98.jpg Region 2: Dargo - Railway Carriage Hut (Basalt Knob Hut) - Railway Carriage Hut (Basalt Knob Hut) Known as Basalt Knob Hut or the Railway Carriage Hut. The photograph shows the former carriage before its destruction in 2020. Located at the former logging camp near Basalt Knob. From Dargo, follow Dargo High Plains Road north to Ritchie Road, then take Ritchie Road west towards the Basalt Knob Track junction and the former carriage site. The main road includes sealed and gravel sections; the logging-road approach is a remote 4WD route. Check seasonal gates and current conditions. The total driving distance, final parking point and any short walk to the remains have not yet been verified. This is a historic site, not a standing refuge. History T101 was an ice wagon built in 1894 at Newport workshops for Victorian Railways and deregistered in 1978. It was transported to this logging camp in 1982 for workers’ accommodation and remained after logging finished. VHCHA confirms that it was destroyed in the 2020 fires. No verified replacement has been identified. References VHCHA, Railway Carriage (Basalt Knob); Offpeak 4WD Club, Dargo Gathering, November 2017 (Ritchie Road approach). GPS: 37.15010°S, 147.102167°E. UTM Zone 55H: 509073 mE, 5888471 mN. Approximate former hut position retained from this profile; original datum unstated, converted assuming WGS84. https://mountainhuts.net/region-2-dargo/new-portfolio-item-1 monthly 0.5 2026-11-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/da8fc2cf-50f9-4ffb-9722-b9e95f0bf268/MtDelusion-1-AS03.04.jpg Region 2: Dargo - Mt Delusion Forestry Hut - Mount Delusion Hut Photograph courtesy of Ron Dickson © 2003. Located on Mount Delusion Road near Mount Delusion, in the Cassilis district. From Swifts Creek take sealed Cassilis Road towards Omeo for about 18 km to the Mount Delusion Road junction, then follow the unsealed forest-road approach towards the mapped hut. The distance along Mount Delusion Road, precise hut turn-off, gate status and parking-to-hut walk have not yet been verified. Check a detailed forest map and current conditions before choosing a vehicle; a continuous 2WD route has not been confirmed. History VHCHA associates the hut with Tom Carroll of Brookville after the 1939 fires. His son Leo recalled that Tom moved it to its present site, so its original location and construction date remain uncertain. It served as a summer cooking and meal shelter for the Carroll family’s grazing operation while shepherds slept in tents. Around 1945, Carroll made it available to Ezards Timber Mill, whose workers built a log fire dugout and a dam nearby. It later served as a refuge. DELWP and VHCHA carried out stabilisation and bracing in 2017. Its present structural condition needs checking; the photograph is from 2003. Construction A timber and weatherboard hut with a wooden floor, gabled iron roof and iron chimney. References VHCHA, Mt Delusion Hut (history); Visit East Gippsland, Swifts Creek + Surrounds Walks & Rides (Cassilis Road approach); ExplorOz Place 244690 (mapped hut position). GPS: 37.325617°S, 147.536633°E. UTM Zone 55H: 547543 mE, 5868870 mN. Approximate mapped hut position from ExplorOz; source datum unstated, treated as WGS84. https://mountainhuts.net/region-2-dargo/mcdonalds-hut monthly 0.5 2026-11-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/59fbd24d-3593-4ead-b6f9-2ddaa336661c/Mc+Donalds++Joes+3+RD+HiR.jpg Region 2: Dargo - McDonalds Hut McDonalds Hut Also known as Joe's Hut or McDonalds Hut Located at the McDonalds Road and Short Cut Track junction near Mt Baldhead. From Swifts Creek drive approximately 38 km via Cassilis Road, Brookville Road, Dorothy Cutting Road and Mt Baldhead Road, then McDonalds Road to the hut. The route begins on sealed Cassilis Road and continues on unsealed forest roads. The final 8.5 km along McDonalds Road from Mt Baldhead Road is part of the Victorian Government’s difficult 4WD side trip towards Wentworth Falls: use a capable high-clearance 4WD and check current conditions. When vehicle access is open, park clear of the tracks beside the hut and walk the few metres to the building. This is not a verified short-walk destination from a 2WD parking point; walking from the Mt Baldhead Road junction would add about 8.5 km each way, and 2WD access to that junction has not been confirmed. History VHCHA dates the hut to the 1951–52 logging season. Brothers Jack and Bill Fuhrmann, working for Cuthbertson & Richards, built it for dozer driver William (Bill) McDonald and fellow timber workers. McDonald formed the road in spring 1951. Forestry use continued until 1965, after which the hut served as a refuge for visitors. In August 2017, VHCHA reported restoration work by Peter Deacon, including a new bench and stabilisation and levelling. Construction Weatherboard walls, a gabled iron roof and an unusual weatherboard-clad chimney. The former stylistic estimate of 1960s construction is superseded by VHCHA’s 1951–52 account. Caretakers - clearly there are some, but who? References Ron Dickson – personal communication. GPS: 37.347233°S, 147.492383°E. UTM Zone 55H: 543610 mE, 5866493 mN. Approximate mapped hut position from ExplorOz/BOG Place 244671; source datum unstated, treated as WGS84. History: VHCHA, McDonalds Hut. https://mountainhuts.net/region-2-dargo/normanby-hut monthly 0.5 2026-11-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/2644d2f6-63c2-4841-b062-7369f956131c/NormanbyAS04.jpg Region 2: Dargo - Normanby Hut Normanby Mine Hut Photograph courtesy of Ann Sedgley C/- G Butler and Associates and DSE. Known as Normanby Hut or Normanby Mine Hut. Located on Gidley Track in the Wentworth River district, east of Dargo. VHCHA and ExplorOz place this hut here; the former Talbotville description and coordinates were incorrect. From Dargo, the regional 4WD approach follows Old/Lower Dargo Road and Tabberabbera Road to the Gidley Track network. The final route to the hut, total distance, gates and parking-to-hut walk need confirmation against a detailed forest map. Gidley Track is 4WD access; a practical 2WD parking-and-walking option has not been verified. History Associated with the Normanby gold-mining area. The construction date and occupants of this particular hut require confirmation. The previous account gave mining dates of 1871–1960, but those dates have not been established as the lifespan of this building. References: VHCHA hut list and map; ExplorOz/BOG Place 244716; Offpeak 4WD Club, Dargo Gathering, November 2017 (regional track approach). GPS: 37.465883°S, 147.355833°E. UTM Zone 55H: 531466 mE, 5853384 mN. Approximate mapped hut position from ExplorOz/BOG; source datum unstated, treated as WGS84. https://mountainhuts.net/region-2-dargo/king-cassilis-mine-hut monthly 0.5 2026-11-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/40416325-a18c-4038-aaed-9b5206ca1de2/King+Cassilas+Mine+Hut.jpg Region 2: Dargo - King Cassilis Mine Hut - King Cassilis Mine Huts Photograph courtesy of Fiona Magnussen © 2003. Located at Tongio West, in the King Cassilis mine area. From Swifts Creek follow Cassilis Road for about 10 km, then turn onto Charlotte Spur Track. The tourism authority’s directions cross Swifts Creek at a ford after 150 m, turn left 30 m beyond it onto an unmarked track, and continue about 300 m to a hut parking point. Low-clearance vehicles should stop before the ford; if there is safe, lawful parking and the crossing is safe on foot, allow roughly 330 m beyond the ford to that parking point. Confirm the Avery hut entrance and obtain the lessee’s permission before entering. Track and ford conditions determine vehicle access. The published mine walk is 2 km return; this is not the parking-to-hut distance. History This hut was built for John Avery by his sons John and Geoffrey. John was involved in the Cassilis Mine hydro scheme and later worked at the mine. He lived in the hut for more than ten years before returning to Melbourne. The earlier account records that his son John then took it over and grandson Mark maintained it. Current custodianship and the construction date need confirmation. Construction Horizontal logs on three sides with iron cladding above, a skillion iron roof, and a brick fireplace with a metal and bush-pole chimney. Caretaker: lessee. References Hueneke, p. 239; Magnussen, pp. 53–54; Visit East Gippsland, Cassilis Bushwalking Trails (approach); ExplorOz/BOG Place 244637 (Avery’s Hut mapped position). GPS: 37.251984°S, 147.629944°E. UTM Zone 55H: 555865 mE, 5876988 mN. Approximate mapped Avery’s Hut position from ExplorOz/BOG; source datum unstated, treated as WGS84. https://mountainhuts.net/region-2-dargo/black-snake-creek-hut monthly 0.5 2026-11-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/76842bab-b3c3-49ab-b4cf-377b11525b6e/Black+Snake+Ck+Hut+GD+LoR+03.jpg Region 2: Dargo - Black Snake Creek Hut - Black Snake Creek Hut Photo courtesy of Gary Duncan © 2003, before the 2012 restoration. Located at the Black Snake Creek camping area beside the Wonnangatta River. From Dargo, drive south on sealed Dargo Road for about 6 km, turn right onto Shortcut Road for approximately 2.1 km, then right onto Wonnangatta Road for about 11.5 km to the camping area: roughly 20 km in total. Shortcut Road and Wonnangatta Road are unsealed. Dry-weather 2WD access is reported, but check conditions; the campground spur can become unsuitable when wet. Park in the established camping area and walk to the hut. The precise walking distance is unverified; the mapped hut and campground pins are about 170 m apart in a straight line. History The Kong Meng Company worked the Black Snake reef from 1867 to 1869. Mining revived during the Great Depression, and a local school operated from 1935 to 1940. The present mining hut dates from about 1938; Jim Neville lived here until his death in 1969. An earlier hut across the creek was associated with James Bamford, later employed at Wonnangatta Station. Bamford and Jim Barclay were last seen in December 1917; Barclay’s body was found on 25 February 1918, and Bamford’s in November 1918. The circumstances remain unresolved. The Nissan Four Wheel Drive Club of Victoria and VHCHA undertook a major rebuild in 2012. Following another chimney collapse, the club removed the chimney and closed the wall in 2018 pending repairs. Construction The original description records iron walls over a pole frame, a gabled roof and a rear skillion, measuring approximately 5.96 m × 4.65 m. The former fireplace was made of precast concrete. Mature walnut trees stand nearby. References Gary Duncan, personal communication; Graeme Butler, Victorian Alpine Huts Heritage Survey, Report II, pp. 65–69; J. J. Rickett, Victoria’s Wonnangatta Murders (1994); VHCHA, Black Snake Creek Hut (restoration and history); ExplorOz Place 244459 (mapped hut position). GPS: 37.446083°S, 147.140650°E. UTM Zone 55H: 512441 mE, 5855631 mN. Approximate mapped hut position from ExplorOz; source datum unstated, treated as WGS84. This differs from the older AMG reference and the separate campground pin. https://mountainhuts.net/region-2-dargo/marthavale monthly 0.5 2026-11-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/c1e15991-4766-48f2-8134-73bade2cf6d0/Marthavale+3+RD.jpg Region 2: Dargo - Marthavale Hut - Marthavale Hut Photo courtesy of G Duncan © 2003. Known as Marthavale Hut Located on the Nicholson River at the Marthavale Hut camping area. From Howitt Park in Bairnsdale allow approximately 64 km driving via the Princes Highway, Great Alpine Road, Eastwood Road and Bullumwaal Road through Bullumwaal, continuing onto Mt Baldhead Road. From Bullumwaal follow the road about 15.8 km to Stuttering Fred Lookout, continue 13.1 km, then turn right onto Marthavale Road for the final 4.4 km to the hut. The town approach is sealed; the forest roads are unsealed and the government touring guide grades this as an easy 4WD route in dry conditions. Use a suitable 4WD, especially when wet, rather than rely on low-clearance 2WD access. Park in the hut camping area; the hut is within the clearing, with only a short walk from parking and no separate bushwalk required. Check current road closures before travelling. History The original hut was built in 1953 as a base for timber workers in the area. Originally designed as a three-room hut, it had deteriorated considerably over the years. The Idlers 4WD Club restored the building in mid-2002 by rebuilding the chimney, replacing many weatherboards and some internal construction timber. DNRE Bairnsdale provided materials for that work. The original hut burnt down in 2017; the present replacement hut was constructed in 2021, according to the Victorian Government’s 2024 touring guide. Construction The original hut was a three-room building with a gable iron roof over the centre section and skillions over the other two. Horizontal weatherboards on all walls. It had a fireplace and wooden floors. The 2021 replacement has a steel frame. Caretakers - Idlers 4WD Club. References Ron Dickson website GPS (WGS84): 37.44632°S, 147.52722°E. UTM Zone 55H: 546635 mE, 5855484 mN. Approximate mapped hut position from OpenStreetMap/Mapcarta (way 1022225852); not the separate campground pin. https://mountainhuts.net/region-2-dargo/culhanes monthly 0.5 2026-11-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/5877b17e-09f4-479e-9114-c1b55e742388/culhane_hut_schmez_jan2008.jpg Region 2: Dargo - Culhanes Hut - Culhanes Hut Known as Culhanes Hut or Culhanes Forestry Commission Hut. Located in the Crooked River valley near Howittville, on the Pioneer/Racecourse Track approach. From Dargo Hotel, travel north for 1.4 km, continue on Dargo High Plains Road for 15.3 km, then turn left onto McMillans Road for 15.7 km to Talbotville. From there, use a detailed map for the Crooked River and Pioneer/Racecourse Track approach to the hut. The final section involves unsealed 4WD tracks and river crossings; it is not a straightforward 2WD drive. The distance beyond Talbotville, gates, parking and final walk remain unverified. History The existing account dates this Forestry Commission hut to 1961. Independent confirmation of that date, its working history and its present condition is still needed. References VHCHA hut list (Pioneer Track, Howittville); DEECA Crooked River–Howittville access guide (Dargo–Talbotville approach); ExplorOz/BOG Place 244528 (approximate hut position). GPS: 37.353783°S, 147.070967°E. UTM Zone 55H: 506285 mE, 5865878 mN. Approximate mapped hut position, explicitly labelled approximate by ExplorOz/BOG; source datum unstated, treated as WGS84. https://mountainhuts.net/region-2-dargo/collins-hut monthly 0.5 2026-11-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/283c3b5e-3e8b-4025-a300-f436be154c54/Collins+hut+Ver+2+GD+10.03.jpg Region 2: Dargo - Collins Hut - Collins Hut Photo courtesy of Gary Duncan © October 2003. Known as Gibraltar Hut or Collins Hut Located beside the Wonnangatta River, off Scrubby Creek Track south-west of Dargo. From Dargo drive south on sealed Dargo Road for about 5.9 km, turn right onto unsealed Shortcut Road for about 2.2 km, then right onto Wonnangatta Road for about 4.1 km to the Scrubby Creek Track turn-off (about 12 km from town). Turn left and follow the track down to the Collins Hut parking area. The descent is steep: use a capable 4WD rather than assume ordinary 2WD access. Park at the hut camping area and approach the hut on foot. The final track length and parking-to-hut walking distance have not yet been verified. Check current access conditions before travelling. History Built in the 1960s as a holiday shelter. This hut is not in good shape, but is clearly marked on the map and is renowned for its "spa", actually a bathtub strategically located next to the Wonnangatta River. Construction Sawn timber frame with panel board walls. Gable iron roof and iron chimney. Caretakers - none. References Ron Dickson – personal communication. David Sisson – personal communication. GPS: 37.497983°S, 147.154883°E. UTM Zone 55H: 513690 mE, 5849871 mN. Approximate mapped hut position from ExplorOz Place 244509; source datum unstated, treated as WGS84. This replaces the separate campground reference. https://mountainhuts.net/region-2-dargo/treasures-hut monthly 0.5 2026-11-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/44ec28d2-e5aa-4adf-9c85-09f4efa49ce3/Treasures+HS+Kitchen+IC+04.jpg Region 2: Dargo - Treasures Shepherds Plain Treasures Hut - Shepherds Plain Photograph courtesy of Fiona Magnussen © 2003. Located on Shepherds Plain beside Long Spur Track, east of the Dargo High Plains. From Dargo drive north on Dargo High Plains Road towards Lankey Plain, about 52 km from town; the road changes from sealed to gravel and is subject to seasonal closures. One option is an 11 km one-way walk from Lankey Plain Hut, but the connecting track sequence and present access have not been independently confirmed. Do not assume 2WD access beyond the main road or a short roadside walk; final 4WD access, gates and parking arrangements are subject to the owners having the gates unlocked. History Built by Jim Treasure and friends in 1975. It supported their work on the nearby grazing lease, which they owned. Construction Built of coloured metal panels and corrugated iron walls, with a gabled roof. References Magnussen, pp. 179–180. Hueneke, pp. 108, 245. Map Positioning GPS: 37.15534°S, 147.25857°E. UTM: Zone 55H, 522960 m E, 5887864 m N. Approximate VHCHA map position; latitude/longitude treated as WGS84 for UTM conversion. https://mountainhuts.net/region-2-dargo/lankey-plain-hut monthly 0.5 2026-11-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/6de2230d-3aaa-47de-ac55-220125563da0/Lankey+Plain+Hut.jpg Region 2: Dargo - Lankey Plain Hut - Lankey Plain Hut Photo courtesy of Fiona Magnussen © 2003 Known as Gow Hut or Lankey Plain Hut. Located about 200 m east of Dargo High Plains Road, near the King Spur Track junction. From Dargo, drive north on Dargo High Plains Road for approximately 52 km to King Spur Track. The lower road is sealed, with gravel on the higher sections; 2WD access is possible in good dry conditions, but corrugations, potholes, snow or wet weather may require a high-clearance 4WD. Park safely off the main road at the hut turn-off, leaving the junction clear, and walk approximately 200 m one way along the hut spur, keeping left through the clearing. A suitable 4WD may reach the clearing when access is open. King Spur Track has seasonal gate controls, and Dargo High Plains Road also closes seasonally. Check current road closures and gate access before travelling. History VHCHA identifies the present hut as a Country Roads Board shelter built in the 1960s for crews resurfacing Dargo Road. This differs from the earlier attribution to the Treasure family around 1951; that date relates to the transfer of the grazing lease from the Gow family. The precise construction year remains uncertain. Winter damage in 2016 left the hut leaning and its chimney destroyed. VHCHA volunteers stabilised it; in 2017 they removed chimney rubble and temporarily repaired the end wall. The 2003 photograph predates those changes. Construction An unlined sawn-hardwood frame with cement-sheet cladding, a low gabled iron roof and butted hardwood floor. The earlier description recorded a Lux slow-burning stove; the subsequent chimney damage and repairs are noted above. Caretakers - none known. References Hueneke, pp. 108, 239. Magnussen, pp. 176–177. GPS: 37.111355°S, 147.168213°E. UTM Zone 55H: 514945 mE, 5892761 mN. Approximate mapped hut position from ExplorOz Place 194271; source datum unstated, treated as WGS84. History and repair updates: VHCHA, Lankey Plain Hut. https://mountainhuts.net/region-2-dargo/project-six-s49bg monthly 0.5 2026-11-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/d2721af2-d7fa-4aad-8f4a-7e0b54168317/Seldom+Seen+1+RD.jpg Region 2: Dargo - Seldom Seen Hut Seldom Seen Huts Photos by Ron and Shirl Dickson 2003 Known as Seldom Seen Huts. Located at the junction of Mount Baldhead Road and Jones Road. From Dargo drive about 37 km via Dargo High Plains Road, Upper Dargo Road and Jones Road to the junction. The approach starts on sealed road and continues on unsealed forest roads; this forms part of the regional tourism authority’s easy-to-medium 4WD tour. Use a suitable 4WD and check road conditions, particularly after rain or snow. Park safely clear of the junction and inspect the former hut site beside the road; no separate bushwalk is required. The hut burnt in 2011 and the remains were removed in 2012, so this is a historic site rather than a standing shelter. It should not be confused with Wallaces Hut on the Bogong High Plains. History This hut was built for workers at the nearby sawmill, which was down in the gully opposite the junction of Jones Road where it was "seldom seen". Timber from the mill was winched up the hill to this road junction and then trucked out. The map shows a second hut across the road from this one, but it is long gone. Construction Weatherboard and iron walls over a sawn timber frame. Wooden floor and externally framed chimney. Skillion roof of iron. References Idlers 4WD Club – personal communication. GPS: 37.403267°S, 147.503017°E. UTM: Zone 55H, 544519 m E, 5860272 m N. Approximate former hut site (ExplorOz place 244780); source datum unstated, treated as WGS84. Not field-verified. https://mountainhuts.net/region-2-dargo/project-five-z65bk monthly 0.5 2026-11-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/27af92fa-c32f-4f3b-8780-ecacbc7a8d08/Turntable+Huts++2+LoR+RD.jpg Region 2: Dargo - Turntable Creek Forestry Camp Turntable Huts Photograph by Ron Dickson © 2003 Known as Baldhead Logging Huts or Turntable Forestry Huts. Note that these were all burnt down in the 2019–2020 bushfires. Destruction and subsequent history Volunteers had begun restoring the Turntable Forestry Huts before the 2019–2020 bushfires. Despite protective works undertaken by Forest Fire Management, all the huts were destroyed. No subsequent rebuilding has been confirmed. The construction details and photographs on this page describe the camp before the fires. Located on Engineers Road near Turntable Track in the Mount Baldhead forest. A documented approach from Bairnsdale follows the sealed Great Alpine Road, Eastwood Road and Bullumwaal Road to Bullumwaal, then continues on the unsealed Mount Baldhead Road. From Bullumwaal travel 15.8 km to Stuttering Fred Lookout, continue 13.1 km to the Marthavale Road junction, then stay on Mount Baldhead Road for another 14 km. Turn right onto Engineers Road and continue 14.3 km to the former hut site. Allow about 87 km from Bairnsdale via this route, excluding the optional Marthavale detour. The regional touring guide grades the Mount Baldhead loop as easy 4WD; check forestry closures and conditions. Park safely beside the site and inspect the remains on foot; no long approach walk is described. These are former hut sites, not standing shelters. History Originally they were built by the Forests Commission of Victoria in 1949 to house the team of men building Engineers Road. The group was headed by chief engineer, Ian Noble. Originally, there were five huts arranged from north to south plus a dining hut and shower hut with a skillion roof. Few people visit, so they are well protected. They have local heritage significance. Construction Sawn weatherboard over hardwood studs with iron gable roofs. Some cement sheeting was used. One main hut and five others. An unusual for the time, was the extensive plumbing in the main hut. The size is 2.52 m × 3.85 m. Caretakers - none. References G. Butler Report II, pp. 33–37. Ron Dickson – personal communication. Alan Bills from Bairnsdale to Butler. G Vines - Conservation Plan for the Kuth Kiln and huts. GPS: 37.41253°S, 147.62902°E. UTM: Zone 55H, 555664 m E, 5859177 m N. Approximate VHCHA map position for the former camp; latitude/longitude treated as WGS84 for conversion. Published grid references differ by a few hundred metres, so field confirmation is needed. https://mountainhuts.net/region-2-dargo/project-four-67xl5 monthly 0.5 2026-11-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/72c5b1bd-b499-409e-9793-38f88b000dae/Howitville+Hut0287AS04.jpg Region 2: Dargo - Howittville Hut - Howittville Hut Known as Howittville Hut. Located on private land off Pioneer Track in the Crooked River valley, shown on the Talbotville 8323-3-4 topographic map (1:25,000). From Dargo, approach Talbotville via Dargo High Plains Road and McMillans Road, approximately 32 km from Dargo Hotel to the Crooked River Track junction. The onward Crooked River and Pioneer Track approach involves unsealed 4WD tracks and river crossings. We suggest arranging the landholder’s permission and obtain the guidance before entering. Distances are not verified. History Built in the 1940s to support local grazing, according to the heritage assessment. The existing account describes the hut as belonging to a syndicate with tenure on the local cattle run; the families also used it for recreational horse riding. Current ownership arrangements have not been confirmed. The hut survived the 2003 bushfires. The heritage assessment recorded it as not assessed in 1996 and below the heritage significance threshold in 2004. The 2004 assessment did not recommend municipal planning scheme protection or inclusion in the Victorian Heritage Register. These are historical assessment findings, rather than confirmation of its current statutory status. References G. Butler and Associates, heritage assessment extract supplied by Olaf Moon; Anne Sedgley, personal communication; Howittville access guide (regional approach). Map Location GPS: approximately 37.34229°S, 147.06346°E (WGS84). UTM Zone 55H: 505621 m E, 5867153 m N. Converted from the assessment’s original AMG Zone 55 reference: 505509 m E, 5866969 m N, assuming AGD66. The source labels the datum “AHD 1964”; this is ambiguous, so the converted position is approximate and not field-verified. Map: Talbotville 8323-3-4, 1:25,000. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/b71082f6-37d0-4c5f-ab83-88237f0615c5/Howitville+Hut0286AS04.jpg Region 2: Dargo - Howittville Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/3d44fd0d-808a-442b-85c2-6ada80cec2c4/Howitville-1-AS04-0290.jpg Region 2: Dargo - Howittville Hut https://mountainhuts.net/region-2-dargo/project-three-8pb7s monthly 0.5 2026-11-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/3f9bbd6e-47c3-4755-b079-1ba86ae00264/Swifts+Ck+GD+SS.jpg Region 2: Dargo - Swifts Creek CRB - Swifts Creek CRB Photo courtesy of Steve Schmezle Known as CRB Hut or Swifts Creek CRB Located in Swifts Creek, beside the Great Alpine Road according to VHCHA. Approach on the sealed Great Alpine Road (B500) to the township, then use the approximate position below to identify the locality. The precise driveway, public entry point, land tenure and parking arrangements have not been confirmed; check locally before entering the property. A drive distance within town or walking distance cannot yet be given reliably. History Associated with the Country Roads Board. Its construction date, original use and subsequent history need further research. Construction The photograph shows a small timber-framed hut clad in flattened metal sheets, with a pitched roof. Its condition at the time of the photograph was poor; its present condition has not been verified. References Victorian High Country Huts Association: Swifts Creek CRB Hut and hut map. GPS Mapping GPS: 37.31574°S, 147.75132°E. UTM: Zone 55H, 566573 m E, 5869836 m N. Approximate VHCHA map position; latitude/longitude treated as WGS84 for UTM conversion. Not field-verified. https://mountainhuts.net/region-2-dargo/project-two-dw4p7 monthly 0.5 2026-11-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/a71c983b-780d-463f-87a7-146e0cd27a97/Treasures+2+Huts+GD+03.jpg Region 2: Dargo - Treasures Mt Ewens Hut Treasures Hut - Mt Ewens Photo courtesy of Gary Duncan © 2003 Located at Bullock Head Saddle near Mount Ewan, off Dargo High Plains Road. From Dargo drive north for about 26 km on Dargo High Plains Road to the cattle yards at the saddle. The approach is sealed before continuing onto gravel; check seasonal closures and current surface conditions. Park safely clear of the road and yards, then walk about 200 m one way along the faint track opposite the southern end of the yards to the three-hut site. The short access track may suit a capable 4WD, but walking avoids relying on it. Respect grazing operations, leave gates as found and confirm permission if any entry is signed or locked. History There are three huts on the site, situated within State Forest. The hut was built in 1939 by Harry Treasure. The second weatherboard hut was built for Freda Treasure as her bedroom in about 1945 and is of split palings. The third hut was built in the 1960s of weatherboards and is rather larger than the first two. The huts were not burnt during the 2003 fires, due to a containment line nearby. Construction Chock log for the oldest. Shiplapped weatherboards for the others. Caretakers - The Treasure family. References Hueneke, pp. 108, 245. Magnussen, pp. 177–178. Butler, pp. 321–327. GPS: 37.31966°S, 147.21011°E. UTM: Zone 55H, 518616 m E, 5869645 m N. Approximate VHCHA map position for the hut complex; latitude/longitude treated as WGS84 for UTM conversion. Not field-verified. https://mountainhuts.net/region-2-dargo/project-one-7mbbl monthly 0.5 2026-11-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/3fa47cbc-8ae6-4357-84fd-fa6c18ccf769/CammsTopPlaceASSide.jpg Region 2: Dargo - Camms Top Place - Camm's Top Place Hut Photographs courtesy of Anne Sedgley, © 2004, c/- Graeme Butler & Associates and Dept of Sustainability and Environment, Vic. Located on the Wentworth River at the foot of Murdering Spur. From Dargo, take the Dargo High Plains Road north, then the Birregun Road approach to Murdering Spur Track and Dane Track. The final tracks have steep, rocky sections and river crossings: use a capable high-clearance 4WD in suitable conditions. This is not a 2WD-to-the-door destination. The total driving distance, any gate locations and a suitable 2WD parking-to-hut walk have not yet been verified. History The background to this hut was researched as part of Graeme Butler's second review of the Victorian huts. The old Kalk Kalk Parish in the Dargo County plan shows it as Allot 10 (981 acres) and 10 A. A lease was issued in 1888. Another application for this land was madein 1901 by Richard Camm, of Dargo, issued in 1903. When Richard Camm (1868-1934) came to this region in the 1880s he was in his early 20s. His reason for coming is thought to be associated with mining. He married a local girl, Mary Connolly, daughter of Denis Connolly and Margaret (nee Scott) on the 1st Jun 1893 at Coongulmerang. Richard was aged 25 and a labourer. The area was remote but quite popular with others such as the Strobridges. The Camm family abandoned the house prior to Richards’s death in 1934. Mary returned to Dargo, where she died in 1949. Caretakers - None. Construction The house was built from sawn timber, with shiplap weatherboards and a flattened iron gable roof, it has a skillion-covered "kitchen" area at the rear. It is currently almost a ruin, but what a great site for a renovation! References Anne Sedgley – personal communication. GPS: 37.334183°S, 147.382117°E. UTM Zone 55H: 533850 mE, 5867986 mN. Approximate mapped ruin position from ExplorOz Place 247492; source datum unstated, treated as WGS84. The source also contains a different coordinate in its notes, so an on-site fix is still desirable. https://mountainhuts.net/region-3-licola daily 0.75 2026-11-09 https://mountainhuts.net/region-3-licola/pinnacles-ft-hut monthly 0.5 2026-11-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/4119b3a0-8623-43d5-8c89-0a6294b321b4/Pinnacle+Firetower+RD+2001.jpg Region 3: Licola - Pinnacles FT Hut - The Pinnacles FT Hut Photos courtesy of Gary Duncan, 2001. Known as Pinnacles Hut, Pinnacles Fire Tower Hut and Pinnacles Rangers Hut. The lookout cabin and the lower staff accommodation are separate buildings. Additional photographs of the lower hut appear below. Located on the Pinnacles ridge, reached via Pinnacles Road. The normal touring approach is from Licola along Tamboritha Road to Arbuckle Junction, then Moroka Road past Horseyard Flat and Pinnacles Road to the picnic-area car park: about 91 km driving. The lower approach is sealed and the high-country roads are gravel, normally accessible to 2WD in good dry conditions when open. From the car park a short, steep walking track climbs past staff accommodation to the rocky lookout. Billy Goat Bluff is a separate steep 4WD approach and is not needed for this route but is reknowned as a demanding drive. Access update — 9 November 2026 Parks Victoria currently lists the Pinnacles Lookout Day Visitor Area as closed for repairs following the 2026 Wonnangatta–Dargo Complex fires. Works are expected to finish by 22 December 2026; reopening must be confirmed before visiting. History Fire Lookouts Down Under records three successive lookout structures: the original timber cabin, demolished in 1987; a replacement timber cabin erected in 1987 and destroyed in the December 2006 fire; and the steel replacement installed by 2008, with materials flown in by helicopter. Separate corrugated-iron living quarters, moved to the site shortly before the 2006 fire season, survived that fire. Their original construction date, former use and exact relationship to the lower hut photographs remain unconfirmed. The site was affected by fire again in January 2026. Fire Lookouts Down Under’s provisional interpretation of aerial footage suggests the lookout cabin and hut remained largely intact, while the toilet block burnt and solar panels were damaged. The current Parks Victoria closure confirms recovery work is still required. References Fire Lookouts Down Under, The Pinnacles: https://firelookoutsdownunder.com/Victoria/thepinnacles.html; Parks Victoria, Heyfield–Licola–Dargo visitor guide and current change-of-conditions notice. Mapping Guide: GPS (lookout): approximately 37.45936°S, 147.05695°E. UTM Zone 55H: 505036 m E, 5854165 m N. Converted from Fire Lookouts Down Under’s GDA coordinates, treated as WGS84 at visitor-map accuracy. This identifies the lookout, not the separate lower staff hut; that hut’s exact position remains unconfirmed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/20742ed4-e49d-4c39-93eb-775ea385a1a8/PinnacleRangersHutGD04.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/939d5fb5-d805-4d26-8fa8-04ea1d348ae4/PinnacleFT.jpg https://mountainhuts.net/region-3-licola/wonnangatta-station monthly 0.5 2026-11-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/695a2f0d-c78f-41f0-adb9-9a4b47c9e4b4/Wonnangatta+DS.jpg Region 3: Licola - Wonnangatta Station (Guys) - Wonnangatta Station Hut Photo courtesy of David and Bev Steer © 2001. Known as Wonnangatta Station Hut or Guys Hut, Wonnangatta. This is a different hut from Guys Hut at Bryces Plain. Located beside the historic Wonnangatta Station site in Wonnangatta Valley. From Licola, follow Tamboritha Road about 46 km to Arbuckle Junction, then turn left onto Howitt Road and continue past Howitt Hut to the Zeka Spur Track junction. The lower 22 km of Tamboritha Road are sealed, followed by gravel roads. From Howitt Road, the published 4WD route descends Zeka Spur Track about 21.5 km to Wonnangatta Track, then continues roughly 7 km towards the station and cemetery turn-off. Allow approximately 110 km from Licola overall. Zeka Spur is a steep, difficult 4WD track requiring high clearance, low range and experienced driving; this is not a 2WD route. Seasonal gates, river conditions and track damage can prevent entry. Park at a designated site and walk to the historic buildings; the exact final walking distance has not been verified. Check current Parks Victoria access notices before departure. History William Bryce took up the property in 1866. After his wife Annie died in 1914, it passed to a Mansfield partnership. James Barclay was employed as manager, with John Bamford as his assistant. Both were found murdered in 1918; the murders remain unsolved. The Guy family bought the run in 1934. The homestead was later destroyed by fire, usually dated to 1957, although some accounts give 1959. The date needs confirmation; the earlier attribution of the fire to bushwalkers has not been substantiated here. Arthur and Jack Guy, Eric Traill and George Annand reportedly built the surviving hut in a week, using salvaged homestead materials as an emergency refuge. The Victorian Government purchased the property from Bob Gilder in 1988, ending more than a century of private pastoral occupation. Historic plantings, homestead remains and the cemetery help explain the former settlement. Construction The hut has a pole frame, corrugated-iron cladding and a gabled iron roof, with a fireplace and verandah. Earlier descriptions record bunks and a mixture of plywood and earth flooring; current internal condition should be checked. References Hueneke, Huts of the High Country, pp. 38 and 246; Butler, Victorian Alpine Huts, pp. 360–363; Stephenson; Four Wheel Drive Victoria, Wonnangatta Drive route notes; Parks Victoria, Alpine National Park access information; VHCHA hut-map dataset. GPS: approximately 37.20778°S, 146.83135°E. UTM Zone 55H: 485035 m E, 5882064 m N. Approximate WGS84 position from the existing profile, consistent with the VHCHA map to within about 20 m; not field-verified. https://mountainhuts.net/region-3-licola/mgs-camp-hut monthly 0.5 2026-11-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/566780b2-7db2-43b5-b9c7-6e0d9029533d/MGS+Camp+2.jpg Region 3: Licola - MGS Camp Hut - MGS Huts Melbourne Grammar School camp and huts, Breakfast Creek. Photograph courtesy of David Sission © 2000 (credit as supplied). Known as MGS Camp, Grammar Camp or the L. G. Robertson camp. Located near Breakfast Creek and the Wellington River, beside Tamboritha Road north of Licola. Approach from Licola along the sealed lower section of Tamboritha Road towards the Wellington River camping areas. This is a school outdoor-education property: arrange a visit and obtain the precise entrance, gate, parking and walking instructions from Melbourne Grammar School before entering. The hut-specific driving distance and parking-to-building walk have not been verified. Public campsites nearby are separate from the school camp. History The earlier account describes a former forestry-workers’ camp subsequently used by Melbourne Grammar School. The school’s 2024 Senior School Parents’ Handbook confirms that the L. G. Robertson site at Breakfast Creek became a permanent outdoor-education campus in 1963. The earlier attribution to “Lindsay Gray Robinson” and the claimed 99-year lease need checking against school or land records. Construction A group of corrugated-iron-clad huts. Caretakers: Melbourne Grammar School. References David Sission, personal communication; Andy Reynolds, Ballarat Grammar School; John Mitchell, personal communication; Melbourne Grammar School, Senior School Parents’ Handbook 2024; VHCHA hut map. GPS: 37.51690°S, 146.61551°E. UTM Zone 55H: 466022 m E, 5847714 m N. Approximate VHCHA camp position, treated as WGS84; individual buildings and public entry have not been field-verified. https://mountainhuts.net/region-3-licola/shanty-hollow-huts monthly 0.5 2026-11-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/6a9b68bd-8e2d-49a7-97f1-92749e9b0d32/Shanty+hollow+huts.jpg Region 3: Licola - Shanty Hollow Huts Shanty Hollow Huts Known as Shanty Hollow Huts or the Heyfield Sawmilling Company huts. Located in a clearing above Fitzpatricks Creek near Mount Dawson, on the Mount Dawson/Shanty Hollow road network. From Licola follow Tamboritha Road about 46 km to Arbuckle Junction, then Moroka Road towards Horseyard Flat and the Kent Road turn-off. The regional approach continues via Kent Road and Shanty Hollow Road towards Mount Dawson; confirm the final hut spur against a detailed map. The lower approach is sealed, with gravel forest roads higher up. Use a suitable high-clearance vehicle for the final roads and check conditions; ordinary 2WD access to the hut site is not confirmed. Total driving distance, any locked gates and the parking-to-site walk remain unverified. Respect any management-vehicle-only barriers. History Built for the Heyfield Sawmilling Company about 1960 and used until the mid-1980s. Parks Victoria’s 2022 Hut Maintenance Manual lists Shanty Hollow as redundant and recommends removal. This is a management recommendation, not proof that removal occurred: the present survival and condition of the buildings need confirmation. NOTE these huts may no longer exist. Construction Two prefabricated huts with skillion roofs and vertical V-jointed softwood walls. Each originally included accommodation, a kitchen and a washroom. Caretakers: none identified in the earlier account. References Butler, pp. 293–295; Siseman, p. 132; VHCHA, Shanty Hollow Hut and map; Parks Victoria, Hut Maintenance Manual (2022); published Kent Road/Shanty Hollow Road trip accounts. Mapping Guide GPS: 37.41725°S, 146.95270°E. UTM Zone 55H: 495815 m E, 5858838 m N. Approximate VHCHA mapped hut-site position, treated as WGS84. Not field-verified. https://mountainhuts.net/region-3-licola/mcmichaels-hut monthly 0.5 2026-11-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/55edabed-0733-4c25-ab53-8b987e1b1359/McMichaels+GD.jpg Region 3: Licola - McMichaels Hut - McMichaels Hut Photo courtesy of Gary Duncan © May 1995. Known as McMichaels Hut. Located beside Shaw Creek, off Kelly Lane on Bennison/Arbuckle Plains. From Licola drive about 46 km along Tamboritha Road to Arbuckle Junction; the first approximately 22 km is sealed, followed by gravel normally suitable for 2WD in good dry conditions when open. One documented walking approach follows McMillans Walking Track west to Kellys Hut (about 4 km), then Kelly Lane south for about 1 km and the hut spur for approximately 300 m: around 5.3 km one way. A capable 4WD may get closer via Kelly Lane when access is open. Check seasonal gates and the status of the southern Thomastown bridge; do not assume that approach is usable. The return walk via the same route is about 10.6 km and includes a creek crossing. History This is the second hut on the site, replacing one built by Bill McMichael. The existing account credits Bill Cumming with the replacement about 1972; walking guides give 1970, so “early 1970s” is the safest date pending confirmation. James C. McMichael selected land on the Big Flat at Licola in 1874, creating tension with the neighbouring Riggall family. The McMichael runs were later sold to Robert Gilder, who continued grazing while the McMichaels turned to piggeries. According to the earlier account, the old hut was burnt after a cow became trapped and died inside it. Construction The earlier hut was a simple gabled building with sheet-iron cladding and a chimney. The photograph shows the later iron-clad hut. Caretakers: current arrangements not confirmed. References Hueneke, pp. 34, 39, 240; Butler, pp. 189–191; Bushwalking Victoria, Mt Arbuckle and Kellys Hut routes; ExplorOz, McMichaels Hut (1970s), PlaceID 244672. GPS: 37.42245°S, 146.75197°E. UTM Zone 55H: 478054 m E, 5858233 m N. Approximate ExplorOz hut position, consistent with VHCHA’s latitude/longitude; treated as WGS84. Not field-verified. https://mountainhuts.net/region-3-licola/new-portfolio-item-1 monthly 0.5 2026-11-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/20fc6682-73b3-42a5-9aa2-0e0607905e09/Horseyard+GD+11.03.jpg Region 3: Licola - Horseyard Flat Hut - Horse Yard Flat Hut Known as Horse Yard Hut or Horseyard Flat Hut. Located at Horseyard Flat beside the Moroka River, off Moroka Road near Castle Hill. From Licola follow Tamboritha Road for about 46 km to Arbuckle Junction, turn right onto Moroka Road and continue to the signed Horseyard Flat camping-area turn-off. Allow approximately 80 km driving overall; published route totals vary. The first approximately 22 km is sealed, followed by gravel mountain roads, generally suitable for 2WD in good dry conditions when open. Park in the established campground and approach the hut on foot; the exact campground-to-hut distance remains unverified. Check seasonal gates and current access conditions. History The earlier account dates this roughly built fishing hut to the early 1980s and describes it as erected without authorisation. It records that the hut survived the 2007 fires while the horse yards burnt. The builders, permissions history and present condition need confirmation. Construction A corrugated-iron shed over a log frame, with a skillion roof, earth floor, windows, sink and bunks. Caretaker: not identified. References Hueneke, pp. 36, 238; Parks Victoria, Heyfield–Licola–Dargo visitor guide; Bushwalking Victoria, Moroka Falls route; VHCHA hut-map dataset. GPS: 37.48496°S, 146.98272°E. UTM Zone 55H: 498472 m E, 5851327 m N. Approximate VHCHA mapped hut position, treated as WGS84; not field-verified. Replaces the earlier longitude that placed the hut well west of Horseyard Flat. https://mountainhuts.net/region-3-licola/higgins-hut monthly 0.5 2026-11-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/397808a7-4cd5-42ee-8340-5a53b175a46b/Higgins+GD+11.03.jpg Region 3: Licola - Higgins Hut - Higgins Hut Photograph by Gary Duncan © November 2003. Known as Mount Tamboritha Hut or Higgins Hut. Located on Bennison Plains near Mount Tamboritha, on privately controlled land used by Snowy River Horse Tours. From Licola take Tamboritha Road, staying on the eastern side of the Macalister River rather than crossing into the village. The operator’s directions place the signed hut turn-off about 38 km along this road, with the hut approximately 1 km down the private access track: about 39 km driving overall. The first approximately 22 km is sealed, followed by gravel. Arrange entry and parking with the operator; the access gate is controlled and casual public access should not be assumed. Ask about current suitability for your vehicle and any required walk. History The Higgins family’s account identifies the present building as the third hut. Michael Higgins senior built the original log-and-bark Mount Tamboritha Hut about 1880; the earlier published account gives about 1894, so this date remains disputed. It accidentally burnt down in 1923. Rex Miller built its replacement, which also burnt down in 1933. Jack and Mick Higgins built the present iron-and-log hut later that year. The operator continues to use it as the centre of its horse-riding operation. Construction Timber and iron construction with a gabled roof. References Stephenson, pp. 326, 327, 329; Snowy River Horse Tours, About Us and Directions to Higgins Hut; ExplorOz/Bushtracker place record 53489. GPS: 37.45871°S, 146.72743°E. UTM Zone 55H: 475894 m E, 5854205 m N. Approximate mapped position, treated as WGS84; not field-verified. A coordinate does not provide permission to enter the property. https://mountainhuts.net/region-3-licola/new-portfolio-item monthly 0.5 2026-11-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/fdfe9f4c-4276-4de7-9901-3635fc69c50f/Lee+Creek+2+GD+5.2004.jpg Region 3: Licola - Lee Creek Hut - Lee Creek Hut Photographs supplied by Gary Duncan © 2004. Known as Lee Creek Hut. Located in the Freestone Creek–Lee Creek area of Briagolong State Forest, north of Briagolong. Approach from Briagolong along Freestone Creek Road, passing Blue Pool and continuing towards the Lee Creek picnic/camping locality. The town approach is sealed, followed by a narrow gravel road that DEECA describes as 2WD access in suitable conditions. Hut-specific directions remain uncertain: the earlier Cobbannah–Tabberabbera map reference (GR 126314) and ExplorOz’s approximate hut pin differ from VHCHA’s pin by about 2 km. Confirm the site against a detailed map before leaving the road. The total driving distance, safe parking spot, final walk and any gates have not been established reliably. History The earlier account associates the locality with cattlemen and later forest-assessment parties, including assessors in the mid-1950s. The relationship of those camps to the photographed hut, its builders and its construction date need documentary confirmation. Its present condition has not been verified. References Existing Cobbannah–Tabberabbera 1:50,000 map reference; ExplorOz, Lee Creek Hut (approx), PlaceID 244649; VHCHA hut map; DEECA Briagolong State Forest visitor information. Mapping Guide GPS: 37.67533°S, 147.15945°E. UTM Zone 55H: 512597 m E, 5831497 m N. https://mountainhuts.net/region-3-licola/east-caledonia-river-hut monthly 0.5 2026-11-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/16e1c6e8-8025-4095-adc0-7f732b94e208/Avins+Site+Good+SS.jpg Region 3: Licola - East Caledonia Hut (Avins Hut) East Caledonia Hut (Avins) Photograph courtesy of Steve Schemzle Known as East Caledonia Hut or Avins Hut. Located off East Caledonia River Track in the Snowy Range. From Licola follow Tamboritha Road to Arbuckle Junction (about 46 km), then turn left onto Howitt Road towards Snowy Plains and the East Caledonia River Track turn-off. The first approximately 22 km from Licola is sealed; the high-country roads are gravel. The existing account places the site about 4.5 km down the East Caledonia track from the old Bennison Plains Road. Treat that final section as 4WD country, subject to seasonal gates; its present vehicle access, parking point and walking distance need confirmation. History Originally used by logging workers. Parks Victoria’s Hut Maintenance Manual (2022) records East Caledonia River as a former hut site, burnt down around 2000, with no reconstruction proposed. Its construction date and fuller logging history need research. Construction The former hut had vertically jointed timber boards, an iron roof and a steel chimney. References VHCHA, East Caledonia River Hut and map dataset; Parks Victoria, Hut Maintenance Manual (2022), former-hut sites schedule. GPS: approximately 37.32019°S, 146.74750°E. UTM Zone 55H: 477628 m E, 5869577 m N, from VHCHA’s grid reference, provisionally interpreted as WGS84 UTM. VHCHA’s separate latitude/longitude pin conflicts with its grid reference and has not been used. Exact site and datum require confirmation. https://mountainhuts.net/region-3-licola/guys-hut monthly 0.5 2026-11-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/d37d6540-6bae-4876-bc2c-d728baa650fb/guys.jpg Region 3: Licola - Guys Hut - Bryces Plains https://mountainhuts.net/region-3-licola/chesters-hut monthly 0.5 2026-11-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/15c30d24-85c0-4e8c-aa0f-0245bbf3cb57/Chesters_KH_2002.jpg Region 3: Licola - Chesters Hut - Chester's Hut Known as Chester’s Hut or Chester’s Yards Hut. This profile concerns the Tamboritha hut, not Mountain Ash Top Hut farther west. Located about 1 km west of Tamboritha Road near Tamboritha Saddle, on the plateau above Licola. From Licola follow Tamboritha Road towards Bennison Plains and the saddle; the first approximately 22 km is sealed, followed by gravel. The final hut approach crosses land listed by VHCHA as private: obtain permission and current entrance, gate and parking directions before leaving the public road. The earlier account gives about 1 km from the road, but the precise walking route and total driving distance remain unverified. Do not assume 2WD access along the final spur. History Built about 1923. Norm Chester took over the lease in 1954. Earlier descriptions report fire and cattle damage; ExplorOz now lists it as a ruin. Its present condition and any fire dates need confirmation. Higgins Hut is a separate nearby hut. Construction Walls and roof of flattened iron containers, probably kerosene tins, supported by timber posts. Earlier accounts describe deteriorating corner posts. Caretakers: none identified. References Hueneke, pp. 33, 233; Stephenson (1980); Siseman, p. 85; Kevin Higgins, personal communication; VHCHA hut list (private land); ExplorOz, Ruin: Chesters hut (1923), PlaceID 247547. GPS: 37.46815°S, 146.70888°E. UTM Zone 55H: 474257 m E, 5853152 m N. Approximate ExplorOz ruin position, treated as WGS84. The former coordinates near 37.365°S, 146.491°E referred to a different western locality. Not field-verified. https://mountainhuts.net/region-3-licola/bones-and-mildew monthly 0.5 2026-11-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/1e759d13-4e86-4178-9002-032305ba40a7/Bones+and+Mildew+Site.jpg Region 3: Licola - Bones and Mildew - Bones and Mildew Hut Known as Bones and Mildew Hut, also recorded as Barnes and Mildew. Located in the Middle Ridge Road–Mountain Ash Track area west of Licola, rather than beside Shaw Creek on Bennison Plains. ExplorOz maps the former hut site on Middle Ridge Road. From Licola, use the Jamieson–Licola Road as the regional approach and plan the final forest-road access against a detailed topographic map. The final junctions, driving distance, road grade, gates and parking-to-site walk have not been verified; ordinary 2WD access should not be assumed. History The existing account records it as a popular destination for four-wheel-drive visitors. It has burnt down and is a former hut site, not a standing shelter. Its builders, construction date and fire date need further research. References ExplorOz, Ruin: Bones and Mildew Hut (PlaceID 247560); Forest Management Plan for Gippsland (2004), track-closure schedule for the Mountain Ash Track and Middle Ridge Road area. GPS: 37.45190°S, 146.46620°E. UTM Zone 55H: 452787 m E, 5854861 m N. Approximate ExplorOz former-hut position; latitude/longitude treated as WGS84 for conversion. Not field-verified. https://mountainhuts.net/region-3-licola/project-six-nyfrk monthly 0.5 2026-11-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/489a163c-067d-4c91-abc0-beb59c56821d/Upper%2BNew%2BPlace%2BGD%2B2nd%2B03.webp Region 3: Licola - Upper New Place Hut - Upper New Place Hut Known as New Place Hut or Upper New Place Hut. Located by VHCHA on Williams Road near New Place Creek, in the forest north of Briagolong. The mapped locality is east/south-east of Licola, not west/north-west as previously stated. One documented regional 4WD approach follows Freestone Creek Road from Briagolong, then Lloyd Knob Track, Blomford Jeep Track and Upper New Place Creek Road. A Victorian Four Wheel Drive Club report from 2019 describes this route but says the party could not locate the hut ruins. The connection to the photographed hut and the final Williams Road spur need confirmation. The approach changes from sealed road to gravel and rough 4WD tracks; do not assume 2WD access beyond Freestone Creek Road. Total driving distance, gates, parking and the final walk remain unverified. History The builders, construction date and original purpose have not been established. The earlier generic attribution to grazing, forestry or survey work was not supported by a specific source. A 2019 club report refers to ruins at Upper New Place, but does not confirm the condition or identity of the building photographed here. More history and a recent site report are needed. Construction The photograph shows a timber-framed hut clad in corrugated iron, with an iron roof. References HEMA High Country Victoria map, 1:200,000 shows the named location. Upper New Place Hut and hut-map dataset; Victorian Four Wheel Drive Club, November 2019 newsletter, trip report via Lloyd Knob and Blomford Jeep Track; OpenStreetMap-derived listings for comparison. Mapping Guide GPS: provisionally 37.61337°S, 147.04839°E. UTM Zone 55H: 504271 m E, 5837080 m N. Approximate VHCHA mapped position, treated as WGS84. Other mapping places Upper New Place about 2 km farther west. Exact hut identity, position and survival remain unconfirmed. https://mountainhuts.net/region-3-licola/kellys-hut monthly 0.5 2026-11-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/a16163c9-7583-4a60-b09d-079b7c3ef150/Kellys+Holmes+Plain+1.jpg Region 3: Licola - Kellys Hut - Kellys Hut #2 At Holmes Plain, Licola. Photo courtesy of the VHCHA. Known as Kellys Hut or Kelly Hut, Holmes Plain. This is a separate hut from Kellys Hut at Marum Point on the Bogong High Plains. Located on Kelly Lane at Holmes Plain. A practical walking approach starts at Arbuckle Junction, about 46 km from Licola via Tamboritha Road. The first approximately 22 km is sealed, followed by gravel suitable for 2WD in good dry conditions when open. Park clear of the junction and follow McMillans Walking Track west over Arbuckle Plain, then descend to Shaw Creek and cross towards Holmes Plain. Allow about 4 km each way (8 km return), with an initial climb, creek crossing and some indistinct sections. A suitable 4WD may approach closer along Kelly Lane when open; check seasonal gates and current track access rather than assuming the southern Thomastown bridge is usable. History Built in 1934 for James (Jimmy) Kelly (1892–1954), one of 17 siblings. His father Pat selected Gippsland land around 1872. Jimmy returned from First World War service and took up a soldier-settlement offer. The Kelly, Higgins and Holmes families came from Talbotville, where they bred horses for the Indian market. Constantine and James Holmes brought cattle from their Eaglevale run to these plains between about 1869 and 1913. Their earlier hut stood nearby. Jimmy obtained the grazing lease in 1920. With the Holmes hut already ruined, he shared Higgins Hut until it burnt in 1933. In 1934 Connelly and Howlett built this hut, using slab-fence rails and supplies brought by packhorse by Jimmy Kelly and Kevin Higgins. Jimmy later spent much of each year here with his cattle. He never married and died in 1954, aged 61. The existing account records restoration completed in December 2025. Construction Timber rails and corrugated iron. Caretakers: Parks Victoria and the Victorian High Country Huts Association. References Hueneke; G. Butler (1996); Magnussen; Stephenson; Bushwalking Victoria, Arbuckle to Kellys Hut; VHCHA hut map. GPS: 37.41200°S, 146.75239°E. UTM Zone 55H: 478088 m E, 5859393 m N. Approximate VHCHA latitude/longitude, treated as WGS84 for conversion. The separate published grid reference differs by about 210 m. Not field-verified. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/a6c59e37-0a90-435e-a49d-59f9c2613bd1/Kellsy+Holmes+Plain+Rear.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/952b90d1-f836-4821-8c4a-e84c85ef8210/Kellys+Chimney+Frame.jpg https://mountainhuts.net/region-3-licola/project-four-ss37j monthly 0.5 2026-11-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/ca9c9ac1-75d0-47cf-85fb-855faf0203e3/Gantner+2+BW+JM+71.jpg Region 3: Licola - Vallejo Gantner - Gantner Hut Photos courtesy of John Mitchell © 1971. The summer photograph below is by Gary Duncan. Known as Vallejo Gantner Hut, Gantner Hut or Macalister Springs Hut. Located at Macalister Springs on the Mount Howitt walking track. From Licola, follow Tamboritha Road for about 46 km to Arbuckle Junction, then turn left onto Howitt Road and continue about 37 km to the Mount Howitt car park: approximately 83 km in total. The first 22 km from Licola are sealed; the remaining roads are gravel, generally suitable for 2WD vehicles in good, dry conditions when open. Seasonal gates, snow and road damage can prevent access. From the car park, walk about 4.5–5 km each way to the hut, allowing 9–10 km return. 3D imagery VHCHA provides a virtual tour: https://my.matterport.com/show/?m=X6DYD3aYNQY History The hut was built in 1970–71 in memory of Vallejo Gantner and opened on 17 April 1971. Born in San Francisco in 1942, Vallejo came to Victoria at the age of 12 and attended Melbourne Grammar School. He loved the mountains and died in a shooting accident at the age of 19. His mother, Neilma Gantner, obtained permission for a memorial hut in the Victorian Alps. David McGlashan of McGlashan and Everist designed the hut. Two acres were reserved by the Forests Commission for the project in 1971. Builder Jim Beha worked with assistance from boys from Box Hill High School and Melbourne Grammar School. Stone was carried in an old Land Rover; Reg Bertram and his son Graeme undertook the stonework, with carpentry by Lal Hallewell and Jerry van Poppel. Construction The distinctive triangular building has a copper roof and stonework. Its exposed alpine setting makes it an important emergency shelter, although walkers should carry their own tent. References Hueneke, Huts of the High Country, pp. 50–51 and 236; Butler, Victorian Alpine Huts, pp. 114–117; Siseman, p. 94; Bushwalking Victoria, Mount Howitt walk notes; VHCHA hut-map dataset. GPS: approximately 37.17234°S, 146.67076°E. UTM Zone 55H: 470772 m E, 5885958 m N. Approximate VHCHA mapped position, treated as WGS84; not field-verified. https://mountainhuts.net/region-3-licola/moroka-hut monthly 0.5 2026-11-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/af8c1ab8-a63f-4cec-af2e-fffac44c6038/Moroka+RR+03.jpg Region 3: Licola - Moroka Hut - Moroka Hut Photograph courtesy of Rooftop Maps © 2003. Known as Moroka Hut or Gilleo and Estoppey’s Hut. Located at Racecourse Plain off Moroka Road. From Licola follow Tamboritha Road about 46 km to Arbuckle Junction, turn right onto Moroka Road and continue towards the signed Moroka Hut access before Horseyard Flat. The first approximately 22 km is sealed, then gravel mountain roads generally suitable for 2WD in good dry conditions when open. Park at the signed roadside access and follow the hut walking track. One published visitor account gives about 800 m each way; the earlier 200 m description may refer to a closer access point and should not be assumed from the main road. The precise driving total and parking-to-hut distance need map confirmation. Check seasonal gates and current conditions; a suitable 4WD may use a closer authorised access when open. History Bill Gilleo and Andy Estoppey built the hut in 1946, assisted by Eric Bateson and Arch Timbs. Estoppey, of Swiss descent, continued visiting until the year before his death in 1982, aged 76, and wanted it restored. Bob and Stan Dunsmuir later held the grazing leases during the 1990s. An earlier log-and-bark hut, built about 1900, stood on the site. Historic stockyards nearby are said to incorporate material from the original hut. Construction Log walls with chocks and mud between the timbers, a gabled iron roof and felt/malthoid lining recorded in earlier accounts. The door was replaced in 1991. Historical descriptions of rust and deterioration do not establish its present condition. Caretakers: the earlier account credits the Dunsmuir family; current arrangements need confirmation. References Hueneke, pp. 36, 240; Butler, pp. 221–224; Bushwalking Victoria, Moroka Falls; Ben Cruachan Gippsland birding notes; ExplorOz, Moroka Hut (1946), PlaceID 244688. GPS: 37.51032°S, 146.93193°E. UTM Zone 55H: 493984 m E, 5848512 m N. Approximate ExplorOz hut position, consistent with VHCHA’s latitude/longitude; treated as WGS84. Not field-verified. Replaces the former longitude well west of the hut. https://mountainhuts.net/region-3-licola/project-two-5fnm8 monthly 0.5 2026-11-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/c23bd1f3-9e82-45e3-a8a0-af0380dab154/Millers+RD+01.jpg Region 3: Licola - Millers Hut - Millers Hut Photo courtesy of RD. Known as Millers Hut. Located off Mount Wellington Track near Taylors Lookout. From Licola follow Tamboritha Road about 46 km to Arbuckle Junction, turn right onto Moroka Road and continue about 17 km to Mount Wellington Track: roughly 63 km driving to the track junction. The lower Tamboritha Road is sealed; the higher approach is gravel. Beyond Moroka Road, Mount Wellington Track and the hut spur require a capable high-clearance 4WD. Follow the mapped route over the Mount Wellington area to the Millers Hut spur. The final track mileage, gates and parking-to-hut distance remain unverified. This is not a confirmed short walk from ordinary 2WD parking; check current access before attempting the 4WD section. History Henry Miller, a Maffra cattleman, and his brother-in-law Frank Scott built the hut in 1916. Miller had selected land on the Macalister River flats and purchased Riggall’s grazing lease and cattle. He used Riggall’s old hut until it collapsed. The earlier account records a visit by Lord Somers with Rover Scouts in 1930, en route to Tali Karng. The Range Rover Club of Australia restored the hut in 1987, replacing 14 posts and reinstating surviving wall slabs, with chimney and roof repairs. VHCHA also records a Wollangarra restoration project in 2011 and chimney/fireplace repairs by Kerry Dyce and Alan Hunt in December 2013. Construction A gabled slab hut, originally bark-roofed and later covered with corrugated iron. Its door beside the chimney is a notable feature intended to retain warmth. Caretakers: earlier accounts credit vehicle clubs; current arrangements need confirmation. References Hueneke, pp. 35, 240; Butler, pp. 214–217; Stephenson, pp. 172, 183, 185; VHCHA, Millers Hut; ExplorOz, Millers Hut (1916/1987), PlaceID 244680. GPS: 37.53995°S, 146.82213°E. UTM Zone 55H: 484287 m E, 5845212 m N. Approximate ExplorOz hut position, closely matching VHCHA’s latitude/longitude; treated as WGS84. Not field-verified. https://mountainhuts.net/region-3-licola/howitt-hut monthly 0.5 2026-11-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/57e2a6e3-49ca-4abe-ac77-8f250fa0d3ca/Howitt+Hut+DS.jpg Region 3: Licola - Howitt Hut - Howitt Hut Photo courtesy of David and Bev Steer © 2001. Known as Howitt Hut or Howitt Plains Hut. Located just off Howitt Road on Howitt Plains. From Licola follow Tamboritha Road for about 46 km to Arbuckle Junction, turn left onto Howitt Road and continue approximately 33 km to the signed hut access track: about 79 km driving overall. The first approximately 22 km is sealed; the remainder is gravel mountain road, generally passable by 2WD in good dry conditions when open. If the short hut spur is rough, park safely clear of Howitt Road and walk approximately 100 m to the hut; otherwise use the established hut camping area. Check seasonal gates, snow and current road conditions before travelling. History William Bryce held the Wonnangatta Station, Howitt and Snowy Plains leases from 1870 to 1914. He built this hut in 1899. Bamford’s body was found near the hut in November 1918 during the investigation of the unsolved Wonnangatta murders. Construction The original hut had drop-slab walls. The earlier account records corrugated-iron recladding in 1938 and evidence of extensive rebuilding during the 1920s–1930s; the precise rebuilding sequence needs confirmation. The gabled hut has its door near the chimney, a layout intended to retain warmth. Caretakers: current arrangements not confirmed. References Butler, pp. 141–142; Hueneke, pp. 38, 48, 238; VHCHA, Howitt Hut; Land Rover Owners Club of Gippsland, August 2022 access notes; ExplorOz, Howitt Hut, PlaceID 14582. GPS: 37.23159°S, 146.69832°E. UTM Zone 55H: 473239 m E, 5879394 m N. Approximate ExplorOz hut position, consistent with VHCHA’s locality; treated as WGS84. Not field-verified. Replaces the earlier position near Bennison Plains. https://mountainhuts.net/region-4-baw-baw daily 0.75 2026-11-08 https://mountainhuts.net/region-4-baw-baw/connors-plains-hut monthly 0.5 2026-11-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/111ce51c-d93e-430a-8c51-163d5406aa04/Connors+Plains+Crew.jpg Region 4: Baw Baw - Connors Plains Hut - Connors Hut Photos courtesy of the Heyfield Forestry Heritage team. Known as Connors Hut or Connors Plains Hut, sometimes as the Connors Forestry huts. Located at Heyfield–Jamieson Road and No. 3 Road, Connors Plain. Drive north from Licola on the Jamieson-Licola road. After passing Crescent Creek and South Road on the left, look for No. 3 Road and the former forestry camp on the right. Park clear of the road and walk into the camp; the hut site is beside the main road. Check the unsealed road sections and final access on a current map. History A very useful reference for this hut or huts, is Sid Cowling’s memories of Connors Plain, 1957 and 1963: In January 1957, the Forests Commission Victoria camp accommodated about 50 road construction personnel, alongside forestry staff. Buildings included a large mess hall, staff quarters and numerous small Stanley huts. Cowling shared one measuring approximately 2.4 × 3 metres, with two beds and a basic wood stove. (Shown in the photograph here) When he returned in 1963 to survey Alpine Ash regeneration, he stayed in the staff quarters, which he described as the only building remaining after the logging and road construction work had finished. Sid Cowling Connors Plain subsequently housed the Heyfield Mobile Support Crew. Former members describe firefighting, seed collection and camp life during the late 1960s and early 1970s. Construction All timber with weatherboards around. Profile last updated 5 November 2026. GPS (WGS84): 37.55448°S, 146.49527°E. UTM: Zone 55, southern hemisphere (grid zone 55H), 455419 mE, 5843495 mN. Approximate hut/camp position. https://mountainhuts.net/region-4-baw-baw/mt-victor-hut monthly 0.5 2026-11-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/e73925c4-1df0-4dce-bba3-7b2d526dd707/Mt+Victor+Hut+Original.JPG Region 4: Baw Baw - Mt Victor Hut - Mount Victor Hut Photo courtesy of “Feral Walker”. Known as the Mt Victor Hut or Walhalla Rd Hut. Located near Mt Victor, beside Walhalla Road (also called Matlock–Walhalla Road). From Aberfeldy, follow Walhalla Road north towards Matlock and look for the former road workers’ hut beside the road near Mount Victor. The approach is unsealed. Stop only where there is room to park clear of traffic, then walk the short distance to view the ruin from outside; the derelict building should not be treated as usable shelter. History The Mount Victor Hut, also known as the Walhalla Road Hut, stands beside Matlock–Walhalla Road near Mount Victor. A former road workers’ hut, it later provided informal shelter for walkers on the Australian Alps Walking Track. Reports from 2017 describe it as derelict, and it is now mapped as a ruin. Its construction date and original builders have yet to be established. A Geelong 4WD Club trip report from 2017 describes the hut as deteriorating on the steep roadside. Construction A full corrugated iron hut, over sawn timber poles. Profile last Updated 5 November 2026 GPS (WGS84): 37.624033°S, 146.351283°E. UTM: Zone 55, southern hemisphere (grid zone 55H), 442755 mE, 5835700 mN. Mapped ruin position (ExplorOz); not a surveyed fix. https://mountainhuts.net/region-4-baw-baw/s16-hut monthly 0.5 2026-11-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/42483639-c19c-4157-9ac8-64b7de518ee1/s16hut.jpg Region 4: Baw Baw - S16 Hut - S16 Hut Historical photograph courtesy of Bill Statton Copyright ©2006 Known as Deerhunters Hut and S16 Hut Located off the S16 Track in the Mount Useful area. From Licola, follow Jamieson–Licola Road north towards Connors Plain, then take South Road towards Mount Useful. Turn onto S16 Track and continue about 1.2 km from South Road. The former hut site is approximately 100 m off S16 Track. Park on a suitable clear area beside the track and walk the final 100 m. The approach roads and tracks are unsealed. History Built in the 1970s as a deer hunters’ shelter. The 2006 account described wall posters reflecting its use by hunters. ExplorOz now maps the location as a demolished hut/ruin; the date and circumstances of its loss have not been established. Construction Corrugated iron over a sawn timber frame with skillion roof. Caretakers References Bill Statton - pers comm 2006. Original account dated 22 October 2006; access and coordinates reviewed 9 November 2026. GPS (WGS84): 37.661676°S, 146.491493°E. UTM: Zone 55, southern hemisphere (grid zone 55H), 455150 mE, 5831600 mN. Approximate former hut site, converted from the profile’s original WGS grid reference; the ExplorOz ruin pin is about 40 m away. https://mountainhuts.net/region-4-baw-baw/bells-incline monthly 0.5 2026-11-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/6a4db86d-80cc-4a76-9a78-98ecb2fb6ac5/Bells+Incline+Hut+VHCHA.jpg Region 4: Baw Baw - Bells Incline Hut - Bells Incline Hut Known as Bells Incline Hut or Forestry Hut Located near the eastern side of the Baw Baw Plateau, west of Thomson Reservoir. From Erica, drive north through Parkers Corner and follow Thomson Valley Road towards Aberfeldy. At about kilometre 19 on Thomson Valley Road, take the short uphill turn on the left to Bells Incline Camp. The approach includes gravel road. Park at the camping area for the short walk to the hut. History This hut was part of the Forestry Commission Bells Incline Camp. It has important historical connections to logging in the 1930s. It was also the site of a large steam-driven winch (similar to the Washington Winch). It was also attached to the extensive tramline network in the Thomson Valley. As shown on the picture to the left, the hut received major renovations in 2024. References Refer to page 20 of this publication on Light Railways. Also refer to this story about the Washington Winch. GPS (WGS84): 37.77701°S, 146.29127°E. UTM: Zone 55, southern hemisphere (grid zone 55H), 437587 mE, 5818689 mN. Approximate hut location: coordinates identify Bells Incline Camp/camping area (ExplorOz). https://mountainhuts.net/region-4-baw-baw/christians-mt-selma-hut monthly 0.5 2026-11-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/d5653173-3ba6-4cde-abdc-68516a7656f2/MtSelmaBD05.jpg Region 4: Baw Baw - Christians Mt Selma Hut Mt Selma Lodge Known as Mt Selma Lodge, Christians Hut, Mt Selma Hut or Short Spur Hut. Now a hut site. Located near Mount Selma, north-east of Aberfeldy, in Toombon State Forest. From Aberfeldy, follow Walhalla Road towards Matlock, then turn right onto unsealed Mount Selma Road. Continue to Short Spur Track on the right and follow the short spur to the former hut site, also marked as Short Spur Hut on some maps. Park where the track permits and walk the final section if necessary. The Australian Alps Walking Track follows Mount Selma Road through this area. History: This hut was destroyed by bushfire in 2007. References: Victorian High Country Huts Association. GPS (WGS84): 37.62575°S, 146.38054°E. UTM: Zone 55, southern hemisphere (grid zone 55H), 445338 mE, 5835527 mN. Approximate former hut site; coordinates supplied by VHCHA. https://mountainhuts.net/region-4-baw-baw/scout-hut monthly 0.5 2026-11-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/6968cea1-3874-4ef4-9f22-2bcd11953434/Scout+BawBaw+GD+03.jpg Region 4: Baw Baw - Scout Hut (Capt Hurley Rover Chalet) Scout Hut Photo courtesy of G Duncan © 1995. Known as J.W. McMahon Ski Lodge, Captain Hurley Rover Hut or Scout Hut. Located near Mushroom Rocks in Baw Baw National Park. From Rawson, join Thomson Valley Road and continue about 8 km to the Mount Erica Road turn-off. Follow the unsealed road to Mount Erica car park, then walk uphill on the Australian Alps Walking Track towards Mushroom Rocks, approximately 2 km each way. The lodge is near the track before the rocks. There is no public vehicle access to the hut; obtain permission from the Scout operators before using it. History The Yallourn Rover Scout Crew, later the Captain Hurley Rover Crew, built the lodge as a base for skiing on Mount Erica. The Baw Baw Shire heritage study dates the prefabricated hut to 1940 and records funding from the parents of two boys rescued by the Rovers. Former Rover John Gloz describes improvements in the late 1950s–early 1960s and a further major extension in 1973. Reused timber came from the demolished Yallourn hospital; members carried it and new roofing iron uphill from the car park. His photographs document work in March 1973. Construction A timber and corrugated-metal lodge with a steep gabled roof, extended over time. Caretakers: Captain Hurley Rover Crew. References: Baw Baw Shire Heritage Study (2011); W.F. Waters Ski Lodge, Rover history; John Gloz, Virtual Yallourn newsletter (January 2012). Earlier profile references: Hueneke pp.147–148, 243; Magnussen pp.140–141; Butler pp.284–290; Craig Copland, personal communication. GPS (WGS84): 37.886640°S, 146.355970°E. UTM: Zone 55, southern hemisphere (grid zone 55H), 443369 mE, 5806567 mN. Approximate lodge position from OpenStreetMap/Mapcarta; the earlier VHCHA pin was about 125 m north-west. https://mountainhuts.net/region-4-baw-baw/store-points-hut monthly 0.5 2026-11-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/4b743982-fb14-4db7-9a6e-bf79aa682e97/Store+Point+RR.jpg Region 4: Baw Baw - Store Point Huts Store Point Hut Photo courtesy of Rooftop Maps © 2003. Known as Store Point Hut or Store Points Hut. Located at Store Point with two other huts, on Donnellys Creek Road. From Walhalla, follow Walhalla Road north for about 10 km, turn right onto Binns Road, then turn left onto McEvoys Track (signposted Springs Road). After about 10.2 km from the Binns Road junction, turn left into Donnellys Creek Road and descend to Store Point. This approach includes unsealed forest roads and a 4WD creek-road section. Park at Store Point campground and walk the short distance to the hut. The Store Point Historic Loop Walk starts at the southern end of the campsite and takes in the burial ground and the schoolhouse site. The nearby Morning Star Walk leads to the Morning Star Waterwheel and the Crinoline Mine site, where a Cornish boiler is still visible. History Store Point was once a township established for the Donnellys Creek gold mining boom in the 1860s. This hut was built about 1972 and supported mining in the area at this time. It was damaged in the 2013 bushfires and was restored by locals and later upgraded in 2023 with funding through the Victorian Government’s Victoria’s Great Outdoors program. The burial ground was never gazetted as such but burials occurred from 1870 to 1910. Construction An unusual iron shed with a roof made from half sections of old water tanks. References Rooftop Maps R Paoletti - Pers comm. Store Point Hut GPS (WGS84): 37.755817°S, 146.502683°E. UTM: Zone 55, southern hemisphere (grid zone 55H), 456192 mE, 5821161 mN. Mapped position (ExplorOz), approximate. Nearby Lloyds Hut: 37.754083°S, 146.501167°E; UTM 55H, 456058 mE, 5821352 mN. These are separate mapped hut positions. https://mountainhuts.net/region-4-baw-baw/new-portfolio-item-2 monthly 0.5 2026-11-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/bc8ea6ab-3215-4568-9e8c-f82645d0bf51/Toombon+Mine+old+House.jfif Region 4: Baw Baw - Toombon Mine Village Huts - Toombon Village Huts Known as: Toombon Mine Village, Toombon Huts or Toombon Gold Mining Precinct. Located along Toombon Creek, east of Thomson Reservoir. From Erica, follow Thomson Dam Access Road across the dam wall, then take Walhalla Road north towards Aberfeldy. Turn right into Donnellys Creek Road and follow it towards the Toombon historic site near the Toombon Track junction. Park at the signed historic-site access and explore the mine and township remains on foot. The forest approach is unsealed and includes a 4WD creek-road section. The coordinates below identify the mining precinct rather than a confirmed standing hut. History Reef mining in the area began in the 1860s, with the township developing around the workings from about 1870. The Toombon Gold Mining Company was formed in 1881. When the mine closed in 1898, its workings had reached nearly 1,000 ft (about 305 m), with recorded production of 50,844 oz of gold. The 1998 Victorian heritage survey identifies it as the largest gold producer in the Aberfeldy–Donnellys Creek district. A company formed in 1934 attempted to reopen the mine, but operations ended in 1940. The surviving water-tube boiler belongs to that later phase. The precinct also contains machinery foundations, mullock heaps, building terraces and masonry chimney remains. Some later restored buildings, including the former Toombon Hotel, were destroyed in the 2013 Aberfeldy bushfires. A subsequent rebuild of a separate Toombon hut has not been independently confirmed. References Victorian Goldfields Project, Historic Gold Mining Sites in Gippsland Mining District (1998), Toombon precinct; Mountain Rivers Tourist Park, The Story of Six Big Rivers (later buildings and 2013 fire). GPS (WGS84 assumed): 37.733990°S, 146.404770°E. UTM: Zone 55, southern hemisphere (grid zone 55H), 447552 mE, 5823532 mN. Approximate precinct reference retained from this profile; not a verified individual hut position. https://mountainhuts.net/region-4-baw-baw/nbw-hut monthly 0.5 2026-11-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/2ac672c2-e7fe-455b-93db-88d3651661d9/NBW+GD.jpg Region 4: Baw Baw - NBW Hut NBW Hut Photo courtesy of G Duncan © 1995. Known as NBW Hut, supposedly referring to “No Bloody Women Hut" or by some as “No Blanky Women”. Located on the side of Mt Erica in the Baw Baws. NBW Hut is a small, basic alpine structure near Mushroom Rocks in Baw Baw National Park, Victoria. From Rawson, join Thomson Valley Road and travel about 8 km to the Mount Erica Road turn-off on the left. Follow this unsealed road to the Mount Erica car park. Walk along the Australian Alps Walking Track for about 2 km to Mushroom Rocks, then continue uphill before taking an off-track approach to NBW Hut. Bushwalking Victoria describes an 11 km circuit via Mount Erica, taking about five hours; it requires off-track navigation rather than a signed hut trail. History The NBW hut was completed in 1940 by a group of five State Electricity Commission staff members. It was built as a ski hut, the first on Mount Erica, to take advantage of the clear ski slopes on the mountain following the 1939 fires. The heritage values of place name were assessed as part of a comprehensive regional assessment of national estate values in the Central Highlands regional Forest Agreement Region. This assessment was undertaken jointly by the Commonwealth and the Victorian land management and heritage agencies. To obtain a full understanding of the methods and outcomes of the regional assessment, and of the identification of heritage values in place name, it is necessary to refer to the following documents: Australian Heritage Commission and Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Victoria (1994). Method Papers: East Gippsland and Central Highlands Joint Forest Projects. Volume Two- Cultural Values. Australian Heritage Commission and Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Victoria (1994). National Estate Values in the Central Highlands of Victoria. Draft Project Report. Joint Commonwealth and Victorian Regional Forest Agreement (RFA) Steering Committee (1997). Central Highlands Comprehensive Regional Assessment Report. (A set of eight reports comprising the titles: Overview of Assessments; Environment and Heritage Report; Resources and Economics Report; Social Report; National Estate Report; Wilderness of the Eastern Victorian Forests; Methods Paper: East Gippsland National Estate. Construction It is a small bush pole framed hut approximately 12 square metres with a single slope skillion roof. The walls are clad in flat galvanised iron sheets and the roof with corrugated galvanised iron. The interior of the hut is formed with bush poles all approximately 120 mm in diameter and spaces at about 800 – 900 mm centres. 120 mm diameter noggins between posts. Each wall is securely braced with a 70 mm diameter diagonal pole brace. There is a black paper (perhaps tar paper) sarking under most sections of the external flat galvanised iron wall cladding but otherwise the walls and ceiling are unlined. Some areas of the sarking have been torn away. The top of the poles are trenched into the top plate and the bottom of the poles are bedded into the ground. The rough floor is covered with a cement mortar or concrete with exposed granite stones in parts. It has bunks, a table and some chairs. Caretakers - In 1982, the 7th Morwell Venturers laid a new floor in the hut. A firewood shelter was added by a later group. More recently it is maintained by the Victorian High Country Huts Association (VHCA) References Register of the National Estate - the above is an extract from the Register of the National Estate https://www.environment.gov.au/heritage/places/register-national-estate ) Hueneke Pp 241. GPS (WGS84): 37.881167°S, 146.353433°E. UTM: Zone 55, southern hemisphere (grid zone 55H), 443141 mE, 5807173 mN. Approximate hut position: ExplorOz explicitly labels this location as approximate. https://mountainhuts.net/region-4-baw-baw/new-portfolio-item-1 monthly 0.5 2026-11-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/54255c9c-b2ec-4a7c-b651-9573b91df3dc/Mongrel+Crop+TBC.jpeg https://mountainhuts.net/region-4-baw-baw/johnson-hut monthly 0.5 2026-11-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/7d463bd3-984a-4915-ac9e-9eeff6feeb3b/JohnsonBD05.jpg Region 4: Baw Baw - Johnson Hut Johnson Hut Photograph courtesy of Bruce Dodson © 2005 Known as Johnson Hut, not to be confused with Johnston (ski) Hut at Mt Nelse. Located at Mount Useful Spur, in the South Road forest-track network. From Licola, follow Jamieson–Licola Road north towards Connors Plain, then take South Road towards Mount Useful. Use a current topographic map to locate the S14 Track approach: ExplorOz maps the hut beside S14 Track. The final roads and tracks are unsealed. Park at a suitable point and walk the last section if the track is unsuitable for your vehicle; the final driving and walking distances require map confirmation. History Originally built by deer hunters about 1983, to support their deer hunting activities in the area. Construction Tin over a timber frame. Multi room. References: GPS (WGS84): 37.647033°S, 146.496800°E. UTM: Zone 55, southern hemisphere (grid zone 55H), 455609 mE, 5833227 mN. Mapped hut position (ExplorOz); not a surveyed fix. https://mountainhuts.net/region-4-baw-baw/new-portfolio-item monthly 0.5 2026-11-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/22580eef-9306-4d5c-8f24-9a8d52b53040/Staggs+Hut.gif Region 4: Baw Baw - Jans Hut Jan's Hut The photo below is courtesy of the Jans family. Known as Jans Hut or Staggs Hut. Located on the eastern side of the Baw Baw Plateau. From Erica, follow Thomson Valley Road north towards the eastern side of the plateau. Access to Jans Hut is on foot from Thomson Valley Road; there is no vehicle access to the hut. The approach crosses difficult, partly untracked terrain, so confirm the starting point and route with an experienced local walker before setting out. A Ben Cruachan Walking Club itinerary lists an 8 km Jans Hut walk; distance depends on the chosen starting point. The Mount Erica car park is another possible approach, but involves a much longer bushwalk. History The hut was built by Johan Jans and his son Frederick about 1922. It was razed to the ground in the 1939 fires and rebuilt, standing today. The Jans family originally came from Denmark to settle in the Warburton area. To quote Mirelle Jans recently (2025): Fred (Curly) Jans and his nephew Norm (Bluey) Jans rebuilt their Hut on Mt Baw Baw after it burned down in the 1939 Bushfires along with 600 + head of their cattle. The Hut was rebuilt by hand with true bushman skills after they pack-horsed the materials in. Dad (Norm) enlisted for Military Service for WW2 in April 1940. While Norm was deployed overseas, Fred Jans became gravely ill with cancer. Family told Mum (Freida Jans) that Fred hung on for dad to get back home. In August 1942, Norm arrived home, Fred passed away in December 1942. This remote Hut on Mt Baw Baw is a testament to the memory of the grit and determination of getting things done by these two men in the toughest of times. On the 1st of November this year (2025), Fred and Norms' descendants, along with family friends, got together and walked to the hut to celebrate the history of 'Jans Hut'. Mirelle Jans Caretakers - Jans Family and friends References Craig Copland (a relative) - pers comm. Gary Duncan and Robin Rishworth GPS (WGS84): 37.804450°S, 146.309083°E. UTM: Zone 55, southern hemisphere (grid zone 55H), 439178 mE, 5815657 mN. Mapped hut position (ExplorOz); not a surveyed fix. https://mountainhuts.net/region-4-baw-baw/goonans-hut monthly 0.5 2026-11-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/2cfe1770-e60b-4482-8712-b70f614cf4b6/Goonans.jpg Region 4: Baw Baw - Goonans Hut - Goonans Hut Known as Goonan’s Hut Access to the hut From Erica, drive north via Parkers Corner and Thomson Dam Access Road, cross the dam wall, then follow Walhalla Road north towards Aberfeldy. Turn into Donnellys Creek Road, descend to the Aberfeldy River and follow the creek road past Jorgensons Hut towards O’Tooles Flat. Goonans Hut is beside Donnellys Creek Road, with parking at the site and no substantial walk required when vehicle access is open. The final creek road is a 4WD route with water crossings; check current access before entering. One of the four huts located along the Aberfeldy Backroad 4WD Tour - Donnelly's Creek Loop, Goonans Hut is ideal for smaller groups stopping overnight. The site has some capacity for pitching tents or rolling out a swag outside of the hut also. History Goonans Hut was originally constructed in the early 1980s by gold fossickers. The hut was burnt down by bushfires in 2013 and rebuilt to its current condition in 2015. The new hut features a concrete floor, a bench, a fireplace and a water tank. Construction Goonans is now built entirely of metal on a concrete slab, intended to improve its resistance to wildfire. GPS (WGS84): 37.749217°S, 146.455233°E. UTM: Zone 55, southern hemisphere (grid zone 55H), 452008 mE, 5821870 mN. Mapped hut position (ExplorOz); not a surveyed fix. https://mountainhuts.net/region-4-baw-baw/sambain monthly 0.5 2026-11-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/bb7adcca-d15e-4374-ade3-3258115f61a1/Samban_Chalet_GD_03.jpg Region 4: Baw Baw - Sambar Lodge Sambain Chalet Photograph courtesy of Gary Duncan © Nov 2003. Known as Sambain Chalet or Sambain Lodge. Located on Tamboritha Road near Bennison Plains, about 35 km north of Licola and 2 km beyond Tamboritha Saddle. From Licola, follow Tamboritha Road north through the Wellington River valley and climb to the saddle, then continue to the chalet entrance. Ben Cruachan Walking Club’s 2010 directions describe the final 13 km as gravel suitable for carefully driven 2WD vehicles; check current conditions. This is a booked accommodation property, not an unrestricted public shelter. Arrange access, parking and any gate instructions with the operator before entering; booked guests normally drive to the complex. History This hut is located in the Mt Tamboritha area of Bennison Plains in Victoria. It was built by students of St Joseph’s College, East Brunswick under the tutelage of Phil Sambain. In August 2024, Ambulance Victoria reported that the Sambain Chalet Committee of Management had relinquished its lease after 42 years. The announcement said the chalet would continue operating under new owners; current booking arrangements should be checked directly. References: Ben Cruachan Walking Club Newsletter, October 2010 (access directions); Ambulance Victoria, “Heyfield Ambulance Auxiliary receive generous donation”, 16 August 2024 (management history); OpenStreetMap/Mapcarta (mapped location). GPS (WGS84): 37.46721°S, 146.72084°E. UTM: Zone 55 southern hemisphere (grid zone 55H), 475314 mE, 5853260 mN. Approximate mapped chalet position (OpenStreetMap/Mapcarta); not a surveyed fix. https://mountainhuts.net/region-4-baw-baw/jorgensens-flat monthly 0.5 2026-11-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/1ad18561-28e3-4d3a-bf7f-d00e9a5b7267/Jorgensens+RR.jpg Region 4: Baw Baw - Jorgenson's Flat Hut Jorgensens Flat Hut Photo of the original hut, courtesy of Robin Rishworth © 2003. A new hut made from iron has replaced this one. Located at Jorgensens Flat at Donnelly Creek east of the Thomson Reservoir. Four wheel-drive accessible Jorgenson Hut sits beside Donnellys Creek north of Walhalla. From Erica, follow Thomson Dam Access Road across the dam, then take Walhalla Road north towards Aberfeldy. Turn into Donnellys Creek Road and follow it down to the Aberfeldy River and onwards to the signed Jorgenson Hut camping area. The final approach follows a 4WD creek road with water crossings. Park at the camping area beside the hut; no substantial walk is required when vehicle access is open. The original hut was burnt down in 2013 but rebuilt in 2015. The new hut was upgraded in 2023. History This hut was built on the site where cricket was once played between the Donnelly's Creek and Toombon town teams. It was originally built in the 1950s by World War II veteran and prospector Don Scharlemann. Although it was destroyed in the 2013 bushfires, the hut was rebuilt in 2015. Today, it offers accommodation for 6–8 people, with space for camper trailers and tents. A communal firepit, picnic tables, and a toilet make it a comfortable base for exploring the Aberfeldy Backroad 4WD Tour. Or you can stay at nearby campsite Merringtons – a large, open grassy campground close to the Aberfeldy River. Construction Ramshackle, bricks, panel board and poles. The new hut is largely built from steel. References Robin Rishworth - pers comms. GPS (WGS84): 37.748683°S, 146.412587°E. UTM: Zone 55, southern hemisphere (grid zone 55H), 448251 mE, 5821906 mN. Mapped hut position (ExplorOz); nearby campground pins may differ slightly. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/0c7b1824-ac2a-48ca-8cdc-79acc3bce494/Jorgensens+NEW+hut+-+replacement.jpg https://mountainhuts.net/region-4-baw-baw/mt-useful-ft-hut monthly 0.5 2026-11-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/23629b8e-4c47-4476-ba1e-14e216117dca/mtusefulcabin07.jpg Region 4: Baw Baw - Mt Useful FT Hut - Mt Useful FT Hut Known as the Mt Useful Hut or Mount Useful Fire Tower Hut. Located on the summit of Mount Useful. From Licola, follow Jamieson–Licola Road north towards Connors Plain, then take South Road towards Mount Useful and follow the summit spur road. The forest approach is unsealed. Park clear of operational buildings and walk the short final distance if vehicle access is restricted. The hut is associated with the working fire lookout; respect any gates and the lookout operator’s accommodation. History: The fire lookout cabin is recorded as approximately 2 m × 2 m. The steel fire tower dates from 1960. Its lookout cabin was replaced in 2002; separate photographs record new living quarters from 2004. These dates refer to different parts of the lookout complex. Earlier cabins were basic. Snow once flattened the long-drop toilet, which locals called the “Loo with a View” because the door opened east, towards Bairnsdale and Lake King about 100 km away. Noel Cheney manned it in the mid-1960s with his wife Pat. They lived through the severe 1964/65 fire season, when Useful became a hub for relaying messages to firefighters. Pat once crashed her car off the mountain road and walked about 15 km down to the Licola road. Noel died of a heart attack in May 1967, after three years on the mountains. Ray Lucas and Dick Noble supplied later photos and information. In September 2012, vandals forced the tower doors and locks, sprayed graffiti around the cabin, broke shutters, cut fencing and damaged the ladder. Construction Corrugated-metal accommodation serves the fire lookout complex. Reference: Fire Lookouts Downunder, Mount Useful. GPS (WGS84): 37.694300°S, 146.505410°E. UTM: Zone 55, southern hemisphere (grid zone 55H), 456397 mE, 5827987 mN. Approximate summit/complex position (ExplorOz), not a fix for the individual hut. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/1780932030.47735-RMUOFLXSXDNXKFKKAJNY/imgg-gg3p-BC-DQ-I-25731639.png Region 4: Baw Baw - Mt Useful FT Hut https://mountainhuts.net/region-4-baw-baw/project-three-mllpk monthly 0.5 2026-11-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/9590df35-7b1f-499a-b846-9c74cedd1e59/Junction.jpg Region 4: Baw Baw - Junction Hut Junction Hut Photo of the earlier hut, courtesy of Rooftop Maps © 2003. Located at the ford on the Aberfeldy River, near the junction with Donnellys Creek, east of Thomson Reservoir. From Erica, drive north via Thomson Dam Access Road and across the dam wall. At Walhalla Road, turn left towards Aberfeldy, then take Merringtons Track on the right. Before Merringtons Flat, turn left onto the link track towards Junction Hut. Park near the hut or campground and walk the short final section. The approach includes unsealed forest tracks; the river ford is a 4WD crossing and should only be attempted when conditions permit. History The earlier hut was described as a fishing shack. The surrounding area also supported Depression-era gold fossickers. Victorian Government records date a hut overlooking the river to 1964; it was destroyed in the 2013 Aberfeldy bushfires and rebuilt in 2015 with local volunteers and contractors. The site received further upgrades in 2023. Construction Flat gable roof of iron over a timber frame with iron walls. References Robin Rishworth, personal communication; Victorian Government, Explore Outdoors (history and rebuild). GPS (WGS84): 37.758100°S, 146.401992°E. UTM: Zone 55, southern hemisphere (grid zone 55H), 447324 mE, 5820855 mN. Mapped hut position (ExplorOz); not a surveyed fix. https://mountainhuts.net/region-4-baw-baw/project-two-n8fyl monthly 0.5 2026-11-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/00fde201-cc35-4d51-90ef-adc0155fe94a/fultons+shelter.jpg Region 4: Baw Baw - Fulton Creek Shelter Fulton's Creek Hut Photograph courtesy of Bruce Dodson © 2005. Located near Binns Track and Fultons Creek Track in the Beardmore area. From Erica, drive north towards Thomson Dam, then follow Walhalla Road towards Aberfeldy to the Fultons Creek Track turn-off. The shelter is near Binns Track at the grid reference below. The final approach is on forest tracks with steep sections and creek crossings; choose a suitable parking point using a current topographic map and walk the remainder if necessary. The final walking distance has not been verified. History This hut was originally built as a shelter for hunters. Construction Gable tin roof over poles, little walling. References: Victorian High Country Huts Association (location). GPS (provisional, assuming WGS84): 37.82418°S, 146.48186°E. UTM: Zone 55, southern hemisphere (grid zone 55H), 454400 mE, 5813566 mN. Converted from the existing grid reference; its original datum and precise shelter position require confirmation. https://mountainhuts.net/region-4-baw-baw/project-one-jmess monthly 0.5 2026-11-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/4b3a3cc2-e2d5-45ee-83df-328ded519423/Falls+Ck+Movie+Pic.png Region 4: Baw Baw - Falls Creek Hut - Falls Creek Hut Located off MMBW Jeep Track near Falls Creek, in the Matlock district of the Baw Baw region, as listed by VHCHA. Use Matlock as the local reference point; the precise turn-off, final approach, parking place and walking distance have not yet been verified. Check the mapped route, vehicle suitability and current access restrictions before travelling. History An earlier account associated this hut with The Man from Snowy River. The film attribution remains unverified; its construction date, original purpose and subsequent history need further research. GPS and UTM: precise hut position unconfirmed. General location: off MMBW Jeep Track near Falls Creek, Matlock district. Coordinates await a reliable hut-specific map reference. https://mountainhuts.net/region-5-marysville daily 0.75 2026-11-09 https://mountainhuts.net/region-5-marysville/federation-link-rd-hut monthly 0.5 2026-11-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/689a751b-33f7-45aa-8a28-1ae63b9c79fd/Fed+Link+Rd+Hut+Front+collapsing.jpg Region 5: Marysville - Federation Link Rd Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/ad917ea8-c2e6-449c-aa70-b5aa54985b23/Fed+Link+Rd+Hut+Front+GD.jpg Region 5: Marysville - Federation Link Rd Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/aa200d6a-9ce9-4c32-9f85-40f8ba1a3964/Fed+Link+Rd+Hut+Gable.jpg Region 5: Marysville - Federation Link Rd Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/cc7e94af-156a-48e7-8940-1af1dfe46777/Fed+Link+Rd+Hut+Road+Side.jpg Region 5: Marysville - Federation Link Rd Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/fc7e6066-f5f1-4c26-9ad1-cff9e641df29/Fed+Link+Rd+Hut+Roof.jpg Region 5: Marysville - Federation Link Rd Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/01ee98ae-9404-4ce7-ad7f-55868ced53ba/Fed+Link+Rd+Hut+Roof+large.jpg Region 5: Marysville - Federation Link Rd Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/f7d6d3c2-2b90-465b-9488-b092ecb0c4d4/Fed+Link+Rd+Hut+Roof+only.jpg Region 5: Marysville - Federation Link Rd Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/b4ec6bb9-5a73-48ff-aaec-8cbae060e4db/Fed+Link+Rd+Hut+Side.jpg Region 5: Marysville - Federation Link Rd Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/810464cb-fae0-4b16-93c4-9fdee39de548/Fed+Link+Road+Hut+inside+roof.jpg Region 5: Marysville - Federation Link Rd Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/a9e8b69e-0fcc-4c00-b028-8925ce245bd0/Fed+Link+Road+Hut+Roof+Sideways.jpg Region 5: Marysville - Federation Link Rd Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/cbd8fe95-df69-4e35-a927-9ed5b20ab9d4/Fed+Link+Rd+Hut+Road+Side.jpg Region 5: Marysville - Federation Link Rd Hut - Federation Link Road Hut Known as Federation Link Road Hut. Located: in the forest north-east of Lake Mountain, near Royston Gap and Wild Oats Hill. VHCHA records the site as Torbeck Road near Federation Road. From the Eildon side, the documented approach to the Federation Road area uses Snobs Creek Road (21.9 km from the highway), Coys Road (3.7 km) and Federation Road. These are forest roads beyond the sealed highway approach. The final hut turnoff, current road condition, suitable vehicle class and walking distance are un-confirmed. History Its older register lists it as located on departmental forest land, then managed by DELWP, so it is likely it was built to support forestry operations, but this is not confirmed. It has been rumoured that it was destroyed or seriously damaged in the 2009 fires. The photos below are all from January 2008. Construction Constructed of timber poles and vertical boards with a skillion corrugated iron roof. Mapping Guide: GPS: 37.46571°S, 145.92748°E. UTM Zone 55H: 405155 m E, 5852923 m N. Approximate VHCHA-consistent mapped position, treated as WGS84; not field-verified. Profile last reviewed 9 November 2026. https://mountainhuts.net/region-5-marysville/nissen-dom-dom-huts monthly 0.5 2026-11-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/08c6a8d5-3ad0-4e64-bd47-6b7b2b375e87/Nissan+Dom+Dom+LoR+GD+02.jpg Region 5: Marysville - Nissen Huts at Dom Dom - Nissen Huts at Dom Dom Photo by Gary Duncan 2015 Known as the Nissen Huts or Dom Dom Huts Located: off Dom Dom Road in Marysville State Forest, south of Narbethong. From Narbethong, follow sealed Maroondah Highway south to Dom Dom Saddle picnic ground, a convenient car or motorcycle meeting and parking point. Beyond the highway, Dom Dom Road and its connecting tracks are unsealed forest roads. The final hut spur track has not been reliably identified: a 2021 four-wheel-drive club visit could not find it. A dependable driving distance from the picnic ground and final walking distance remain unconfirmed. History An original guide indicates that the two huts shown here, were built to support the forestry industry. Others indicate that there were two Nissen style huts but clearly that is not the case from this photograph. A past hut directory also associates the Dom Dom Track Nissen Hut with Hawthorn Scout Group. However, ExplorOz maps “Scout Dom Dom” and “Nissen Hut” as separate sites, approximately 870 metres apart, so they may be two locations. tourenwelt.info. A local four-wheel-drive club report states that the site was damaged during the February 2009 Black Saturday bushfires. Construction The primary hut was a simple fibro cottage, but the use of the standard Nissen military style hut with the curved roof would indicate it was built in the 1950s when these were readily available at little cost. The style with the curved roof is very effective and quite strong when assaulted by poor weather or falling branches. Mapping Guide: GPS: 37.607900°S, 145.665217°E. UTM Zone 55H: 382186 m E, 5836850 m N. Approximate ExplorOz “Ruin: Nissen Hut” position, treated as WGS84 and adopted as the probable site. Profile last reviewed 9 November 2026. https://mountainhuts.net/region-5-marysville/15-mile-hut monthly 0.5 2026-11-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/8995aca7-ec87-42db-b967-0ebdad26875b/Fifteen+Mile+Hut+RD+04.jpg Region 5: Marysville - 15 Mile Hut - 15 Mile Hut Photography by R Duncan. Also known as Fifteen Mile Hut. Originally it was known as Wild Dog Creek Hut; with later nicknames included Marc’s Hut and The Bong Hut. Located: beside the Taponga River in Big River State Forest. From Eildon, take the sealed Goulburn Valley Highway to Snobs Creek Road. The documented forest approach is about 37 km from that junction: follow Snobs Creek Road for 21.9 km, Coys Road for 3.7 km and Federation Road for 4.5 km, then turn left onto Eildon–Warburton Road for 400 m. Continue via Rough Hill Road, Bull Range Road and Peters Track to Fifteen Mile Track. Follow it for 2.5 km to the Water Point 103 turnoff, then take the 300 m spur to the hut. Forest roads are gravel and the final spur is a narrow 4WD track; use a suitable 4WD or off-road motorcycle. If the spur is unsuitable, park clear of the turnoff and walk 300 m each way. Seasonal gates may close the approach. History The history of this hut is very well researched. It was built in 1969 by Dick Peters, with Ronny Dent, Chris Moores, Freddy Hughes and Jimmy Garret. VHCHA’s history was researched by Sharyn Chambers in January 2017, drawing on interviews including Dick Peters’ son Bob, who was present during construction. Victorian High Country Huts Association. Construction The original building used prefabricated wall panels, numerous windows, a corrugated iron roof and an earth floor. It survived the 2009 Black Saturday fires and was renovated that October, including a verandah, carved timber sign and stone fireplace. Later tree damage partly collapsed its roof. Victorian High Country Huts Association Caretakers: Melbourne Jeep Owners Club undertook major restoration from 2016, working with VHCHA and the land manager. Volunteers raised and braced the roof, stabilised walls, repaired the fireplace, improved drainage and created steps to the river and an outdoor camping area. Melbourne Jeep Owners Club. Mapping Guidance: GPS: 37.453131°S, 146.006881°E. UTM Zone 55H: 412162 m E, 5854395 m N. Approximate ExplorOz position, treated as WGS84; not field-verified. Profile last updated 8 November 2026. https://mountainhuts.net/region-5-marysville/project-six-jr4m7 monthly 0.5 2026-11-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/3381466c-1d84-4e35-a0a4-356dab918dfc/Wilson+Creek+Hut++1+RD+04.jpg Region 5: Marysville - Wilsons Creek Hut Wilson's Creek Hut Photos courtesy of Ron Dickson Copyright 2004. Known as Wilsons Creek Hut or Wilson’s Creek Hut. Do NOT confuse it with Wilsons Hut near Bendoc, as these are different. Located: near Taylors Creek in Lake Eildon National Park. From Eildon, follow the signed Jerusalem Creek Road approach, about 10 km to the camping area. The public-road approach is suitable for cars and motorcycles; beyond it, Taylors Creek and Wilsons Creek tracks are gravel routes with seasonal gates. Confirm permitted access with Parks Victoria before continuing towards Wombat Track. Earlier field notes describe a 300 m spur to a small parking area, followed by approximately 500 m each way of steep, partly untracked walking to the hut. Do not assume the old vehicle spur remains passable; a closed gate may add to the walk. NOTE that hidden mine shafts occur throughout the site. Earlier field notes — check current access before relying on these directions Stop your vehicle at 55H 409471 5874442 which is at the top of a short sharp hill (just before it starts a long descent to the weir) on Wilson Track. Look around on the east side, slightly up hill, and you will find between the trees a track that winds its way to the East, down the hill. The earlier route followed this steep track for about 300 metres (200 as the crow flies), where it stops next to some fencing surrounding old mine shafts. 55H 409618 5874589 (you can park about 3-4 vehicles and turn them around to get out). To get to the hut it is pretty much a straight walk down the hill, fencing on the left, towards the East. At times there appears to be a track but it comes and goes, then finally goes. The walk is steep, bit of bush bashing involved, and slippery even on a fine dry day. Keep clear of mine shafts and remain outside their protective fencing. You walk down into a gully and if you keep a look out to the East you can pick up the Hut through the trees. As you approach the Hut you come across bits of relics from the mining days and the first thing you come across is the wooden structure that housed the gold stamper/battery. Still more bits of mining equipment are lying around and the hut is now just a little further on up the hill, about 20 metres away at 55H 409809 5874564. Wilson Creek is about 100 m to the north of the hut. From the “carpark” to the hut it is 200 metres as the crow flies but probably about 500 metres of solid walking. We looked around for a way in from the north as there were “hints” of tracks/roads but these seemed to “die” in the bush. History Parks Victoria states on the information board, that the hut dates back to 1930, and the gold claim for the area was filed in 1871, worked for a few years then closed. It was re-opened in the 1930s and again worked for a few years. Construction The hut is somewhat cut into the hill and approximately 7x4 metres. It is made from rounded poles with the outside metal sheeting nailed to the poles. It has some timber used to cover from the roof line to the metal walls. It has a corrugated iron roof with guttering. Fireplace has been covered internally with concrete reinforcing so it cannot be used. Internally there is some graffiti on the round wooden beams, a bathtub, bunks, and an information board relating some of the history of the area. Caretakers Parks Victoria: The site lies within Lake Eildon National Park. Earlier field notes describe protective fencing around some mine shafts and report three bat species there; the species and their conservation status need verification. The timber battery shelter has forked uprights and cross-poles secured with wire beneath a corrugated-iron roof. The hut and battery were reported in good condition at the time of the earlier visit; their present condition and maintenance arrangements have not been confirmed. References Ron Dickson - pers comm Parks Vic - interpretive signage. Mapping Guide: GPS: 37.27114°S, 145.98274°E. UTM Zone 55H: 409809 m E, 5874564 m N. Approximate position consistent with ExplorOz and the recorded field grid reference, treated as WGS84. https://mountainhuts.net/region-5-marysville/stones-hut monthly 0.5 2026-11-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/8c7a969f-57c0-44da-8ec2-86c6fc012f77/Stones_012.jpg Region 5: Marysville - Stones Outstation Stones Outstation Photographs courtesy of Luke Steenhuis of ABC Maps, Copyright © 2005. Known as Stones Hut or Stones Outstation. Located: beside Station Creek at Aird Inlet, Lake Eildon National Park. From Alexandra, drive 2 km towards Eildon on Goulburn Valley Highway, turn left into UT Creek Road and continue about 9 km to Haines Saddle. Descend Fraser Park Road for 3 km to the park office, then follow the signed Coller Bay access to Wallaby Bay carpark (about 25 minutes from Alexandra). This 2WD approach uses sealed park roads with gravel parking; cars and motorcycles remain at the carpark. Follow the Wallaby Bay Walk Track past Point Cook and School Point for approximately 9.7 km each way. Alternatively, park clear of the locked Station Creek Track gate on Skyline Road and walk approximately 4 km each way via Station Creek and Aird Inlet tracks; noting that the return climb is steep. Public vehicles cannot drive right to the hut. History This hut was built in about 1900 in a solid style of vertical timber slabs. The hut and nearby stockyard ruins were originally built as an outstation for the Stone family, who owned the land in the mid-to-late 1800s. It served as a remote resting post and shelter for cattlemen working far from the main family homestead. There is a Lake Eildon Connection: The hut is a remnant of the era before the Goulburn River valley was flooded to create the Eildon Weir and later the expanded Lake Eildon. It now sits just 100 metres above the lake's high-water mark in Stones Bay, also known as Aird Inlet. Construction Vertical timber slabs. References Day Walks Victoria - John Chapman Rooftop Maps - Marysville Lake Eildon Adventure Map Mapping Guide: GPS: 37.144222°S, 145.843639°E. UTM Zone 55H: 397304 m E, 5888503 m N. Approximate Artworkz heritage-factsheet position, consistent with VHCHA and treated as WGS84; not field-verified. https://mountainhuts.net/region-5-marysville/project-four-388ed monthly 0.5 2026-11-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/0c39fc79-293d-485a-90f8-709da74527b9/Ryan+Spur+Hut.jpg Region 5: Marysville - Ryans Spur Hut Ryan's Spur Hut Photograph by Ron Dickson © May 2004 Known as Ryans Spur Hut or Bullocks Hut or Wabonga Hut. The latter two names probably referred to the previous hut on this site. Located: beside Ryan Spur Track, north-west of Woods Point. From Woods Point, follow Mansfield–Woods Point Road north to Frenchmans Gap, turn onto Frenchmans Gap Track and climb towards Corn Hill. Continue via Corn Hill Road to Ryan Spur Track and the hut clearing. These are unsealed mountain roads and 4WD tracks, with steep, rocky sections that become slippery when wet; use a capable 4WD or suitable off-road motorcycle. Parking is beside the hut when the route is open, so no substantial walk is needed. This is not usually suitable for 2WD vehicles. History The hut was built for timber workers in the local forrest. The date of construction is a little unclear but was about 1974. On the 28th October 2017 members of MJOC and Geelong 4×4 club including the VHCHA HMO met at the hut to begin repair work. After one huge day’s work, the scrub around it was cleared, the hut was straigtened up and internal cleaning and repairs were completed. The hut is unique in that it is right in the middle of the track and is a popular stopping point. Construction The hut is in good condition, and virtually free of rubbish as it is all in a very old bulldozed pit just near the hut. This is a single room hut, bunks at one end, sink and bench at the other. The outside is made of vertical timber planks, no internal lining. Some floorboards need replacing. We have no idea why a tarpaulin was hanging off roof beams at one end. Roof is of corrugated iron with no guttering. The hut is set on some rather large logs lying on the ground, which may suggest it was a timber cutters hut. Caretakers - MJOC and Geelong 4×4 Club. Mapping Guide: GPS: 37.499867°S, 146.141950°E. UTM Zone 55H: 424156 m E, 5849328 m N. Approximate ExplorOz position, consistent with the recorded VicMap locality and treated as WGS84. https://mountainhuts.net/region-5-marysville/project-three-f5eaj monthly 0.5 2026-11-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/7eafee06-0e28-4df5-b060-5df4be0a67a3/Mt+Terrible+Hut.jpg Region 5: Marysville - Mt Terrible Fire Tower Mt Terrible Fire Tower Hut Photo courtesy of Ron Dickson © 2004 Known as the Mount Terrible Hut Located: below the fire tower near the summit of Mount Terrible, south of Jamieson. From Jamieson, take the Mansfield–Woods Point Road towards Kevington, then turn onto Poletti Track north of the village and climb the Mount Terrible Track. Follow the summit route to the hut. The main-road approach is sealed, but the mountain tracks are unsealed, steep and rough: use a capable 4WD or suitable off-road motorcycle in dry conditions. Parking is beside the hut when the tracks are open, with no substantial walk. History Originally a 22-meter steel fire tower was erected in early 1962 to replace the original Jamieson Lookout. A corresponding accommodation hut (12ft x 12ft) was built mid-1962 to house fire-watching crews from the CFA and DSE during the summer months. By 2008, the hut had fallen into significant disrepair and was at risk of being demolished. The Victorian High Country Huts Association (VHCHA) took over as caretakers, performing major restoration work in 2009, including replacing a wall and repairing the fireplace. Loss and rebuilding (2012–2016): The original hut was destroyed by fire in December 2012. VHCHA reports that a log may have rolled from the fireplace while people were staying there; the cause is not confirmed. A joint rebuilding project involving the land manager, VHCHA, volunteers and sponsors produced a replacement ready by Christmas 2016. Construction A weatherboard hut built over a standard timber frame with a hard floor and fireplace. Caretakers Victorian High Country Huts Association (VHCHA) References VHCHA Report Mapping Guide: GPS: 37.394833°S, 146.140117°E. UTM Zone 55H: 423888 m E, 5860979 m N. Approximate ExplorOz position, treated as WGS84; not field-verified. https://mountainhuts.net/region-5-marysville/keppels-hut monthly 0.5 2026-11-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/75476f65-f6ea-4e91-8103-3d429f968601/Keppels+GD.jpg Region 5: Marysville - Keppels Hut Keppels Hut Photos courtesy of Gary Duncan © 1995, showing the hut before the 2009 fire. Located at Keppel Creek, north of Lake Mountain, approximately 25 km by forest roads from Marysville. From Marysville–Woods Point Road, take Lady Talbot Drive, then Upper Taggerty Road and Keppel Hut Track. The forest roads are gravel and the final Keppel Hut Track is 4WD only, with seasonal gates. Use a capable 4WD or suitable off-road motorcycle when open. 2WD cars are asked to stop before the 4WD section. An Artworkz heritage factsheet suggests about 30 minutes walking from the closed Keppel Track gate. History Maurice John Keppel arrived in Australia aboard Joshua in 1851–52. He married Mary Grainger, moved to Marysville and took over the hotel. Their children were John, Jerry, Catherine and Michael. Earlier accounts record family land from 1864 and huts called the White House on Mount Margaret and Wild Oat Hut on Lake Mountain; their relationship to the present hut site needs further checking. The Keppels grazed cattle and sheep in the area from 1885 until 1963. VHCHA dates the original hut at this site to after the 1939 fires. It burnt accidentally in 1983 and was replaced with help from Goulds Sawmills, the Marysville Historical Society, community groups and departmental staff. Black Saturday destroyed the replacement on 7 February 2009. The present hut was rebuilt in summer 2009–10, incorporating the surviving stone chimney. Government material gives an earlier origin of 1885, so the earliest hut chronology remains uncertain. Construction Timber-framed hut with horizontal weatherboards, timber floor and stone chimney. The photographs dated 1995 show an earlier incarnation. Caretakers Melbourne Jeep Owners Club, working with VHCHA and the land manager. References VHCHA, Keppels Hut; Artworkz, Marysville Keppel Hut historic factsheet; Explore Outdoors Victoria; Hueneke, p. 239; Stephenson, pp. 154, 155, 157 and 160. Mapping Guide: GPS: 37.45858°S, 145.85201°E. UTM Zone 55H: 398471 m E, 5853635 m N. Approximate ExplorOz position, treated as WGS84; not field-verified. https://mountainhuts.net/region-5-marysville/project-one-kec37 monthly 0.5 2026-11-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/8b94853d-d46c-41f3-b8db-a1683b34cdfd/Frenchmans+Spur+Hut.jpg Region 5: Marysville - Frenchman's Spur Hut Frenchman's Spur Hut Photograph courtesy of Ron Dickson © 2004 Known as Frenchmans Spur Hut Located: off Frenchmans Spur Track near Springs Clearing, west of Matlock. From Marysville, approach through the Big River forest via Marysville–Woods Point Road and Big River Road, then Frenchmans Spur Track near Stockmans Reward. The forest approach is unsealed and the spur track should be treated as a 4WD/off-road motorcycle route, particularly after rain. Earlier field notes identify the hut turnoff at UTM zone 55H 424118E, 5838137N, followed by about 120 m to the hut. Park clear of the junction and walk the final 120 m if the spur is unsuitable. Check seasonal gates and track conditions before travelling. The recorded hut grid reference is zone 55H 424187E, 5838029N on VicMap Matlock. Some online maps place a similarly named hut near Frenchmans Gap; that position does not match these field notes. Construction The hut is in fair condition, obviously used by Deer Hunters who have done some minimal maintenance. Short wooden planks are used for the walls, corrugated iron roof with aluminium guttering. Internally there are a couple of old large “Jason recliners” and a couch, bunks, a bar, a sink fed with water from the tank, plus a 44-gallon drum serving as a fireplace. The most notable feature is the extremely high walls. Caretakers ADA Members Mapping Guide: GPS: 37.60005°S, 146.14243°E. UTM Zone 55H: 424300 m E, 5838213 m N. Approximate position, treated as WGS84; not field-verified. The older VicMap hut grid 424187 E, 5838029 N appears to use a different datum and should not be entered as WGS84. https://mountainhuts.net/region-6-mt-buller daily 0.75 2026-11-09 https://mountainhuts.net/region-6-mt-buller/craigs-hut monthly 0.5 2026-11-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/6aa3acec-0536-4239-9387-370d66910f26/craigs_hut_schmez_2006.jpg Region 6: Mt Buller - Craigs Hut - Craigs Hut Photograph credit as supplied: Steve S.; Olaf Moon © 1998. The precise photographer and date of the pictured version need confirmation. Known as Craigs Hut or Craig’s Hut. Located at Clear Hills, east of Mount Stirling, in Mansfield State Forest. From Mansfield, take sealed Mount Buller Road about 30 km to Mirimbah, then gravel Stirling Road for about 8 km to Telephone Box Junction. Follow the signed Circuit Road route to the Craigs Hut picnic area. Allow roughly 65 km driving from Mansfield, depending on the parking point. In suitable dry conditions 2WD vehicles can use the gravel approach to Circuit Road Picnic Area; walk the signed 3 km return trail to the hut. A capable 4WD can continue via the signed Clear Hills vehicle track when open, leaving only a short walk from the upper car park. Winter seasonal closures apply to both vehicle access and the walking trail. History The hut was built as a film set for The Man from Snowy River, made in 1981–82, and named for the fictional Jim Craig, played by Tom Burlinson. Sigrid Thornton played Jessica, with Jack Thompson and Kirk Douglas also starring. It was reused in the sequel and, according to earlier accounts, in Cool Change. Jim Craig was the character’s name, rather than the actor’s. The original film structure had no floor and later versions were rebuilt for visitors. The hut then standing was destroyed in the Great Divide fires in December 2006; the earlier profile gives 11 December. Its replacement reopened in 2008. The older photographs on this page depict previous versions. Construction Timber slab construction with a traditional-looking roof. The current building is a reconstruction, not an original pastoral hut. References Explore Outdoors Victoria, Craig’s Hut and Walk; VHCHA mapped location; Hueneke, pp. 88, 93 and 234. Earlier caretakers were identified as John Coffey and Mansfield 4WD Club; current arrangements need confirmation. GPS: 37.10868°S, 146.53228°E. UTM Zone 55H: 458443 m E, 5892969 m N. Approximate VHCHA mapped position, treated as WGS84; not field-verified. https://mountainhuts.net/region-6-mt-buller/gooley-creek-hut monthly 0.5 2026-11-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/983b8a9c-395d-4f5e-bb99-a5a82f290836/Gooley+Ck+Hut+Restored.jpg Region 6: Mt Buller - Gooley Creek Hut - Gooley Creek Hut Photographs courtesy of the VHCHA restoration team. The December 2018 newsletter credits Allen Skilton and Bill Copley for its restoration photographs. Known as Gooley Creek Hut, Gooley’s Hut, Gooley Hut or Gloz Hut, sometimes written Glotz Hut. Located on Johnson Hill Track, also written Johnsons or Johnston Hill Track, beside the Goulburn River in Woods Point Gold-Mines Historic Area. Woods Point is the nearest town. A pragmatic walking approach is from Comet Flat camping area: a Ben Cruachan Walking Club report places the hut about 1 km from camp, giving roughly 2 km return. Confirm the current connecting riverside track before setting out. The Comet Flat forest-road approach and the tracks beside the hut are unsealed; do not assume ordinary-car access or a passable river crossing. The exact driving route, distance and parking point from Woods Point need local confirmation. Respect any gates and avoid disused mine workings. History William Gooley found gold in this district in May 1861, according to Public Record Office Victoria research. The settlement was lost in the 1939 bushfires. The claim that the name comes from getting one’s “goolies wet” is a later joke, rather than an established origin. Miner Bruce Gloz built the hut in 1974. VHCHA’s hut page dates its destruction to Christmas Eve 2001 and attributes it to visitors; the association’s later restoration article describes a collapse. East Malvern Motorcycle Club members salvaged the remains and rebuilt it in 2002. The cause needs confirmation. In 2018, club members, VHCHA volunteers and Parks Victoria rangers repaired the log walls, base timbers, roof frame and chimney. The previous statement that this second hut was destroyed by fire in 2009 is not supported by the checked restoration account and requires verification. Construction Small log cabin with a pitched corrugated-iron roof and fireplace. References and restoration links VHCHA hut history: https://hutsvictoria.org.au/huts/gooley-creek-hut/ Echo from the Mountains, December 2018, p. 3: https://hutsvictoria.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2018-December-Email.pdf Restoration time-lapse credited to Allen Skilton and Andrew Higgs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uXQ37Kgn39c Public Record Office Victoria, Woods Point is my dwelling place; Ben Cruachan Walking Club, McMillans Track report, 13 December 2019. GPS: 37.57982°S, 146.27568°E. UTM Zone 55H: 436045 m E, 5840557 m N. Approximate ExplorOz position from the existing profile, treated as WGS84; consistent with the VHCHA locality but not field-verified. https://mountainhuts.net/region-6-mt-buller/mitchell-homestead monthly 0.5 2026-11-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/3b537b0d-bd96-4f3a-a907-fe6dc0834423/Mitchells+BW+JM+71.jpg https://mountainhuts.net/region-6-mt-buller/ritchies-hut monthly 0.5 2026-11-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/5bfa0bd9-962c-4338-b983-bf8a1731a662/Ritchies+GD+LoR+05.jpg Region 6: Mt Buller - Ritchies Hut Ritchies Hut Photograph above courtesy of Gary Duncan, February 2005, showing the original hut before the 2006–07 fires. Known as Ritchies Hut or Ritchies Rover Chalet. Located at Beside the Howqua River, upstream of Eight Mile Flat in the Alpine National Park. From Mansfield, follow sealed Mount Buller Road through Merrijig. About 3 km beyond Merrijig, turn right onto gravel Howqua Track and continue to Sheepyard Flat, approximately 35 km from Mansfield. Follow Brocks Road upstream towards Eight Mile Flat, roughly another 13 km. Allow about 50 km driving in total. The upper approach is rough gravel, with steep sections, tight corners and river crossings. Use a suitable high-clearance vehicle and check Parks Victoria road conditions before setting out; do not assume that an ordinary 2WD can reach Eight Mile Flat. Park there and take the High Track to the hut, approximately 6 km each way (12 km return; Grade 4). The Low Track involves repeated river crossings and is unsuitable when the river is high. There is no public vehicle access to the hut itself. For a 2WD approach, Parks Victoria identifies Seven Mile Flat as accessible subject to road conditions; the walk from there is approximately 8 km each way. This is a longer walking alternative, not a short stroll. Seasonal gates or road closures may require parking farther back. Check closures, river levels and weather before travelling. History Robert (Bob) Ritchie and Fred Fry built the original hut in 1947 as a private fishing retreat. The Ritchie family had a long association with the district, including Delatite and Wonnangatta. The hut later became well known to walkers and anglers, and appeared in the television series A River Somewhere in the 1990s. The original hut was destroyed in the Great Divide fires of 2006–07; the earlier account on this page dates the loss to January 2007. It was rebuilt in 2008–09 through a major Victorian High Country Huts Association and Parks Victoria volunteer project, involving about 2,300 hours of work. Components were prefabricated at Blackbird Hut and transported using helicopters, packhorses and volunteers walking in. Construction The original was a traditional slab hut with a corrugated-iron roof, stone fireplace and verandah. Accounts of a bush oven and hot-water shower describe the former hut and should not be taken as a list of current facilities. The reconstruction retains the traditional slab-hut appearance and fireplace. The photograph above shows the earlier building, not the present reconstruction. References Victorian High Country Huts Association, Ritchies Hut; Parks Victoria, Eight Mile Flat and Seven Mile Flat camping areas, and Walking in Howqua Hills; Gary Duncan photograph, February 2005. GPS: approximately 37.19519°S, 146.47533°E. UTM Zone 55H: 453436 m E, 5883345 m N. Approximate VHCHA mapped hut position, treated as WGS84; not field-verified. This corrects the former profile position several kilometres to the south-east. https://mountainhuts.net/region-6-mt-buller/pickerings-hut monthly 0.5 2026-11-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/6aef35e8-c262-4b31-8d1f-a47cf279a60c/PickeringsSWSideRD04Sml.jpg Region 6: Mt Buller - Pickerings Hut Pickerings Hut Front photograph courtesy of Bill Statton, 1998. Known as Pickerings Hut or Pickering’s Hut. Located at Pickerings Flat beside Brocks Road in Howqua Hills Historic Area. From Mansfield, take sealed Mount Buller Road through Merrijig and turn onto gravel Howqua Track about 3 km beyond the township. Descend to Sheepyard Flat, approximately 35 km from Mansfield, cross the bridge and follow Brocks Road to the signed Pickerings Flat camping area. Parks Victoria lists these valley camping flats as 2WD accessible, subject to conditions. Park in the public camping area and make the short walk to view the hut. Exact total driving kilometres and final walking metres remain unverified. Respect hut locks and management signs: public camping does not guarantee internal hut access. Check road conditions after rain. History Joseph Pickering, a Ford car dealer in Mansfield, applied for a fishing-hut site in late 1952. Fred Fry built the hut in 1953 under permissive occupancy, using the slab-wall techniques also associated with his work at Frys, Gardners and Ritchies huts. Construction Approximately 30 by 27 feet, with slab walls, iron roof, timber floor, two rooms, verandah and a brick fireplace. Older accounts mention gas heating and cooking facilities; their present availability has not been confirmed. Mature exotic deciduous trees are a notable feature of the setting. Earlier accounts identify Mansfield families as caretakers; current management and entry arrangements need confirmation. References Parks Victoria, Howqua Hills camping information; VHCHA mapped location; Hueneke, pp. 68 and 242; Butler, pp. 243–246. GPS: 37.18627°S, 146.35524°E. UTM Zone 55H: 442772 m E, 5884269 m N. Approximate VHCHA mapped position, treated as WGS84; not field-verified. https://mountainhuts.net/region-6-mt-buller/howqua-gap-hut monthly 0.5 2026-11-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/ced1452c-3425-4037-bc33-73a92085ee7d/Howqua+Gap+GD+2003.jpg Region 6: Mt Buller - Howqua Gap Hut Howqua Gap Hut Known as Howqua Gap Hut, Howqua Hut or Woollybutt Saddle Hut. Located at Howqua Gap on Circuit Road around Mount Stirling. From Mansfield, take Mount Buller Road about 30 km to Mirimbah, then Stirling Road about 8 km to Telephone Box Junction. Follow the signed southern Circuit Road approach to Howqua Gap, approximately 14.5 km farther by the published driving route, making about 53 km from Mansfield. The route beyond Mirimbah is gravel; ordinary-car suitability depends on current road condition. Park at the signed hut/camping area for a short walk. Do not take the steep summit tracks as a substitute for Circuit Road. Seasonal gates close the upper road in winter; check resort access before departure. History The hut is generally dated to about 1968 and was used as a logging base. Earlier accounts describe it as having been moved between forestry work sites. It should be distinguished from separately recorded older graziers’ hut remains in the Howqua Gap area. Construction Weatherboard walls, corrugated-iron roof and timber floor, with a fireplace, metal chimney, shelf and seat. Tongue-and-groove boards line the interior. Caretakers Earlier accounts identify Mount Stirling resort staff and Stirling Experience. The resort lists Howqua Gap among its public huts. References Mount Stirling resort walking map and hut information; ExplorOz, Mount Stirling driving route; VHCHA mapped location; Hueneke, pp. 90 and 238. GPS: provisionally 37.14444°S, 146.49076°E. UTM Zone 55H: 454776 m E, 5888983 m N. Approximate VHCHA mapped position, treated as WGS84. ExplorOz places Howqua Gap Hut about 270 m north-east; the exact photographed building’s pin needs confirmation. https://mountainhuts.net/region-6-mt-buller/ggs-hut monthly 0.5 2026-11-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/0b0e127a-9974-4ce4-8465-a1344a12eb7c/GGS.jpg Region 6: Mt Buller - GGS Hut - GGS Hut Known as Geelong Grammar School Hut or GGS Hut. Located below Mount Stirling’s summit on the opposite side from Bluff Spur Hut. From Mansfield, follow sealed Mount Buller Road about 30 km to Mirimbah, then gravel Stirling Road about 8 km to Telephone Box Junction. Leave ordinary cars at the car park. Walk on signed resort trails via Bluff Spur and the summit to GGS Hut, using the resort walking map; the exact distance for this route has not been independently verified. The full Stirling Summit Loop visiting several huts is approximately 16 km. Do not assume upper mountain tracks are open to public vehicles; seasonal gates apply. In winter, travel beyond Telephone Box Junction is on foot, skis or snowshoes, with suitable alpine skills. History Geelong Grammar School obtained permission for a small hut in 1965 to support its Timbertop students. VHCHA records an original annual land lease fee of $5. Resort staff installed a toilet in 1985, and Ian Stapleton led students in substantial repairs and upgrading in 1986. The school continues to use it for walking and cross-country skiing. Other visitors may use it for shelter, subject to school priority and the notices displayed at the hut; do not assume overnight availability. Construction A substantial framed building with metal cladding, a main living room and fireplace, loft, equipment and storage spaces. An upper opening and ladder allow access in deep snow. References VHCHA, Geelong Grammar School; Mount Stirling resort directions and walking map; Geelong Grammar School Timbertop handbook; Mansfield Mount Buller, Stirling Summit Loop notes. GPS: 37.12418°S, 146.50093°E. UTM Zone 55H: 455667 m E, 5891235 m N. Approximate VHCHA mapped position, treated as WGS84; not field-verified. https://mountainhuts.net/region-6-mt-buller/king-saddle-hut monthly 0.5 2026-11-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/b0d11889-1ce2-438d-9c89-01412e0c9dcd/king_saddle.jpg Region 6: Mt Buller - King Saddle Hut King Saddle Shelter Known as King Saddle Hut or King Saddle Shelter. This is distinct from King Spur Hut and King River Hut. Located at King Saddle beside Circuit Road on Mount Stirling. From Mansfield, drive about 30 km along sealed Mount Buller Road to Mirimbah, then about 8 km on gravel Stirling Road to Telephone Box Junction. Take the left-hand Circuit Road route towards King Saddle, approximately 2 km farther, making roughly 40 km from Mansfield. When this section is open and suitable for ordinary cars, park at the signed shelter area for a short walk. Winter gates restrict vehicles to Telephone Box Junction; visitors then walk or travel on skis/snowshoes, allowing about 4 km return to the saddle by the road route. Confirm gate positions and snow conditions with the resort. History Built as a day shelter for cross-country skiers and visitors using the nearby snow-play slope. Its construction date and builders have not been established. Construction An open-fronted, roughly hexagonal timber shelter with a pitched corrugated-iron roof and central stove. It is a polygonal shelter rather than a geodesic dome. Management and references Mount Stirling Alpine Resort lists shelter and toilet facilities at King Saddle. Sources: resort walking map and facilities information; VHCHA hut map; S. Brookes, Watersheds of the King, Howqua and Jamieson Rivers. GPS: 37.10595°S, 146.47700°E. UTM Zone 55H: 453530 m E, 5893246 m N. Approximate VHCHA mapped position, treated as WGS84; not field-verified. https://mountainhuts.net/region-6-mt-buller/keep-dry-hut monthly 0.5 2026-11-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/0b08df62-8fae-4593-9a62-d181d77ad43d/Keep+Dry+Hut+1993+GD.jpg Region 6: Mt Buller - Keep Dry Hut - Keep Dry Hut Known as Keep Dry Hut or Stirling Mountain Hut. Located near Upper Link Trail on Mount Stirling, south-west of the summit. From Mansfield, follow Mount Buller Road about 30 km to Mirimbah and gravel Stirling Road about 8 km to Telephone Box Junction. Park there and walk up the signed Bluff Spur trail system towards Upper Link Trail, using the resort walking map. The final off-track approach and total walking distance to this small, partly obscured structure have not been reliably verified; do not treat a mapped pin as a signed destination. Upper resort roads are seasonally gated, with winter vehicle access ending at Telephone Box Junction. This deteriorated hut should not be relied on for emergency shelter. History A visitor’s 2003 account attributes construction to local cross-country skiers over a weekend around 1966. The builders and date still need documentary confirmation. A 2019 Bushwalk forum account describes partial collapse and vegetation obscuring the building, with a spring crossing Stonefly Creek nearby. These are dated visitor reports, not a current condition inspection. Construction A very small timber-framed shelter, clad mainly in corrugated iron. Its form and reported history suggest a ski-touring shelter. References VHCHA, Keep Dry Hut and mapped location; Mount Stirling resort walking map; earlier 2003 visitor account and 2019 Bushwalk discussion; ExplorOz ruin listing for comparison. GPS: provisionally 37.13184°S, 146.49441°E. UTM Zone 55H: 455092 m E, 5890382 m N. Approximate VHCHA mapped position, treated as WGS84. ExplorOz’s explicitly approximate ruin pin is about 210 m north-east; exact location and present condition remain unverified. https://mountainhuts.net/region-6-mt-buller/gardners-hut monthly 0.5 2026-11-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/3456d64f-044e-466b-bfa0-44eb4a43e6b5/GardinersSthRD04Sml.jpg Region 6: Mt Buller - Gardners Hut Gardners Hut Photograph courtesy of Ron Dickson © 2004. Known as Gardners Hut, Gardner’s Hut, Gardiners Hut or Four Mile Hut. Located beside the Howqua River at Four Mile Flat. From Mansfield, take Mount Buller Road through Merrijig, then gravel Howqua Track to Sheepyard Flat, approximately 35 km from Mansfield. Cross the bridge and continue about 4.2 km along Brocks Road to the small left-hand entrance formerly signed High Access Track. A roughly 100 m spur leads to a parking lay-by, followed by about 400 m walking to the hut. Allow approximately 40 km driving overall. The 2020 Oscars 100 event guide describes the road as 2WD accessible, but check current conditions and signs. The hut cannot be reached by vehicle. Confirm the walking route and river conditions locally before setting out. The hut is privately managed: arrange permission and any key access in advance; the old claim that anyone can collect a key from Timbertop for $25 is unverified and should not be relied on. History Fred Fry built the fishing hut in about 1948 after a permissive occupancy was granted on 1 September 1947. It was named for K. W. Gardner, who assisted with construction and later wrote its history. One component was a bunkhouse moved from Albert Park Military Camp in Melbourne; a covered connection joins the buildings. Earlier accounts record restoration by Alex Andselkovic in 1986 and use during search-and-rescue emergencies. Construction Two timber shelters are linked by a roof supported on poles. The fireplace uses bricks salvaged from a nearby mine. Earlier accounts mention Timbertop students undertaking care; the 2020 event handbook identifies Gardner family management. Current arrangements should be checked before visiting. References Oscars 100 Hut to Hut, Four Mile/Gardners Hut volunteer guide (2020); VHCHA mapped location; Hueneke, pp. 70 and 236; Butler, pp. 118–124; Stephenson, p. 106. GPS: 37.19211°S, 146.37799°E. UTM Zone 55H: 444795 m E, 5883635 m N. Approximate VHCHA mapped position, treated as WGS84; not field-verified. https://mountainhuts.net/region-6-mt-buller/bluff-spur-hut monthly 0.5 2026-11-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/72b29395-6f8d-436a-a15c-95ad020ca26f/BluffSpur.jpg Region 6: Mt Buller - Bluff Spur Memorial Hut - Bluff Spur Memorial Hut Bluff Spur Memorial Hut Known as Bluff Spur Hut or Bluff Spur Memorial Hut. Located below the Mount Stirling summit on Bluff Spur. From Mansfield, drive approximately 30 km on sealed Mount Buller Road to Mirimbah, then 8 km up gravel Stirling Road to Telephone Box Junction. Ordinary cars can reach the car park in suitable conditions; winter chain requirements apply. Park there and follow the signed Bluff Spur Trail uphill, allowing approximately 4–4.5 km each way, or 8–9 km return. The longer summit circuit is a separate walk. Upper resort tracks are seasonally gated and should not be assumed open to public vehicles. History The hut commemorates Robert Harris and Xavier Clemann, two young skiers who died on Mount Stirling in 1985. Completed in 1987, it provided additional shelter as cross-country skiing developed on the mountain. It stands below the tree line on the opposite side of the summit from Geelong Grammar School Hut. Construction Vertical pine palings, duckboards and a verandah beneath a steep iron roof. A mezzanine platform is above the entrance and storeroom, with a central potbelly stove, perimeter seating and tiled floor below. Carry independent shelter when travelling in the mountains. Caretakers Pajero 4WD Club of Victoria has supported the hut since its construction. References VHCHA, Bluff Spur Hut; Mount Stirling resort directions and trail map; YHA Bushwalking Victoria, 2026 Mount Stirling trip notes; David Sisson, personal communication; Hueneke, Huts of Victoria, pp. 96–97 and 232; Mount Stirling Environmental Effects Statement, Sinclair Knight Merz, Appendices Vol. 1 (1996), pp. 35–36 and 73. GPS: 37.12697°S, 146.49301°E. UTM Zone 55H: 454965 m E, 5890922 m N. Approximate VHCHA mapped position, treated as WGS84; not field-verified. https://mountainhuts.net/region-6-mt-buller/noonans-hut monthly 0.5 2026-11-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/219ab827-370b-451c-aa79-570ca3b177e3/Noonans+BS+1998.jpg Region 6: Mt Buller - Noonans Hut Noonans Hut Photo courtesy of Bill Statton, 1998. Known as Noonans Hut or Noonan’s Hut. Located beside Brocks Road and the Howqua River in Howqua Hills Historic Area. From Mansfield, follow sealed Mount Buller Road through Merrijig and turn onto gravel Howqua Track about 3 km beyond the township. Descend to Sheepyard Flat, approximately 35 km from Mansfield, cross the bridge and follow Brocks Road to the signed Noonans Flat camping area. Parks Victoria lists this valley camping access as suitable for 2WD vehicles, subject to conditions. Park in the public camping area and walk to the hut; the exact total driving distance and final walking metres have not been verified. Public camping access does not establish permission to enter a locked or privately managed hut. Respect gates and check current access after rain. History Roy Bostock, then manager of the Bank of New South Wales in Mansfield, applied for permissive occupancy in 1949 for a site about two miles upstream from Frys Hut. Earlier accounts associate Fred Fry with a drop-slab hut for Bostock, but also record a steel garage and Bostock’s later move to Six Mile Creek. These details need checking against the occupancy files. Robin Noonan of Melbourne’s International Hotel took over the lease in 1966. The earlier heritage account records a larger slab hut built in 1967, approximately 30 by 16 feet, using large manna gums from the site. The relationship between that building and the earlier Fry/Bostock structure needs confirmation. The hut illustrates the development of recreational fishing retreats in the valley. Construction Substantial slab walls and a gabled iron roof, with a double-sided internal fireplace. Reused six-pane sash windows, boarded doors and leadlight windows are unusual features for a bush hut. Current caretaker and internal-access arrangements are unconfirmed. References Parks Victoria, Howqua Hills camping information; VHCHA mapped location; Hueneke, pp. 69 and 241; Butler, pp. 238–242. GPS: 37.18698°S, 146.36087°E. UTM Zone 55H: 443272 m E, 5884194 m N. Approximate VHCHA mapped position, treated as WGS84; not field-verified. https://mountainhuts.net/region-6-mt-buller/project-six-5dmaz monthly 0.5 2026-11-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/e067679c-ae99-4304-a53d-a74380867401/Lovicks+RD+03.jpg Region 6: Mt Buller - Lovicks Hut Lovicks Hut Photo courtesy of G. Duncan © 1988, showing the earlier hut complex. Known as Lovicks Hut or Lovick’s Hut. Located on Bluff Track at Barclays Flat, between Mount Lovick and King Billy One. From Mansfield, follow Mount Buller Road to the Howqua Track turn-off beyond Merrijig, descend to Sheepyard Flat and continue along Brocks Road. The published access options are via Cairn Creek Track or via Bluff Link Road and Bluff Track. Allow around 75 km from Mansfield by the shorter approach and up to 2½ hours; visiting Bluff Hut first adds distance. The highway is sealed, followed by gravel roads and steep, rough 4WD tracks. A capable high-clearance 4WD with low range is required beyond the valley roads. When open, park at the hut clearing for a short walk. Seasonal gates generally close high-country vehicle access from June to around November; check current closures and conditions. History Jack Lovick built the original hut at this site in 1960. The family had earlier built a hut near Mount Buller in 1925, later known as the Burnt Hut. Jack Lovick junior, son of George and grandson of the elder Jack, took over the Buller lease in 1939. Resort development reduced that lease in 1959, with other grazing country provided around King Billy and Mount Clear. The family later used Lovicks as a base for horse trail rides. The old hut was removed for safety reasons in 2003, according to VHCHA; other records give 2004. That date needs confirmation. Regional tourism records the present reconstruction as completed in 2014–15. The earlier statement that an intervening new hut burnt down has not been substantiated. Jack Lovick’s search-and-rescue work and involvement with The Man from Snowy River films are part of the family history. The earlier claim of a State Living Treasure award in 1980 needs verification. Construction The earlier complex grew in stages, with a large pole frame, iron walls and roof, concrete floor and verandah. It included bunks, stoves and other trail-riding facilities. Earlier accounts record additional huts moved here in 1985 and removed in 1993. These details and the 1988 photograph refer to the former complex, not necessarily the present reconstruction. References VHCHA, Lovicks Hut; Victoria’s High Country, Lovick’s Hut; Port Phillip 4WD Club trip notes; Hueneke, pp. 79 and 239; Butler, pp. 182–185. GPS: 37.20687°S, 146.57695°E. UTM Zone 55H: 462461 m E, 5882095 m N. Approximate VHCHA mapped position, treated as WGS84; not field-verified. https://mountainhuts.net/region-6-mt-buller/frys-hut monthly 0.5 2026-11-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/67556f52-51d0-4047-9265-364fe92c6faf/Frys+BW+JM+71.jpg Region 6: Mt Buller - Frys Hut Frys Hut Photo courtesy of John Mitchell © 1971. Known as Frys Hut, Howqua Hills Homestead or Forests Commission Patrol Hut B236. Located at Frys Flat beside the Howqua River, rather than at Sheepyard Flat itself. From Mansfield, take sealed Mount Buller Road through Merrijig, then turn onto gravel Howqua Track about 3 km beyond the township. Descend to Sheepyard Flat, approximately 35 km from Mansfield, cross the bridge and follow the signed Frys Flat camping access. The camping area is 2WD accessible in suitable conditions; park there for the short walk to the hut. The exact total drive and final walking metres need confirmation. Alternatively, park at Sheepyard Flat and follow the signed riverside heritage walk, approximately 4 km return. Check current road conditions after rain. 3D imagery VHCHA virtual tour: https://my.matterport.com/show/?m=h36kLkhMCo1 History Grazing in Howqua Hills is associated with Dr Steele from 1868. Jim Fry worked as a carrier in the district; his nephew Fred Fry became closely associated with this hut and built others, including Ritchies, Gardners, Upper Jamieson and Schusters huts. VHCHA dates Frys Hut to about 1943–44. Fred was born in Mansfield in 1897 and died in 1971. An earlier account records that Fred owned a 34 per cent interest in the hut, with the balance held by government; the ownership detail requires documentary confirmation. Restorations followed in 1975 and 1988, with later preservation work involving Parks Victoria, VHCHA, four-wheel-drive clubs and volunteers. Older descriptions of poor condition should not be treated as a current inspection. Construction Original plans show five rooms in a substantial drop-slab building, with a high gabled roof, skillions and verandah. Earlier descriptions record lost Malthoid lining. Fred Fry used horses and chains to roll the long roof timbers into place, beginning with the ridge log. The projecting log ends are visible in the additional photograph credited to Gary Duncan. References Parks Victoria, Howqua Hills Historic Area and walking notes; VHCHA, Frys Hut; Hueneke, pp. 66 and 236; Butler, pp. 108–110; Stephenson, pp. 105–106. GPS: 37.19600°S, 146.32972°E. UTM Zone 55H: 440514 m E, 5883174 m N. Approximate VHCHA mapped position, treated as WGS84; not field-verified. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/760df2bf-2251-4456-9db9-791060ab4d36/Frys+from+a+distance.jpeg https://mountainhuts.net/region-6-mt-buller/bluff-hut monthly 0.5 2026-11-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/89aedda0-0820-4107-8113-cb3e89108ab3/BluffHut.jpg Region 6: Mt Buller - Bluff Hut Bluff Hut Copyright Olaf Moon © at Bluff Hut, 1992, before the 2007 fire. Located on Bluff Track below The Bluff. From Mansfield, follow sealed Mount Buller Road through Merrijig, then gravel Howqua Track to Sheepyard Flat, about 35 km from Mansfield. Continue along Brocks Road, then Bluff Link Road and the signed Bluff Track spur to the hut. The upper roads and final track require a capable high-clearance 4WD or suitable off-road motorcycle. Total driving distance has not been reliably verified. When open, parking is beside the clearing with a short walk to the hut. Seasonal gates and snow can prevent vehicle access; check conditions before departure. History Grazing at the Bluff lease involved Jack Ware and Eadley Stoney of Minto Park in the 1940s, with Jack Davon involved in the 1950s. Local cattlemen helped build Bluff Hut in 1955; Jack Ware shaped its structural timbers. Ware retired in 1965 and Eadley Stoney died in 1972. Graeme Stoney took over the run, and Chris Stoney assumed management in 1992. Earlier accounts describe disputes over commercial and public use, including a 1985 permissive occupancy for the older portion and a 1988 proposal to modify the hut. The associated headless-axeman tale is folklore, discussed by Ian Stapleton. The old hut was destroyed in January 2007. The Stoney family, local cattlemen, volunteers, businesses, VHCHA and Parks Victoria supported its replacement, completed in 2008. Cattle grazing in the national park ended in 2005; VHCHA identifies the Stoney family as continuing custodians. Construction The earlier hut had a central gabled section over sapling poles, a concrete floor, iron cladding and later extensions. Those descriptions and the older photographs refer to the building lost in 2007. The present hut is the 2008 reconstruction. The additional John Mitchell photograph, credited © 2002, is described in the earlier profile as showing the hut in 1971; the image date needs confirmation. References VHCHA, Bluff Hut; Hueneke, pp. 77 and 232; Butler 1996, pp. 25–27; Ian Stapleton, Something Small: the Story of Mittagundi (1988), p. 112; Stephenson; Siseman; Parks Victoria access notes. GPS: 37.21593°S, 146.52400°E. UTM Zone 55H: 457767 m E, 5881067 m N. Approximate VHCHA mapped position, treated as WGS84; not field-verified. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/f7fb0924-29e8-45ab-8858-ff77846d0f0b/Stoney_Bluff_Hut_BW_JM_73.jpg Region 6: Mt Buller - Bluff Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/c605152a-d6a3-424c-b865-1a1932b713d7/BluffHut_N_Emeny.jpg Region 6: Mt Buller - Bluff Hut https://mountainhuts.net/region-6-mt-buller/project-two-s4b9l monthly 0.5 2026-11-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/3eea5893-6859-413e-9eee-77649eb1afd4/Blackbird+Hut.jpg Region 6: Mt Buller - Blackbird Hut (Kellys Howqua) Blackbird Hut Known as Blackbird Hut or Kelly’s Howqua Hut. Located in Howqua Hills Historic Area. From Mansfield, take sealed Mount Buller Road through Merrijig, then turn onto gravel Howqua Track about 3 km beyond the township and descend to Sheepyard Flat, approximately 35 km from Mansfield. Continue only on the signed public roads towards the hut locality. Parks Victoria lists the valley camping flats as 2WD accessible, but the exact Blackbird Hut entrance, total driving distance and final walk need confirmation. Some online listings headed Blackbird Hut actually describe Pickerings Flat; do not assume their pin identifies this hut. Respect any locked management gate. History Constable Kirby and R. G. Kelly both applied for permissive occupancy in 1959 to build a fishing hut. Earlier accounts describe its later transfer to engineer Thomas Loaring, who died in 1975, with his family retaining it until 1980. The department subsequently used it for workers controlling weeds, including blackberries. An earlier report of burning and rebuilding is undated and remains unconfirmed. VHCHA records Blackbird as the staging site for prefabricating Ritchies Hut during its 2008–09 reconstruction. Construction Gabled iron roof with a skillion verandah. Current management and condition need confirmation. References Butler, pp. 16–17; Parks Victoria, Howqua Hills Historic Area; VHCHA, Ritchies Hut reconstruction account. GPS / UTM: not confirmed. The earlier Buller South grid reference GR426841 is also recorded for Pickerings Hut and cannot reliably identify Blackbird Hut. Some campsite directories likewise conflate the two. A verified hut position is required. https://mountainhuts.net/region-6-mt-buller/bindaree-hut-old monthly 0.5 2026-11-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/8ef1d6d3-0874-4bc5-b79f-98da7fd9654c/Bindaree_Old_JM.jpg Region 6: Mt Buller - Bindaree Hut Bindaree Hut Photo copyright John Mitchell © 1971, showing an earlier timber-and-iron chimney. Known as Bindaree Hut. Located beside the upper Howqua River at Bindaree Flat. From Mansfield, follow sealed Mount Buller Road to Mirimbah, then Stirling Road to Telephone Box Junction and Circuit Road to Bindaree Road. Descend past Bindaree Falls to the hut and river flat. Allow just over two hours from Mansfield; total driving kilometres have not been reliably confirmed. Beyond Mirimbah the roads are gravel, and Parks Victoria describes the final campsite approach as 4WD access. Use a high-clearance 4WD, check seasonal gates and park at the flat for the short walk to the hut. No river ford is needed from the Circuit Road side. History An earlier slab hut existed before January 1926, possibly from about 1914. It has been attributed to Jim Ware, son of grazing lessee John Ware. A photograph dated 1916 shows Jim Barclay outside a hut of this form. Arthur Dale’s relatives attribute another early-1930s hut here to him. Family evidence attributes the present structure to Harry Norris, Fred Fry, Harry O’Brien and Joe McIlroy in about 1937, funded by the Mansfield Tourist Association for walkers. Harry Norris built forestry huts and camps, including at Mirimbah. The evidence may indicate three huts, or two with substantial rebuilding; the earliest sequence remains uncertain. Construction and conservation The hut has broad-leaved peppermint log walls, sapling roof poles and a corrugated-iron roof. It is a simple building without windows or furniture. A stone chimney replaced the earlier timber-and-iron form in 1986. After the masonry deteriorated, conservation work restored an iron chimney in December 2016. Further work in February 2018 replaced rotten base logs and repaired the door and chimney framing. VHCHA, Parks Victoria and Mansfield 4WD Club were involved. Earlier accounts name Wollangarra staff and students as caretakers; the more recent work is documented by VHCHA. References VHCHA, Bindaree Hut; Parks Victoria, Bindaree Flat Camping Area; Hueneke, pp. 76 and 231; Butler 1996, pp. 5–6, and Report II, pp. 50–54; Stephenson, pp. 137–138 and 145; Siseman, p. 86 E4; Chris Stoney, The Howqua Hills Story (1993); Robert J Norris, personal communication, 28 September 2003. GPS: 37.16680°S, 146.54285°E. UTM Zone 55H: 459413 m E, 5886526 m N. Approximate VHCHA mapped position, treated as WGS84; not field-verified. https://mountainhuts.net/region-7-howqua daily 0.75 2026-11-09 https://mountainhuts.net/region-7-howqua/lazarinis-spur-crowes-hut monthly 0.5 2026-11-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/832a21e9-1046-41f5-95f9-f01d9a5387df/Crows+Lazarini.jpg Region 7: Howqua - Lazarinis Spur (Crowes Hut) - Lazarinis Spur Hut (Crowes Hut) Lazarinis Spur Hut (Crowes Hut) Known as Lazarinis Spur Hut, Crowes Hut or Crows Hut. Located at Off Lazarinis Spur Track, south of Mount Skene. From Jamieson, follow Jamieson–Licola Road towards Mount Skene, continuing over the range to the Lazarinis Spur Track junction. The mountain road is largely unsealed; check seasonal restrictions and current conditions before travelling. A verified total driving distance from Jamieson is still needed. Approach the hut from the upper end of Lazarinis Spur Track, about 2 km from Jamieson–Licola Road according to a club trip report. The spur is a rough 4WD track; the route from the valley involves steep sections and river crossings. Park clear of the track near the mapped walking-track junction and continue on foot. ExplorOz places the hut roughly 440 m from that junction in a straight line, but the actual walking route and distance need checking. Do not assume that the rough side track is suitable for driving to the hut. History Earlier notes associate the locality with the Whiskey Knob goldfield; this connection needs documentary confirmation. VHCHA’s account, supplied by Darren McRae, describes a hut assembled from parts of nearby logging huts from the 1950s and 1960s, with a mess hall formerly down the road. Mr Crowe, a deer stalker, maintained it for many years. Darren rebuilt the hut twice and installed a Jetmaster fireplace. A verandah post carried a barber-pole stripe during the first rebuild. He later brought a steel fireplace frame from the burnt N8 hut for a proposed larger cooking fireplace, but this was not installed. Fire and a subsequent fallen tree are mentioned in the account, but the dates and precise rebuilding sequence remain unconfirmed. Construction A pole-framed hut clad in corrugated iron, with a verandah and distinctive chimney. The earlier layout had two rooms, bunks in the front room and a concealed toolbox in the floor. Road-facing windows were once blacked out, and access was originally on foot until hunters cut a track. These details describe earlier stages; the present condition needs confirmation. References VHCHA, Lazarinis Spur Hut (Crowes), Darren McRae’s account and mapped location; ExplorOz walking-track junction; Sandhurst 4WD Club trip report. GPS: approximately 37.49263°S, 146.38599°E. UTM Zone 55H: 445722 m E, 5850299 m N. Approximate VHCHA mapped hut position, treated as WGS84; not field-verified. The earlier profile pin near 37.49532°S, 146.38364°E appears closer to the approach track and should not be treated as the hut itself. https://mountainhuts.net/region-7-howqua/pikes-flat monthly 0.5 2026-11-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/6939b735-c184-4033-8c40-e4b300da0439/Pikes+Flat.jpg Region 7: Howqua - Pikes Flat - Pikes Flat Hut Pikes Flat Hut Photograph copyright Olaf Moon © 1991, showing the former grazing-hut complex. Located at Pikes Flat on the upper Howqua River. From Mansfield, follow sealed Mount Buller Road through Merrijig, then gravel Howqua Track to Sheepyard Flat, about 35 km from Mansfield. Continue along Brocks Road and Bluff Link Road past Refrigerator Gap and the Bluff Track turn-off, then take Sixteen Mile Jeep Track down to Pikes Flat. The final descent is steep and rough: use a capable high-clearance 4WD with low range, and avoid it in wet conditions. The total driving distance needs checking against the chosen route. Park at the flat and walk the short distance to the hut site; the precise remnant location and walking distance need confirmation. Seasonal gates can extend the approach. This is not a 2WD drive to the hut. History Terry Murphy built the grazing complex in the 1970s using prefabricated and salvaged shed materials. He and Ian Stapleton considered building a traditional slab hut but abandoned the idea because of the heavy visitor use. VHCHA records that the unsafe main complex was demolished, leaving a tin-shed remnant. The government hut-maintenance documentation records the demolition by 2003. A current inspection is needed to establish what remains. The 1991 photograph should not be read as showing a standing hut today. The former claim that Marge Allen recorded this hut in 1922 cannot describe a building erected in the 1970s. It may relate to an earlier hut or the locality and needs checking against the original account. Construction The former complex used concrete floors, prefabricated sections and corrugated iron. Distinguish the demolished grazing hut, any surviving shed and the separately recorded Pikes refuge. This profile also appears in Region 6; the regional placement and duplication need review. References VHCHA, Pikes Flat Hut; government Hut Maintenance Manual; Oscars 100 Pikes Flat volunteer access guide (2020); Hueneke, pp. 69 and 242. GPS: approximately 37.18047°S, 146.51242°E. UTM Zone 55H: 456720 m E, 5884996 m N. Approximate VHCHA site position, treated as WGS84; not field-verified. This identifies the historic hut locality, not a guarantee of a surviving building. https://mountainhuts.net/region-7-howqua/wrens-flat-hut monthly 0.5 2026-11-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/f5cacc61-8be0-47b5-8ae1-c2611e33f1d2/Wrens+Flat+southwall+HiRes+RD+12.03.jpg Region 7: Howqua - Wrens Flat Hut - Wrens Flat Hut Wrens Flat Hut Photographs courtesy of Ron Dickson © December 2003. Known as Lodders Lodge, Wren Flat Hut or Wrens Flat Hut. Located at In the Jamieson River valley near Mount Sunday, on the Silvermine Spur Road network by Wrens Flat. From Jamieson, follow Jamieson–Licola Road towards Mount Skene for approximately 29 km, then turn onto Mount Sunday Road and continue about 13 km to Wrens Flat. Allow roughly 42 km driving from Jamieson. This remote approach is largely unsealed and should be treated as 4WD access. Check current road conditions and seasonal gates before leaving Jamieson; do not assume the track is usable in wet weather. Park in an established clearing at Wrens Flat and walk to the hut locality. The precise hut turn-off and final walking distance still need confirmation; campground and hut pins are not necessarily interchangeable. Respect any closed spur or locked gate. History The construction date, builder and original purpose remain unconfirmed. The hut appears in the Victorian Government’s 2001 forest management plan, which recommended maintenance and further assessment of its historical significance. A January 2005 visitor account reported vandalism; this is a dated observation rather than a current condition report. Construction Earlier descriptions record a corrugated-iron hut with a skillion roof and plywood lining, affected by neglect and blackberries. Ron Dickson’s 2003 photographs document that earlier condition. A recent photograph or inspection is needed to establish whether the hut remains standing and its present state. References Forest Management Plan for the North East (2001); Ron Dickson, personal communication, December 2003; VHCHA mapped location; Wrens Flat campground access directions; ExplorOz. Profile reviewed 9 November 2026. GPS: approximately 37.34198°S, 146.37105°E. UTM Zone 55H: 444290 m E, 5867004 m N. Approximate VHCHA mapped position, treated as WGS84; not field-verified. ExplorOz’s Wrens Flat Hut pin lies about 150 m south-east, so the precise building position still needs confirmation. https://mountainhuts.net/region-7-howqua/evans-creek-hut monthly 0.5 2026-11-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/acc59f47-0ac4-4483-9fc8-dd9725f122f7/Evans+Ck+BS+1998.jpg Region 7: Howqua - Evans Creek Hut https://mountainhuts.net/region-7-howqua/stock-yard-hut monthly 0.5 2026-11-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/ab0acd10-350d-4b03-bdb0-63c41de69006/StockyardCk_Hut_RR_03.jpg Region 7: Howqua - Stockyard Creek Hut Stockyard Creek Hut Photograph courtesy of Rooftop Maps © 2003. Known as Stockyard Creek Hut, Stockyard Hut or Blowfly Hut. Located at On Stockyard Creek Track in the forest near Tolmie, off the Cambatong Road network. From Mansfield, use the sealed Mansfield–Whitfield Road to Tolmie, then obtain current local directions onto Cambatong Road and Stockyard Creek Track. The forest roads are unsealed, and the final track should be treated as 4WD access until its condition is checked. A 2019 Wangaratta 4x4 Club visit described challenging sections beyond the hut. The precise junction sequence, total drive from Tolmie, parking location and final walking distance are not yet reliably documented here. Park clear of the track at a suitable legal stopping point and respect any locked gate; do not assume the whole route is suitable for 2WD. Check seasonal closures and wet-weather conditions. This is the Tolmie hut, distinct from similarly named sites in the ACT. History VHCHA records that the building began as a gardener’s cottage on the Blackwood Estate at Ferntree Gully, Melbourne. Three Vietnam veterans relocated it to this forest site after the war. The exact relocation year and their names need confirmation. The former expansion of FTG as “Forestry Group” appears to be an error: the VHCHA account identifies Ferntree Gully. Construction Corrugated iron over a timber frame, with a gabled roof. A recent condition report and current caretaker details are needed. References VHCHA, Stockyard Creek Hut and mapped location; Wangaratta 4x4 Club, December 2019 trip report. GPS: approximately 36.96038°S, 146.28320°E. UTM Zone 55H: 436188 m E, 5909283 m N. Approximate VHCHA mapped position, treated as WGS84; not field-verified. https://mountainhuts.net/region-7-howqua/silver-water-hut monthly 0.5 2026-11-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/0aaeadfb-8bf1-4b55-a61a-167e2bc814fa/Silverwater+SS.jpg Region 7: Howqua - Silverwater Hut - Silverwater Hut Silverwater Hut Photograph courtesy of Steve Schmezle, dated 31 October 2010 in the image. Located at South of Wrens Flat, on the Jamieson River South Branch Track. From Jamieson, follow Jamieson–Licola Road towards Mount Skene, then the Mount Sunday Road approach to Wrens Flat. Published campground directions give about 29 km to the Mount Sunday turn-off and another 13 km to Wrens Flat, approximately 42 km in total. This is a remote, largely gravel 4WD approach; conditions and seasonal gates must be checked. The mapped hut is about 1.7 km south of Wrens Flat in a straight line. The precise South Branch Track junction, additional driving distance, parking point and final walk require confirmation. Do not treat that straight-line distance as a measured walking route, and do not assume the final track is passable by an ordinary car. River crossings may limit access. History and construction The photograph shows a small corrugated-iron shelter with a low roof, open verandah, bench and table. Its builder, construction date and original purpose are not yet documented here. ExplorOz labels the site “ruin?”; this is not a confirmed condition report, but a recent photograph or inspection is needed before describing the hut as currently usable. Earlier records list DELWP as land manager; current management and caretaker details need confirmation. References VHCHA, Silverwater Hut and mapped location; ExplorOz, Silverwater Hut; Wrens Flat campground access directions. GPS: approximately 37.35724°S, 146.38055°E. UTM Zone 55H: 445142 m E, 5865317 m N. Approximate VHCHA position, corroborated within about 25 m by ExplorOz, treated as WGS84; not field-verified. This replaces the earlier profile position about 440 m south-east. https://mountainhuts.net/region-7-howqua/howfield-refuge-hut monthly 0.5 2026-11-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/8855edb6-c1ba-4ac0-88ea-f373ffd89e55/Howfield+Shelter+CD.jpg Region 7: Howqua - Howfield Refuge Hut - Howfield Hut Howfield Hut Known as Howfield Shelter or Howfield Refuge Hut. Located at On the opposite side of the Howqua River from Pikes Flat. From Mansfield, follow sealed Mount Buller Road through Merrijig, then gravel Howqua Track to Sheepyard Flat, about 35 km from Mansfield. The Pikes Flat approach continues via Brocks Road, Bluff Link Road and Sixteen Mile Jeep Track, with steep sections requiring a capable high-clearance, low-range 4WD. The total driving distance needs confirmation. Reaching Pikes Flat does not provide a confirmed short or safe route to Howfield. A 2021 VHCHA report described a boggy approach on one side and a steep closed track on the other, with blackberries obstructing access. Obtain current access advice before attempting the final approach; no reliable walking distance or usable river crossing has been established. Do not ford the Howqua simply to follow a map pin. Seasonal gates may extend the approach. History and construction A small, open-sided refuge shelter with a roof on timber posts and a couple of bunks. The 2021 report described neglect and blackberry growth. Its builder, construction date, original purpose and subsequent repairs are not yet documented here. A current condition report and photograph credit are needed. References VHCHA, Howfield Refuge and mapped location; Trackwatch, December 2021, Howfield Refuge Shelter Hut report. GPS: approximately 37.17998°S, 146.50990°E. UTM Zone 55H: 456496 m E, 5885049 m N. Approximate VHCHA mapped position, treated as WGS84; not field-verified and not confirmation of a safe access route. https://mountainhuts.net/region-7-howqua/tomahawk-hut monthly 0.5 2026-11-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/f37256e7-823a-4794-b0f9-1ba9b241609b/Tomahawk+E+wall+RD04Sml.jpg Region 7: Howqua - Tomahawk Hut Tomahawk Hut Photographs courtesy of Ron Dickson, February and September 2004, showing the hut before its 2007 rebuilding. Also known as Dales Hut. Located at Tomahawk Gap, near Carters Road, Number 3 Road and Buckland Spur Track in Mansfield State Forest. From Mansfield, follow sealed Mount Buller Road towards Mirimbah. At Sawmill Settlement turn left onto gravel Carters Road and follow it for about 11 km, then take the signed Buckland Spur Track turn-off to the hut. Allow roughly 40 km driving from Mansfield, with the final distance depending on the starting point and signed approach. Explore Outdoors rates the hut approach suitable for 2WD when open; check recent road conditions, especially after rain. Park at the picnic area and walk the short distance to the hut. The access road is seasonally closed to motor vehicles over winter, generally June to late October or early November. A gate closure means a longer walking or skiing approach rather than vehicle access. History Arthur Dale, Mansfield’s first forestry officer, built the original hut in 1927 as a base for road-building and forest patrol work. Eric Sale’s work around 1963 was a rebuilding, not the hut’s first construction. Further repairs were carried out in 1991. A falling tree badly damaged the hut in 2004, followed by repairs. DSE completed a full reconstruction in 2007 using bushfire-recovery funding; this funding source should not itself be taken as evidence that the hut burnt down. A picnic table was subsequently provided by the Jackaroo 4WD Club. Earlier notes record nearby clear-felling in 2002 and a plaque installed in 2004. These relate to the landscape and building at that time. Construction A small log hut with a corrugated-iron roof and fireplace. The old comment that the chimney urgently needed attention describes the pre-reconstruction hut and has been removed as a current condition claim. References Explore Outdoors Victoria, Tomahawk Hut; VHCHA, Tomahawk Hut; Hueneke, pp. 88, 92 and 234; Ron Dickson, personal communication; Rooftop Maps. GPS: approximately 37.04067°S, 146.40975°E. UTM Zone 55H: 447510 m E, 5900453 m N. Approximate VHCHA mapped position, treated as WGS84; not field-verified. https://mountainhuts.net/region-7-howqua/upper-jamieson monthly 0.5 2026-11-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/d58e9ed6-257f-4eb6-9888-6ac317317792/Upper+Jamieson+GD.jpg Region 7: Howqua - Upper Jamieson Ck Hut Upper Jamieson Hut Photograph courtesy of Bill Statton, December 2005, showing the repaired verandah. Known as Upper Jamieson Hut or Upper Jamieson Creek Hut. Located at Beside the upper Jamieson River, off Brocks Road. From Mansfield, follow sealed Mount Buller Road through Merrijig, then turn onto gravel Howqua Track about 3 km beyond the township. Continue to Sheepyard Flat, approximately 35 km from Mansfield. Follow Brocks Road over the range towards the upper Jamieson valley, then take the signed Upper Jamieson Hut Track. The total drive beyond Sheepyard Flat needs checking against a current road map. Brocks Road and the hut spur are unsealed mountain roads; use a suitable high-clearance 4WD for the final approach. The short spur is approximately 800 m from Brocks Road and includes a river crossing. If conditions or vehicle suitability prevent driving it, park safely clear of Brocks Road and allow about 800 m walking each way, provided the crossing is safe. Do not cross a flooded river. Check seasonal gates: a closure farther back will increase the walk considerably. History Fred Fry built this forestry-patrol hut in the late 1930s, approximately 1938–40 according to VHCHA, rather than the early-1930s date formerly given here. Its hand-split drop-slab construction is characteristic of his work. Jim Ware and forestry timber-assessment parties used it during the early 1960s. Following fire damage, A. Mason and a conservation-department worker carried out repairs in 1991 and a verandah was added. Further work is recorded around 2005, and extensive conservation repairs took place in 2008 using departmental contractors and VHCHA volunteers. The exact 2005 work and the department’s name at each date need checking; later agency names should not be applied retrospectively. Construction A traditional drop-slab cabin with a corrugated-iron roof, chimney and verandah. The former comment that it “now” needed attention was undated and preceded later conservation work; a current inspection is needed for a present-day condition assessment. References VHCHA, Upper Jamieson Hut; Artworkz district huts account; Hueneke, pp. 69 and 245; Bill Statton photograph, December 2005. GPS: approximately 37.25757°S, 146.44787°E. UTM Zone 55H: 451040 m E, 5876411 m N. Approximate VHCHA mapped position, treated as WGS84; not field-verified. https://mountainhuts.net/region-7-howqua/pannican-hut monthly 0.5 2026-11-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/318e5ebc-690c-4ca3-bf41-86bdd0eba9f8/Purcells_GD_02.jpg Region 7: Howqua - Pannican Creek Hut (Purcells) Purcells Hut No. 2 Known as Purcells Hut or Pannican Creek Hut. Distinct from the Purcell family’s Razorback huts. Located at In the Pannican Creek locality east of Charlies Rock. VHCHA lists Westons Track, while ExplorOz places the hut beside the King Basin Road approach. These mapped positions differ by about 700 m and the final turn-off needs confirmation. From Mansfield, take sealed Mount Buller Road about 30 km to Mirimbah, then gravel Mount Stirling Road about 8 km to Telephone Box Junction. Continue on the northern Circuit Road towards the Westons Track and King Basin track network. Treat the descent and hut approach as high-clearance 4WD access, with rough sections, possible river crossings and seasonal gates. Obtain current local advice on the correct turn-off before leaving Circuit Road. A reliable total driving distance, parking point and final walking distance have not been established. An ordinary car can use the main forest-road approach in suitable conditions, but this does not establish 2WD access to the hut. Respect any locked gate or occupancy restrictions. History and construction Built by the Purcell family and clad in weatherboards. ExplorOz labels it 1957/91, but the original construction date and the meaning of the later date need documentary confirmation before they are presented as established history. The photograph’s date and credit, subsequent rebuilding and current caretaker arrangements are also needed. References VHCHA, Pannican Creek Hut and mapped location; ExplorOz, Purcell’s Pannican Hut (1957/91). GPS: approximately 37.07402°S, 146.47660°E. UTM Zone 55H: 453475 m E, 5896788 m N. Approximate VHCHA mapped position, treated as WGS84; not field-verified. ExplorOz instead places the hut at 37.08030°S, 146.47565°E, about 700 m south. The correct hut pin requires confirmation. https://mountainhuts.net/region-7-howqua/mountain-3-hut monthly 0.5 2026-11-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/2b760f41-7bd4-4902-9a82-7c68923cac33/Mountain+No3+GD.jpg Region 7: Howqua - Mountain No 3 Hut Number 3 Refuge Hut Photograph courtesy of Gary Duncan © 1994, showing the original hut, destroyed in December 2006. Also known as Mountain No. 3 Hut or Mt No. 3 Refuge. Located at Off Mount Number 3 Road, north-west of Mount Stirling. From Mansfield, follow sealed Mount Buller Road about 30 km to Mirimbah, then gravel Mount Stirling Road about 8 km to Telephone Box Junction. Take the northern Circuit Road past King Saddle, then turn onto Number 3 Road towards the refuge. Published directions give approximately 3 km on Circuit Road and 6 km on Number 3 Road: allow roughly 47 km driving from Mansfield, with the final junction distances to be checked locally. This is the usual dry-weather 2WD forest-road approach; the shorter Carters Road approach includes rougher 4WD sections. Park at the designated area and walk the short access to the hut; the precise final walking distance needs confirmation. Roads beyond Telephone Box Junction are seasonally gated, so winter visits require a longer ski or walking approach. Check road conditions before travelling. History The Mansfield Nordic Ski Club proposed the original refuge in 1981 and obtained approval in 1985. Earlier accounts credit Graham Godber with construction in 1984–85. Materials included timber from the old Mirimbah forestry mess hall; the claim that author Nevil Shute had lived there still needs verification. The original hut stood near the Number 3 Road–Westons Track junction and burnt down in December 2006. The replacement opened in 2008 at a site approximately 1.5 km farther south. Members of the North Eastern Trail Horse Riding Club volunteered in its design and construction. Construction The former weatherboard hut had an iron roof and verandah; the boarded loft and other details in older descriptions relate to that building. The present refuge has a wood heater, water tank and nearby toilet. It is a public refuge rather than bookable accommodation. References VHCHA, Mt No. 3 Refuge; ExplorOz, Mount No3 Refuge New Hut (2008); Hueneke, pp. 87–88 and 242. GPS: approximately 37.07637°S, 146.41672°E. UTM Zone 55H: 448154 m E, 5896496 m N. Approximate present-hut position from VHCHA, corroborated by ExplorOz, treated as WGS84; not field-verified. The old six-figure grid and 1994 photograph refer to the former site farther north. https://mountainhuts.net/region-7-howqua/project-two-46l38 monthly 0.5 2026-11-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/1873bc9d-500f-4354-91ae-f2b543212f75/Razorback+CD.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/74eb8458-b404-4608-a986-c8748db74e98/Razorback+2.jpg https://mountainhuts.net/region-8-barry-mtns daily 0.75 2026-11-09 https://mountainhuts.net/region-8-barry-mtns/mcreadys-dandongadale-hut monthly 0.5 2026-11-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/5dca620d-0f11-4741-b303-14e79114aa77/MaCreadys+Hut+Site.webp Region 8: Barry Mountains - Dandongadale Hut (MacReadys Hut) - Dandongadale Hut Also known as MacReady’s Hut. This is a former hut site, not a standing shelter. Located on Dandongadale Track in the Barry Mountains region. From Myrtleford, follow Buffalo River Road towards Lake Buffalo and the Dandongadale district, then obtain current forest-road advice for the Dandongadale Track approach. The final track should be treated as rough 4WD access until checked; seasonal gates or forestry restrictions may apply. Do not confuse this locality with the Lake Cobbler hut or the Dandongadale Falls walking track. History This hut was built in 1963 by Mr Macready. Dandongadale Hut was destroyed in the 2006–07 bushfires. Voice of the Mountains, No. 30 (2007), lists it among the huts confirmed lost, on page 5. highcountryhistory.org.au Later condition: An ExplorOz visitor report dated 16 December 2025 says only a clearing remained, with no visible evidence of the hut. Mapping Guide: GPS: approximately 36.891683°S, 146.602917°E. UTM Zone 55H: 464619 m E, 5917070 m N. Approximate former-site position from the existing profile/ExplorOz; WGS84 assumed, not field-verified. https://mountainhuts.net/region-8-barry-mtns/cropper-ck-hut monthly 0.5 2026-11-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/b462f68b-42b8-4f3f-abbb-48c6871ab824/Cropper+Ck+Hut+Alone.jpg Region 8: Barry Mountains - Cropper Creek Hilton - Cropper Creek Hilton Photos by Steve Schmez 2004. Known as the Cropper Creek Hilton or Cropper Ck Hut Located off Research Road in the Black Range near Lake Buffalo. Use Myrtleford as the service town and approach the Lake Buffalo district via Buffalo River Road. The final route onto Research Road and the hut spur requires confirmation against current forest-road mapping. Treat this as unsealed forest access. Obtain local access advice rather than assuming a public 2WD route to the hut. History The hut has an interesting forestry research history. Researcher L. Bren’s firsthand account explains that the team brought a Stanley hut from the Ovens Depot to the Cropper Creek hydrology research site, adding a picnic table, barbecue and stove. They called it the “The Croppers Creek Hilton” and used the site for visits and social gatherings associated with their research. The account does not give the hut’s relocation date to its current position. The research project began monitoring three small catchments—Clem, Ella and Betsy Creeks—in 1975, studying how converting native eucalypt forest to radiata pine affected water and nutrient flows. This gives the hut a documented connection with forest science. Read Bren’s personal history · VHCHA hut page. Construction Timber frame and walls with a useful sun roof. Mapping Guide: GPS: approximately 36.78160°S, 146.60236°E. UTM Zone 55H: 464519 m E, 5929281 m N. WGS84 assumed; approximate existing profile position, not field-verified. https://mountainhuts.net/region-8-barry-mtns/project-six-g5mal monthly 0.5 2026-11-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/fb546310-b74c-49a4-bbad-2d61c81822cb/Top+Crossing+Hut.jpg Region 8: Barry Mountains - Top Crossing Hut Top Crossing Hut Photograph courtesy of Rooftop Maps © 2003 Known as Top Crossing Hut Located at the upper King River near Buckland Spur. From Cheshunt, follow Upper King River Road south to Lake William Hovell, approximately 18 km. Continue on the unsealed approach past Sandy Flat and follow Top Crossing Track to the hut, described in earlier accounts as about 10 km above the lake. The exact total road distance needs checking; that upstream distance is approximate. The final track requires a high-clearance, low-range 4WD as it crosses the King River several times. Park in the hut camping area and walk the short distance to the building. Always check the river water depth! A 2WD visitor should stop at the lake recreation area. History Built by the Crown Lands Department of Victoria in 1957, by employees Frank Burrows and his son, Snow Burrows, with assistance from Nifty MacDonald and Ken Bustle. Four pack horses were used to cart the materials. When built, the employees used it to carry out their duties such as wombat or dog trapping. A mining track is close by, built in 1897 to aid access to the nearest railway from the Buckland Valley goldfields. Construction Built around a pole frame with battens and no lining. Externally framed chimney and iron roof and walls. Caretakers - Wangaratta 4WD Club References Hueneke Pp 245 Butler Pp318 - 320 VHCHA, Top Crossing Hut; Hema Maps, Stringy Bark Creek and Powers Lookout route. Visit Wangaratta, Lake William Hovell Recreation Area. Mapping Guide: GPS: approximately 36.96405°S, 146.441583°E. UTM Zone 55H: 450291 m E, 5908970 m N. Approximate ExplorOz hut-site position; WGS84 assumed, not field-verified. Distinct from their river-crossing pin about 220 m away. https://mountainhuts.net/region-8-barry-mtns/riley-ck-hut monthly 0.5 2026-11-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/e9c1a5d2-9f8b-42c7-a742-e2649fe32d85/Rileys+Creek+Hut+DS.jpg Region 8: Barry Mountains - Riley Creek Hut Rileys Creek Hut Photo courtesy of David and Bev Steer © 2001 Known as Riley Ck Hut or Riley’s Creek Hut Located at Rileys Creek on East Riley Road. From Myrtleford, follow Buffalo River Road south towards Lake Buffalo. From the Catherine River bridge, take East Buffalo Road and then East Riley Road; published campground directions give about 28 km from the bridge to the hut. The forest approach is gravel and can be rough or narrow; a high-clearance 4WD is recommended for East Riley Road, especially after rain. Park in the established hut clearing and walk the short distance to the building. NOTE that the nearby Wonnangatta descent is a separate, more demanding trip! History This hut shown was the original building, but was accidentally burnt down in 2001. A replacement refuge was built in 2002 with departmental and Land Rover Club assistance. Later accounts use the agency name DSE; confirm the department’s name at the time before attributing the approval specifically. The original Riley’s Creek timber workers’ hut was built around 1950–51 when the Valley Sawmill held the Riley Creek timber licence. Among the logging crew and log truck drivers were Freddy Malsem, W.J.(Jim) Arden, and Pecker Westwick. The area was logged by the Valley Sawmill Company syndicate, owned by Len Alan, Ernie Shears and Gordon Frarne. It had one room, measuring approximately 20’x14’, and housed the logging crew and served as a mess hut. The hut is now a popular base for horse riding in the area, and as a stopping off point for visitors travelling to the Wonnangatta Valley from the north. Construction Vertical timber slabs over a sawn timber frame. Skillion iron roof. Caretakers - Land Rover Club. References Victorian Alpine Huts Heritage Survey 2005, Graeme Butler and Associates. Hueneke Pp 242. Mapping Guide: GPS: approximately 37.106048°S, 146.828349°E. UTM Zone 55H: 484748 m E, 5893349 m N. Approximate published Rileys Hut campground and hut position; WGS84 assumed, not field-verified. https://mountainhuts.net/region-8-barry-mtns/king-river-hut monthly 0.5 2026-11-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/e7e70abb-0713-41a8-8c87-e76517d0fd7e/King+River+Hut+BW+JM+71.jpg Region 8: Barry Mountains - King River Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/6df16e20-414e-4e06-a1c9-d55ca3744e7d/King+Hut+RD+02.jpg Region 8: Barry Mountains - King River Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/66a47df8-0286-4a09-adc4-646cca5416c5/king_river_plaque_ian_hunter_2012.jpg Region 8: Barry Mountains - King River Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/fc81d9ee-734a-4359-a1ce-ebc6247baab4/king_river_1_ian_hinter_2012.jpg Region 8: Barry Mountains - King River Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/60aa591b-4e44-49e8-8651-e89a323b5bdd/king_river_2_ian_hunter_2012.jpg Region 8: Barry Mountains - King River Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/0aacd978-756b-494c-98f4-4f8890241bf0/king_river_3_ian_hunter_2012.jpg Region 8: Barry Mountains - King River Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/4554e326-9029-4933-b2cd-0ec98d96b8b7/king_river_4_ian_hunter_2012.jpg Region 8: Barry Mountains - King River Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/1166a605-f845-4ec3-8ae5-7d4e5382ac51/king_river_5_ian_hunter_2012.jpg Region 8: Barry Mountains - King River Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/a00564dc-cc63-422e-b8a8-c951b7f1928b/king_river_inside_ian_hunter.jpg Region 8: Barry Mountains - King River Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/239d891b-13e2-42f2-aed5-d29e07758418/king_river_inside2_ian_hunter_2012.jpg Region 8: Barry Mountains - King River Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/dfdedf6c-d1f0-4886-928f-d046eea3d431/KingRiverHut+BStatton+04.jpg Region 8: Barry Mountains - King River Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/bc499eda-fddc-4bce-9631-d902afbf9e5d/king_river_1_ian_hunter_2012.jpg Region 8: Barry Mountains - King River Hut King River Hut Photo by Ian Hunter 2012. Others below by Ian plus Bill Statton. Known as King Hut or King River Hut. Located at King Basin Road beside the King River. From Mansfield, follow sealed Mount Buller Road about 30 km to Mirimbah, then gravel Mount Stirling Road about 8 km to Telephone Box Junction. Follow Circuit Road around Mount Stirling to the Speculation Road turn-off, about 6 km south-east of the Clear Hills Track turn-off for Craigs Hut. Descend Speculation Road and use the signed King Basin Road approach to the hut camping area. The final approach is high-clearance 4WD, with rocky or slippery sections and river crossings. Park at the camping area and walk the short distance to the hut. Vehicle access is seasonally closed over winter; check gates and river levels before travelling. Brief History The first slab hut here was built by Jim Hearn in about 1943, and regularly used by other cattlemen and later by bushwalkers. A larger two-roomed weatherboard replacement followed in the 1950s; VHCHA attributes it to George Robinson for Fred Ross and other cattlemen, reportedly in 1957. George and Jack Lovick, his son, held the Buller run from around 1900, and to get to the Cobbler plateau, would travel from Merrijig along the Delatite River, across the Clear Hills and on to the King River Hut. The hut is about 70m north of the old King River slab hut. On two occasions, cattle have become caught inside the hut, making a clean-up difficult! Construction The weatherboard description relates to the earlier building. King Hut was destroyed by fire in 2008. Volunteers and Parks Victoria largely completed its reconstruction at Easter 2011, and the new hut officially opened in January 2012. It occupies the former footprint and is insulated. The photographs below span different buildings and dates! Caretakers - Parks Victoria, with volunteer assistance; current club caretaker arrangement to be confirmed. References Hueneke Pp89, 239. G. Butler 1996 166-168. VHCHA, King River Hut. Parks Victoria and Mansfield Mt Buller, King Hut Camping Area access advice. Mapping Guide: GPS: approximately 37.08831°S, 146.573425°E. UTM Zone 55H: 462089 m E, 5895246 m N. Approximate ExplorOz hut pin, WGS84 assumed; not field-verified. Distinct from the nearby campground pin. https://mountainhuts.net/region-8-barry-mtns/project-three-ftsrr monthly 0.5 2026-11-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/c6bd8b0c-7e73-4128-b33f-839aca03dceb/Guys+Hut+DS.jpg Region 8: Barry Mountains - Guys Hut @ Mt Sarah Guys Hut @ Mt. Sarah Photograph courtesy of G. Duncan © 1993. Known as Guys Hut, Guys Hut Mt Sarah or Wonnangatta Hut, Green Hut. Located at Sarah Spur Track near Mount Sarah, at about 1,496 m. From Dargo, use the Dargo High Plains Road approach towards the Tea Tree Range Road network, then Sarah Spur Track to the former hut site. The forest and ridge tracks require a capable high-clearance 4WD and current local route advice; steep, rough sections and seasonal gates may apply. This is a ruin site, not a reliable shelter. Brief History An earlier log hut here is associated with Alec Guy’s grazing lease before his 1934 purchase of Wonnangatta. The Forests Commission established an emergency base in 1965, bringing in accommodation huts and enclosed cooking fireplaces. One hut was retained and joined to a fireplace. VHCHA’s contemporary December 2017 newsletter records its destruction by fire in October 2017. This is stronger evidence than the later ExplorOz “1965–2018” label; VHCHA’s hut page gives an approximate 2016 date. No completed rebuilding has been verified. NOTE: It’s separate from the other two Guys Huts. One is at Bryces Plain on Howitt Road (built 1940 to replace an earlier hut, in the Snowy Plains country the Guy family held). The other is the Wonnangatta Station Hut, built by Arthur and Jack Guy and others after the homestead burnt. Construction The lost forestry hut had an iron-clad chimney/fireplace. The earlier log cabin and the later forestry building should be distinguished. Caretakers - Current arrangements unconfirmed. References G. Butler 1996 Pp131 - 135. Stephenson Magnussen - no ref. VHCHA, Guys Mt Sarah Hut; Echo from the Mountains, December 2017, p. 5. ExplorOz, Guys Mt Sarah ruin site. Mapping Guide GPS: approximately 37.165881°S, 146.971267°E. UTM Zone 55H: 497449 m E, 5886725 m N. Approximate ExplorOz ruin-site position; WGS84 assumed, not field-verified. A separate generic Guys Hut pin lies about 310 m away. https://mountainhuts.net/region-8-barry-mtns/project-one-3m6e9 monthly 0.5 2026-11-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/b5c055db-650a-465c-961c-e4dda0c89c36/Lk+Cobbler.jpg Region 8: Barry Mountains - Cobbler Lake Hut - Cobbler Lake Shelter Known as Cobbler Lake Hut Photograph: 1992 by Olaf Moon and family. Located at Lake Cobbler. From Whitfield, drive south through Cheshunt and follow Upper Rose River Road, then Lake Cobbler Road via Bennies, about 47–48 km in total. The final gravel road is rough; high-clearance 4WD is recommended beyond Bennies. Some guides allow high-clearance 2WD in dry conditions, but check current road conditions and seasonal gates. Park at the lakeside camping area and walk the short distance to the shelter; the final walking distance is less than 1 kilometre. History Lake Cobbler was created in the 1960s by damming a swamp in the Dandongadale headwaters. An early log-and-bark hut may have been built by the Lovick family. Sam Christopher and Frank Gorman, grazing leaseholders from 1929 into the 1940s, built a later paling hut. Both stood together for a time. A third hut was moved here by dozer for the South Wangaratta mill in the 1970s. The present profile records July 1988 for the Wangaratta 4WD Club shelter. Regional tourism sources instead give 1986; confirm the date against club records. Caretakers – Wangaratta 4WD Club References Victorian parks service, earlier profile attribution. Visit Wangaratta, Lake Cobbler. Victoria’s High Country, Mount Cobbler. Mapping Guide GPS: approximately 37.04949°S, 146.62622°E. UTM Zone 55H: 466764 m E, 5899572 m N. WGS84 assumed; approximate position, not field-verified. https://mountainhuts.net/region-9-mt-hotham daily 0.75 2026-11-09 https://mountainhuts.net/region-9-mt-hotham/dartmouth-hut-benambra monthly 0.5 2026-11-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/1de73c96-1781-4bcd-96f8-e4844c610e7d/Mt+Benambra+FT+Hut+Joanne+Bell.jpg Region 9: Mt Hotham - Dartmouth Hut Benambra - Dartmouth Hut Current Photos courtesy of the FLO, Joanne Bell. (Fire Liaison Officer) Located on Mount Benambra below the fire tower, overlooking Lake Dartmouth. From Dartmouth, take the dam access road, turn onto Mount Benambra Road and follow the signed Benambra Summit Track to the towerman’s hut below the summit. A visitor account gives roughly 16 km from Dartmouth; confirm locally. The mountain approach is unsealed, steep and rocky in places: high-clearance 4WD is recommended, with low range available. Park at the hut picnic area without obstructing operational access; the tower is about 200–250 m farther uphill on foot. The cabin is operational staff accommodation, normally locked, not a public overnight refuge. Check seasonal gates and avoid the route in wet or snowy conditions. This Mount Benambra site is geographically in the Dartmouth district; its placement in Region 9 should be reviewed. History It is a small hut with basic amenities for the person staffing the tower, a short distance below it. It has views over Lake Dartmouth. A 1961 black-and-white photo shows the original hut near the tower. It burned down in the 2003 Alpine fires, and the new hut was ready in early 2005. ExplorOz also lists “Ruin: Mt Benambra Fire Tower Quarters (1961-2003)” at -36.505217, 147.574617. That’s the old quarters site, right beside the tower, so the current hut is the 2005 rebuild a little way off. Tower: Fire Lookouts Down Under lists a 33 m steel tower with a 10 m cabin, in the DEECA North East region. It says the cabin was replaced in 2014. References Mitta Valley, Mount Benambra 4WD touring guide. ExplorOz, Towermans Mt Benambra; government fire-recovery account. GPS of the current hut: approximately 36.50645°S, 147.572633°E. UTM Zone 55H: 551278 m E, 5959724 m N. Approximate ExplorOz Towermans Mt Benambra pin, WGS84 assumed; not field-verified. The tower/old-quarters pin at 36.505217°S, 147.574617°E is about 220 m away and is not the present hut. VHCHA’s “Dartouth” map pin duplicates Federation Hut and has not been used. https://mountainhuts.net/region-9-mt-hotham/dibbins-hut monthly 0.5 2026-11-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/67c17a44-bf3b-4bf6-9ec5-a98c3a9732d7/Dibbins+better+LoR+GD+93.jpg Region 9: Mt Hotham - Dibbins Hut Dibbins Hut Photo courtesy of G Duncan © 1993. Known as Dibbins Hut and "The Creep Inn" due to its low doorway, shown in the picture below. Located on the Australian Alps Walking Track beside the Cobungra River. From Mount Hotham village drive about 1 km west on the sealed Great Alpine Road to Mount Loch car park/Alpine Gateway. Follow the signed Alpine Crossing route via Derrick Hut and down Swindlers Spur to Dibbins, approximately 9 km each way (18 km return). There is a substantial descent to the river and a long climb back, so this is a full mountain walk rather than a short hut visit. Public vehicles do not reach the hut. Check weather, snow and park closures; book the designated camping platforms if using them. History Several huts have occupied this locality. Earlier accounts give an 1890s hut, a 1917 building by Arthur Dibbins and a fire in 1920; the sequence needs checking, as a 1917 hut cannot be described as a replacement built after a 1920 loss. Dibbins came to the high plains in 1884, aged 14, according to the earlier account. Dibbins shared the tenure of Block 44a, on which it is built, with William Howard in 1936. In 1939 he transferred his share to Neil Gow. Restrictions were placed on the block in the mid 1940's, when Lawler and the Naughton brothers also had an interest with Dibbin who had reclaimed his interest in 1941. The hut decayed slowly and was extensively restored in 1987 and 1988 by "Operation Raleigh" an English youth group headed by Ian King. The restoration essentially replaced the old hut. The matter was subject to some criticism by the Australian newspaper and also the National Trust at the time. Those who saw the original, say that it was completely removed, moved slightly and rebuilt in a rather different style and using different materials. In 1999, the Freemasons Task Force once again did a restoration job on this hut and relocated the toilet. Construction It is similar in construction to Blairs Hut, with log walls and a gabled roof. The floor is unusual in that it is butt jointed hardwood. The hut is considered significant because of the dispute over the degree of restoration of a heritage building, which was seen as a demolition by heritage experts. Caretakers - The Alpine School, Dinner Plain. Also the FTF. References Hueneke Pp19, 104, 235 Butler Pp87 - 93 Magnussen Pp37 - 39. GPS: approximately 36.94869°S, 147.18241°E. UTM Zone 55H: 516241 m E, 5910804 m N. Approximate VHCHA mapped hut position, treated as WGS84; not field-verified. https://mountainhuts.net/region-9-mt-hotham/murray-valley-lodge monthly 0.5 2026-11-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/fbd8494d-5114-4880-a0d1-90419d836cda/Murray+Valley+SC+Snowed+OM+9.03.jpg Region 9: Mt Hotham - Murray Valley Ski Lodge Murray Valley Ski Club Hut Photograph copyright © Olaf Moon 2003. Known as Murray Valley Hut or Murray Valley Ski Club Hut. Located beside the Great Alpine Road near Diamantina Hut, west of Mount Hotham village, at about 1720 m. From the village follow the sealed Great Alpine Road towards Harrietville for roughly 2–3 km to the Diamantina/Razorback locality. This is a private ski lodge: arrange permission before entering the property or using its parking. It can be viewed from the public road at a safe stopping place; any permitted final approach is a short walk. Do not assume public access or emergency accommodation. History The Murray Valley Ski Club was first created in 1950 by a group of enthusiastic skiers from Cobram and Numurkah on the Murray River in Victoria. It was led by Geoff Leverette with Charles Foster and Elizabeth “Bett” Collins being elected to the committee at the first meeting on 26 October 1950. Bett’s husband, Jack was a builder and key supporter for the construction of this lodge. You can read an excellent story and detail on these early days on the Australian Mountains website created by David Sisson with the article researched and written by Thomas Whiteside. The initial construction of a lodge was commenced at Falls Creek in 1951, but the SEC who ran the location at the time, opposed all development for skiing. The MVSC then went into hibernation for two years and was re-initiated in 1954. There are various dates for the construction of this lodge, but it is most likely it was built in 1953 with a work-party arriving in January 1954 to get it ready for the coming ski season. Prior to this Jack had had a serious head injury and Geoff Leverette moved to Queensland and later to Tasmania (where I met him with my father). Geoff passed away in 1988. Hence the hiatus. The Club had moved to Hotham, as getting permission from the Lands Department was relatively easy at the time, with multiple locations being offered. This one was chosen due to a freshwater spring being near, and it was close to Diamantina Hut. Historical accounts describe the lodge being used for emergency shelter; this does not establish current public access. There was also a small pump house below it, and also a rope tow with riders using a leather waist belt and “nutcracker” to ascend. Over the years, the legal status of the hut has varied. Initially it was likely to have been a verbal “PO” - permissive occupancy, which was a common practise at the time. This was later formalised in 1965 for 30 pounds per year. Later the Hotham Board demanded $500 per year, apparently in an attempt to have it removed. A formal lease may have been signed later? The Collins Family and friends have remained as caretakers and occupiers, with some work being done on the hut over the years including a new roof and repairs to the chimney. The lease is now owned by the Hotham Management Trust. Construction Rendered brick, stone and panel board. Caretakers Members of the Murray Valley Ski Club, Collins Family. References Magnussen P57. Australian Mountains Graeme Butler & Associates, Victorian Alpine Huts Heritage Survey 2004 – 2005, p. 824. Back Country Huts website - http://www.backcountryhuts.net/huts/murray-valley-ski-club-hut/ GPS: approximately 36.97793°S, 147.12138°E. UTM Zone 55H: 510803 m E, 5907569 m N. Approximate VHCHA mapped lodge position; WGS84 assumed, not field-verified. This differs by about 210 m from the former profile coordinate (36°58.563′S, 147°07.341′E) and needs checking on the ground. https://mountainhuts.net/region-9-mt-hotham/wire-plain-hut monthly 0.5 2026-11-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/1b548914-293d-43fd-9512-ed19906284a3/Wire+Plain+New+3+GD.jpg Region 9: Mt Hotham - Wire Plain Hut Wire Plain Hut Photograph courtesy of Gary Duncan © 2003. Known as Wire Plain Hut Located at Wire Plain, on the northern side of the Great Alpine Road. From Mount Hotham village drive about 4 km south-east towards Dinner Plain on the sealed road to the designated Wire Plain/Snowplay parking area. The historic hut is beside the road, a short walk from the parking area; cross only where safe and keep clear of traffic. No 4WD approach is needed. Check seasonal parking and snow conditions, and distinguish the small historic hut from the newer visitor facilities. History Wire Plain is a popular XC ski area. This hut was built by Bill Howard in 1962 as a cattleman's hut. The main part of the hut was pre-fab and brought in by truck, but the rear was built on site for storage of saddles and kit. A memorial to Bill Howard, who passed away in 1978, is located about 50m to the west of the hut. Earlier accounts describe the hut as often locked and used by cattlemen. Current lock status and interior access need confirmation; do not rely on it as an open public shelter. Construction Pre-fabricated corrugated iron and gabled. Has a kitchen and living area. There is a small fireplace, two windows, couch and table in the (carpeted) living area. References Hueneke Pp 106, 114, 245 Magnussen Pp79. Holth T. 1980 GPS: approximately 36.99832°S, 147.17479°E. UTM Zone 55H: 515552 m E, 5905300 m N. Approximate VHCHA mapped position; WGS84 assumed, not field-verified. https://mountainhuts.net/region-9-mt-hotham/spargo-hut monthly 0.5 2026-11-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/7d4fcfba-9fc9-4c05-8a26-93c222eabfcf/Spargos+Hut.jpg Region 9: Mt Hotham - Spargos Hut Spargos Hut Photo courtesy of Alan Levy © 2001 Known as Spargos Hut From Mount Hotham village drive about 1 km west on the sealed Great Alpine Road to Alpine Gateway/Mount Loch car park. Follow the signed Huts Walk via Machinery Spur towards Spargos Hut, using the current resort map at each junction. Allow about 5.5 km each way (11 km return), with steep sections near Golden Point Spur. There is no public vehicle access to the hut. The old pole-number and cross-country directions are superseded by the marked walking route; do not take an unmarked shortcut from Silver Brumby Hut. Check track closures and alpine weather before setting out. History Bill Spargo was an early advocate of skiing at Mount Hotham and worked at Hotham Heights Chalet. Bill and his brother Cecil built this hut in 1927–28 as a base for prospecting. It therefore predates the destruction of Hotham Heights Chalet in the 1939 fires; the former construction dates and sequence in this profile were inconsistent. During the bushfire, Bill diverted the creek above the hut, through it and saved him and the building. The hut is still owned partly by the Spargo family and is formally listed with Heritage Victoria. In 1953, Bill Spargo offered to sell the hut to the Wangaratta Ski Club for £350, but the club declined, believing that the price was too high. Construction The hut has a timber frame and iron walls and roof. The chimney has an external timber frame and the fireplace is lined with stone. The hut is well catered for in terms of furniture. There is a store and entranceway at the western end. The floor is dirt. Caretakers - Spargo Family. References Hueneke Pp103, 243. Magnussen Pp72 -73. Snow on Mount St Bernard 1930 - 1980 The Wangaratta Ski Club Jubilee Book, Edited by Bill Rowed and Graham Welsh WSC 1980 p54. Butler - no ref. Stephenson P256. David Sisson - pers comm. GPS: approximately 36.98181°S, 147.16298°E. UTM Zone 55H: 514505 m E, 5907133 m N. Approximate VHCHA mapped position; WGS84 assumed, not field-verified. https://mountainhuts.net/region-9-mt-hotham/joyce-brockhoff-hut monthly 0.5 2026-11-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/c2aa1e36-2cb0-44a8-8227-68766b7deab6/Brockoff+LoR+GD+02.jpg Region 9: Mt Hotham - Joyce Brockhoff Hut Joyce Brockhoff Hut Photo courtesy of Gary Duncan © 2002. Known as Brockhoff Hut or Joyce Brockhoff Hut. Located at Mount Hotham within the resort area, at about 1760 m. From Hotham village drive roughly 1 km west on the sealed Great Alpine Road to Alpine Gateway/Mount Loch car park. Walk about 1 km each way (2 km return), following Loch Ridge/Machinery Spur Track and the signed descent to the hut. The return includes an uphill climb. Management tracks do not provide public vehicle access; check current resort track closures and do not assume the hut interior is open. History Construction began in summer 1947–48 and the stone hut opened in April 1949, in memory of champion skier Joyce Brockhoff. It was built for the Australian Women’s Ski Club to a design by Buchan Laird & Buchan. Eric Johnson brought in the materials, except for the stone which was quarried nearby. The hut was declared derelict in 1990 but saved by the efforts of the Alpine Club of Victoria and Hotham Ski Club and Committee, who put a new roof on in 1996 and 1997. Real effort was required to protect the hut and runs from fire in 2003, leaving this large hut in good order. Caretakers - Mt Hotham Ski Company References Hueneke Pp 103, 109, 232. Magnussen Pp28 - 29 Butler - no reference D Sisson - pers comm. GPS: approximately 36.97323°S, 147.14632°E. UTM Zone 55H: 513024 m E, 5908087 m N. Approximate VHCHA mapped position; WGS84 assumed, not field-verified. https://mountainhuts.net/region-9-mt-hotham/silver-brumby-replica-hut monthly 0.5 2026-11-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/51db1834-8f29-43cc-86ad-a6072f0884c7/Silver_Brumby_01_KH.jpg Region 9: Mt Hotham - Silver Brumby Replica Hut Silver Brumby Hut Known as Silver Brumby Movie Hut Located at the Plains of Heaven beside Swindlers Creek at Mount Hotham. From Hotham village use the sealed Great Alpine Road to the Davenport Access Track trailhead at the southern end of the village. Use designated village parking and walk down Davenport Access Track, following signs towards the hut and Blue Ribbon chairlift base. Allow approximately 3 km each way (6 km return), subject to the chosen parking point; the return climbs steeply. This is walking access on resort management tracks, not a public drive to the hut. Check current trail closures and the resort map before leaving. History The original hut was built in 1992 by Media World Features as a temporary prop for the film based on Elyne Mitchell’s novels. The Silver Brumby film starred Russell Crowe. The earlier hut survived the 2003 fires. The present building is a replica constructed in 2006–07, according to Mount Hotham Resort and VHCHA; the former statement that restoration was needed referred to the older structure. Construction Timber slabs and iron roof. Caretakers - Mt Hotham Resort staff. References Hueneke Pp113, 243 Mount Hotham Resort, The Huts Walk. GPS: approximately 36.98650°S, 147.15725°E. UTM Zone 55H: 513994 m E, 5906614 m N. Approximate VHCHA mapped position of the replica; WGS84 assumed, not field-verified. https://mountainhuts.net/region-9-mt-hotham/mcnamaras-hut monthly 0.5 2026-11-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/231d62ba-5f41-4656-a7ee-4cc9675dd93a/MacNamara_Dinner_Plain.jpg Region 9: Mt Hotham - McNamaras Dinner Plain Hut McNamaras Hut - Dinner Plain Photograph courtesy of Bill Statton © 2004. Known as McNamaras Dinner Plain Hut, TJ McNamaras Hut, not to be confused with McNamaras at Buckety. Located on Youngs Track in the Dinner Plain area. From Anglers Rest approach via Callaghans Road. The earlier account warns that a mapped continuation of Callaghans Road towards Youngs Track crosses a private mustering track: the road ends at a private-property gate. Do not treat that connection as public access or bypass the gate. Earlier Parks Victoria ranger advice was to turn left onto McCoys Track about 5 km along Callaghans Road, then follow Grays Hill Track and Youngs Track to the hut. This unsealed forest-track approach needs current confirmation with Parks Victoria, including legal access, gates and seasonal closures. Treat the final tracks as requiring a capable 4WD unless current advice says otherwise. Total driving distance and the walk from the last permitted parking point have not been verified; stop at any closure or private boundary and confirm the onward route before setting out. History This hut was built in 1917 by Charlie McNamara on lease GB48 and remained leased right through into the 1990s. Stan Johns was the architect. Jack and TJ McNamara assisted in the construction. It was built from logs with a wooden floor and being at 4900 feet altitude was often used in bad weather. Construction Built of snow gum logs with a gable tin roof and wooden floor. The chimney was built of logs with chocks and lined with stones. Originally it had a bark roof, held down with logs and wire. An extension has been added, which is made of iron. Caretakers - Kelly, Maguire and Connley Families. References Hueneke Pp133, 141, 240. Butler p197 -99 Tor Holth - extensive coverage. Magnussen Pp42 - 43. Pers comm - Louise and Phil Maguire. GPS: approximately 36.98873°S, 147.31458°E. UTM Zone 55H: 527994 m E, 5906332 m N. Approximate VHCHA mapped position for McNamaras Dinner Plain Hut, distinct from the Buckety Plain hut; WGS84 assumed, not field-verified. https://mountainhuts.net/region-9-mt-hotham/mumc-hut monthly 0.5 2026-11-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/bac6ba89-54a6-4258-b791-b3b67f98f44a/MUMC+GD.jpg Region 9: Mt Hotham - MUMC Hut MUMC Hut Photo courtesy of G Duncan © 1993. Also known as Melbourne University Mountaineering Club Hut or "Mum-Cee". Located at North West Spur of Mount Feathertop, at about 1600 m. From Harrietville drive approximately 6 km south on the sealed Great Alpine Road to the Stony Creek/trout-farm vicinity and the North West Spur walking-track access. Confirm the designated parking and current track entry; do not park on or cross private trout-farm land without permission. The steep, rough North West Spur route is about 7 km each way to the hut (14 km return), with creek crossings near the start. High water, snow and poor visibility can make it unsuitable. There is no public vehicle access to the hut; the former Stony Creek Top construction access is closed. History MUMC was originally founded in 1944 by undergraduate skiers. MUMC is famous for their logo, created by Niall Brennan in 1946 showing a mountaineer carrying a wide pack and ice axe and known across the world as the Oxo Man. The death of members Doug Hatt and Russell Judge climbing in NZ inspired the erection of this unusual hut as a base camp for climbers and skiers, learning their trade. It is in the shape of a geodesic dome, originally shiny silver. Its construction was an immense task. Peter Kneen designed the building which was completed at Easter 1966. Tom Kneen also helped with the design. Tom (not Peter as previously reported) died in a snow collapse on Feathertop in 1985. MUMC was also a stimulus for the other climbing across Australia. They also introduced orienteering to the country. The club records that the wood stove was removed for conservation and environmental reasons. Visitors must carry suitable cold-weather equipment. Construction The club’s construction account resolves the material-carrying route: Land Rovers brought supplies to the end of Stony Creek Top Track on the North Razorback. Volunteers then carried them across the northern slopes of Feathertop to the hut site. Materials were not driven or helicoptered to the hut itself. The hut is an aluminium geodesic dome and caused a considerable stir at the time being quite large at 6.4m diameter, double storied and including a cellar. It has now been painted a less visible green colour. There are 15 equilateral facets at the base, allowing a mezzanine to be built inside. The ceiling height is 2.3m over a polished hardwood floor. There are 7 windows and a porch. Water is collected from the porch roof and stored in a tank under the floor. There is no lining! References Hueneke Pp102, 125, 241. Butler p202 to 206 Holth p90 David Sisson - pers comm. Andrew Oppenheim - pers comm. GPS: approximately 36.88495°S, 147.12694°E. UTM Zone 55H: 511312 m E, 5917883 m N. Approximate VHCHA mapped position; WGS84 assumed, not field-verified. https://mountainhuts.net/region-9-mt-hotham/jbplain-hut monthly 0.5 2026-11-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/2dbbc607-bdc3-487a-9480-fc6dfc25ad1a/JB+Plain+Maybe.JPG Region 9: Mt Hotham - JB Plain Hut JB Plain Hut Photograph copyright Olaf Moon © 2001. Known as JB Plain Hut Located From Dinner Plain drive about 1.4 km west along the sealed Great Alpine Road to the JB Plain parking area. Walk approximately 250 m each way (500 m return) to the hut on the signed track. Alternatively, approach on foot along the Brabralung Trail from Dinner Plain. There is no public vehicle access to the hut; use the designated parking area and check snow and seasonal access conditions. Brief History There have been two huts at JB Plain. The first stood about 300 m south of the present hut and was demolished in 1989. This profile previously attributed its 1934 construction to the Omeo Ski Club and described a second-hand Victorian Railways building. VHCHA and the regional tourism history instead associate the first hut with Cobungra Station stockmen. Its original ownership and building provenance need checking. The hut was named after Jim Brown, manager of Cobungra Lease, for George Gray, from 1851. John Wells was JB's side-kick. The present hut was relocated for grazing use on block D2. The earlier account gives Pooncarie Pty Ltd and 1978; other histories place the move in the 1960s or 1970s and describe a former government workers’ hut from the Swifts Creek area, with additional material from Ensay. The precise relocation date and original building source remain to be confirmed. When you stay, watch out for the "house mouse", a cheeky antechinus. Construction The hut has a gabled corrugated iron roof and skillion to one side. The brick chimney is typical of a late 60s design or 70s. Iron of the "Redcliffe" brand (late 19th century) was obviously re-used. The vertical boards are V jointed softwood over an unusual softwood frame, probably Oregon. The hut is lined with 150mm softwood and the floor is non-tongue and groove hardwood. The building is about 9m square. As at Derricks, the guttering is under the eaves, so that the snow won't pull them off. Caretakers - The Alpine School References Hueneke Pp114, 238. G. Butler 1996, Pp 146 - 148. Not Below 5000: A history of the Ski Club of East Gippsland by Jennifer McLennan, SCEG 2001 Pp42, 50, 68-79. Magnussen GPS: approximately 37.02312°S, 147.22160°E. UTM Zone 55H: 519711 m E, 5902540 m N. Approximate VHCHA mapped position; WGS84 assumed, not field-verified. https://mountainhuts.net/region-9-mt-hotham/horsehair-hut monthly 0.5 2026-11-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/7bb0af04-ce36-4d45-8382-8caf5528614a/Horsehair_new_end_OM_sep2003.jpg Region 9: Mt Hotham - Horsehair Hut Horsehair Hut (New) Photo copyright Olaf Moon © September 2003. Photos of the ORIGINAL Horsehair Hut are shown below by Gary Duncan. Location On private Cobungra Station land near Mount Hotham Airport, at a different site from the original hut. From Dinner Plain follow the sealed Great Alpine Road towards Omeo and take the signed airport access road. Arrange permission and confirm permitted parking and the walking route with the landowner/airport operator before visiting. The earlier account describes a roughly 15-minute walk outside the airport’s eastern boundary, then uphill along an old fence line, with the hut about 300 m beyond the boundary. This is historical route guidance, not confirmation of current public access. Stay outside airport operational areas and respect fences and locked gates. The western 4WD approach was reported waterlogged; do not assume it is usable. Total driving distance and the current measured walk need confirmation. History The original hut was built by Tom Goldie for Fred Box who was a local cattleman, in an early grazing period. This profile formerly gave 1872; an eyewitness account published by the Royal Historical Society of Victoria gives about 1887. The original construction date needs checking against primary records. The hut was bought by Charlie Rundell in 1927 and later sold to Charlie McNamara in 1955 after which there have been many owners up to 2002. The sheds were not built until the 1920s and the weatherboard hut in the 1940s. The original hut was restored after the 1939 fires, using bricks from the Cassilis mine and the old Omeo Hospital. The original hut was destroyed on 26 January 2003. VHCHA volunteers, the Freemasons Task Force and a four-wheel-drive club built the replica on a different site over the Anzac Day long weekend in April 2003, with the owners’ permission. This corrects the former 2002 rebuilding date, which predated VHCHA’s formation. Construction The original was of log and chock construction with a dirt floor and a hessian lining. The new hut follows similar but not identical construction. The logs were Manna Gums, not available for the 2003 rebuild. Caretakers - Victorian High Country Huts Assn. References Hueneke Pp119 -123 Magnussen Pp47 - 49 Butler omitted! GPS of the replica: approximately 37.04595°S, 147.342233°E. UTM Zone 55H: 530432 m E, 5899975 m N. Approximate ExplorOz replica-hut position, closely matching the earlier profile GPS; WGS84 assumed, not field-verified. The original ruin site is about 1.5 km away. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/13a7b337-0a87-4123-9476-4c97f6f9f3b8/Horsehair2huts_front_GD.jpg Region 9: Mt Hotham - Horsehair Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/1217e279-e1ee-4e3e-ae86-b98642e328c2/Horsehair_snowed_GD_2003_2.jpg Region 9: Mt Hotham - Horsehair Hut https://mountainhuts.net/region-9-mt-hotham/project-six-k6cwn monthly 0.5 2026-11-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/a95ad541-501f-4f2a-ae4d-788508a85a16/federation_hut_gscully_april2011.jpg Region 9: Mt Hotham - Federation Hut Federation Hut Photograph courtesy of G Scully. Known as the FVWC Hut or Federation Hut. Located at Bungalow Spur below Mount Feathertop. From Harrietville, drive through the village streets to the signed Bungalow Spur trailhead in Feathertop Track and park there. Walk steadily uphill on Bungalow Spur for approximately 10–10.5 km each way to Federation Hut, with over 1,000 m of ascent. This is a strenuous mountain walk, normally suited to an overnight trip; there is no public vehicle access to the hut. Alternatively start at Diamantina Hut on the sealed Great Alpine Road and follow the exposed Razorback, taking the signed Federation side track; check the current map for that route’s distance. Carry a tent and check alpine weather, snow and park closures. History Named after the Federation of Victorian Walking Clubs (FVWC) who were formed in 1934. They built the hut using a Tourist Development Association grant in 1968 and 1969. The hut was upgraded in 1989. A double seater toilet built by the Parks service, survived the hut. The original hut was destroyed in the 2003 fires. The replacement was designed by Tonique Bolt and prefabricated, then flown in sections from Mount Loch car park. This profile records assembly in December 2004; VHCHA lists the rebuilding under 2005. These may refer to assembly and completion respectively; the precise commissioning date needs confirmation. Construction Built as a gabled hut with aluminium siding and a corrugated iron roof. The original hut was re-clad in timber in May 1988 by Ian Stapleton and friends. The former hut’s recorded plywood lining, ten-person bunk capacity and 3.6 m by 5.5 m dimensions should not be assumed to describe the current refuge. Confirm present facilities with Parks Victoria; camping is outside. References Hueneke Pp 102, 236.Butler Pp101 - 103 Magnussen Pp44 - 46 Secondhand and Solid P28 by Ian Stapleton. GPS: approximately 36.90143°S, 147.12251°E. UTM Zone 55H: 510915 m E, 5916055 m N. Approximate VHCHA Federation Refuge position, treated as WGS84; not field-verified. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/7229584a-fba9-4e91-b810-bddbeab1f7fe/Federation2NEWSnowCD.jpg Region 9: Mt Hotham - Federation Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/c3f8c4d4-eeaa-4532-a43e-ed0d2ac118fe/Federation1NewCD05.jpg Region 9: Mt Hotham - Federation Hut https://mountainhuts.net/region-9-mt-hotham/dinnerplain-crb-hut monthly 0.5 2026-11-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/f5f804c1-98cb-45c2-b3ea-f810c99ff2c0/CRB+Dinner+Plain.jpg Region 9: Mt Hotham - Dinner Plain CRB Hut Dinner Plain CRB Hut Photograph copyright Olaf Moon © 2001. Known as Dinner Plain Hut, CRB Hut. Location Beside the sealed Great Alpine Road on the north side, near the main entrance to Dinner Plain village. From Dinner Plain use village parking, then follow the signed pedestrian approach and cross the main road only where visibility and conditions are safe. The hut is a few metres off the road; the precise walk depends on the legal parking place used. This is a roadside visit, with no 4WD approach needed. Distinct from JB Plain Hut farther west and Boggy Creek CRB Hut towards Omeo. Check snow and road conditions in winter. Brief History The CRB stands for Country Roads Board. The hut was built in summer 1924–25 according to VHCHA’s detailed history to house workers from the CRB. It was presumed burnt during the 1939 fires and replaced, but this hut has inscriptions inside, that indicate it is the original. Originally it was used to house the workers who cleared the snow from the access trail to Omeo. The 690 acres of the actual selection on which this, and the new village sit, was held by the Rundle family. Due to road re-alignment, it is possible that this hut has always stood on Crown Land. Construction Steep gabled corrugated-iron roof over a sawn timber frame. The earlier wooden-floor and carpet description predates conservation work: VHCHA records removal of the later timber floor and chimney repairs during the April 2005 works. Current interior condition needs checking rather than assuming those old fittings remain. Caretakers - None known. References Hueneke Pp118, 235. G. Butler 1996 Magnussen Pp 40 - 41 GPS: approximately 37.02070°S, 147.23675°E. UTM Zone 55H: 521059 m E, 5902805 m N. Approximate VHCHA CRB hut position, treated as WGS84; not field-verified. This is not the separate generic Dinner Plain Hut pin. https://mountainhuts.net/region-9-mt-hotham/diamantina-hut monthly 0.5 2026-11-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/7c1b3fd9-1335-4b2a-b1ca-cf2c7bbd5679/Diamantina.jpg Region 9: Mt Hotham - Diamantina Hut Diamantina Hut Photograph copyright Olaf Moon 2003. Known as Diamantina Hut Located about 2km from Mt Hotham, at the intersection with the Bon Accord and Mt Feathertop tracks. Grid reference 107076. A GPS Position is available here. Brief History Diamantina was thought to have been built in 1969, replacing an old CRB hut that was previously sited here from 1923, but was burnt down in the 1939 fires. So this is the second hut built on this site. It is unusual for three aspects, firstly overnight campers are discouraged, despite its size, second it does not appear in the Butler heritage report and third its unusual A-frame construction. But it is a great refuge for those walking off the Feathertop spur in a blizzard. Construction It has an unusual click-lock steel roof over a steel frame and concrete floor. Also it is a very large hut, maybe 14 metres in length. Uniquely, there is no door! Other huts nearby, or across the road, are private and locked. Caretakers - National parks service. References Hueneke Pp 101, 235 Magnussen Pp35 - 36 Butler - No reference. GPS: approximately 36.97644°S, 147.12174°E. UTM Zone 55H: 510835 m E, 5907734 m N. Approximate VHCHA mapped position, treated as WGS84; not field-verified. https://mountainhuts.net/region-9-mt-hotham/derrick-hut monthly 0.5 2026-11-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/715ebff5-9c68-4854-a763-7da228c411f2/Derricks+1+GD.jpg Region 9: Mt Hotham - Derrick Hut Derrick Hut Photo courtesy of G Duncan © 1993. Known as Derricks Hut, Derrick Hut, The Charles Derrick Memorial Hut. Located at Swindlers Spur near Mount Loch. From Mount Hotham village drive about 1 km west on the sealed Great Alpine Road to Mount Loch car park/Alpine Gateway. Park there and follow the signed Huts Walk/Australian Alps Walking Track via Machinery Spur towards Derrick Hut. The resort guide gives about 9 km return, roughly 4.5 km each way. This is a mountain walk, not a public vehicle track to the hut; allow for weather, snow and exposed terrain. Follow current signs rather than relying on old pole numbers. In winter this is a ski or snowshoe journey. History This hut was built by the Wangaratta Ski Club in 1967, in memory of Charles H. Derrick, who set off on a solo cross country ski run from Mountain Creek on 3 September 1965. His objective was to ski the full 52kms to Mt Hotham in a single day, but didn't make it. The number of later winter crossings has not been verified. It is renowned for its unique water tank, inside the hut. The 2003 fires passed close by but did not damage the hut. Construction Built of painted weatherboard, with an iron roof, it sits on stumps, like many other huts in Kosciuszko. Tongue and groove boards are used. It has a slow combustion heater and water tank, plus a bush toilet nearby. Caretakers - Wangaratta Ski Club. References Hueneke Pp 110, 234 Magnussen Pp 33 - 34 GPS: approximately 36.97113°S, 147.16053°E. UTM Zone 55H: 514289 m E, 5908318 m N. Approximate VHCHA mapped position, treated as WGS84; not field-verified. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/238d09ee-6406-4fa0-aff8-8940664dee8c/Derricks+GD.jpg Region 9: Mt Hotham - Derrick Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/9fd19476-3d7e-419c-8dcc-f371f108cce0/Derrick.jpeg Region 9: Mt Hotham - Derrick Hut https://mountainhuts.net/region-9-mt-hotham/project-two-2wfwh monthly 0.5 2026-11-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/4804c486-1038-4547-b2fc-05c9815f9c5a/Boggy+Ck+CRB+OM+9.03.jpg Region 9: Mt Hotham - Boggy Creek CRB Hut Boggy Creek CRB Hut Photograph copyright Olaf Moon © 2003. Known as Boggy Creek Hut or Boggy Creek CRB Hut. This is separate from Dinner Plain CRB Hut. Located at the side of the sealed Great Alpine Road near Boggy Creek, on the Omeo side of Dinner Plain. From Dinner Plain drive towards Omeo; the local visitor guide describes it as about 6 km along the road, although the exact distance should be checked against the mapped hut position. Stop only at a safe formed parking area, then walk the short distance to the hut. The exact parking-to-hut distance is unmeasured. There is no need to follow a rough 4WD track to this roadside site. Winter snow, ice and chain requirements may affect the approach. 3D Imagery Is provided by the VHCHA under a grant and is here: https://my.matterport.com/show/?m=b1zAhbMuqXN History Built in a very similar style to the Dinner Plain CRB hut, and about the same time, 1923–25 (VHCHA’s detailed account specifies summer 1923–24). The hut survived the 1939 fires, but has lost its door and window. It also has a dirt floor. Construction Steep gabled tin roof with tin walls. The door, fireplace and window have all collapsed. Caretakers - None known. References Magnussen Pp24 Victorian High Country Huts Association. Butler, Hueneke - None GPS: approximately 37.04661°S, 147.31374°E. UTM Zone 55H: 527898 m E, 5899911 m N. Approximate VHCHA mapped position, treated as WGS84; not field-verified. https://mountainhuts.net/region-9-mt-hotham/blowhard-hut monthly 0.5 2026-11-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/c932de5e-828a-4200-93eb-79d936f13d04/Blowhard+rear.JPG Region 9: Mt Hotham - Blowhard Hut Blowhard Hut Photograph: Olaf Moon 2004. Known as Blowhard Hut or Mount Blowhard Hut. Located Beside the sealed Great Alpine Road on the Harrietville approach to Mount Hotham. From Harrietville, drive uphill towards Hotham and stop only at a safe formed parking area near the hut; it is roughly 6 km before the resort in the earlier account, but the exact driving distance and nearest safe parking point need checking. The hut is beside the road, with only a short walk once safely parked. Snow, ice and chain requirements affect winter access. Do not park on a blind bend or narrow road shoulder. Brief History Blowhard hut was originally built for tourism, by the Victorian Tourist Board. As time went by, skiing became a greater passion and it was converted for this use. The 2003 account records renovation and extension work and a locked building. Current access and use need confirmation; do not assume it is an available public refuge. Hotham’s history identifies an earlier building lost in the 1939 fires; the construction date of the present building remains to be verified. Construction Built with corrugated iron walls and roof. The roof has a high gable and an unusually large skillion. Extended in the 1980s. Caretaker Mount Hotham resort management (earlier record: Mt Hotham Trust Board) References Hueneke Pp101,232 Magnussen Pp22 - 23 Butler - no reference. GPS: approximately 36.99046°S, 147.11287°E. UTM Zone 55H: 510044 m E, 5906180 m N. Approximate VHCHA mapped hut position, treated as WGS84; not field-verified. https://mountainhuts.net/bogonghuts daily 0.75 2026-11-09 https://mountainhuts.net/bogonghuts/wilkinson-memorial-site monthly 0.5 2026-11-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/3dc64541-9eef-4af7-82b7-22c6ba9b4cd8/Wilkinsons+Lodge.jpg Region 10: Mt Bogong - Wilkinson Memorial Site - Wilkinson Memorial Lodge Located at Wallace Gap on the Bogong High Plains, near the aqueduct between Wallaces and Cope huts. From Falls Creek follow the sealed Bogong High Plains Road to Wallaces Hut parking area, about 7.7–8 km beyond Rocky Valley Dam wall. Walk the signed Wallaces Heritage Trail via Wallaces Hut towards the aqueduct and former Wilkinson Lodge site. The full heritage circuit is approximately 6–6.5 km; a reliable return distance to the lodge site alone needs confirmation. This is a historic site, with no standing hut or shelter. Public vehicles remain at the road; check seasonal road closures and use the current heritage-trail map. NOTE this is a SITE only, as the hut was burnt down by a gas-cylinder fire in 2004. Known as Wilkinson Memorial Hut or Wilkinson Lodge. History This hut was built by the SEC in the summer of 1932-1933 for the Kiewa Hydro Electric Scheme. It was designed to accommodate the snow research program manager and the resident engineer for the scheme. The cottage was sited next to a hydro meteorological station, set on stilts above the snow in the same year. It was designed by W.E .Gower (later SEC Chief Architect) and built by Joe Holston and C Jassund. Other sources say the builder was Bill Spargo and designer, GT Dyson. The work was approved in 1932 after Joe Holston (a weatherman), had been operating from Wallace's Hut and later, the Pretty Valley Hut, from 1928. Federal funding and Bureau of Meteorology assistance was won, and these two early huts were a base for construction of this building. The work carried out there included operation of a meteorological station at the cottage, measuring the snow depth and density along two pole lines, and operating stream gauging stations in the area. The engineers included TO Olsen (1933-4), a Swiss engineer Adrian Rufenacht (1934 6), a Norwegian Martin Romuld (1936-42) and Stan Trimble until the program ceased in 1946. During Trimble's occupation, in 1946, the hut was covered by a snow drift and the family trapped. Only the chimney tops of the hut were visible but the arrival of Rover Scouts meant the family's rescue although it took some 5 days to dig them out, with cracked rafters and a leaning hut as one result. The hut was sold in 1948 to the Victorian Ski Club and renamed Wilkinson Lodge, Robert Wood Wilkinson, best known as 'Wilkie, was indisputably the 'Father figure' of Victorian skiing. He first visited the snow at Mount Buffalo in 1909, at the age of thirty-five years, and was fifty when he joined the Ski Club of Victoria as one of its earliest members, in 1924. He had an immense influence on the Club in its formative years and played a prominent part in some of the earliest trips of exploration. Mr Wilkinson led the first party across the Bogong High Plains in the winter of 1926, pioneering Mt Nelse on the same trip. In 1927, with Jack Docherty, he was the first to climb Mt Fainter on ski. Again, in 1929, Mr Wilkinson, with a party from the Club, were the first to climb Mt McKay on skis. Construction: The materials for the hut were carted on a sled or pack horse by High Plains cattleman, Wally Ryder, and his brother in-law, George Hobbs, along what is now the Alpine Walking Track from Mt Hotham. Snow pole lines were established from Pretty Valley to Mt Cope and from Wallace's down Fall's Creek to allow weather station construction. Historic-site GPS: approximately 36.90054°S, 147.30710°E. UTM Zone 55H: 527360 m E, 5916117 m N (WGS84). Approximate VHCHA mapped memorial/lodge site, not field-verified; no standing hut. https://mountainhuts.net/bogonghuts/rover-scout-chalet monthly 0.5 2026-11-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/a217a783-350c-40a0-acdd-f9fd721c34fb/Rover+Lodge+GD.jpg Region 10: Mt Bogong - Rover Scout Chalet - Rover Scout Chalet Also Known as the Rover Scout Lodge. Located : The Bogong Rover Chalet, also called the Rover Scout Chalet or Lodge, was built in 1940. It stands on the Bogong High Plains near Cope Hut, rather than on Mount Bogong itself. Bill Waters’ contemporary account places it in the Middle Creek valley below Cope Hut. From Falls Creek follow the sealed Bogong High Plains Road for about 12 km to the parking/access point advised by the chalet. The operators describe a further 1.5–1.6 km walk each way in summer, with the final vehicle track behind a locked management gate. Confirm the exact parking point and booking arrangements before travelling; do not assume vehicle access or public use of the building. In winter the approach is approximately 11 km on skis from Falls Creek and requires suitable alpine experience and equipment. History The timeline is as follows: 1930 – Victorian Rover Commissioner W. F. “Bill” Waters tried skiing at Kandersteg in Switzerland and became keen to introduce Victorian Rovers to the sport. 1932 – Four Rovers made the first Rover ski crossing of the Bogong High Plains. 1933 – Organised winter parties began using Cope Hut, and the Bogong Rover Crew was established. 1933–1939 – Growing attendance meant winter parties used both Cope and Wallaces huts, creating a need for their own accommodation. bogongroverchalet.org.au 1938 – Fundraising began, including the sale of life memberships. A surviving membership certificate is held by Kew Historical Society. victoriancollections.net.au 1940 – Volunteers built the chalet during five weeks in February and March, at a cost of £700. It predates the development of Falls Creek village. 1953 – A new kitchen was added. Its heavy cast-iron stove was moved from Rocky Valley to the chalet on greased poles. 2000 – The kitchen was replaced again. Other improvements over the years included a ski room, electricity and improved waste treatment. Today – The chalet continues its original purpose of introducing young people to the mountains, supporting skiing, bushwalking and environmental education. bogongroverchalet.org.au Construction GPS: approximately 36.90407°S, 147.30310°E. UTM Zone 55H: 527003 m E, 5915726 m N (WGS84 assumed). Existing profile coordinate retained, close to the VHCHA map pin; not field-verified. Profile updated 5 November 2026 https://mountainhuts.net/bogonghuts/maddison-huts-ropers monthly 0.5 2026-11-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/990de325-a787-4e78-8470-7604beaad229/Maddison+Ropers+GD.jpg Region 10: Mt Bogong - Maddison Huts (Ropers) Maddison Huts Photo courtesy of G Duncan © February 2002. Known as Maddison Huts or Ropers Huts Located at Basalt Hill, near Langford Gap on the Bogong High Plains, at about 1620 m. These are the Maddison/Roper huts near the High Plains Road, distinct from Ropers Hut on Duane Spur and the former Maddison hut site on Mount Bogong. From Falls Creek follow the sealed Bogong High Plains Road approximately 7–8 km to the Langford Gap locality and use designated parking. The hut group is a short distance south of the gap, but the authorised final approach and measured walking distance need confirmation with Parks Victoria or the caretakers. Do not drive along aqueduct service tracks or enter fenced/locked buildings without permission. Check seasonal road closures. History The original Maddison huts were built on Mt Bogong in 1928 and the mid 1930's. However, the present buildings were brought to this site in 1993 as replacements; they should not be described as the original Mount Bogong huts moved intact. The grazing leases were moved from Mt Nelse. The earlier account describes the larger former SEC building as locked and the smaller hut as open; current access to each needs confirmation. The Maddison family came to the Kiewa Valley in 1865 and took up the selection, later to be called Mt Beauty in 1877. Maddisons built their first huts in 1928, having used the Howman's family huts or tents in the mean time. Their first was located at Camp Valley on Long Spur and known as the Aertex hut due to the holes in the walls. This latter hut was replaced with one of tin but was burnt down deliberately in October 1978. The huts were undamaged by the 2003 fires. Construction Corrugated iron walls and gabled roofs. Caretakers - Maddison family. References Hueneke Pp170, 190, 243. Magnussen Pp 124 - 125 David Sisson - pers comm. Butler - none. GPS: approximately 36.88870°S, 147.31997°E. UTM Zone 55H: 528511 m E, 5917427 m N (WGS84). Approximate VHCHA mapped position for the Basalt Hill hut group, not field-verified. https://mountainhuts.net/bogonghuts/youngs-hut monthly 0.5 2026-11-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/c5071e9f-203c-4c1d-b767-81daa95295ca/Youngs+GD.jpg Region 10: Mt Bogong - Youngs Hut Youngs Hut Photo courtesy of G Duncan © 1994 Known as Youngs Hut, SEC Survey Hut, or Youngs Top Hut Located at south of Mount Jim on the Bogong High Plains, at about 1640 m. From Falls Creek drive via the signed Pretty Valley/Mount McKay Road to Pretty Valley Pondage, roughly 9–10 km including unsealed mountain road. Park at the authorised endpoint. Follow the mapped high-plains walking route towards the Australian Alps Walking Track and Mount Jim, then the signed Youngs Hut branch descending into the snow gums. This is a substantial alpine walk, not a short roadside visit; confirm the full distance and junctions on a current topographic map before departure. The road and walking approach are exposed to seasonal closure, snow and poor visibility. There is no confirmed public drive to the hut. History Osborne Young built the original Youngs hut nearby, at the old yards, which are up the hill from this site, in about 1883. An earlier hut was built in 1923 and received a renovation by Charlie Rundell Jnr in 1928, with the installation of a new floor and roofing iron. The basalt stones of the fireplace remain. The present hut is a former SEC prefabricated building, similar to Kelly Hut. The earlier account dates its original manufacture to 1928 and describes transport by packhorse. The 2005 heritage survey, reproduced by VHCHA, places its erection at this site around 1945. The manufacture and relocation dates should therefore be distinguished and checked against SEC records. Construction The hut is weatherboard like the original, and has a corrugated iron roof and chimney, with a veranda at the front. Caretakers Border Bushwalking Club. References Hueneke Pp 133, 246 Magnussen Pp 156 - 157 Butler Pp368 - 370 GPS: approximately 36.95165°S, 147.21517°E. UTM Zone 55H: 519157 m E, 5910470 m N (WGS84). Approximate VHCHA mapped position, not field-verified. https://mountainhuts.net/bogonghuts/westons-hut monthly 0.5 2026-11-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/3be3e667-3e10-4f06-9549-36d37efa7ead/Westons+BW+JM+73.jpg Region 10: Mt Bogong - Westons Hut Westons Hut Photo Courtesy of Jim Moon, © 1973. Known as Westons Hut Located on Westons Spur below Mount Jim, above the West Kiewa Valley. From Falls Creek follow the signed Pretty Valley/Mount McKay Road to Pretty Valley Pondage, roughly 9–10 km from the village, including unsealed mountain road. Park at the permitted endpoint and take the high-plains walking routes towards the Australian Alps Walking Track/Mount Jim area, then the signed Westons Spur descent to the hut. Use a current topographic map to choose the correct junctions; the complete hut-only distance needs confirmation. The alternative from Blairs Hut climbs steeply out of the West Kiewa Valley. Neither route is a public drive to the hut. Check road gates, seasonal closures and weather before departure. The former hut was destroyed in the 2006–07 fires. The present hut was rebuilt in 2010; the photograph above shows the earlier building. Brief History The hut was built in 1932, presumably by Roy "Buffalo Bill" Weston, but it was burnt down in 1939. The new hut was built by Eric Weston and Fred Briggs, aided by son Tom, in 1939. It originally had a shingle roof. The lease was transferred to Eric's daughter, Mary Goldsworthy in 1991. Restoration occurred in the 1980s causing the National Trust some concerns, although it primarily involved replacing some older palings. At the time, the hut was very close to falling over, and was pulled upright using wire stays, attached to ground anchors. Interestingly, the National Trust did not visit the hut, before making their adverse comments. Construction This hut measures 5.8 by 3.7m and was originally pole and all shingles (as for many Tasmanian huts), with an earth floor. That description concerns the former hut. Parks Victoria coordinated the 2010 rebuild with VHCHA and volunteer support. Caretakers - NE Freemasons Taskforce. References Hueneke Pp Magnussen P152 G. Butler Pp 344-347. GPS: approximately 36.91679°S, 147.18774°E. UTM Zone 55H: 516723 m E, 5914342 m N (WGS84). Approximate VHCHA mapped position, not field-verified. https://mountainhuts.net/bogonghuts/tawonga-huts monthly 0.5 2026-11-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/f81de59a-3bcf-464b-9d7e-e5a698247b33/Tawonga+2+Huts+GD.jpg Region 10: Mt Bogong - Tawonga Huts Tawonga Huts Photo 1973, Courtesy John Mitchell © 2002 Known as Tawonga Huts Location: Four huts on the Bogong High Plains, reached from Pretty Valley Pondage. From Falls Creek take the signed Pretty Valley/Mount McKay Road to the pondage parking area, roughly 9–10 km from the village. This includes unsealed mountain road; confirm its current suitability for your vehicle with the resort. Park at the authorised endpoint, cross the causeway and follow Fainter Fire Track west, climbing over the spur and descending to Tawonga Huts. The walk is approximately 4 km each way (8 km return). Do not assume public vehicle access beyond the pondage gate. In winter the road approach is snow-covered and a substantially longer ski or snowshoe journey is required. Check seasonal closures and carry a current map. All huts survived the 2003 fires. History The first hut in the area was built by John Ryder prior to 1888 but it was pulled down by a horse tethered to the post, and was then rebuilt in that year. The third hut was built in 1923 of palings. Many cattlemen used the Tawonga huts, notably Ben Cooper, for whom a cairn sits nearby. The current huts were built about 250m south of the original set, in the 1950's. The "Refuge Hut" as named, was built by the SEC in 1928 and pulled here in the 1980s. The fourth hut, shown above in the 1970's was originally a cookhouse and brought to the site on a truck by Billy Hicks, but was burnt down in 2000 and a replacement was then built, looking similar to that above. Caretakers - Hicks Family References Hueneke Pp132, 134, 244. Butler Pp 306 - 314 GPS: approximately 36.89773°S, 147.20327°E. UTM Zone 55H: 518110 m E, 5916453 m N (WGS84). Approximate VHCHA mapped position for the hut group, not field-verified. https://mountainhuts.net/bogonghuts/ryders-huts monthly 0.5 2026-11-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/508be5d6-ca3c-494e-9ffa-d8ed0c7dadcc/Ryders+GD.jpg Region 10: Mt Bogong - Ryders Huts Ryders Huts (at Campbells Yards). Photo courtesy of G Duncan © 2002. Known as Ryders Huts or Campbells Yard Huts Located at Campbells Yards near Cope Saddle on the Bogong High Plains. From Falls Creek drive roughly 11–12 km along the sealed Bogong High Plains Road to the Cope Hut/Alpine Walking Track locality. Park legally, follow the Australian Alps Walking Track towards Cope Saddle, then the signed aqueduct/yard route to Ryders Huts. The earlier account gives approximately 4.5 km each way from the Cope Hut road turn-off (9 km return); check the current route on a topographic map. There is no confirmed public vehicle access along the service tracks. Respect gates, horse yards and any locked buildings; road access beyond Falls Creek is seasonal. History The yards were named after John and Henry Campbell of Ensay Station, who ran sheep from there, from 1879 to 1883. The cattle yards were not built until 1923 by Wally Ryder, and he also built the new huts here about 1973. There are four huts in total, with two locked. Access reports differ: some earlier visitors found locked buildings, while later accounts found them open. Current access and interior condition need confirmation. Construction The smallest hut is usually locked feed store with a skillion roof. The main hut shown, has a veranda and has been described as open. It has a bricklined chimney with a very prominent aspect. The sleeping hut is the one nearby and the fourth hut is to the south, and is locked. It has a toilet and store room. Caretakers - Harry Ryder, Ryder Family References Hueneke Pp134, 143, 243. Magnussen Pp 142 - 143 Butler Pp 57 - 63. Mountain Men by James Cowan 1982. GPS: approximately 36.93161°S, 147.26099°E. UTM Zone 55H: 523243 m E, 5912683 m N (WGS84). Approximate VHCHA mapped position for the hut group, not field-verified. https://mountainhuts.net/bogonghuts/pmg-rene-lo-hut monthly 0.5 2026-11-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/0f3e4609-9745-469a-992b-3c6bb379eca6/PMG+Snowed+OM+9.03.jpg Region 10: Mt Bogong - PMG Rene LO Hut - PMG Hut, Rene’s LO Hut Photograph copyright Olaf Moon © 2003 Known as PMG Hut, Rene’s Lookout Hut Located at above the Great Alpine Road near Rene’s Lookout, on the Harrietville approach to Mount Hotham, at about 1580 m. From Harrietville follow the sealed Great Alpine Road uphill to the signed lookout locality between Mount Hope and Little Blowhard. Use a safe established pull-off; do not stop on a blind bend. The earlier account places the hut about 40 m upslope from the road, with a short, potentially steep approach on foot. Exact road distance, a safe walking line and the hut’s survival in 2026 remain unconfirmed. Treat this as a historic site, not an available shelter, and do not enter an unstable structure. History The earlier account and photograph record a standing ruin near the road; its current condition is unknown. It was built about 1955 and used as a shelter for Post Master General's (Now Australia Post) linesmen working on the lines between Harrietville and Hotham. Rene's lookout was named after Rene Bibby who was born Elizabeth Irene Bibby in 1895, the third daughter born to Thomas Michael Bibby and Elizabeth Mary McLean. Rene never married, was born in Harrietville and went to school there. Her nephew was William Thomas Bibby (Bill) married to Beverley Bibby. Bill is also related to the Howards and Dibbins as mentioned in other hut information pages on this site. Ward Ambler Cabin "A" was located hereabouts also, but lost in the 1939 fires. Surprisingly this whole area was burnt during 2003, but for a little patch around this hut. Construction Typical of the time with a wooden floor, steel truss and cement panel boards for walls. The iron stove and chimney have rusted out. The hut would no doubt be in better condition if it was not above the snow line. Any repair proposal would require a current condition and heritage assessment. Caretakers - none. References Magnussen Pp 59 - 60 Hueneke - no ref. Beverley Bibby - pers comm. Approximate historic-site GPS: 37.00215°S, 147.10017°E. UTM Zone 55H: 508912 m E, 5904884 m N (WGS84). Calculated from the former map grid GR088047 assuming AMG/AGD66 Zone 55; datum and exact hut position are unconfirmed. Use only as a broad locality, not a verified waypoint. https://mountainhuts.net/bogonghuts/red-robin-mine monthly 0.5 2026-11-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/a109eb97-ede8-4877-b841-6d043362cbb6/Red+Robin+Mine+Huts+GD.jpg Region 10: Mt Bogong - Red Robin Mine Hut Red Robin Mine Huts Photo courtesy of G Duncan © 1993. Known as Red Robin Huts or Red Robin Mine. Located at Machinery Spur below Mount Loch. From Mount Hotham village drive about 1 km west along the sealed Great Alpine Road to Alpine Gateway/Mount Loch car park. Walk north along Machinery Spur Track past the Mount Loch locality towards Red Robin Mine; allow roughly 5–6 km each way to the upper mine area, depending on the structure visited. Confirm the route on the current resort/park map. The battery down in the West Kiewa Valley is a separate site, and its map pin does not identify these upper huts. Public vehicles should not be assumed to have access along management or mine tracks. Respect gates and any mining tenure; do not enter adits, shafts or unstable buildings. History There are several huts here, commencing with that built by Bill Spargo in 1941. Other huts were built at differing adit levels. The battery itself, was erected here in 1949 and operated until 1964 as a Gold Mine, with Bill and his wife Evelyn Piper. She lived here for some time until she became sick of it and divorced him. After 1964, the Livingstone brothers took parts of the machinery to the Kiewa River site. Construction Generally corrugated iron over poles. One hut was an A frame at a lower adit level. The others had iron gabled roofs, one similar to Bill Spargos other hut at Golden Point. Caretakers - Ken Harris. References Hueneke Pp 242 Magnussen Pp63 - 64 Butler Pp269 -271. Approximate upper-mine locality GPS: 36.94079°S, 147.15624°E. UTM Zone 55H: 513912 m E, 5911684 m N (WGS84). Calculated from the former Feathertop map grid GR138115 assuming AMG/AGD66 Zone 55. Exact individual hut positions and datum need confirmation; this is not the lower Red Robin Battery waypoint. https://mountainhuts.net/bogonghuts/pretty-valley-hut monthly 0.5 2026-11-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/1e9b32d1-a538-4047-a9a9-8065d66f82ec/Pretty+Valley+GD.jpg https://mountainhuts.net/bogonghuts/michell-refuge monthly 0.5 2026-11-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/637f2ef1-6410-4c90-aa60-fcb2eb861ae6/MichellsDSNEW2005.jpg https://mountainhuts.net/bogonghuts/mcnamaras-hut-buckety-plain monthly 0.5 2026-11-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/20f099a4-3922-4979-8cf2-873cf7bcf2ae/McNamaras_Buckety_NEW_GD_04.jpg https://mountainhuts.net/bogonghuts/kellys-hut monthly 0.5 2026-11-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/cc51181a-444d-458e-976b-65c5d6943fb1/Kellys+GD.jpg Region 10: Mt Bogong - Kelly Hut @ Marum Point Kellys Hut (at Marum Point) Photo courtesy of Alan Levy © 2001. Known as Kelly Hut, Kellys at Marum Point, Rocky Valley SEC Commission Survey Hut. (NOT at Marms Point or Marums Point!). Also do not confuse with the other Kelly Hut Located at Kellys Track near Marum Point and the head of Wildhorse Creek, at about 1700 m. From Falls Creek drive along the sealed Bogong High Plains Road around Rocky Valley Lake to Big River Fire Track, about 1.6 km beyond the dam wall. Park before the management gate. Walk along Big River Fire Track, turn onto Marum Point Track and then Kellys Track, following signs to Kelly Hut. Regional visitor guidance gives roughly 10 km return for the Kelly/Fitzgerald hut walk; Fitzgeralds Hut is about 700 m away. Public vehicles do not reach the hut. Check winter road closures and carry a current high-plains map. Brief History The first hut on the site was built by Kyran Marum and Jack Platt in 1901. Patrick J Kelly built the second hut on this site in 1901, after grazing began on the lease in the 1890s. This hut has vertical slab walls, a paling roof and gabled structure, but was burnt down in 1956. It was replaced with an SEC hut (originally built in 1928? - historical if it is), removed from the Rocky Valley site two years later. The Kelly family, through Mrs T Kelly and later her son, owned the lease until taken over by the NP in 1982. Construction A typical pre-fab SEC hut, with considerable modifications. The walls are 140mm shiplapped weatherboards over a hardwood frame. There are three sections to the hut. The roof is corrugated iron and the floor of T&G hardwood. There is internal lining, mostly of caneite. The iron chimney has recently been restored. Caretakers - Roper and Maddison families. References Hueneke Pp 167, 178, 239. G. Butler 1996 Pp160-163. Magnussen Pp120 - 121 Stephenson 247, 248, 270, 272, 276, 278, 284. GPS: approximately 36.874027°S, 147.371521°E. UTM Zone 55H: 533111 m E, 5919038 m N (WGS84 assumed). Existing profile coordinate retained; within about 10 m of the VHCHA map pin, not field-verified. https://mountainhuts.net/bogonghuts/ropers-huts monthly 0.5 2026-11-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/65025b58-d006-4180-a2de-88017f1b764a/Ropers+GD.jpg Region 10: Mt Bogong - Ropers Hut - Duane Spur Ropers Hut (Duane Spur) Photo courtesy of G Duncan © 1988. Located on Duane Spur near Big River Fire Track on the northern Bogong High Plains. From Falls Creek drive approximately 6 km along the sealed Bogong High Plains Road to Big River Fire Track and park before the management gate. Walk north on the fire track past the Mount Nelse area, then follow the signed Ropers Hut/Duane Spur branch. This is an exposed, substantial alpine walk; confirm the current hut-only distance and route on the park map before departure. There is no public drive to the hut. Check seasonal road access and snow/weather conditions. The present hut is a 2008 rebuild, not an unreplaced 2003 ruin; the 1988 photograph shows the former building. History This hut was built by Jack Roper on 1 February 1939 on his new lease after his old run had been acquired by the SEC. Jack was the son of Fred Junior. The former account gives birth in 1900 and death in 1958, but the memorial plaque records J. Roper’s death on 3 December 1977 aged 78. His dates need checking against family records. His grandfather Frederick Roper had grazed the high plains without a licence from about 1890 to 1908, but died in 1904. This hut replaced both the old Duane Hut and the Falls Ck Hut, both destroyed in the 1939 fires. It has been a very popular refuge for skiers and walkers. The Freemasons Task Force repaired the old hut in 2002, before its destruction in the 2003 fires. It was rebuilt in 2008 by VHCHA and the North-East Freemasons Task Force with Parks Victoria and the Roper family. The other Roper huts were at Rocky Valley and another on Mountain Creek, but both have been demolished. Construction Built over a snow gum frame, because woollybutt rotted in the ground. Wal Ryder carried in the iron on a pack horse. Gabled roof over iron walls. Caretakers - NE Freemasons Taskforce. 3D Imagery Imagery is provided by the VHCHA and is here https://my.matterport.com/show/?m=PBbthoG5Uep References Hueneke Pp170, 190, 243. Butler Pp290 - 283. Magnussen Pp138 - 139. David Sisson - pers comm. GPS: approximately 36.81014°S, 147.33128°E. UTM Zone 55H: 529549 m E, 5926138 m N (WGS84). Approximate VHCHA mapped position for Ropers Hut, Duane Spur, not field-verified. https://mountainhuts.net/bogonghuts/langfords-gap-hut monthly 0.5 2026-11-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/6a514a60-7ede-4ef7-92a3-ab7e1ffec401/Langford_Gap_Ver2_GD_10_03.jpg Region 10: Mt Bogong - Langfords Gap Hut Langford Gap Hut Photo courtesy of G Duncan © 2002. Known as Langford Gap Hut Originally located at Langford Gap, beside Langford East Aqueduct Track. Around 1992 it was moved approximately 200 m east-south-east from its earlier roadside position; the photograph shows the relocated hut. From Falls Creek drive about 7–8 km along the sealed Bogong High Plains Road to Langford Gap parking area. Walk east along the aqueduct access track for roughly 200–300 m to the hut, returning the same way. Do not drive beyond management gates or enter fenced operational areas. The earlier account reports an electric fence: obey current warning signs and do not cross it. Confirm whether the interior is accessible; the road is seasonally closed beyond Falls Creek in winter. History This hut was built in May 1960 by the SEC as a refuge hut for the patrollers in winter time. They were part of the Kiewa Hydro Electrical scheme. Langford East and West huts were built for a similar purpose. The hut was moved slightly in about 1992. Construction Weatherboard walls, with a wooden floor and gabled iron roof. The inside is clad with masonite and a "Romesse" pot belly stove is installed in the corner. Caretakers - Southern Hydro Ltd References Hueneke Pp239. D. Sisson - pers comm. GPS: approximately 36.88493°S, 147.32238°E. UTM Zone 55H: 528727 m E, 5917844 m N (WGS84). Approximate VHCHA mapped position, not field-verified; confirm it identifies the relocated hut rather than its former site. https://mountainhuts.net/bogonghuts/johnstons-hut monthly 0.5 2026-11-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/9eb1cc35-f101-4a5e-a6b9-912a38c58e76/Johnstons_Hut.jpg Region 10: Mt Bogong - Johnstons Hut Johnston's Hut Photo courtesy of Alan Levy © 2001. Known as Telemark Hut or Johnstons Hut Located at below Mount Nelse, east of Big River Fire Track. From Falls Creek drive about 6 km along the sealed Bogong High Plains Road around Rocky Valley Lake to Big River Fire Track. Park before the management gate, walk north along the fire track and follow the signed eastern branch to Johnstons Hut. The final route crosses open, exposed high plains; a reliable hut-only distance needs confirmation from the current trail map. The Ski Club of East Gippsland states there is no direct vehicle access at any time. Check seasonal road closures and arrange any use of the main accommodation through the club. Brief History The first hut was built in the early 1930s and was popular with skiers very soon afterwards, although it was built as the only hut in the Alpine Area for Sheep grazing. The builders were William Johnston and Chris Johnston of Tongio. In 1947, CND Bant, Honorary Secretary of the Telemark Ski Club applied for a permissive occupancy for the site. CP Johnston had no issues with this. The Ski Club of East Gippsland acquired the permissive occupancy in 1966. The hut burnt down on 17 May 1976, and the club immediately replaced it with a large tent, as the ski poles led right to it. The new hut was built in June 1976 and was of almost identical appearance. Both SCEG and the Wangaratta Ski Club were involved. Disputes went on for some time as the reason the hut was burnt and why it was locked and not available to the public. Part had always been left unlocked as a refuge but this was small, and later enlarged (1983). The main section has historically been available through club bookings; confirm current booking arrangements and facilities directly with the Ski Club of East Gippsland rather than relying on the old postal instructions. The club’s maintenance agreement dates from 1986. Construction The hut is 5.5m by 5.6m with a skillion to one side. The design is known as "American Country Club" with 110mm shiplapped hardwood boards and a corrugated iron roof. The hut was re-built on concrete piers, solving one of the key problems with early huts. References Hueneke Pp167, 182, 238. G. Butler 1996 Pp151-155 Boadle 1983 Not Below 5000: A History of the Ski Club of East Gippsland SCEG 2001 Pp42, 50, 68-79. GPS: approximately 36.84880°S, 147.35131°E. UTM Zone 55H: 531320 m E, 5921843 m N (WGS84). Approximate VHCHA mapped position, not field-verified. https://mountainhuts.net/bogonghuts/hollow-hut monthly 0.5 2026-11-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/e6ce979f-3c6f-491a-93e3-27f79a6ed903/HollowHut_MtEmu.jpg Region 10: Mt Bogong - Hollow Hut Mt Emu Hollow Hut at Mt Emu Photograph courtesy of Fiona Magnussen © 2003. Also known as Mt Emu Hut or Howman's Hollow Hut (The original one) Located at the Mount Emu area above Tawonga. VHCHA describes an old logging hut on the uphill side of Eskdale Spur Track, west of Trappers Creek Gap. From Mount Beauty travel to Tawonga, then follow Mountain Creek Road and the unsealed Trappers Gap Road towards Trappers Gap; the Eskdale Spur Track branch towards Mount Emu requires a capable 4WD. Confirm the hut identity, exact turn-off and present legal access before entering the forest tracks. Several different places are labelled Hollow Hut/Howmans Hollow, and the old grid reference and newer online pins disagree. A reliable driving distance and final walking distance cannot yet be given. Respect closed gates and seasonal restrictions. History Built in 1962 for the Addinsall family who used it to support log skidding operations. Others were built by the Howman Family, including Howman's Hollow Hut, which burnt down in 1992. Construction Vertical weatherboard. References Hueneke Pp165, 237 Magnussen P113 GPS/UTM: not yet verified for this specific Mount Emu hut. The VHCHA map gives 36.70272°S, 147.25549°E (WGS84; UTM Zone 55H: 522821 m E, 5938075 m N), but this conflicts with the older Trappers Creek map reference GR228412 and other similarly named huts. Treat this as an unconfirmed candidate, not a navigation waypoint. https://mountainhuts.net/bogonghuts/faithfulls-hut monthly 0.5 2026-11-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/ab553b0e-8d0b-4f63-8737-ccbfebea20f1/Faithfulls+GD.jpg Region 10: Mt Bogong - Faithfulls Hut Faithfull's Hut Photo Courtesy of G Duncan © 1993. Known as Faithfull Hut Located at below Buckety Plain at about 1500 m. From Falls Creek follow the sealed Bogong High Plains Road towards Omeo to the signed Buckety Plain camping-area access. The short campsite access is unsealed and can be rough or boggy; park at a legal point suitable for your vehicle. From the camping area follow the gated track downhill to Faithfulls Hut, approximately 750 m each way (1.5 km return), with a steep climb back. VHCHA describes roughly 15 minutes down and 25 minutes up. Do not drive beyond the gate. The precise road distance from Falls Creek and any additional walk from roadside parking need confirmation; check seasonal road closures. History The Faithfull family first mustered brumbies in this area then brought cattle to the High Plains in 1920 through to the 1950's. The hut was built in 1962 by George and Maurice Faithfull, Ken and Colin Faithfull, Gordon Toland, Jim Ray and Percy Huggins. George Faithfull Jr took over Run GB40 from Walter Greenwood in 1950. The earlier account records his son Peter holding the lease, with his brother Richard holding a nearby lease; this is historical tenure information. Construction Faithfulls is a gabled hut, (more of a homestead) built of galvanised iron, it is 3.7 by 5.7m in size and is unlined. It has a timber floor with bunks for 6 and furniture. It has a fireplace serviced by a galvanised iron chimney. Caretakers- Faithfull family. References Hueneke Pp157, 236 Butler Pp98 - 100 Magnussen Pp108 - 109. Voice of the Mountains A History by Jack Faithful. GPS: approximately 36.93298°S, 147.32850°E. UTM Zone 55H: 529254 m E, 5912512 m N (WGS84). Approximate VHCHA mapped position, not field-verified. https://mountainhuts.net/bogonghuts/cleve-cole-hut monthly 0.5 2026-11-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/cb7dfe75-b779-4595-b507-d9ea38c51aad/Cleve+Cole+GD.jpg Region 10: Mt Bogong - Cleve Cole Hut Cleve Cole Memorial Hut Photo courtesy of David and Bev Steer © 2001. Known as Cleve Cole Hut or Cleve Cole Memorial Hut Located on the Camp Valley walking route on Mount Bogong, near the head of Camp Creek. From Mount Beauty drive approximately 15 km via Tawonga and Mountain Creek Road to Mountain Creek Picnic Area; the final road includes gravel. Park there, ascend Staircase Spur past Bivouac Hut to the summit plateau, then follow the signed Camp Valley route to Cleve Cole Hut. Allow roughly 12–13 km each way (24–26 km return), with more than 1300 m of ascent on the approach: this is a demanding alpine walk, commonly undertaken overnight. A 4WD approach to Camp Creek Gap can shorten the Eskdale Spur alternative when legally open, but does not reach the hut. Check current road gates, route conditions and weather; carry navigation and overnight equipment. Brief History Built in 1937 for the Ski Club of Victoria, and dedicated to pioneer skier, Cleve Cole. Cleve died on a disastrous ski trip across the high plains with experienced Mick Hull and Howard Michell. Cole was a keen skier and scoutmaster, and built the first Bivouac Hut with Walter Maddison. (The recent version of Bivouac Hut was built by the Victorian Government in 1980). The genesis of the hut was at a SCV meeting in August 1936, when a committee was formed with Gordon Brown as chair, to raise funds for a memorial hut on Mt Bogong. The Mt Bogong Club (not related to the NSW Bogongs) was formed in 1965 and took over maintenance of the hut, plus Michell Hut. They extended the hut in 1989 with the addition of the store room on the Eastern side. More recently, a double decker toilet has been built nearby by the Parks service. Construction The hut is unusual in size, outlook and construction, having 15 inch thick stone walls. An early fault near the chimney allowed snow to enter, and major restoration took place just 10 years after construction. The architect was Malcolm McColl, who also designed accommodation as a "snow specialist" at Hotham, Bogong, Buller and Falls Creek, and was a founding director of Ski Tows Ltd. There used to be a 65 foot radio mast nearby, which is now buried in the scrub. There were also plans to add another hut nearby, to keep up with the demand for this one, but none are planned now. Caretakers - The Mt Bogong Club References Hueneke Pp170, 186, 233 G. Butler 1996 Pp 67 - 73. Magnussen P96 - 101 Victorian Ski Yearbook 1937 - McColl design. Stephenson. GPS: approximately 36.75587°S, 147.32724°E. UTM Zone 55H: 529209 m E, 5932159 m N (WGS84). Approximate VHCHA mapped position, not field-verified. https://mountainhuts.net/bogonghuts/fitzgeralds-hut monthly 0.5 2026-11-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/3be88740-0ebe-4c38-9dc8-44704f782562/Fitsgeralds+Old+GD.jpg Region 10: Mt Bogong - Fitzgeralds Hut Fitzgeralds Hut Photo of the old hut, courtesy of Gary Duncan. Located at Kellys Track near Marum Point, on the Bogong High Plains. From Falls Creek drive on the sealed Bogong High Plains Road past Rocky Valley Dam to Big River Fire Track, about 1.6 km beyond the dam wall. Park before the management gate. Walk along Big River Fire Track, turn onto Marum Point Track and then Kellys Track, following the signed hut route. Regional visitor guidance gives about 10 km return to the Kelly/Fitzgerald hut area; Fitzgeralds is roughly 700 m from Kelly Hut, so allow for the chosen detour. There is no public vehicle access to the huts. Check seasonal road closures and take a current map rather than relying on old pole numbers. Brief History George Silas Fitzgerald was born at Omeo in 1867, son of American, Edward Fitzgerald and mother Mary Gallagher. George lived at Shannon Vale where his father had been a gold prospector. George contracted to build the Ensay to Doctors Flat Road and later the Tambo Valley Road. He built Fitzgeralds Hut in 1903. Originally it was shingled and he later covered it with corrugated iron in 1928. The hut received several modifications and later George offered it as Open House, in particular to the Melbourne Women's Walking Club. The hut was destroyed by fire in 1991, after the chimney caught on a school camping trip, and by that time was in disorder anyway. The hut seen today was rebuilt in 1993, with aid of supporters from the Wallangarra Youth Group of Licola - if only this could happen in Kosciuszko! Construction The new hut is 6m to the south of the old, and is of drop slab construction, made from railway sleepers. The floor is 150mm hardwood butt jointed, and the roof is gabled iron. It is built to last, with bunks and a toilet nearby. Caretakers - none known. References Hueneke Pp 167, 172, 236. G. Butler 1996 Pp 104-107. Magnussen Pp 44. GPS: approximately 36.87620°S, 147.36522°E. UTM Zone 55H: 532549 m E, 5918799 m N (WGS84). Approximate OpenStreetMap/Mapcarta hut position, not field-verified. The VHCHA map’s longitude of 148.03726°E appears inconsistent with this hut’s known locality and has not been used. https://mountainhuts.net/bogonghuts/cairn-creek-sec-hut monthly 0.5 2026-11-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/6d337b98-594a-4d3f-9676-08cdc51006f9/Cairn+Creek+SEC+FM+03.jpg Region 10: Mt Bogong - Cairn Creek SEC Hut Cairn Creek SEC Hut Photograph courtesy of Fiona Magnussen © 2003. Known as Located at the confluence of Cairn Creek and Big River below Mount Bogong. Mount Beauty and Falls Creek are the practical supply and access centres, connected by the sealed Bogong High Plains Road. This is a remote bushwalking destination, with no verified public drive to the hut. An approach uses Bogong Creek Saddle and the Cairn Creek Walking Track; Bushwalking Victoria recorded track-clearing work there with Parks Victoria in October 2023. Confirm the present route and track condition with Parks Victoria before departure. The former directions via Granny Spur/Quartz Ridge involve steep, potentially untracked country and a Big River crossing; they should not be treated as an easy 800 m walk from a road. A dependable total walking distance and legal vehicle endpoint remain to be established. Do not attempt a flooded river crossing. History A classic earlier iron SEC hut (similar to Bogong Jack’s hut) with the door in the end wall, it was located on Block 25 held by HB Duane from 1900, followed by the Howman's of Eskdale. This hut was built by the SEC in 1952, to measure the results of the Big River diversion, through a tunnel under Bogong Creek Saddle, with huge racelines stretching out on both sides of the Big River Valley to the Omeo Highway - but it was never built. The horror budget of 1951 cut funding to the Kiewa, which now produces half the power that was planned in 1947. The hut is now maintained by the Parks Victoria. Given it is in dense bush, it is amazing that it survived the 2003 fires. The related toilet was destroyed. Construction Classic SEC construction, vertical corrugated iron, timber floor, double bunk and pitched iron roof. Lined with masonite and fitted with a Lux iron stove. Still retains its SEC first aid box. Caretakers - Parks Victoria. References Butler Pp53 - 56 Magnussen Pp94 - 95. Hueneke 233. GPS: approximately 36.77515°S, 147.30334°E. UTM Zone 55H: 527069 m E, 5930028 m N (WGS84). Approximate VHCHA mapped position, not field-verified. https://mountainhuts.net/bogonghuts/edmondsons-hut monthly 0.5 2026-11-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/a77d346c-9ad3-45f7-abf6-ff5039b69149/Edmondsons+GD+Summer.jpg Region 10: Mt Bogong - Edmondsons Hut Edmondson Hut Photo courtesy of Gary Duncan Known as Edmondson’s Hut Located at Nelse Creek below Mount Nelse. From Falls Creek follow the sealed Bogong High Plains Road around Rocky Valley Lake to the signed Big River Fire Track parking area, roughly 6 km from the village. Walk north along Big River Fire Track and take the signed western branch towards Edmondsons Hut. The earlier route account gives about 3.6 km to the junction and a further 1 km to the hut (approximately 4.6 km each way); confirm the measured distance on the current trail map rather than relying on the old pole number or the former “three-minute” description. Park before the management gate; there is no public drive to the hut. Check seasonal road access and exposed high-plains weather. 3D Imagery Imagery courtesy of the VHCHA and can be found here for this hut: https://my.matterport.com/show/?m=iFMHn6uPaYe Brief History James Edmondson of Wodonga, leased this grazing lot with Leslie Cooper in 1945 and successfully applied to build a hut in January 1953. James (Jim) had the hut built by Harry Damm, who brought the timber from Tawonga. The timber and iron was pre-cut as were the linings for the ceilings and walls. VHCHA records family evidence from Diane Edmondson that the hut was actually built in 1960, with Jim first staying on 1 March 1960; the 1953 approval date should not be treated as its construction date. He vacated the block by 1971. After that, it was used by the Education Department, in particular for the Bogong School Camp in the early 1980s, and in fact was licensed from 1971. Construction The hut is a gabled iron clad building with a mezzanine and masonite lining. The mezzanine floor is particle board and the ground floor is 90mm T&G hardwood. There is corrugated fibreglass in the roof for light wells. Materials were pre-cut at Kiewa. Two bunks and a loft for visitors. Caretakers - Bogong Outdoor Centre. References Hueneke Pp167, 180, 235. Primary Reference is from Tor Holth via an interview. G. Butler 1996 Pp94-97 Magnussen 2003, P106. GPS: approximately 36.84779°S, 147.33222°E. UTM Zone 55H: 529618 m E, 5921961 m N (WGS84). Approximate VHCHA mapped position, not field-verified. https://mountainhuts.net/bogonghuts/bivouac-hut monthly 0.5 2026-11-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/5acb06d1-d745-4057-badf-d20fa099027e/Bivouac+Hut+FM+03.jpg Region 10: Mt Bogong - Bivouac Hut Bivouac Hut Photograph courtesy of Fiona Magnussen © 2003. Known as Bivouac Hut or Staircase Hut. Located on Staircase Spur, Mount Bogong. From Mount Beauty drive through Tawonga, then follow Mountain Creek Road to Mountain Creek Picnic Area, approximately 15 km from Mount Beauty. The approach includes unsealed road; check its condition before taking a low-clearance vehicle. Park at the picnic area and follow Mountain Creek Track to the signed Staircase Spur junction, then climb steeply to Bivouac Hut. Allow approximately 5 km each way (10 km return), with a substantial ascent. There is no public vehicle access to the hut. Check current park closures, weather and snow conditions. History This is the third hut on Grazing Block 25, and was about 200m downhill from the second. This block was first held by HB Duane about 1900, followed by the Howmans of Eskdale plus JK Kelly. Later L Prichard had it through the 1930s, but disputed the boundary with Maddison, who took over the block in 1934 with Neilson. Prichard and Hodgkin won it back the next year, but the Soil Conservation Board took it over in the 1940's after which the Bogong High Plains Advisory Committee recommended all leases be cancelled in the area in 1946. The Ski Club of Victoria (SCV) applied in 1934 to build a hut, which was completed in March 1935. The hut was destroyed in the 1939 fires and re-erected in March 1939. By then the SCV had also erected Summit Hut and Cleve Cole Hut, both in 1938. This second (third on site) was burnt down deliberately in 1978, along with Summit and Maddisons, similar to Moulds and others in Kosciuszko. The Parks service replaced this hut in 1980-81. The new hut is reputed to be airtight, creating a sauna effect when the fire is lit. Construction The third and current hut is a horizontal paling clad gabled building. The boards appear to be shiplapped Tasmanian Oak (E. Regnans). A pot belly stove sits on a fibrous cement floor. Caretakers - none known. Heritage Value: Below threshold. References Hueneke Pp166, 231 Butler Report II - Pp 59-63 Butler Pp 11 - 15 Magnussen Pp 88 - 89 Siseman (1978) Pp 54 B2 Stephenson (1980) P211, 212, 215-19, 233, 277. Stephenson (1982) - Cleve Cole National Parks Service Bogong National Park Proposed Interim Management Plan (1983). Huts of the Bogong National Park - Tatnall (1988) Cattlemen of the High Country T Holth. GPS: approximately 36.71395°S, 147.29577°E. UTM Zone 55H: 526415 m E, 5936819 m N (WGS84). Approximate VHCHA mapped position, not field-verified. The former AMG reference used an older datum and should not be treated as a WGS84 reading. https://mountainhuts.net/bogonghuts/cope-saddle monthly 0.5 2026-11-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/85da226b-49b7-44ab-ad05-76c5bee76684/Cope+Saddle+DS+00.jpg Region 10: Mt Bogong - Cope Saddle Hut Cope Saddle Hut Photograph courtesy of David Sisson 2000. Also known as Cope Saddle SEC Refuge Hut, Refuge Hut Located at Cope Saddle beside the Cope West Aqueduct Track. From Falls Creek drive about 11–12 km on the sealed Bogong High Plains Road to the Cope Hut/Alpine Walking Track locality. Park legally at the signed trailhead and follow the Australian Alps Walking Track south-west towards Cope Saddle, using the current map at the Cope Hut junction. Allow about 3.5 km each way (7 km return), depending on the parking point. This is an exposed high-plains walk; aqueduct and management tracks are not an assurance of public driving access. Respect gates and seasonal closures. The road beyond Falls Creek is seasonally closed in winter. History The hut was built for patrollers of the Cope water races, by the SEC, in 1958. Construction Weatherboard clad, with a wooden floor and iron roof. Has a slow combustion stove, chairs etc. Caretakers - Former SEC hut; current caretaker allocation needs confirmation. References Hueneke 134, 234 Butler Pp81 - 83. Magnussen 104 - 105. David Sisson - pers comm. GPS: approximately 36.92188°S, 147.26127°E. UTM Zone 55H: 523271 m E, 5913762 m N (WGS84). Approximate VHCHA mapped position, not field-verified. https://mountainhuts.net/bogonghuts/wallaces-hut monthly 0.5 2026-11-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/e24bdc0a-7b15-4a66-b09d-1189999037ae/GGale_2012_0725.jpg Region 10: Mt Bogong - Wallaces Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/dba8857e-c9b1-40ee-a7bd-51345bd9782c/GGale_2012_0754.jpg Region 10: Mt Bogong - Wallaces Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/f46189ab-7b82-482c-aaa5-c607aa5b158f/GGale_2012_0756.jpg Region 10: Mt Bogong - Wallaces Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/25eac6c5-c55b-4c07-990d-52ed0ba72b67/GGale_2012_0826.jpg Region 10: Mt Bogong - Wallaces Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/84fd1ea3-8ef0-44e3-8c7b-25e716b4d323/GGale_2012_1156.jpg Region 10: Mt Bogong - Wallaces Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/76ef2155-4bba-4633-89b6-5c417db30064/GGale_2012_1355.jpg Region 10: Mt Bogong - Wallaces Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/a0d5e424-ee4b-44ca-9424-16b55bc004c9/GGale_2012_1375.jpg Region 10: Mt Bogong - Wallaces Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/41a37bd4-9f1e-46b5-8838-51adf0ceca6b/GGale_2012_7865.jpg Region 10: Mt Bogong - Wallaces Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/090eaa55-be5a-4370-85c9-0b5da13d178a/GGale_2012_9497.jpg Region 10: Mt Bogong - Wallaces Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/ad8acbde-ae94-4c88-9282-c10406ae053f/more+Wallace.jpg Region 10: Mt Bogong - Wallaces Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/8ec3be29-bbff-4317-848f-411dd785140e/Wallaces+GD+04.jpg Region 10: Mt Bogong - Wallaces Hut Wallaces Hut Photo above courtesy of Gary Duncan © 2004. Multiple images below by G Gale. Known as Wallaces Hut or Seldom Seen Hut. Located near Wallace Gap on the Bogong High Plains. From Falls Creek follow the sealed Bogong High Plains Road around Rocky Valley Lake to the signed Wallaces Hut car park, approximately 7.7–8 km beyond the dam wall. Walk down the formed gravel trail for about 700–750 m each way (1.4–1.5 km return). Public vehicles remain at the car park. The longer Wallaces Heritage Trail links the hut with Cope Hut and the aqueduct tracks, approximately 6–6.5 km as a circuit. Road access beyond Falls Creek is seasonal; winter visits require an alpine ski or walking approach. Brief History This is the oldest complete structure in the Alpine National Park, being built in 1889 by the Wallace brothers, Arthur, William and Stewart from snow gum slabs and woollybutt shingles. The SEC added the shed and corrugated iron about 1946. The nearest hut of similar age is Horsehair, but it has been re-built. David and Henrietta Wallace held the lease from 1869 and their sons later. The National Trust classified the hut in 1967, and the Rover Scouts of Victoria have continued to maintain it for some decades. Construction Measures 4.5m by 3.7m. Consists of a pole frame with snow gum slabs and slabs for the floor. Pole framed chimney and some insulation. Many changes have occurred including new windows since 1931, so it probably saw just as many changes prior to that. Caretakers - Parks Victoria and the National Trust. References Hueneke Pp153 - 157, 245 G. Butler 1996 Pp329-333. Magnussen Pp149 - 151. GPS: approximately 36.89656°S, 147.30718°E. UTM Zone 55H: 527369 m E, 5916558 m N (WGS84). Approximate VHCHA mapped position, not field-verified. https://mountainhuts.net/bogonghuts/bogong-jacks-hut monthly 0.5 2026-11-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/4c4e7c33-8e02-47b8-9940-e02499d86e48/Bogong+Jacks+new+GD.jpg Region 10: Mt Bogong - Bongong Jacks Hut Bogong Jack’s Hut Photo courtesy of G Duncan © 1994. Also known as Bogong Jacks Hut or Bogong Jack Saddle Hut Located at Fainter Fire Track at Bogong Jack Saddle. From Mount Beauty drive about 15–16 km on the sealed Bogong High Plains Road to Bogong Village. Park legally near the village walking access, then follow Spring Saddle Track uphill to Spring Saddle and turn south onto Fainter Fire Track, continuing past Bald Hill to Bogong Jack Saddle. The hut stands just north of the open saddle. This is a long, steep walking or mountain-bike approach; a reliable measured hut-only distance has not been established here. Do not assume public driving access along the fire tracks: confirm gates, seasonal closures and any vehicle permission with Parks Victoria. Carry a current topographic map. History Bill Hicks placed this hut here, to replace a previous one owned by notorious cattle duffer, Bogong Jack. The Fainter FT was built in 1965, following a cattle route from Maddisons Hut to Wallace's hut a distance of 24 miles. The first hut here was built in 1900 and was replaced in 1919 by Stewart and Hoolonds after the first was burnt down in 1914. Syd Ryder helped build the second which was 15 feet by 13. The 1919 hut was replaced by the current version (number 3) in 1958 which resembles an SEC hut of the period. Construction A timber floor hut clad in corrugated iron, with no lining. Later a masonite lining was added, but no ceiling. The hut originally had a pot belly stove installed. Caretakers - Nil known. References Magnussen Pp92 - 93 Butler Pp36 - 38 Hueneke Pp 232 GPS: approximately 36.83420°S, 147.18577°E. UTM Zone 55H: 516565 m E, 5923504 m N (WGS84). Approximate VHCHA mapped position, not field-verified. https://mountainhuts.net/bogonghuts/project-two-b94g9 monthly 0.5 2026-11-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/f9ea323b-f574-49a1-a34f-9068e135f47d/Blairs+GD.jpg Region 10: Mt Bogong - Blairs Hut Blair's Hut Photograph courtesy of Jim Moon © 2002. Known as Blairs Hut Located at in the West Kiewa Valley, reached from Mount Beauty via West Kiewa Logging Road. Local trip organisers describe an approach of about 40 km from town, with the final forest road requiring 4WD. Confirm the current permitted route, road condition and seasonal gates before leaving Mount Beauty; this is not the similarly named Blairs Hut in Mount Disappointment State Forest. Park at the last authorised point and follow the signed approach to the hut. A walk of about 1.5 km each way may be required where vehicle access stops; a closed gate can make it longer. Total driving and walking distances depend on the current access limit. Brief History Thomas Blair (an old miner from Ballarat) married Annie and had sons Frank, Jack, Aleck, George and Thomas, and daughters Effie and Isabel. When Thomas died in 1889, the family moved to Tawonga from Melbourne, onto a property purchased in 1913 by Jack and Frank. Frank leased areas C14 and C18 in 1920-21. Frank re-opened Dungey’s Track, aided by Tourist money and Frank Blair led the first ski touring party to this location in 1925. Tom and Frank Blair built the hut in 1923-24, only to have it destroyed by fire in 1931. It was rebuilt soon after by Frank and his son, and completed by Christmas 1932. Major work was done to replace the lower logs in 1993, although some say that the work was rather more extensive than this. Construction The hut is a log cabin measuring 6m by 3.8m with a gable iron roof, replacing an original bark one in 1968. The internal stone lined fireplace is unusual. It is almost identical to Dibbins hut Caretakers - The Alpine School and Blair Family. References Hueneke Pp 105, 106, 231 Holth and Stephenson G. Butler 1996 Pp19-22. GPS: approximately 36.92212°S, 147.17349°E. UTM Zone 55H: 515452 m E, 5913753 m N (WGS84). Approximate VHCHA mapped position, not field-verified. https://mountainhuts.net/bogonghuts/project-one-etym8 monthly 0.5 2026-11-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/08369864-8d93-4f9d-a1b9-59ffc6c778cb/cope_hut_irvine_2009.jpg Region 10: Mt Bogong - Cope Hut Cope Hut Photographs courtesy of N Irvine, 2009 Known as Cope Hut Located near Mount Cope on the Bogong High Plains. From Falls Creek follow the sealed Bogong High Plains Road past Rocky Valley Lake to the signed Cope Hut parking area, roughly 11–12 km from the village. Walk about 500 m each way (1 km return) on the signed hut track. This is a straightforward summer walk from roadside parking; public vehicles do not drive to the hut. The High Plains Road is seasonally closed beyond the resort in winter, so check current access. Camping arrangements near the hut are separate from use of the historic shelter. Brief History Built 1929, after a proposal by Robert "Wilkie" Wilkinson for the Ski Club of Victoria. Designed by the Chief Architect Mr Evan Smith, of the Victorian Public Works Department. Funding came from the State Tourist Committee, following an explanation that Wallaces, and other huts were deteriorating as serious ski refuges. Bill Spargo supervised the construction, with Bill Barrington, Jack Barrington and Martin Lawler as builders. Materials came by dray to Dibbins, then by sled to the High Plains. The original hut had the main entrance coming into the ski room, but it was regularly snowed in, so a new door was cut into the "back" wall, and remains to this day. The hut was classified by the National Trust in 1988! Construction The hut appears as a steep gable in a brilliant position, measuring about 5m by 3.5m for the core building, flanked by bunk areas and a ski room. The rafters are adzed softwood and the floor of (now highly polished) hardwood. The fireplace is of rough granite and the walls and roof of corrugated iron (Lysaght Guinea). Caretakers - now the YHA Bushwalking Club References Hueneke Pp 145, 234 Butler Pp77 - 80 Magnussen Pp102 Stephenson Pp269 - 272, 301. GPS: approximately 36.90661°S, 147.29264°E. UTM Zone 55H: 526070 m E, 5915448 m N (WGS84). Approximate VHCHA mapped position, not field-verified. https://mountainhuts.net/region-11-dartmouth daily 0.75 2026-11-09 https://mountainhuts.net/region-11-dartmouth/lees-house-and-road-depot-site monthly 0.5 2026-11-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/1ab80172-f9fb-4101-a9eb-6682290d21de/Lees+House+and+Road+Depot+1+GB.jpeg Region 11: Dartmouth - Lees House and Road Depot Site - Lees House & Road Patrol Depot (Site) Known as Lees House. Located at the Benambra–Corryong Road at Gibbo Junction. From Benambra follow the Benambra–Corryong Road north towards the Gibbo River junction. The approach includes unsealed mountain road; check current conditions and any closures before departure. This is the former house/depot site, not a standing hut. Stop only at a safe legal pull-off and confirm the site boundary before walking in; exact driving distance and the short final approach have not been verified. The source grid reference is Zone 55: 567000 E, 5936100 N, with its original horizontal datum requiring confirmation. History courtesy of Graeme Butler and Associates 2005 Pp 650. This site was occupied by a miner, Rod Urquhart, c1916 or c1924 to 1941 {Crisp; Lee says 1916-42}. The first part of the former hut was shifted here and rebuilt in 1946 by John D Knight after the permissive occupancy was granted to Knight (then of Keon St., Thornbury) in November 1945 for one pound per annum. {DCNR file HO17412}. Knight was a miner and market gardener who had reputedly lived on the site during the Depression. Knight built some of the other Gibbo River huts using Seymour’s Omeo Sawmill timber. Laurence R Lee obtained the permissive occupancy February 1953 and is thought to have acquired the hut in 1952. He lived there 1957-1981 when the site was the Omeo Shire Depot for the Gibbo road patrol and Lee was a Shire employee. During his tenure, Lee moved two huts here from Mt Murphy. In 1977 the 10.5 square house was described as weather board with an iron roof and an extra machinery shed. Under the new State wide policy, Lee was told his occupancy would cease in 1990 but that he could stay, however, he and his wife moved to Benambra around 1989. Son, Brett Lee was not employed by the shire as his father had been but sought to remain there for a further 2-3 years while they built a home on freehold land elsewhere. DCNR Historic Places branch noted that the building was partly demolished by May 1991 and was finally removed by the time of the first Butler inspection in 1995. References Victorian Alpine Huts Heritage Study 2004-2005: Graeme Butler and Associates. Historic-site GPS: approximately 36.71843°S, 147.75024°E. UTM Zone 55H: 566999 m E, 5936100 m N (WGS84). Approximate VHCHA mapped position, not field-verified. The older source labels its grid “AHD 1964”; AHD is a height datum, so the original horizontal datum and any offset need checking. https://mountainhuts.net/region-11-dartmouth/shannonvale-site monthly 0.5 2026-11-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/0c119b31-9807-48a7-8633-92a57c1a27f0/Shannonvale_site_OM_sep2003.jpg Region 11: Dartmouth - Shannonvale (Site) - Shannonvale House Site Located at the former house/garden site in the Arnolds Flat–Gibbo Junction locality on the Benambra–Corryong Road. From Benambra follow that road north towards the Gibbo River/Turnback Creek area. The road approach includes unsealed sections; check current conditions and use only safe legal stopping places. Confirm the historic property boundary and permission before walking in. The house was removed, so do not expect a standing hut. Exact road and walking distances remain unverified. This entry concerns the Murray/Lees house site, not another Shannonvale locality near Glen Valley. The heritage source gives Zone 55: 565100 E, 5934200 N; its horizontal datum needs confirmation. History (From G.Butler and Associates) The area included the Wheel of Fortune gold mine and was held as a miner's area residence right by John Arnold 1899, lending his name to Arnolds Flat as it is known now. Sydney Wagstaff & party held the claim from c1906. This hut was built on a permissive occupancy granted to LT Murray of Marine Pde., Mentone in May 1948 for a hut site although the hut itself is said to have been built in 1947 by John Knight using the first timber from Seymour's Omeo Sawmill (C Smith, DCNR, 1992) inspection cites PO HO 19300; Crisp. It was shown in a lands department report of August 1948 {HO19620}. One of the Murray brothers, the well-known car-trial personality, ‘Gelignite Jack' Murray (of Redex trial), also used the hut, building a tennis court nearby. The hut, its garden and the tennis court reputedly became a community centre for the small community {Alf Lees}. Murray sold it to RJ Lees of the Star Hotel, Bruthen (later of Johnsonville) in 1957 {Crisp; Lees}. The occupancy was to be terminated in 1990 and the hut was demolished or moved soon after, leaving these trees and garden remnants as the only indication of the Murray occupation. References Victorian Alpine Huts Survey 2005: Graeme Butler and Associates Pp 1030. Approximate historic-site GPS: 36.73402°S, 147.73038°E. UTM Zone 55H: 565213 m E, 5934384 m N (WGS84). Calculated from the supplied source grid assuming AMG/AGD66 Zone 55; exact position and datum unconfirmed. The VHCHA Shannonvale pin duplicates its Wombat Post Office pin elsewhere and has not been used. https://mountainhuts.net/region-11-dartmouth/woollybutt-spur-hut monthly 0.5 2026-11-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/620cd00b-6af6-4086-9562-97de5f9a5f21/WoollybuttSpurBS.JPG Region 11: Dartmouth - Woollybutt Spur Hut - Woollybutt Hut Photo here is of the upper shed called Snowgum Hut, was used for skiing and support of the rope tow. Also known as Woollybutt Spur Hut or Woolybutt Lodge. Located on Mount Wills Track, Razorback Spur, at about 1500 m. From Mitta Mitta follow the sealed Omeo Highway south towards Mount Wills and take the signed Mount Wills access track. The lodge is approximately 1.5 km along the unsealed access from the highway, according to the Australian Alpine Club’s history. Confirm road condition, gate access and parking with the lodge/land manager before travelling; do not assume permission to drive onto the property or enter the building. If the track is closed to vehicles, any permitted walk from the highway is approximately 1.5 km each way. The summit’s Snowgum Hut/lookout site is a separate destination. The total highway distance from Mitta Mitta needs confirmation. History; Woollybutt Hut on Mount Wills, also known as Woolybutt Lodge or Tallangatta Ski Lodge, originated as the Tallangatta and District Ski Club’s mountain base in 1948. The club formed in December 1947, following local exploration of Mount Wills and approaches towards Mount Bogong. Its aim was to provide accessible skiing for people from Tallangatta and the surrounding district. A contemporary report initially considered relocating a disused timber-mill house as an alternative to constructing a cabin. Construction The lodge actually built used timber largely obtained from its own site. It measured approximately 9 metres by 4.5 metres, divided into three rooms, with a sawn and split-timber frame, vertical split-slab walls and round-timber foundations. It had reached lock-up stage by 3 July 1948. The club later operated a rope tow during the 1954 ski season. Australian Alpine Club The club’s Snowgum Hut, built near the summit in 1952, was a separate building. Woollybutt belongs in your Dartmouth region, consistent with VHCHA’s classification. Australian mountains. GPS: approximately 36.79454°S, 147.46827°E. UTM Zone 55H: 541777 m E, 5927817 m N (WGS84). Approximate VHCHA mapped Woollybutt/Tallangatta lodge position, not the separate summit Snowgum Hut; not field-verified. https://mountainhuts.net/region-11-dartmouth/yackandandah-hut monthly 0.5 2026-11-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/20e4acab-a639-442f-805d-2a61cb974e1c/Yackandanda+CD+2004.jpg Region 11: Dartmouth - Underground Hut (Yackandanda) - Underground Hut Known as: Yackandandah Hut or Kohns Hut or the Underground Hut. Located at: the Kohns Spur/Cowens Track locality in Stanley State Forest. From Yackandandahh follow Bells Flat Road into the forest-drive area, then use a current forest map to confirm the permitted connection to the hut track. The general forest drive includes gravel roads suitable for 2WD in appropriate conditions, but this does not establish 2WD access on every side track. Park at a safe authorised point and walk the final approach: VHCHA places the concealed hut about 50 m off the main track, just above a creek. Confirm the total drive and parking-to-hut distance locally; do not cross closed gates or drive off formed tracks. 3D Imagery The VHCHA Imagery for this unique hut can be found here: https://my.matterport.com/show/?m=U5evTzsdVVJ History It is said to have been built in the 70's to 80's over about 7 months by an old prospector who lived here for 7 to 8 years and worked the creek. Also known as Kohn's Hut as it was the home of a local miner / ex serviceman Alex (Bill) Kohn, until he died in October 1986, up the track not far from there is a plough disc on a tree as his memorial. (as yet we have received no proof that the hut dates back this far though, only info that this miner lived in an old caravan not far from here) The person that really built and designed this dwelling was a master solid plasterer. He and his son took twelve months in the early 90s to construct this, They cleared the area out and used the materials to plaster and build everything in it, they mixed the materials in a wheelbarrow, water from the creek and sand and gravel all laid on for them, right where they were. It was all worked out for easy living and convenience. Everything was done at night when they were safe from being detected. (there are photos he had taken as he had progressed with the hut being built.) He made everything inside and made his own tools to shape all the shelving. He went on to build a similar structure in St Arnaud (above ground this time) all out of the same sorts of materials. He actually had his concrete tepee featured in owner builder magazine many years back. he was a solid plasterer by trade. That's how he formed all the shelves and everything in the hut. He built an above ground hut style house near Bendigo after that hut that used similar benches and shelves etc. It was quite interesting how he did it The cement and other materials were bought in Wodonga. They only bought food in Yackandandah and other essentials. He was known as the bush tuckerman by the kids and others in Yack A few years later on a return visit by the son, it was noted a window had been added and a lady of some size was living there and there was a notice saying it was built in the early pioneer times.. (THIS IS UNTRUE) The fables of the UNDERGROUND HUT you may have heard include: it was lived in by a bank robber hiding from the law, it is an underground fire shelter for a local fire tower spotter, built by an Anzac veteran prospector, built by a prisoner work scheme when Beechworth Prison was still open, built as a bunker by a crazy man who thought the end of the world was near, built by a bloke and used to grow dope, a local teacher and his son built it, it was a hide-out for a criminal who was captured by the police when he went to the post office to get his mail....and then there is the one about the old hermit hiding from the world and evicted by the army but which one do you want to believe? It has had some repairs and a new roof around 2005 by DSE. The original roof was very dilapidated and beginning to cave in. It was constructed of logs for rafters, branches for battens, and chicken wire, couldn't see the rest because of the amount of debris that had come down on it. The original roof was strong enough to walk on and it blended with the environment making the hut invisible even if you walked on to it by mistake. Construction It has been built into the side of a hill depression with stone and mortar just above a running creek and surprisingly it is in really good condition. There are many stories or fables that surround this Underground Hut. A lot of work went into building this underground hut in this large pile of rocks and pebbles from old miners and prospectors. It has a bath and sinks, plus a fireplace and camp oven with chimney flue and shelving built into the walls and believe it or not, it has a lot of visitors come and find it. There are several nice campsites not far from the hut for those interested in visiting the area. Caretakers It is looked after by the VHCHA, Dartmouth region area 11 References; GPS: approximately 36.336747°S, 146.815386°E. UTM Zone 55H: 483432 m E, 5978684 m N (WGS84 assumed). Converted from the existing profile’s degrees/minutes/seconds, matching the VHCHA location; not field-verified. https://mountainhuts.net/region-11-dartmouth/project-five-yx3pn monthly 0.5 2026-11-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/3fc845b9-ca56-4a0a-a20f-d788fbfd2e21/Wombat+PO+LoR+SMcG+03.jpg Region 11: Dartmouth - Wombat PO Hut Wombat Post Office Hut Photo courtesy of Scott McGill © 2003. Known as Faithfull's Wombat Creek Hut or Wombat Post Office. Located at Wombat Creek on Wombat Creek Track, near the former goldfield. Mitta Mitta and Benambra are the practical supply centres. Approach through the mapped forest-road network to Wombat Creek Track, confirming the currently open connection with Parks Victoria before leaving town. Treat the final tracks as remote low-range 4WD routes, with possible creek crossings, seasonal closures and locked management gates. Do not infer a public drive from the presence of a line on a map. The total driving distance and walk from the last permitted parking point have not been reliably established. The 1969 hut is distinct from the earlier mining settlement and should not be described as the original village post office. History Built in 1969 by Ken Faithfull and Pat Bourke-Kennedy as a cattlemen's hut, after the lease was extended from the Kennedy Hut to Wombat and Quart Pot Huts The Kennedy family undertook renovations in February 1986. Apparently there was a mining village on this site, at the junction of the two creeks in about 1890, after gold was first found here in 1861. Gold was discovered by Sydney Oldham, Thomas Bridge, Thomas Hallyer, Abraham Alder and William McLean. Construction Iron clad hut over poles with a skillion roof and front veranda. A brick fireplace exists. There are two windows. Unusual and rare "Braby Sun" brand iron was used on the hut. Includes a table and bunks. Caretakers Kennedy Family and friends. References Hueneke Pp 198, 246 Butler Pp 357 - 359 GPS: approximately 36.7719457°S, 147.5952362°E. UTM Zone 55H: 553120 m E, 5930261 m N (WGS84 assumed). Existing profile coordinate retained, about 60 m from the VHCHA pin; not field-verified. https://mountainhuts.net/region-11-dartmouth/project-four-laaj3 monthly 0.5 2026-11-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/a06ef7f1-2d44-4f6d-bfef-0b280667a939/Quart+Pot+Hut+BS+1998.jpg Region 11: Dartmouth - Quart Pot Flat Hut Quart Pot Hut Photo courtesy of Bill Statton Copyright 2003 Known as Quart Pot Flat Hut Located at Quart Pot Flat on Wombat Creek Track, in the remote country south-east of Dartmouth. Mitta Mitta and Benambra are the practical supply centres; the approach uses the unsealed forest/4WD network rather than a direct road from Dartmouth township. Confirm the open connecting route to Wombat Creek Track with Parks Victoria and a current topographic map before leaving town. A low-range 4WD is appropriate for this remote track system; creek levels, gates and seasonal closures can affect access. Park only at an authorised camping/track endpoint and walk the final section if required. A dependable total drive and walk distance has not yet been verified. History The first lessee for this site was DJ Cronin at block 7, Lot 293 13,000 acres. His daughter, Margaret Cronin subsequently took over the lease. Hodgson and R Pendergast were lessees in the 1930s followed by Arthur Hughes. Mr RJ Cardwell then held it in the 1940's. The previous hut here was Ralstons, about 500m downstream. Ralston was a gold miner. Maloneys boarding house was also nearby and remains can be seen near the creek. This hut was one of two built for the Wombat Hydraulic Sluicing Co in 1932. The second hut was burnt down in 1937. The last lessee was G Dyer in 1942, who also restored the hut in 1956. VHCHA records a further rebuild in 1999 by volunteers from Lang Lang, with Parks Victoria’s support. Construction Some wood slabs, and iron on a pole frame. Lined stone chimney. One window. Caretakers - None known. References Hueneke Pp198, 242 Butler P257 - 258 GPS: approximately 36.73333°S, 147.61655°E. UTM Zone 55H: 555049 m E, 5934532 m N (WGS84). Approximate VHCHA mapped position, not field-verified. https://mountainhuts.net/region-11-dartmouth/project-three-3xgkp monthly 0.5 2026-11-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/f4c81933-7b90-41db-ba32-e20a5d7f369d/Lazy_H.jpg Region 11: Dartmouth - Lazy H Hut Lazy-H Hut Known as: Lazy-H Hut Located near the Gibbo River junction on the Benambra–Corryong Road. From Benambra follow the Benambra–Corryong Road north towards the Gibbo River/Turnback Creek locality. The approach includes unsealed mountain road; confirm its current condition, gates and permitted stopping place before travelling. The building has been described as locked, so arrange permission before entering the site and do not rely on it for public accommodation. A dependable driving distance and the final walking distance have not yet been verified. This is a historic building near the road, not a confirmed public campsite. History Part of this hut was supposed to have been built by a Chinese miner Ah Sye in about 1876. Mr Sye was a shopkeeper here from 1868 to 1876, after which he took up mining for gold at Exhibition Creek nearby. A more likely possibility, is that the first part of the full hut was built by Bertie Proctor in 1932, who lived here until his death in 1952. Herb Waters a CRB patrolman and Reg Hoggins lived here from 1956. After that, it was taken over by Reg Hoggin's son. Construction The kitchen was built first in 1932 and the last wing was added in 1972. Other buildings including a log hut and a garage were added at different times. The kitchen is sawn hardwood palings. There is a gabled iron roof and butted wooden floor. The skillion roofed garage was built in 1958. Caretakers - Who does the work? References Hueneke - no ref. Butler Pp175 - 179 Approximate locality GPS: 36.72494°S, 147.74149°E. UTM Zone 55H: 566213 m E, 5935384 m N (WGS84). Calculated from the former grid GR661352 assuming AMG/AGD66 Zone 55. Exact building position and original datum remain unconfirmed; use as a locality estimate only. https://mountainhuts.net/region-11-dartmouth/dunstans monthly 0.5 2026-11-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/c7c15a38-6abe-4d43-bcae-5ec7870e3328/Dunstan+Logging+Huts.jpg Region 11: Dartmouth - Dunstans Logging Huts - Dunstan Logging Huts Known as: Dunstan Huts or Dunstan Logging Huts Located at Dunstans Logging Road in the Mount Pinnibar/Nariel Valley forests. These logging-camp sites are distinct from Dunstans CRB Hut on the Omeo Highway near Mount Wills, despite the combined page-list title. Victorian parliamentary records locate five logging huts on Dunstans Logging Road, about 0.5 km east of Upper Papes Track. From Corryong approach via the Benambra–Corryong Road into the Nariel Valley, then the signed Dunstans Logging Road forest-road network. Treat the forest approach as 4WD and confirm current road names, gates and closures with DEECA. Total driving distance and a safe final walking distance to the former camp have not been verified. The earlier account records the logging huts as burnt in 2003; this is a historic camp site, not confirmed shelter. History Built to support forestry workers in the area. Burnt down in 2003. Some of the huts were moved from here to the Gibsons Hut site. Construction Timber with iron roofs. References None recorded. Approximate logging-camp GPS: 36.50194°S, 147.91914°E. UTM Zone 55H: 582313 m E, 5959984 m N (WGS84). Calculated from the former Dart Gibbo grid GR822598 assuming AMG/AGD66 Zone 55. Exact camp position and datum need confirmation. Do not substitute the separate Mount Wills Dunstans CRB map pin. https://mountainhuts.net/region-11-dartmouth/project-one-w8lk6 monthly 0.5 2026-11-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/f100f647-8031-4c3e-94f8-2d4371cbf7cb/Klaus+Book+Kennedys+03.jpg Region 11: Dartmouth - Kennedys Hut Kennedy's Hut Photo of Klaus Hueneke’s Book Cover Known as Kennedys Hut Located on the west bank of the Mitta Mitta River, about 1 km downstream from the Australian Alps Walking Track footbridge at Taylors Crossing. From Benambra approach the crossing via Beloka Road and the local Heaneys Lane/Taylors Crossing access, confirming the signed public route and gates before departure. The final approach is unsealed; check whether your vehicle can reach the designated parking safely. A practical option is to park near the crossing, use the pedestrian bridge and walk downstream on the hut-side track for about 1–1.2 km each way. Do not substitute a vehicle ford for the bridge, especially in high water. The total road distance and current permitted 4WD access directly to the hut need confirmation. History The hut was built by Pat Bourke Kennedy in 1967, with assistance of Grace Bourke-Kennedy, Camilla Faithfull and Ker Faithfull, after he took up the lease on 1 December 1965 and applied to build a hut on 25 July 1966. It was used to support cattle grazing and for recreation. The earlier account records Cooksey family repairs in 2001; this is not a current inspection date. Construction Built of logs with a sapling roof frame and iron roof. The gables are sawn timber. The windows are second hand six pane softwood versions with a centre swivel. Three rooms with carpet and vinyl! Caretakers - Cooksey Family. References Butler Pp164 - 169 Magnussen - No reference Hueneke Pp198, 207, 239. GPS: approximately 36.81534°S, 147.65700°E. UTM Zone 55H: 558599 m E, 5925411 m N (WGS84). Approximate VHCHA mapped hut position, not field-verified. https://mountainhuts.net/region-12-davies-plain daily 0.75 2026-11-09 https://mountainhuts.net/region-12-davies-plain/refractory-kiln-glen-dart monthly 0.5 2026-11-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/4dd8ceab-73c4-4d50-bda4-5ea26af33ce1/La+Mascotte+Gold+Tank.jpg Region 12: Davies Plain - Refractory Kiln - Glen Dart - Refractory Kiln Glen Dart Known as the Refractory Kiln at Glen Dart. Located: at the La Mascotte Gold Battery Site and Chlorination Works on Sipthorpe Track, near the Little Dart River in the Glen Dart historic area (VHR H1276; HI H8424-0021). From Corryong, the best mapped approach is about 54 km: take Murray Valley Highway west for about 7.3 km, turn left onto Benambra–Corryong Road (C545) and follow it south through the Nariel Valley for about 42 km. Turn right onto Sipthorpe Track and continue about 4.2 km towards the La Mascotte site. Treat Sipthorpe as a remote, unsealed 4WD track or a route for a suitable off-road motorcycle; check closures and conditions. If a safe, lawful parking place is available before the track, the mapped walk is about 4.2 km each way, plus the unmeasured final approach to the furnace. Distances are map estimates. The GPS marks the registered heritage-site reference point, not the furnace itself; the protected area extends 150 m around that point. History The La Mascotte Gold Battery and Chlorination Works has been well scavenged but still retains a 60ft long roasting furnace. The furnace is constructed of rivetted iron panels and its interior still retains some of its brickwork. The La Mascotte Company erected the furnace (a mechanically rabbled one) on the site in 1897. The chlorination works proved unprofitable and was eventually closed in 1903. The La Mascotte Gold Battery is historically and scientifically important as a characteristic and well preserved example of an important form of gold mining. When the greater part of the gold in some ores is contained in its pyritical contents, the gold is very difficult to extract. From the mid nineteenth century miners experimented with various metallurgical (or heat treatment) processes to unlock gold from heavily mineralised ore. Evidence of these metallurgical processes, such as the one carried out by the La Mascotte Company from 1897-1903, are extremely rare in the State of Victoria. References Victorian Heritage Database - La Mascotte GPS reference: 36.51891°S, 147.76829°E (registered-site reference point, Victoria Government Gazette, 16 November 2023). UTM: Zone 55, southern hemisphere (grid zone 55H), 568788 mE, 5958220 mN, converted assuming WGS84. Approximate for locating the furnace; this is the heritage-site reference point, not a surveyed furnace position. https://mountainhuts.net/region-12-davies-plain/unnamed-hut monthly 0.5 2026-11-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/1eaa48b0-02e8-46ec-97d5-dec7571187f2/Unnamed+BS.jpg Region 12: Davies Plain - Un-Named Hut - Un-named Hut Known as Unnamed Hut or Un-Named Hut. Located reportedly near Mount Pinnibar and Gibsons Hut, in Region 12. The precise site has not been identified. Driving directions, road conditions, parking and any walk cannot be confirmed until the hut is reliably located. History We are told that this was a grazing hut, but have no more details. VHCHA’s maintenance-region list includes an “Unnamed” hut in Region 12, but no individual location has been verified for this profile. GPS location: unconfirmed. No coordinates are published here because the hut has not been reliably identified. https://mountainhuts.net/region-12-davies-plain/brophys-huts monthly 0.5 2026-11-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/0168b49c-e70f-4d31-b64d-7d7258be9cea/Brophy+Chimney.jpg Region 12: Davies Plain - Brophys Huts - Brophys Hut Located off Mount Hope Road in the Mount Pinnibar high country. From Benambra, follow Beloka Road to the Buenba Road/Mount Hope Road junction, then take Mount Hope Road towards the Tom Groggin track network. The hut is reached by an unmarked, little-used side track. Confirm that final spur locally and park on the main road where safe if it is unsuitable for your vehicle. These are unsealed mountain roads; the final spur and walking distance remain unverified. Brophys Hut is a separate hut from Davies Plain Hut. History The construction date, original builders and subsequent alterations have not been reliably established. Earlier information on this site confused this hut with Davies Plain Hut. References: VHCHA (Mount Hope Road locality); ExplorOz (approximate hut position); Hema Maps (Benambra approach). GPS (WGS84): 36.616083°S, 148.023033°E. UTM: Zone 55, southern hemisphere (grid zone 55H), 591482 mE, 5947228 mN. Approximate hut position (ExplorOz); the final access track has not been verified. https://mountainhuts.net/region-12-davies-plain/roarers-hut monthly 0.5 2026-11-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/fadb3b16-7e25-4649-9716-48561ed04557/Roarers+Hut.jpeg Region 12: Davies Plain - Roarer's Hut - Roarer’s Hut Photo courtesy of the VHCHA. Known as Roarers Hut and in some cases as Stan’s Hut Located west of Powerline Road in the Lake Finley area. The best mapped approach is about 18.6 km from Shelley: leave Murray Valley Highway for Avondale Road, follow the route via Mansells Track back onto Avondale Road, then continue onto Cravensville Road. Turn right onto Powerline Road for about 1.2 km, then right onto Stans Track for about 450 m to the approximate hut pin. Avondale Road is gravel and may be unsuitable for 2WD in wet weather; the final tracks require a separate condition check. If Stans Track is unsuitable, walk its approximately 450 m each way from a safe, lawful parking place near the junction. Gates and exact hut access remain unverified. Distances are map estimates. History Stan’s Hut was constructed in 1985 on land owned by Stan Walker, a South African geologist. Stan owned about 990 acres at Lake Finley, where he cleared land and grazed cattle. Friends from Tallangatta Valley regularly camped there, and those gatherings inspired a hut beside a small creek, deliberately tucked into the landscape. Construction began on the Australia Day long weekend in January 1985 and finished by Easter. The builders used recycled materials, including roofing iron, beds from clearing sales, kitchen lino and a homemade heater. They followed traditional local timber-building methods, cutting slabs with a chainsaw and morticing them with an adze. After Stan died, the property was sold. VHCHA’s account says forestry authorities allowed the hut to remain for public use. It is existing, and in fair condition. Forestry wants to remove it, but to date that has been held at bay. Construction All of second hand materials including used linoleum and corrugated iron. It is a log cabin with a corrugated iron roof. Profile created November 2026. GPS latitude/longitude: 36.26668°S, 147.49271°E. UTM: Zone 55, southern hemisphere (grid zone 55H), 544257 mE, 5986360 mN, converted assuming WGS84. Approximate position from the VHCHA map pin; the exact hut position and final access remain unverified. https://mountainhuts.net/region-12-davies-plain/granya-scout-hut monthly 0.5 2026-11-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/30f164d9-0b9d-48a5-a5db-0c5ba547dc28/GranyaAS04IMG0156.jpg Region 12: Davies Plain - Granya Scout Hut - Granya Scout Hut Known as the Granya Gap Hut or Granya Scout Hut. Located: in Mount Granya State Park above Lake Hume. From Granya, follow the signs from Granya Road via Webbs Lane to Cottontree Creek visitor area, about 2 km from the village. The unsealed access is suitable for 2WD vehicles in normal conditions; park cars and motorcycles at the visitor area. Follow the signed Granya Falls walking route past the management gate for approximately 400 m each way to the hut. Public vehicles cannot drive to the hut. History; From a variety of records; 1937 - Construction commenced. 1940 – The Granya Scout Group completed construction of the log hut for scouting activities. 1951 – Neighbouring Scout groups and local scouting families continued using and maintaining the hut after the first group disbanded. 1990s – The hut became dilapidated, and a falling tree caused further damage. 1998 – The Granya Heritage Group and school management group rebuilt it and organised a reunion of former Granya Scouts. A commemorative plaque was installed. 2009 – VHCHA volunteers, including Richard Hubbard and Allen Skilton, repaired the gable ends after vandals burnt their timber. VHCHA reports that those responsible were caught and charged. Construction It is constructed as a log cabin but has seen extensive repair and renovation in recent years. GPS latitude/longitude: 36.11385°S, 147.30148°E. UTM: Zone 55, southern hemisphere (grid zone 55H), 527133 mE, 6003382 mN. Approximate: converted from the existing page coordinates assuming WGS84; the source datum and exact hut position remain unverified. Last update November 2026. https://mountainhuts.net/region-12-davies-plain/lind-lodge monthly 0.5 2026-11-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/fbd103ed-91af-4878-84a0-dd5644e26458/LindLodge-2-AS04-2224.jpg Region 12: Davies Plain - Lind Lodge - Ski Hut - Lind Lodge Known as Lind Lodge, Ski Hut or Lind Ski Lodge. The original hut shown in the photograph was destroyed in January 2020. DELWP built a replica in 2022, as recorded by VHCHA. Located: on Scrubby Creek Track, around one hour south of Corryong. Follow Benambra–Corryong Road south through the Nariel Valley, turn onto Scrubby Creek Track and continue approximately 12 km to the hut near the Six Mile Ridge link track. The final approach is unsealed; the land manager rates access suitable for 2WD vehicles in dry weather only. Cars and motorcycles can park at the hut clearing when access is open, with no substantial walk required. Check seasonal closures and recent road conditions before departure. 3D Imagery Of the new hut is provided by the VHCHA and is available here: https://my.matterport.com/show/?m=9CQBHdv5F6a History SKI HUT was built in 1951 as a Ski Lodge for locals. The Upper Murray Ski Club was formed that year. Much of the club's early skiing took place at what was known as The Six Mile Plateau on Crown land off the Nariel Pinnibar logging road. Tom Mitchell of Corryong was a key influence in securing permission to erect a club hut on this site in 1951. The hut was named Lind Lodge in appreciation of the Minister for Forests, Sir Albert Lind, who approved its construction. Once the lodge was completed, it provided bunk bed style shelter for overnight stays. At its peak in the mid 1960s the lodge membership grew to between 150 and 200 members. This was due to the large number of people who worked on the construction of the Snowy Mountains Hydro-Electric Scheme during this period. When the scheme was completed, the hut’s membership declined, and the Forests Commission took over the management of the lodge. It was then used to accommodate forestry workers until the mid-1980s. Corryong timber mill proprietor Julia Hale, who was a keen patron of the club, provided the local hardwood free of charge. The hut was built by club members on weekends over a period of several weeks. On completion it provided shelter and overnight accommodation in bunk beds. Once the construction of the Snowy Mountains hydro-electric scheme was completed, memberships declined. In 1968 the Upper Murray Ski Club was still financial, yet sold Lind Lodge to the Forests Commission, who maintained it as overnight accommodation for forestry workers until the mid-1980s. The former lodge later became a public hut. The replacement is a small hut and camping site; confirm current access and any group-use arrangements with the land manager before visiting. Maintenance The hut was more recently maintained by volunteers from the Victorian High Country Huts Association, and the Forestry Commission had improved the campsite with toilets and firepits. Construction Corryong timber mill proprietor Julia Hale, who was a keen patron of the club, provided the local hardwood free of charge. The hut was built by club members on weekends over a period of several weeks. References John Mitchell - Pers Comm. DELWP https://www.exploreoutdoors.vic.gov.au/activities/camping/ski-hut GPS latitude/longitude: 36.485306°S, 147.890396°E. UTM: Zone 55, southern hemisphere (grid zone 55H), 579756 mE, 5961853 mN, converted assuming WGS84. Approximate site position from ExplorOz; source datum not stated. https://mountainhuts.net/region-12-davies-plain/new-portfolio-item monthly 0.5 2026-11-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/217ca7ad-3efa-40ca-9955-4ef1d412d808/Dogmans+BS+2004.jpg Region 12: Davies Plain - Dogmans Hut - Dogmans Hut Known as The Dogmans Hut or Tom Groggin Hut Located: beside the Murray River on the Victorian side of Tom Groggin. From Thredbo, follow sealed Alpine Way west for about 19 km to Tom Groggin campground, then follow the access track to the Murray River ford. Cross only when river conditions permit; on the Victorian bank take the right-hand track towards Dogmans Hut, about 2 km away. The final unsealed section and ford require a suitable 4WD or off-road motorcycle. Ordinary cars and road motorcycles should remain on the NSW side; there is no bridge or dry-foot walking crossing. Check current track and river conditions before travelling. History Built for operation by the dogman on the station nearby. This hut survived the 2007 bushfires and is a popular camping area beside the Murray River. Construction Timber poles and corrugated iron. 3D Imagery Imagery is provided by the VHCHA and can be found here: https://my.matterport.com/show/?m=3Df7fNrGZxp References GPS (WGS84): 36.53767°S, 148.13281°E. UTM: Zone 55, southern hemisphere (grid zone 55H), 601402 mE, 5955817 mN. Approximate mapped hut position (OpenStreetMap/Mapcarta); not a surveyed fix. https://mountainhuts.net/region-12-davies-plain/brophys-hut monthly 0.5 2026-11-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/ed40db38-0180-49e5-aae0-443bd14290b5/Brophys+Davies+Plain.jpg Region 12: Davies Plain - Davies Plain Hut Davies Plain Photo copyright Olaf Moon © 1992. Known as Davies Plain Hut. Brophys Hut off Mount Hope Road is a separate hut. Located: on Davies Plain Track in Alpine National Park. From Jindabyne, follow sealed Alpine Way through Thredbo to Tom Groggin, then take the campground access road to the Murray River ford. Beyond the ford, follow Davies Plain Track south for about 16 km to the hut. This steep, rocky 4WD route is unsuitable for ordinary cars or road motorcycles. An off-road motorcycle requires suitable conditions and legal track access. Seasonal gates and flood damage can prevent access; check Parks Victoria before departure. The hut survived the 2003 fires. Brief History The hut was originally built by the Gibson family for cattlemen's use in 1939, but the last cattle were grazed here in 1956. John Gibson was the first lessee and took up the lease in 1892 on Block A5. The hut was substantially rebuilt in about 1995 and is a very popular spot for 4WD visitors approaching from the north via the Murray River ford at Tom Groggin, but is a very long drive from Melbourne! There is excellent camping around the hut. Construction Constructed of Woollybutt logs, with a steep gable tin roof and weatherboards. Has a dirt floor, with a large fireplace at the end. A more recent wood store is at the end. Caretakers - A 4WD Club Reference Hueneke Pp203, 234. GPS latitude/longitude: 36.651737°S, 148.125458°E. UTM: Zone 55, southern hemisphere (grid zone 55H), 600596 mE, 5943171 mN, converted assuming WGS84. Approximate mapped hut position (ExplorOz); source datum not stated. https://mountainhuts.net/region-12-davies-plain/charlies-ck-hut monthly 0.5 2026-11-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/a195b6a5-7f48-4a75-8b8e-c1874eaebbf1/CharliesCk+OJM.jpg Region 12: Davies Plain - Charlies Creek Hut Charlies Creek Hut Photograph copyright Olaf Moon © 1992. Also known as Charlie Ck Hut or Charlies Creek Hut. Located: at Charlies Creek on the southern section of Davies Plain Track, approximately 13 km by track south of Davies Plain Hut. The hut burnt down in 2003; this is a former hut site and camping area. From Benambra, follow Limestone Road towards the Limestone Creek turnoff, then Limestone Creek Track to its campground. Continue approximately 23 km via Limestone Creek Track, McCarthys Track and Davies Plain Track to Charlies Creek. The final approach is steep, loose and rocky 4WD country, suitable for a high-clearance 4WD or experienced off-road motorcycle rider in appropriate conditions. Check seasonal gates and current damage closures before travelling. The campground can be reached by vehicle when open; the precise former hut footprint is not confirmed by the GPS reference below. Brief History This hut was almost certainly built as an SEC or Forests hut in another location about 1948, and moved here about 1953. Butlers report does not mention it, but the hut was used in the 1980s and 1990s very regularly for horse riding and possibly brumby running. It is a very popular camping spot, south of the Snowy. Site of a highly competitive "one stick only" 9 hole golf tournament, all "in the rough" in 1992. The hut was burnt down in the 2003 fires. Construction Typical flat gabled iron roof (UB Brand dated at 1948), over a two section SEC hut. External softwood cladding at 150mm width over softwood frames, probably Oregon. The floor is wood with masonite patches. Unusual for the use of tongue and groove boards. Caretakers - Was local brumby runners. Reference Hueneke 203, 233 G. Butler 1996, Pp 64-66. DCNR Bairnsdale File 8451 acre lease, mentioned 1991. GPS latitude/longitude (GDA94): 36.73363°S, 148.06302°E. UTM/MGA94: Zone 55, southern hemisphere (grid zone 55H), 594914 mE, 5934150 mN. Approximate campground vicinity from Four Wheel Drive Victoria; the exact footprint of the hut destroyed in 2003 remains unconfirmed. https://mountainhuts.net/region-12-davies-plain/dogs-grave-hut monthly 0.5 2026-11-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/ade79c2e-9a3f-4f1f-81c8-5ce1851bcd86/Dogs+Grave.jpg Region 12: Davies Plain - Dogs Grave Hut ADA Dogs Grave Hut Known as Dogs Grave Hut or the new hut as ADA Hut after the Australian Deer Association. The new hut is completely different from the original one shown on the left (photographed by O Moon in 1992). Located: at the Dogs Grave camping area on Birregun Road between Omeo and Dargo, about 100 m from the memorial. From Omeo, follow Cassilis Road and Birregun Road for approximately 34 km; from Dargo, the approach is approximately 49 km via the Dargo River/Jones Road and Birregun Road route. Sealed town roads give way to gravel forest roads. The land manager classifies the back-road tour as 4WD only; use a suitable 4WD or off-road motorcycle and check seasonal conditions, especially after rain or snow. Parking is at the hut/camping area, with only a short walk to the memorial. This site is in the Dargo district. Brief History The original hut does not show in Butlers Report either, but appears very similar to the Cairn Creek Hut and therefore is probably an SEC Hut of about 1952 vintage. The new ADA hut was built in 2015 and is popular with 4WD’ers and motorcyclists. This hut is more famous for the granite plinth, showing the poem written by a stockman (Jack Treasure 1964) to the memory of Peter Meehan's dog, and all, cattle dogs. (See photo below.) Construction The former hut photographed in 1992 was a typical SEC-style structure with a wooden floor, vertical timber weatherboards and a gabled iron roof. This description should not be applied to the different ADA hut built in 2015. References Hueneke Pp235. GPS latitude/longitude: 37.23387°S, 147.38059°E. UTM: Zone 55, southern hemisphere (grid zone 55H), 533759 mE, 5879115 mN, converted assuming WGS84. Approximate hut position from the VHCHA map pin; not a surveyed fix. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/4493df71-4e6f-4aaa-8377-f48eb36ae772/Dogs_GraveGD06.JPG Region 12: Davies Plain - Dogs Grave Hut ADA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/add72212-50fa-47e9-9ef2-4d8be97f6dd3/Dogs+Grave+Loo+LoRes+RD+2003.jpg Region 12: Davies Plain - Dogs Grave Hut ADA https://mountainhuts.net/region-12-davies-plain/project-six-k3mfy monthly 0.5 2026-11-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/63ba58c3-cca2-4eb7-93b3-74ca9050b37b/Wheelers+Ck+OM+9.03.jpg Region 12: Davies Plain - Wheelers Creek Hut Wheelers Hut Photograph copyright Olaf Moon © 2003. This hut was destroyed by Fire on 28 January 2020, but has been rebuilt. Known as Wheelers Creek Hut or Wheelers Hut. An earlier Gibson family hut stood nearby and is a separate structure. Located: beside Wheelers Creek in the Corryong State Forest, approximately 65 km south of Corryong. Follow Benambra–Corryong Road south, then turn onto Wheelers Creek Logging Road and continue about 21 km to the hut camping area. The forest road is winding and unsealed, crosses Wheelers Creek twice and is best approached with a 4WD or suitable off-road motorcycle. Check road conditions and seasonal closures before travelling. Parking is at the camping area beside the hut; no substantial walk is required when the road is open. History Forestry workers began this hut in May–June 1976 using frames and roofing from two surplus Stanley huts at the Corryong depot. Work resumed in summer 1976–77, adding woollybutt half-log cladding and salvaged materials from the Avondale homestead. It later served visitors including hunters and anglers. This Victorian hut is distinct from Wheelers Hut in Kosciuszko National Park. Construction Two rooms, with half logs on the outside, lined inside. Skillion iron verandah roof, linking to flat gable. These construction and stove-condition notes describe the former hut photographed in 2003, not a current inspection of the replacement. Caretakers - none References VHCHA, Wheelers Creek Hut: construction history and 2020 fire loss. GPS latitude/longitude: 36.54668°S, 147.87826°E. UTM: Zone 55, southern hemisphere (grid zone 55H), 578606 mE, 5955055 mN, converted assuming WGS84. Approximate hut/camping-area position from ExplorOz; source datum not stated. https://mountainhuts.net/region-12-davies-plain/project-five-nxy58 monthly 0.5 2026-11-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/756c3af0-1f50-46ec-9f44-4b8d7a6460b7/Pinnabar+VG.jpg Region 12: Davies Plain - Gibsons Hut at Mt Pinnibar Gibsons Hut or Mt Pinnabar Hut The former Pinnibar Hut, photographed by Bill Statton © 2003. This building was destroyed in January 2020; its replacement was completed in May 2022. Known as Pinnabar Hut but also Gibsons Hut (one of four by that family). Located: on Dunstans Logging Road near Lower Shady Creek, in the forest south of Corryong. Approach through the Nariel Valley and follow the forest-road network to Dunstans Logging Road; allow about 1½ hours from Corryong. Sealed valley roads give way to unsealed forest roads. The land manager rates the hut accessible by 2WD in dry weather only; use a suitable 4WD or off-road motorcycle if conditions require it. Parking is in the hut clearing, with no substantial walk when vehicle access is open. Seasonal gates close the approach in winter. The hut was rebuilt in 2022 after the 2019–20 bushfires. 3D Imagery Imagery is provided by the VHCHA and can be found here: https://my.matterport.com/show/?m=X4xLXr9qbdv History The Gibson family held grazing leases around Pinnibar from 1899 and built several huts in the district. VHCHA identifies Joseph Gibson as the leaseholder who died in 1919, followed by later generations of the family. The hut photographed above was moved from Dunstans Logging Camp. Forestry workers restored it in 1991, and VHCHA volunteers reinstated its verandah in 2019. It survived the 2003 bushfires but was destroyed in January 2020. DELWP rebuilt the hut in consultation with VHCHA, completing the replica in May 2022. Construction Timber hut with an iron roof; the present building replicates the hut lost in 2020. References Stephenson Pp334 - 336. Hueneke P237. VHCHA, Mt Pinnibar Hut (Gibsons): hut history and May 2022 rebuild. Explore Outdoors Victoria, Pinnibar-Gibsons Hut: access and facilities. GPS latitude/longitude: 36.520695°S, 147.949796°E. UTM: Zone 55, southern hemisphere (grid zone 55H), 585038 mE, 5957877 mN. Approximate hut position from ExplorOz; datum not stated by the source. https://mountainhuts.net/region-12-davies-plain/lavertys monthly 0.5 2026-11-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/543f084f-d999-44aa-b356-26de819142fa/Lavertys+2.jpg Region 12: Davies Plain - Lavertys Hut Lavertys Hut Photograph copyright Anne Sedgely C/- Butler and Associates © 2004 Known as Lavertys Hut. Located at Jarvis Flat, near Lucyvale. The best mapped approach is about 6.3 km from Berringama: head east on Murray Valley Highway for about 1 km, turn right onto the forest access, then right again after about 20 m. Follow the access track south for about 3.2 km, continue onto Beetoomba Spur Track for about 270 m, then turn left onto Leddin Track and follow it about 1.9 km to the approximate hut position. VHCHA spells the track Leddons. These are unsealed forest tracks; 2WD suitability, gates and public access have not been verified. If the final Leddin Track section is unsuitable, the mapped distance from its junction is about 1.9 km each way on foot, provided safe, lawful parking and access are available. Route distances are approximate map estimates, not a field survey. History This hut was apparently one of the four Gibson Huts, and is renowned for being repaired considerably on at least three occasions. Construction The original sawtooth corrugated chimney was replaced with a chimney and firebox construction had been discarded from Laverty's Hut as it smoked too much. It was removed in one re-incarnation then returned later in a different form! Caretakers - None. References Butler Report #2 GPS latitude/longitude: 36.249300°S, 147.689617°E. UTM: Zone 55, southern hemisphere (grid zone 55H), 561958 mE, 5988179 mN. Approximate hut position from ExplorOz; datum not stated by the source. https://mountainhuts.net/region-12-davies-plain/flying-swagman-hut monthly 0.5 2026-11-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/1a2a2922-ea76-403a-a2e9-94e7fec49809/Flying+Swagman+2025.jpg Region 12: Davies Plain - Flying Swagman Flying Swagman Hut Known As The Flying Swagman Hut or Mt Elliott Hut Located: near Mount Elliot summit, east of Corryong. From Corryong, take the road towards Khancoban, then the road towards Biggara and the signed Fishers Track gate. Follow Fishers Track uphill towards the tower and summit area. Towong Shire describes Mount Elliot as about 20 minutes from Corryong, with limited 2WD access on unsealed Fishers Track; check road conditions and gate arrangements locally. Mount Elliot Ridge Track via Thowgla Road is the 4WD alternative. Leave gates as found. The exact parking-to-hut walking distance remains unverified. History John Fisher, locally known as the Flying Swagman, built this combined glider hangar and shelter in the mid-1960s. He cleared part of Mount Elliot to launch his ES 57 Kingfisher glider by bungee. The hangar had a curved iron centre with side extensions for the wings and a caravan behind it. Only part of the original structure survived before restoration by VHCHA volunteers. Source: Australian Gliding Museum Newsletter No. 44 (2023). 3D Imagery The VHCA association has created a 3D image of this hut and many others, after restoration. It can be found here: https://my.matterport.com/show/?m=s28coCQbGfZ Construction This is an unusual hut in that the roof is made from curved corrugated iron from water tanks. The photo on left was taken post restoration. VHCHA volunteers have spent some years (2023 - 2026) restoring it to a magnificent state. References; VHCHA List here https://hutsvictoria.org.au/the-huts-of-victoria/vic-high-country-huts-list/ GPS latitude/longitude: 36.183955°S, 147.978928°E. UTM: Zone 55, southern hemisphere (grid zone 55H), 588024 mE, 5995204 mN. Approximate hut position from ExplorOz; datum not stated by the source. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/a494ea2e-85d3-4278-b156-fec90886c57c/Swagman+Hut+Restored.jpg https://mountainhuts.net/sites-and-ruins-in-victoria daily 0.75 2026-11-05 https://mountainhuts.net/sites-and-ruins-in-victoria/glenarte monthly 0.5 2026-11-05 https://mountainhuts.net/sites-and-ruins-in-victoria/turntable monthly 0.5 2026-11-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/5c66776e-7734-464e-9528-625a05ec8249/Turntable+Hut+LoR+RD.jpg Sites and Ruins in Victoria - Turntable Huts - Turntable Huts Known as Turntable and Baldhead Logging Huts The Turntable Huts were destroyed in the 2020 bushfires. History The original 7 huts were built in c1949 for the Forests Commission of Victoria to house the crew engaged in constructing Engineers Road from Bruthen to Baldhead. The remaining huts included the large mess hut, and several smaller dormitory huts. These huts were in the process of being restored by VHCHA and volunteers. Along with the loss of Glenmore huts in the Timbarra fires in early 2019, there are now no reasonably complete examples of mid last century logging camps left in Victoria, to our knowledge. https://mountainhuts.net/sites-and-ruins-in-victoria/wheelers monthly 0.5 2026-11-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/44e50ab6-4f2b-4899-82b6-10cffb2c4e6f/Wheelers+Ck+OM+9.03.jpg Sites and Ruins in Victoria - Wheelers Creek Hut - Wheelers Creek Hut Wheelers Ck Hut was destroyed in the 2020 bushfires. https://mountainhuts.net/sites-and-ruins-in-victoria/gibsons monthly 0.5 2026-11-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/17ad2cac-cc98-4bf1-9a5d-0eb04bf28974/Gibsons+BW+JM+72.jpg Sites and Ruins in Victoria - Gibsons Hut - Gibson’s Hut Gibsons Hut was destroyed in the 2020 bushfires. The plan is to re-build https://mountainhuts.net/sites-and-ruins-in-victoria/honeymoon monthly 0.5 2026-11-05 https://mountainhuts.net/hut-sites-in-kosciuszko-np daily 0.75 2022-04-08 https://mountainhuts.net/hut-sites-in-kosciuszko-np/jennets-hut monthly 0.5 2022-05-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/6ba388d7-0acb-4abd-b826-ba00c487414f/Jemmetts+ruin+copy.jpg A-K: Hut Sites in Kosciuszko NP - Jennets Hut Jennetts Hut Known as Jennets Hut or Jemmets Hut. Located beside the Long Plain Road, on the left as you head past Long Plain House, to Cooinbil, and before the headwaters of the Murrumbidgee. A chimney base remains. Brief History The hut was built by Tom Taylor and Bill Harris on the site used by gold miners. Bill Jemmett used to live in the house. Construction Built as a medium sized house, with weatherboards and an iron roof. Iron chimney and timber frame. References KHA Reference 1204. https://mountainhuts.net/hut-sites-in-kosciuszko-np/italian-miners-hut monthly 0.5 2022-05-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/88658df2-03d1-4eb4-a93e-5b63025fde70/Italian+Miner%27s+hut+-+1+copy.jpg A-K: Hut Sites in Kosciuszko NP - Italian Miners Hut Italian Miners Hut Photograph by Pauline Downing in the KHA Archives © 1999. Located near to Daveys Hut at GR373875. History Built by Con and Harry Bolton in 1916 to support grazing, but it was last used by a group of Italian Miners in the 1930s and 1940s. The group of seven Italians arrived from Eden with a sulky and five pounds between them, during the recession, about 1931. They worked hard with the materials they had, and scavenged crockery and carpet from the Kosciusko Hotel tip. They built a vegetable garden and added the fireplace to the hut. They also built a dam and were successful in finding some gold. Later they went to Newcastle to work in the coal mines, but three were killed there. One returned, Johnny Piazza, who later was confined to the Kosciusko Hotel, during the second world war. He never returned to Snowy Plain. Poles, bark, wire and dog kennels remain. Refer to Pauline Downings book If I Wake in the Middle of the Night for more details. Construction Poles with a bark roof and stone chimney. References Downing P, If I Wake in the Middle of the Night. KHA Reference number 2503. https://mountainhuts.net/hut-sites-in-kosciuszko-np/foremans-hut monthly 0.5 2022-05-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/c94cbd1c-2d7e-4b24-8985-2f801a285908/Foreman%27s+Hut+Standing+all.jpg A-K: Hut Sites in Kosciuszko NP - Foremans Hut Foremans Hut Photo courtesy of KHA Archives - Frank Leydan. Also known as Wallaces Hut, Foremans Chimney and Foremans Hut. Location - Foremans is famous for the brick chimney that remains prominent today, on a river spur, near to the Blue Lake track. It is clearly visible from the Charlotte Pass LO, and has saved a number of wayward skiers and walkers, lost in fog or cloud. Brief History Foremans was built in the 1920s by Mr Blyton for Dr Foreman of Wagga Wagga. It was later used by Wallace for grazing. The hut was demolished in the 1940s, leaving the prominent chimney, used by a number of people as a navigation beacon, to save their lives in a blizzard. Construction Three rooms with roof and walls of corrugated iron. Floor of wood. Two chimneys originally one of brick and the other of stone. References KHA Reference number is 2421. Hueneke Pp1. https://mountainhuts.net/hut-sites-in-kosciuszko-np/new-portfolio-item-5 monthly 0.5 2022-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec321c2af33de48734cc929/1589847763854-OGJIPZXLM6WQ3QJW4MYL/image-asset.jpeg A-K: Hut Sites in Kosciuszko NP - Hotel Kosciusko - The Hotel Kosciuszko Known as Hotel Kosciusko or Hotel Kosciuszko. History The hotel was very large and very popular, but was destroyed by a “house fire”, leaving only the servants quarters, visible today on the right of the road to Perisher Valley. https://mountainhuts.net/hut-sites-in-kosciuszko-np/kunama-lodge monthly 0.5 2022-04-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/4ac28ae7-bf64-460c-a7e1-f2ee243d85e1/Kunama+Huette+Ruin+2000.jpg A-K: Hut Sites in Kosciuszko NP - Kunama Huette - Kunama Hut Known as Kunama Lodge, Kunama Huette or Kunama Hut Located under Mt Tate History This hut was built as a ski lodge. It was destroyed by an avalanche which took one life the first and only person killed by an avalanche in Australia. The phot on the right is of the ruin in 2000, with a lot of materials lying around the location. https://mountainhuts.net/hut-sites-in-kosciuszko-np/cool-plain-hut monthly 0.5 2022-05-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/8360a56e-3bc3-4cc7-a04c-62eed434b648/Cool+Plain+I+Frakes+1986.jpg A-K: Hut Sites in Kosciuszko NP - Cool Plain Ogilvies Hut - Cool Plain Hut Photo courtesy of Ian Frakes 1986. Known as Ogilvies Hut or Cool Plain Hut or the Pastures Protection Board Hut. Burnt down in 1988. Located in an unusual corner of Kosciuszko National Park, west of Round Mountain and near a tributary of Ogilvies Creek. Grid reference is 211088 on the Khancoban 1:50,000 map. GPS Location S 36.0557° E 148.3456° History This hut was built to support grazing, and is in a very cold location. This hut was built by the Pastures Protection Board in the 1940's for monitoring of cattle numbers and their effects. It was rebuilt by men from the Theiss Village in the early 1950's, but was burnt in a bushfire in 1988. Construction Built from corrugated iron over sawn timber frame and chimney. It is famous for the installation of a power switch with a sign saying “please turn the light off when leaving the hut”! References Hueneke Pp KHA reference number is 2315, KNP POM number is L.22. https://mountainhuts.net/hut-sites-in-kosciuszko-np/constances-homestead monthly 0.5 2022-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/ea8ceb54-1efb-4d75-8a8d-3abd2a13f079/Collins%27+homestead+-KHA+1960%27s.jpg A-K: Hut Sites in Kosciuszko NP - Collins Homestead - Collins Homestead Known as Collins House or Collins Homestead. Located along the Pallaibo track from Sawpit Creek. The site is near Sawpit Creek and Thredbo River junction, north-east of the Gaden Trout Hatchery. History This homestead was built for C. Collins for grazing. The SMA Jindabyne map showed two huts on this site being the homestead and a shed. Construction References https://mountainhuts.net/hut-sites-in-kosciuszko-np/broken-cart-hut monthly 0.5 2022-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/cada0bd3-ea64-458f-b383-bf8fea1a6dfe/Broken+Cart+AG+KHA+1952.jpg A-K: Hut Sites in Kosciuszko NP - Broken Cart Hut - Broken Cart Hut Known as Broken Cart Hut or Broken Hut. Located On the Broken Cart Trail, northern end of Kosciuszko National Park. History Construction References https://mountainhuts.net/hut-sites-in-kosciuszko-np/cowwombatflat monthly 0.5 2022-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/2d8ed702-7976-48c2-95fd-1d001f522101/Cowombat_Flat_hut_ruin_1999_OM_Lawrence.jpg A-K: Hut Sites in Kosciuszko NP - CowWombat Flat Hut Cowombat Flat Hut The photo above was taken by M Lawrence in 1999 ©, and shows a substantial chimney and foot plates of a slab hut. All that remains today, is a pile of stones, see below.This photo confirmed the rumour of a substantial building at this location in the past. Known as Cowombat Hut or Cowwombat House Located at Cowombat Flat, KNP in the very far south. At Grid Ref 045272 (TBC) on the Jacobs River 1:100,00 map and Suggan Buggan 1:50,000 maps. History Amanda Carey, Ranger at Namadgi National Park wrote an article in the "News from the Alps" No 23, Autumn 2000 where in the last column, second paragraph this hut is mentioned and how the materials were used from the crashed DC 3, nearby. It was unclear if the aluminium from the crash was used at this hut, or one in Victoria, but the latter is likely. This article was later reprinted in the VicWalk News July 2000. Construction Only the remains of a substantial brick chimney remains, plus some corrugated iron. Originally a substantial slab home, with the foot plates clearly visible in the photo above. The building probably had a shingle roof originally. References KHA Hut listing Number 2804. Ted Fleming - pers comm. Hueneke - no reference Photograch from M Lawrence, KHA Archives © 1999 https://mountainhuts.net/hut-sites-in-kosciuszko-np/betts-camp-new-hut monthly 0.5 2022-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/00f200a4-2717-4a77-9bc2-5fb90e3f07dc/Betts+Camp+New+09.KH.jpg A-K: Hut Sites in Kosciuszko NP - Betts Camp - New Hut Betts Camp - New Hut Photo courtesy of the KHA Archives - Klaus Heuneke © 1936. Known as Betts Camp Location Beside the Perisher to Kosciusko Road at GR228678. History Replaced the Old Betts Camp at GR229664. This one was built by the NSW Government Tourist Bureau in 1905 to support the ski industry. It was pulled down by the NPWS in about 1968. Construction Weatherboard, multi-room with gable iron roof. References Hueneke Pp 9, 22, 25, 26 and 128. KHA Reference number is 2427 for the New site and 2428 for the Old Betts Camp. https://mountainhuts.net/hut-sites-in-kosciuszko-np/alpine-creek monthly 0.5 2022-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/28f9f5da-b372-4959-b8bc-f1db9aae22c7/Alpine+Ck+Mill+Broadheads+1982+KHA.jpg A-K: Hut Sites in Kosciuszko NP - Alpine Creek Mill The Alpine Mill Known as Alpine Mill, Providence Mill, Kelly's Alpine Mill or Broadheads Mill. Located off the main Snowy Highway, a few hundred metres, south of Alpine Creek (well signposted on the road). Walk into the forest about 200 m. On the Tantangara Map at GR 432218. Gatis Gregors listed it at 431217 but it is probably that there were multiple buildings hereabouts. A second mill was at 434235 that was referred to as Broadheads Alpine Mill. History Mr E.H. Quodling held the lease or nearby leases in 1907. This area was used for gold mining and dredging before the development of the timber mill on the south side of the creek. There was also a soldier settlement farm after WW1 just to the south. References Gatis Gregors Thesis - High Alpine Architecture. KHA #1403 and 1406. https://mountainhuts.net/hut-sites-in-kosciuszko-np/obriens-hut monthly 0.5 2022-05-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/3416a1c4-04bf-4ac7-93fa-42705c9b8310/BradleysinMist.jpg A-K: Hut Sites in Kosciuszko NP - Bradleys Hut Bradley's Hut Known as Bradleys Hut (its common name) or O'Briens Hut (variable depending on family allegiences). This hut was burnt down in the 2020 bushfires and is slated to be rebuilt. Bradley's hut is located conveniently at the roadside of the Cabramurra to Khancoban Road, and marked on the Kosciusko 1:100,000 map at grid reference 242 132. There is a car-park in front of the hut, so that you can safely get off the road. GPS Location: S36.015920 E 148.379770. Brief History The hut was built by Jack Bailey in 1952 before the Tooma road was developed. It was originally used for grazing, but the stables and horse yards were removed by the NPWS. The area around the hut is commonly used by campers planning to head off to the Jugungal wilderness. It is a very popular spot. Construction This hut has an agreeable outlook, and appears as a small homestead. Built of timber frames and corrugated iron walls and roof, it measures 6.5m by 4m, plus a verandah area at the front. The floor is made of sawn timber and a solid fireplace is set on a concrete slab. Value Bradley's huts sits in an area of montane forest and outstanding beauty. The hut is used on most weekends, and is at an altitude where cross-skiing is common. References KHA Reference number 2321. A Conservation Brief and history are held for this hut by KHA archivists. The KNP POM Schedule number is L.43. https://mountainhuts.net/hut-sites-in-kosciuszko-np/jounama-hut monthly 0.5 2022-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec321c2af33de48734cc929/1589847763854-OGJIPZXLM6WQ3QJW4MYL/image-asset.jpeg A-K: Hut Sites in Kosciuszko NP - Jounama Homestead Jounama Homestead Known as Jounama Homestead. Location west of Yarrangobilly. Grid Reference 289511 on the Yarrangobilly map. Brief History Built for cattle and sheep grazing. Burnt down in 1950s, restored and burnt again in the 1970s, also reputedly by NPWS rangers. Was a substantial holding with nine rooms, many external buildings, paddocks and orchards. A spectacular ruin, well worth the visit. Construction Brick and iron, some parts could be be restored. Reference KHA number 0805, KNP POM L4, history brief exists. https://mountainhuts.net/hut-sites-in-kosciuszko-np/ibis-hut monthly 0.5 2022-04-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/7c9e7bc9-39cd-4fc1-9136-a25767cff963/Ibis_Hut_July_1971_PStead.jpg A-K: Hut Sites in Kosciuszko NP - Ibis (Adams) Hut - Adams or Ibis Hut Known as Adams Hut or Ibis Hut or Ibis Lodge. Located was located on the road above Spencers Creek in a very prominent position, looking down the valley towards Mount Tate. History Ibis was built as a substantial ski lodge. It was demolished and removed by NPWS in about 1978. Construction Substantial, two stories with stonework and fancy window treatments. References https://mountainhuts.net/hut-sites-in-kosciuszko-np/harveys-hut monthly 0.5 2022-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/6b900c8a-c741-4e27-ad32-ae8400bda708/Harvey%27s+hut+P+Honeyman+coll.jpg A-K: Hut Sites in Kosciuszko NP - Harveys Hut Harveys Hut Photo courtesy of KHA Archives - 1940 Chafer Collection. Known as Harveys Hut, Broken Dray Hut or Harveys No. 1. Hut - (Not to be confused with Tantangara Mountain Hut, otherwise known as Harveys IV. Located near Kidmans hut. Located at GR370913. Brief History This hut was orginally built by Albert Napthali, as a separate room onto his house (Ref 2509). It was a particuarly classic design for the time. The Harvey family moved it a few miles towards Kidmans and built the new chimney. The hut was burnt in 1976 by a NPWS ranger on instruction from the Superintendent at Smiggins Holes, although a Harvey family member claims that it would have been burnt by them before that, if they knew that NPWS were going to destroy it. References KHA Reference number 2502. Hueneke Pp120. https://mountainhuts.net/hut-sites-in-kosciuszko-np/harrishut monthly 0.5 2022-04-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/be88aa38-9ff2-4bb8-9222-0ebe17149135/Harris%27+-+4.jpg A-K: Hut Sites in Kosciuszko NP - Harris Hut Harris Hut Known as Harris Hut or Blue Waterholes Homestead. This hut was burnt down in 1998 by residents. Located along a firetrail, off the Blue Water Holes road. Grid Reference 483556. Brief History This homestead was built in 1933 by Bill Harris for himself and new wife, Irene. An older hut existed just behind this one, and was constructed of wattle sticks pushed into the ground. It was later used as a saddle shed. Tom and Molly Taylor were also one-time residents. This huts was "adopted" by the Canberra Speleological Society (CSS), who maintained for many years, until it was burnt down. Apparently a group of illegal 4WDers were in residence and lit a fire that was too large, resulting in the destruction of the hut in the late 1990s. Phylis Dowling lived here until she was ten years old, and wrote a long and comprehensive essay in the log book, thankfully preserved. The essay tells us alot about the life, food and requirements of the early 20th century. Construction The building consisted of 2 rooms and was about 7m by 4.5m. IT was built of horizantal slabs with a slab floor. There was a much modified iron flue and flattened kerosene tins were used under the gables. Later, hessian and canvas, plus newspaper were used as wallpaper to seal out the cold. Caretakers - Canberra Spelelogical Society References Hueneke Pp 220 to 223 KHA number for this site is 1209 KNP POM is L.8. Neither CSS nor KHA has asked for the reconstruction of this site at this time. The Conservation Study says that if the building is burnt down, it will not be replaced. https://mountainhuts.net/hut-sites-in-kosciuszko-np/gooandra-hut monthly 0.5 2022-04-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/aa12fdef-7d9b-436e-ad3b-abebd6e12f93/Gooandra+PD.jpg A-K: Hut Sites in Kosciuszko NP - Gooandra Hut Gooandra Homestead Photograph copyright Olaf Moon © 2002. Known as Lampes House, Gooandra Hut or Gooandra Homestead. This hut was lost in the fires and should be re-built. Location Goodandra Homestead is located about 15 Km north of Kiandra, on an indistinct firetrail that leads past the Six Mile Diggins.The Grid Reference is 387369 on the Tantangara 1:25,000 map. GPS Location: S 35.800584 E 148.536697 Brief History Miners built a small hut at this site in the 1860s, and the chimney may still be seen obviously standing about 20 metres from the homestead. Along with a small part of Yan's Store at Kiandra, this is the oldest standing structure in KNP and is very significant as a result. The homestead itself was built in 1913 by Fred Lampe, using materials from Lobbs Hole. The old Miners Hut next to it, was made the kitchen, to be run by a German "Jack Jones". He held a considerable and successful grazing lease for sheep, and a wool shed stood nearby until the late 1970's. The building was almost collapsed in the late 1990s and was recently restored, with some work remaining to be done. The new fireplace is a particularly excellent piece of work. A more detailed history sheet is available here. Construction Gooandra is 13m by 12m and consists of four rooms and a breezeway hallway. There are three separate entrance doors, with most entering via the kitchen door to the south. The house is timber, with timber floors, lining and weatherboards on the outside. Nearby stood other buildings including substantial stables that are now ruins. Caretakers References Hueneke Ppxiii and 202 KHA Reference number is 1302. KNP POM still shows this site as a "standing ruin". Their schedule for the Plan of Managment is L.12. A full Conservation Study exists and was required for the renovation. History notes also exist, including letters in the KHA file from relatives of Mr Lampe. https://mountainhuts.net/hut-sites-in-kosciuszko-np/happyshut monthly 0.5 2022-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/43e9a9ae-dc4e-4678-bdbb-71715a976694/Happys.JPG A-K: Hut Sites in Kosciuszko NP - Happys Hut Happys Hut Photo from KHA Archives, courtesy Di Thomson. Known as The Dip Hut, Happys Hut, Montagues Hut or Boots Hut. Located at the top end of Snowy Plain. Grid Reference is 386134, approximately. Brief History Happys was built in 1931 by W. Montague for grazing. Some say it was built earlier, about 1920. Construction The hut is 5.5m by 4.5m and constructed of iron walls and roof. There are a few weatherboards in some sections. There is a wooden floor and a stone hearth. The chimney is an iron flue. References KHA Reference 2510, KNP POM number is L.71. https://mountainhuts.net/hut-sites-in-kosciuszko-np/gibbs-hut monthly 0.5 2022-04-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/f7dbb457-fdc5-4d8d-8585-8ac931cb6d53/Gibbs%27+Homestead.jpg A-K: Hut Sites in Kosciuszko NP - Gibbs Homestead Gibbs Homestead Photo courtesy of Charles Warner to the KHA Archives © 1992. Located near to Gooandra Homestead. History Built to support a grazing lease. Construction Natural timber pole frame with corrugated iron for both walls and roof, plus firep https://mountainhuts.net/hut-sites-in-kosciuszko-np/happyjacks monthly 0.5 2022-04-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/c0f884e1-ac78-4d35-bdd4-f75ba06aa433/Happy+Jack%27s+Plain+JW.jpg A-K: Hut Sites in Kosciuszko NP - Happy Jacks Plain Hut Happy Jacks Plain Hut Known as Happy Jacks Hut #3 and Happy Jacks Plain Hut Located in a hard to find position, about 1Km off the Firetrail leading from Eucumbene to the Happy Jacks Pondage. It is probably the most ugly hut in KNP, or was. It was burnt down in the 2020 bushfires. The Grid Reference is correct at 340094 on the Khancoban map, and the hut was just visible from across the valley. To find it, follow the firetrail to the west, across the obvious bridge and up the hill until the tree line is met. Turn left around the countour of the hill, about 100m into the tree line. It is also an easy walk across country to Boobee Hut from here, and a firetrail closer to the bridge, leads off there. On the other side of the road, a trail leads to Brooks Hut. Brief History The original iron hut with the dirt floor, was built for grazing, and was extended with the SMA Module (the part with the wooden floor) in 1977. The SMA module was moved from 336096. Construction It is an L shaped hut, 3.5m by 2.8m. and built of corrugated iron for the roof and walls, with a floor of dirt. The SMA module acts like a sleeping platform with its wooden floor. The hut has a good fireplace made of stone with an iron chimney. One window with a shutter. Water is not convenient when the weather is very dry. Trees are now imposing on the hut and may need to be trimmed. References The KHA Reference is 2340, and KNP POM number is L.70. https://mountainhuts.net/hut-sites-in-kosciuszko-np/four-mile-hut monthly 0.5 2022-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/3c41dead-3772-4fa6-b8fc-888cce96888f/4MileCreek.JPG A-K: Hut Sites in Kosciuszko NP - Four Mile Hut Four Mile Hut Photo of Olaf Moon copyright © 1999. Known as Hughes Hut, Four Mile Hut or 4 Mile. This is probably one of the most famous huts in Kosciuszko National Park and slated to be re-built in 2023. Four Mile hut was burnt down in the 2020 bushfires. This hut is Located about four kilometres south south east of Selwyns Quarry, and is an easy ski or walk from there, or seven kilometres from Kiandra. Its grid reference is 332 226. The hut is easy to find in an open plain, unless buried by snow as it often is. Brief History The hut was built by Robert Hughes in 1937, and used as a mining residence for gold panners. It remained the only complete mining hut on the Kiandra gold fields. For many years (until about 1981) there was a box of very live and sweating dynamite under one of the bunks, presumably to give any resident silly enough to light a really big fire in the hearth, a night to remember! Four mile is a very popular ski destination, and has saved the lives of a number of people over the years. However, skiers should be aware that it is very small, and therefore not reliable shelter for parties un-equipped with tents. Construction This hut was made from anything left lying around, but its main elements included slab walls and floors and corrugated chimney and roof. Use of flattened five gallon cans is a feature. There is an external toilet and stone hearth to the fireplace, one of the key reasons it still stands. A unique feature is that a small leather washer was put under every nail used to hold the roof (and much of the timber work) together. A recent renovation team had to duplicate this work requiring considerable time and effort. Caretakers - In the early 1970's The Bogong Group undertook the first clean up and found the first dynamite. In 1978, Klaus Hueneke organised the first major restoration with members of KHA. Since then the NSW Nordic Ski Club. Value Four Mile is one of the most critical huts in the KNP, both for historical reasons, and survival shelter. It is an easy walk or ski from Selwyn Ski Resort. References Hueneke, Klaus “The Life of a Mountain Hut” 2019 Hueneke “Huts of the High Country” Pp xviii, Pp 89, 91, 101-103 KHA number 1009. A conservation history has been completed for Four Mile Hut NPWS POM Reference is L.1. https://mountainhuts.net/hut-sites-in-kosciuszko-np/freebodys-hut monthly 0.5 2022-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec321c2af33de48734cc929/1589847763854-OGJIPZXLM6WQ3QJW4MYL/image-asset.jpeg A-K: Hut Sites in Kosciuszko NP - Freebody's Hut Freebody's Hut Known as Freebodies Hut or Freebody’s Hut Located beside the Tin Mines Firetrail, about 2 Km north of the Ingeegoodbee hut and Bill's Garden. Grid reference 174252. It is a remote KNP location. Brief History The hut was originally built in about 1940 by Mr Freebody to support grazing and horse roping on the plain nearby. Yards exist between hear and Bills Garden. The hut collapsed in the early 1970s, but sufficient material exists on site to re-build it, if someone had the inclination. Construction The hut was built of bush poles, with supposedly fibro walls, but these are not in evidence today. The roof was of flat tin about half a metre by a metre - that appear to be from cans or storage containers. The original photograph below, shows that both the roof and walls were of iron, and the floor possibly of timber. References https://mountainhuts.net/hut-sites-in-kosciuszko-np/eucumbene-lookout monthly 0.5 2022-04-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/186012d9-a6aa-4d71-9382-d7f6d629e5e4/EucumbeneShelter_1966.jpg A-K: Hut Sites in Kosciuszko NP - Eucumbene Lookout Eucumbene Lookout Shelter Photo from the KHA Collection, R Vallak © 1979. Known as Eucumbene Look Out Located on the main road to Perisher Valley, a few kilometres below Wilsons Valley, looking north from about 1600m. As it happened, it was located directly above the SMA's Lake Eucumbene-Tumut Pondage tunnel which is still visible. History The lookout shelter was built in the 1950’s as a tourist attraction, and the view was particularly spectacular. It was possibly built for Her Majesty, The Queen's visit to Australia to open the Melbourne Olympics in 1956 or later in 1964. The Australian National Archives has a number of official photos of visiting dignatries at the lookout. The hut was removed in about 1983, due to traffic hazards as cars pulled into the location and out again. Construction The construction was very solid, over a concrete base, with stone walls and cliplock steel roof. References https://mountainhuts.net/hut-sites-in-kosciuszko-np/rials-hut monthly 0.5 2022-04-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/6ac7aa05-4f40-4c78-846a-41a54330c5d6/Farm+Ridge+hut+-+4.JPG A-K: Hut Sites in Kosciuszko NP - Farm Ridge Homestead Rial's Homestead Photo by Morphett for the KHA Collection 1936. Photograph below, by Reet Vallak © 1969 in the KHA Collection also. Known as Farm Ridge Homestead, Ryalls Hut, Royale Hut or "Rial Hut" which is currently viewed as the correct spelling. Located at one of the key track intersections in Kosciusko NP, to the south of Round Mountain and north of Jagungal. It is across the Doubtful River, on the Grey Mare FT. On the Khancoban 1:25,000 map at GR271033 and also shown on the Kosciusko map. History It was originally built in 1908 as a substantial homestead with multiple buildings by JJ Riall (note not Royale) in 1908, this building contained four rooms (similar to Old Currango). From Blossom Macdonald, daughter of AJ Riall; I know for sure that my parents spent their honeymoon there in the summer of 1909-10.The story was told among my family that my mother's wedding ring was made from the gold panned by my father in the Doubtful River, though I am unable to verify that now.Through the kindness of the National Parks Rangers who took me and members of my family to the site in 2004 I can now recall that day as one of the best of my life. So much of our family history is tied up in those wonderful mountains. Harold Hedger held the lease from 1943 and the three buildings were still standing in the 1960s, but finally succumbed to the super snow year of 1965. Prior to that it was used by fishermen, skiers and other tourists and was connected to Adaminaby by a telephone line. Bertie Schlink was a regular visitor. This is a great pity, as the site would be ideal for a survival shelter, and also has considerable historical value. There is a lot of material and fabric of the original building still present. Elements remained standing and could have been re-built in 1975. Construction Weatherboards, pitched iron roof, four rooms, wooden floor, with stone and brick chimney. References KHA Reference number is 2316. Hueneke Pp40, 79. Blossom Macdonald (daughter of AJ Rial) - pers comm. https://mountainhuts.net/hut-sites-in-kosciuszko-np/diane-orange-hut monthly 0.5 2022-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/18be57fa-05b6-4899-9289-49b29c329af1/Orange+Hut+Alex+Sheryle+Sian.jpeg A-K: Hut Sites in Kosciuszko NP - Diane Orange Hut Diane Hut Photo by Olaf Moon, Alex, Sheryle and Sian in view 2002. Known as Diana Hut, Diane Hut or Orange Hut. Located on the Grey Mare FT, about 3 kilometres from the Schlink Pass and hut. Grid Reference is 229859 on the Kosciusko 1:50,000 map. This was one of 24 huts burnt to the ground in the January 2003 bushfires. Brief History The hut was built by the SMA as a survey shelter in the early 1950's. It used to be painted (sensibly) a bright orange colour, but this has varied over the years with a move to “taupe” with an Orange Door being one option. The hut was very small but very strategic and used by ski tourers on a daily basis in the 1970’s and 1980’s. Dicky Cooper hut stood across the creek, nearby, but is now hard to find as it has collapsed in the scrub. It was even more popular due to its increased size and great view. Construction Diane is 5m by 3m and is built of weatherboards over a timber frame. The roof is corrugated iron and the hut is lined. There is one window, a wooden floor and stove. Caretakers - Originally by the Gourmet Walkers References Hueneke Pp 33 KHA reference is 2429 KNP POM schedule number is L.57. https://mountainhuts.net/hut-sites-in-kosciuszko-np/elainemine monthly 0.5 2022-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/0787fdc9-ee9b-4ee9-b2c1-3dc6e47d477c/Elaine+Mine+-+2.JPG A-K: Hut Sites in Kosciuszko NP - Elaine Mine Huts Elaine Mine Huts Photograph from the Bob Hughes Collection to KHA © 1932. Known as Elaine Mine or Elaine Mine Huts Located in the Yarrangobilly area at approximately GR344213. This site is in an area that was closed for a period by the NPWS following the fires. History The originaly buildings were built in 1925 by the Hughes brothers and Ernie Barnett, to support their local gold mining operations. These operations finished in the 1960's. Others pored over the site in the 1970s, but left very little in place as a result. Little from the buildings remains but some machinery is visible. References KHA Reference Number 1006 KHA History Sheet exists Hueneke Pp59, 100, 101, 104-108. https://mountainhuts.net/hut-sites-in-kosciuszko-np/diamond-hill-hut monthly 0.5 2022-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/b652c0ff-a01d-4e7c-8e74-77ab3c8b605e/Diamond+Hill+hut.jpg A-K: Hut Sites in Kosciuszko NP - Diamond Hill Hut - Diamond Hill Hut Known as Diamond Hill Hut Located on the powerline trail at Diamond Hill History The hut was built in the 1960’s to support construction of the 220,000 v powerline towers and system to support hte Snowy Scheme. Construction References https://mountainhuts.net/hut-sites-in-kosciuszko-np/dickycooperhut monthly 0.5 2022-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/f7a4789f-f615-4b55-845f-8854673a6dac/Dicky+Cooper+1935.jpg A-K: Hut Sites in Kosciuszko NP - Dicky Cooper Hut Dicky Cooper Hut Photograph taken by R Michaelis for the KHA Collection © 1935. Known as Dicky Cooper Bogong Hut, Dicky Cooper Hut or Little Bogong Hut. Located on the slopes of Dicky Cooper Bogong mountain, to the north of the summit. Shown on the Kosciusko map at GR231849. This location was particularly useful for those exploring the Rolling Grounds. History It was built to support grazing and named after Dicky Cooper who was a local aboriginal stockman about 1893. The walls were off the hut by 1936, but a restoration was done in the late 1940s. The standing ruin was very visible in the late 1970s, but is hard to find now. This area is heavily wooded with new snowgums in 2003 which are regeneration from a fire that burnt through in 1973. Construction Weatherboard, wooden floor with iron roof. One window and door, iron fireplace. Originally it contained one bunk, three leg stools and a table. References KHA Reference number is 2430 Ski Year Book 1934 - Article by Colin Gilder. Hueneke Pp36, 37. https://mountainhuts.net/hut-sites-in-kosciuszko-np/dead-horse-hut monthly 0.5 2022-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/4ffca792-bee3-4736-ac5d-152196af0c29/Dead+Horse+Gap+hut+-+1.jpg A-K: Hut Sites in Kosciuszko NP - Dead Horse Hut Dead Horse Gap Hut Photograph courtesy of R Gray for the KHA Collection © 1964. Known as Dead Horse Gap #2 Hut or Dead Horse Hut Located at Dead Horse Gap above Thredbo, on the Eastern side of the road, about 50 metres from the current car turning circle. Shown at GR129572. A second hut stood at GR137572. History Built for grazing in about 1898, on the bridle track that used to run south of where Cootapatamba Hut now stands. The hut shown was removed by the NPWS in about 1968, as the Reserve was about to be gazetted as a National Park. References Hueneke Pp5, 31, 166. KHA Reference Numbers are 2707 and 2708. Ted Fleming - pers comm. https://mountainhuts.net/hut-sites-in-kosciuszko-np/constances-hut monthly 0.5 2022-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/2cebf140-2af3-4d14-8bab-3ad39d8e78df/Constances+Ruin+2006+OJM.jpg A-K: Hut Sites in Kosciuszko NP - Constances Hut Constances Hut Photograph courtesy of Laurie Bell © 1979. Held in the KHA Collection at the NLA. The photo below shows Constances ruin in Jan 2006, copyright Olaf Moon. Known as Newtown Hut or Constances Hut Located beside Back River or Burrungubuggee River and east of Kidmans hut. GR is 341863 on the new 1:25,000 map Geehi Dam 8525-2N. The hut was burnt down in 1984. Burrungubugee Shelter stood 25 m to the north and Reids stood across the creek to the south at GR 339862 (or if you believe KHA GR 339858). Tolbar Hut stood three Kms to the SSW at 325 827. History This is one of four huts in this immediate vicinity, the others being Reids, Olivers and Tolbar, this hut was built about 1932. It was unusual at the time, having a raised wooden floor. The Technology Ski Club took over maintenance of the hut in 1970 when it was in very poor condition, but it was burnt a few years later. Construction Vertical slabs, wooden floor and pitched timber shingled roof. A large stone fireplace overshadowed the end of the hut. It was 12 feet by 11 feet. Caretakers - none. References Hueneke P122. Laurie Bell - pers comm. KHA History Sheet KNP POM L49. https://mountainhuts.net/hut-sites-in-kosciuszko-np/crowes-hut monthly 0.5 2022-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/a91b33ce-1bc4-4b7d-a030-2f51167dca24/CrowesHut_ruin_KHA_89.jpg A-K: Hut Sites in Kosciuszko NP - Crowes Hut Crowes Hut Photograph from the KHA Collection © 1995. Known as Crowes Hut, Crows Hut or New Hut. Located on the Nungar Plain about two kilometres west of Davey Brayshaws, at a track intersection. Some maps show it incorrectly at 508279, but the correct position is 509276 on the Tantangara (or Denison 1:25,000 maps. Ruin is quite visible today. History Built by William Crowe in one day in 1942, to be used as a shelter for graziers. Construction Iron over bush poles. References KHA Reference number Hueneke Pp204. https://mountainhuts.net/hut-sites-in-kosciuszko-np/burrungubugge monthly 0.5 2022-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/90439114-250c-4cfd-8d3f-99343a154f3c/Burrungubugge90.jpg A-K: Hut Sites in Kosciuszko NP - Burrungubugge Hut Burrungubugge Shelter Photograph copyright Olaf Moon © 1990. Known as Burrungubuggee Hut or Burrungubuggee Shelter Burnt down in the 2003 fires, and should be re-built. Location This hut is on the southern and alternate corridor to the Jugungal Wilderness Area, from the Munyang to Whites River road very close to the original Constances Hut. This corridor eventually leads to Kidmans and the Alpine Hut site. Grid Reference 341 863 on the Mount Kosciusko 1:50,000 map. Brief History This hut was burnt down in the January 2003 fires, but is survived by it neighbour, Kidmans hut just up the valley. The history of Burrungubugge is very interesting, as it is unique in KNP history, being the only approved "replacement hut" in the Park. It replaced nearby Constances Hut (#2418 at 341863), with the intention of lessening the visitor load on the Whites Corridor. The hut was built in 1989 and 1990, and opened to a huge crowd on 17 November 1990. It was completely financed through donations, and built by KHA . The NPWS assisted with access and other support. The hut remained mildly controversial, because of a large perspex, picture window in one end wall. Most visitors, however, consider this an advancement in style, and offering a perfect view. Previous windows in older huts were small, due to the cost and difficulty of transporting larger panes of glass. Construction The shelter is built of vertical slabs, with a wooden floor and roof of iron. A stove, three windows and a toilet are also included. This combination reduces cost, meets aesthetic considerations, and is very durable, requiring minimal oiling of the woodwork from time to time. References KHA reference number is 2445. A comprehensive design and application to the NPWS exists. Hueneke P122 for Constances Hut (which it replaced). https://mountainhuts.net/hut-sites-in-kosciuszko-np/boonoo-hut monthly 0.5 2022-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/b0dc02d6-c420-4d5f-ba11-beab6624b934/Boonoo_NPWST.jpg A-K: Hut Sites in Kosciuszko NP - Boonoo Hut Boonoo Hut Photo from the KHA Archives, courtesy NPWS Tumut. Known as Boonoo Hut. Location On the hill, in thick scrub, directly across the river from Lindleys Hut, on the Goobarragandarra, west KNP. Grid Reference 313710 (Estimated) - Blowering 1:25,000 map. Brief History This hut was built by Fred Feint. It is still standing just, and is termed a “standing ruin”. It is in quite a bad way currently. Construction Log cabin, with corrugated iron roof. Reference KHA number 0204. No KNP Plan of Management (POM) reference. https://mountainhuts.net/hut-sites-in-kosciuszko-np/boltonsfinn monthly 0.5 2022-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/0ab6e8d7-156a-4264-bb7b-52188b1ab9d2/boltons+on+the+finn+AP+2001.jpg A-K: Hut Sites in Kosciuszko NP - Boltons on the Finn Hut Boltons on the Finn Photo from the KHA Collection copyright © 2005. Known as Boltons on the Finn Hut or Boltons Finn Hut. This hut was burnt down in the 2003 bushfires. NPWS have committed to re-build it in 2024. Location This old hut is difficult to get to, as you need to climb one of the steep and rough spurs through the bush from Munyang (South of Guthega) or take the long way around via Schlink Hut and Tin Hut. Grid reference 299811 (approximately) on the Mount Kosciuszko 1:50,000 map. It was burnt down in the 2003 fires, but currently some NPWS rangers have privately indicated that they would like to see it re-built. (this is not included in the HCS study). Brief History Boltons on the Finn River was built to replace another hut in 1940, after the 1939 bush fires destroyed the first, and which also devastated so much of NSW. It was built by the Bolton family, of Berridale. The previous hut had been built in 1890. The new hut collapsed in the 1960's and was rebuilt between 1975 and 1978 by the Bogong Group, a recreational caretaker group, then burnt again in 2003. Construction This is a vertical slab hut approx 2.5m by 3.8m, made from very heavy wooden slabs. The floor is dirt, with the chimney of iron, over a stone base. The roof was originally wooden shingles, which are now covered with corrugated iron. The hut is simple and only provides basic protection from the weather. Most visitors camp to the side. Reference Hueneke Pp37 - 38. KHA reference number is 2441. Related sites at Reference numbers 1007, 2339, 2504. The KNP POM number is L.26. A Conservation Study and History sheet also exist for this hut. https://mountainhuts.net/hut-sites-in-kosciuszko-np/boltons-hill-hut monthly 0.5 2022-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/ee1572c1-9d86-4c70-8755-df86712f3adc/Bolton+Hill+99+KHA.jpg A-K: Hut Sites in Kosciuszko NP - Boltons Hill Hut Boltons Hill Hut Photo from KHA archives, courtesy Di Thomson. Also known as Boltons Hut or Boltons Hill Hut. This hut was burnt down in the 2003 fires. Location Boltons Hill can be difficult to locate, but is at 324 151 on the Cabramurra 1:25,000 map. It is near the summit of a steep hill above Happy Jacks pondage, reachable by a fast down hill bicycle ride, or walk from the Cabramurra Rd, then a steep walk uphill. Brief History It was built 1950's by the SMA for survey and core drilling above the Eucumbene Tunnel. It was moved here in pre-fabricated sections. Construction The hut is 4.5m by 3.5m approximately, and was pre-fabricated in wood and fibro modules. There is a wooden floor and three casement windows. References KHA reference number is 1007 or 1002 (1993). KNP POM is L.40. A Conservation Brief History notes exists for this hut. https://mountainhuts.net/hut-sites-in-kosciuszko-np/new-portfolio-item monthly 0.5 2022-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/34343bbc-514f-44ed-aed1-a8c8f41e14e8/Boggy+Plain+KHA.jpg A-K: Hut Sites in Kosciuszko NP - Boggy Creek Hut Boggy Plain Hut Photo from the KHA Archive © 2002. Known as Boggy Plain Hut or Boggy Creek Hut Located at Tantangara on the Boggy Plain, GR431293 on the Tantangara map. History Unknown construction date, but was occupied by Jack Bridle and the Schillers family, probably in the 1950’s. It was demolished by NPWS in 1970. Construction Walls and roof of iron. References KHA Reference Number 1302. https://mountainhuts.net/hut-sites-in-kosciuszko-np/project-six-76nmy monthly 0.5 2022-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/152a8de2-a8e8-4769-9d8f-3fe6ff748701/blue_lake_shelter_ruins_olaf_moon_1986_images_stories_photos_blue_lake_thumb_medium250_200.jpeg A-K: Hut Sites in Kosciuszko NP - Blue Lake Shelter Blue Lake Shelter Photograph from the KHA Archives © 2002. Known as Blue Lake Shelter or Blue Lake Hut Located just below the turn off track to Blue Lake, in the saddle. The ruins are very visible today. History This hut was built by the the NSW Tourist Bureau in 1897 for skiing and walkers. It was stuck by lightning in 1910 and not repaired at the time. Following the removal of the nearby Soil Conservation Hut, this shelter should have been re-established as a small emergency shelter in a key location. History will no doubt show that that is still a good idea, given the number of people who walk this way each year. It is one hut that could very well be re-built for both historical and survival reasons, with no impact on the immediate surroundings of Blue Lake. Construction Built of stone, with a stone chimney and iron roof, internal dimensions less than nine square metres in total. Granite stones of substantial size were used as lintels. References Hueneke Pp8, 9 Willis (1980) https://mountainhuts.net/hut-sites-in-kosciuszko-np/betts-camp-old monthly 0.5 2022-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/46b8798a-a1f2-4b40-b45a-33d7837c217e/Betts+Camp+1906+Crop.jpg A-K: Hut Sites in Kosciuszko NP - Betts Camp Hut - Original Old Betts Camp Photograph from the KHA Archives © 2002 - Photo taken in 1906. Known as Betts Camp, Old Betts Camp, Betts Camp 1. Located just off the Perisher to Kosciusko Road at GR229664. The fireplace remains visible today. History Built by the NSW Government Tourist Bureau in 1898, to support sight-seeing and skiing. It was destroyed by fire in 1928. Construction The building was a weatherboard unit, with two rooms, and a gable iron roof. Stone and brick fireplace and chimney. References Hueneke Pp9, 22, 25, 26 and 128. KHA Reference number is 2428 https://mountainhuts.net/hut-sites-in-kosciuszko-np/bark-hut monthly 0.5 2022-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/d8ce40c0-4ebc-4c6e-a032-ef4cdb228a76/Bark_Hut_NP_1954.jpg A-K: Hut Sites in Kosciuszko NP - Bark Hut Bark Hut Photograph from the KHA Collection © 1954. Known as Bark Hut Located near to Tumut, at GR175790 on the Tumut or Blowering 1:25,000 map. History Bark hut was built in 1952 to support grazing and shooting by Tumut locals. Construction Bark walls and roof over poles. The hut received a number of "make-overs" over the years, but was badly burnt in the 1983 fires. References KHA Reference number is 0202. https://mountainhuts.net/hut-sites-in-kosciuszko-np/project-three-yxzbx monthly 0.5 2022-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/9aa776b6-4fa8-4a58-a712-ec8bd6452619/Alpine+78.FB.jpg A-K: Hut Sites in Kosciuszko NP - Alpine Hut - Alpine Hut Photo courtesy of KHA Archives, Frank Bendeich. Known as Alpine Hut, Alpine Ski Club Lodge. Located north of Kidmans Hut and south of Spencer Peak. Shown on older maps such as the Khancoban 1:50,000 map at GR 296897. Now a ruin. History Built as a ski lodge in 1939 by Bill Brooks and Kevin Clark for the Kosciuszko Alpine Club. Burnt down unexpectedly in 1979 - a great pity. The site was suggested for a new Paddy Pallin memorial hut, but the Pallin family did not want one built anywhere in the Park. The hut was very famous and had some well known visitors, a permanent manager and cook and a radio for contacting the Chalet. Use declined in the 1950's and resurfaced strongly in the 1970’s. This was one hut lost, that caused lots of angst amongst skiers, and reduced the number heading north via Burrungubuggee Hut. Construction The photo below shows the site today, with plenty of timber, iron and bottles. An easy walk from Kidmans following an old cart trail. References Hueneke P32 and 127-129. KHA Reference number is 2329. Photo below by Craig Doubleday 2005. https://mountainhuts.net/hut-sites-in-kosciuszko-np/albina monthly 0.5 2022-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/5c9af7f2-7e54-4693-9b00-4f8e6ae0c87d/angus_farquar_albina1.jpeg A-K: Hut Sites in Kosciuszko NP - Albina Hut Albina Lodge Photo courtesy of Angus Farquar. Known as Albina Lodge or Lake Albina Hut. Located orginally above Lake Albina, and to the north of Mt Townsend in a perfect skiing cirque. History Albina was built in 1951 as a ski lodge, and was incredibly popular with cross-country skiers. Through the 1970’s, few back country skiers carried tents (as their quality was dubious in the snow), and so the lodge was regularly packed out during winter. The skiing around it was exceptional, but very prone to “instant weather”. The lodge was removed in 1983, due to environmental concerns (over water quality in the lake below), after being burnt in part by some rangers. After the destruction of the original building, a survival hut was erected. Now we just walk and ski here, along with many dozens of others who enjoy their time in the Australian Alps. Construction Albina was a substantial building of two stories with storage for skis and other items downstairs and a main area on the second level with a hallway down the centre, and rooms to either side, plus a major living area and kitchen. It was build on a stone base, with the main building being of timber with an iron roof. There was an inside toilet, and there were concerns that the septic leaked into the lake below. There is was no aparent evidence of this. References KHA Reference number is 2411. https://mountainhuts.net/hut-sites-in-kosciuszko-np/project-one-t6ks8 monthly 0.5 2022-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/bed6ae16-2ae8-4970-9147-04bd8f956d9d/Aggetts-Quinns+KHA.jpg A-K: Hut Sites in Kosciuszko NP - Aggetts Hut Aggetts Hut Photo courtesy of Craig Doubleday © 24 Sept 2005. Known as Glendella Homestead, Aggetts Hut or Quinns No.1 Hut Location - Yarrangobilly. Take the Lob’s Hole Ravine turnoff from Snowy Mountains Highway, north of Yarrangobilly Caves. Follow around 1.8km past the rustic log gates to the heritage walk’s carpark. It’s a 200m walk to the Old Jounama Homestead site, dating from the late 1800s. Continue about one km through an open grassy plain to reach Glendella Homestead site (Aggetts). On the Yarrangobilly map at 295518. History This was the home of Alfred and Latatia Aggett from about 1920 to 1932, then Gladstone and Elsie Quinn from 1933 to 1946. Details of their lives are shown in Harry Hill's Book. Ted and Ivy Quinn also lived here and ran cattle plus harvesting eucalyptus oil. In it’s heyday, Glendella was the 3-bedroom home of Alf Agett, the mailman for the area between Yarrangobilly Caves and Ravine. Further along the Jounama Heritage walk is Faraway Homestead site, a further 500m along the track after crossing Dip Creek which was abandoned in the 1950’s. As shown, it is now a ruin. Construction A three bedroom slab house with an iron roof. There were originally several additional outbuildings. References Hill, Harry - “Best Bushwalks in Kosciusko National Park” KHA Reference Number is 0801, (not 0804 as previously listed). https://mountainhuts.net/lost-huts-in-namadgi-np daily 0.75 2022-08-30 https://mountainhuts.net/lost-huts-in-namadgi-np/rollys-hut-at-orroral monthly 0.5 2022-08-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/42c92707-6dc3-44aa-a775-a7a76a22cf7b/Rollys+Hut+2+1991+OJM.jpeg https://mountainhuts.net/lost-huts-in-namadgi-np/potters-hut monthly 0.5 2022-05-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/d5530dda-60f1-49d8-aebd-ebec19ddc2c5/Potters+Hut+NNP+OJM+1992.jpeg Lost Huts in Namadgi NP - Potters Hut - Potters Hut Known as Potters Hut or Potters Homestead Located as one of a number of hut sites near Mount Clear Campground. It is at GR 8140 2800 on the Collinton 1:25000 map. History This was the homestead of Henry and Anastasia Allen, who took up a piece of land here, and attempted farming from 1890. There were a lot of hardships endured by the couple including the drowning death of Anastasia's 10yr old boy in the Boboyan Creek. He is buried near the Boboyan homestead. Only a neat shale chimney remains today. References KHA List number 2202. https://mountainhuts.net/lost-huts-in-namadgi-np/lone-pine-homestead monthly 0.5 2022-05-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/05ab6820-c9e8-499b-81d4-c3beb7a57421/2011+07+19+029+Lone+Pine+Homestead+site.jpeg Lost Huts in Namadgi NP - Lone Pine Homestead - Lone Pine Homestead Photo courtesy of Johnny Boy 2012. Known as Lone Pine Homestead or Lonesome Hut in Namadgi. Located at Tantangara Map at 747323 (or the Yaouk 1:25,000), on the circle track around from Boboyan. That is, Lone Pine is located beside the Grassy Creek Fire Trail near Sheep Station Creek in the Namadgi National Park. History Lone Pine was built in 1910 by Dan and Della Crawford to support grazing. After Della had passed, and Dan was living on his own, he broke his leg in an accident and was left immobile for some days, but survived. The chimney and a large pine tree remain but many of the materials were removed in around 1932 by the Chalker family to build a homestead elsewhere. Construction Built with a stone base and weatherboard exterior. References KHA list #1705. Noel Luton - Per Comm 1977. https://mountainhuts.net/lost-huts-in-namadgi-np/act-forests-picnic-hut monthly 0.5 2022-04-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/d4531ba2-93a1-4ec4-84c1-57b4a0601229/ACT+Forests+Picnic.jpg Lost Huts in Namadgi NP - ACT Forests Picnic Hut ACT Forests Picnic Hut Photograph copyright Olaf Moon © 1989. Known as ACT Forests Hut or Picnic Hut Located under Mt Coree off a branch of Warks Road. GPS: History This hut was burnt down in the 2003 bushfires. It was built as a shelter for workers who planted the surrounding pine trees and became a popular spot in the pine forest, as a picnic shelter. Construction Corrugated iron over sawn timber and pine poles. References: https://mountainhuts.net/lost-huts-in-namadgi-np/bog-hut monthly 0.5 2022-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/0956a6e5-8300-488f-a3c3-90a7bde37b7d/BogHut+MH+Coll.jpg Lost Huts in Namadgi NP - The Bog Hut The Bog Hut Photograph at front, by Di Thompson 1994 Known as The Bog Hut Located in a very remote part of the Booth Range, Namadgi National Park. On the Colinton map at GR844415. Its name stems from the boggy area around, and the general cold and damp of the area during winter. Access is usually made from the Boboyan road, on a compass bearing. History It is unclear if this hut survived the 2020 bushfires, but it is unlikely. This hut was built by Ted and Tom Oldfield about 1928, after they had acquired the lease to Block 6 from the De Salis family. George Gould assisted in its construction, and was later to live there almost all year round, a very lonely existence. He looked after fences and kept the dingoes at bay. When mustering time came around, the Oldfields would join him in the task. The hut collapsed in the late 1980s, but prior to the 2003 fires, the roof was intact and reconstruction could have occured easily, with replacement of two vertical poles. Its fate following the fires is unknown. Construction The hut was built from timber poles with an iron clad gable roof. Caretakers - none. References Matthew Higgins "Voices from the Hills" Matthew Higgins "Namadgi Sites" 1994, P4. https://mountainhuts.net/lost-huts-in-namadgi-np/orroral-ridge-hut monthly 0.5 2022-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec321c2af33de48734cc929/1589847763854-OGJIPZXLM6WQ3QJW4MYL/image-asset.jpeg Lost Huts in Namadgi NP - Orroral Ridge Hut - Orroral Ridge Hut Known as The Refuge Hut or NASA Hut Located on the Orroral Ridge top at the top of the track leading up behind the Honeysuckle Ck picnic area. History Built in the 1960s to house machinery for the JPL NASA installations on this ridge supporting Honeysuckle Creek Station, the hut was probably used for a generator. In the early 1970’s this ridge was explored extensively by rock climbers particularly from the ANUMC. Some used this hut as emergency shelter in storms that regularly sweep the ridge in winter. Restoration with a new floor was considered. Construction Traditional brick over a concrete base, with a skillion iron roof. References: ANUMC members https://mountainhuts.net/lost-huts-in-namadgi-np/slalom-hut monthly 0.5 2022-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/7aff52a5-be75-48aa-9389-575187743393/Slalom+91.jpg Lost Huts in Namadgi NP - Slalom Hut Slalom Hut Known as Slalom Hut or Ski Hut Location Slalom Hut is quite hard to find, but is at Grid Reference 611713 on the Tidbinbilla 1:25,000 map. To find the hut, walk to the summit of the hill near this grid reference, and look for a cleared, but now somewhat overgrown, ski run heading straight down hill. You can confirm this by locating a 1920's Ford car at the top of the run (used to drive a rope ski tow). Walk about 300m down the run to its finish and turn hard right, about 80m into the trees. The hut is here, facing east. GPS: Brief History Slalom Hut was destroyed in the 2003 bushfires, and only iron remains. It was built by the Canberra Alpine Club (about 1954) to provide shelter for skiers on this run. It was also maintained by them, irregularly. Until recently it received very little maintenance, but had become more popular as a very quiet and sheltered getaway spot. The ski run was serviced by a rope tow, driven by reduced wheels, directly from the rear wheel of the car parked and blocked at the top of the ski run. Skiers wore a leather belt with a "nutcracker" clamping device to clip to the rope, and were thus pulled to the top of the hill. The speed of the tow could be determined by the gear that the car was put into - "overdrive" gave a very fast and dangerous trip to the hill top. Construction The hut was corrugated iron over a sawn timber frame, and has an almost flat roof. The floor is sawn timber. References: https://mountainhuts.net/lost-huts-in-namadgi-np/sam-abouds-hut monthly 0.5 2022-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/46fa84ad-fb48-4836-8b1a-52da71d9dbdc/AboudsJH2000.jpg Lost Huts in Namadgi NP - Aboud's Hut Sam Aboud's Hut Photograph by Jim Hart © 2000. Located in southern Namadgi at GR 835256 on the Bredbi map, this site is famous for its outside toilet, that remains in situ. History The original lease was held by Jack Maquire and known as Long Flat. Sam bought the holdings in the 1960s and built a home similar in size and shape to that of a double garage. Other stones on the site are from the chimney of the home of Edward and Mary Brayshaw. She was originally from the Chalker family, and one of her sons Ted, was born here in 1899. A survey of the block of this date does not show the house, so it must have post dated that. References Matthew Higgins Namadgi Sites P2. https://mountainhuts.net/lost-huts-in-namadgi-np/rowleyshut monthly 0.5 2022-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/493cd13f-6655-4bf4-a710-31dd649a4fa2/rendezvous_ck_90.jpg Lost Huts in Namadgi NP - Rendezvous Creek Hut Rendezvous Creek Hut Photograph copyright to Olaf Moon © 1991 with Sheryle Moon in the doorway. Known as Rendezvous Ck Hut, (as it will always be known to us) or Rowleys Hut or Rollys Hut Location Rendezvous Creek hut is accessible by a walking track of about five kilometres, commencing 500m before the narrow concrete bridge (to the old Bobeyan Rd) on the Adaminaby road. The path across open fields and is hot in summer but shaded at the hut. The grid reference is 775 458 on the Rendezvous Ck map. Strange Circumstances The hut used to stand in the open, but some deciduous trees were planted around it in the early 1990’s. These were then later cut down with meticulous care by another person, with careful sawing at the very base of each tree. This hut was deliberately burnt down in 2003, by persons unknown. Circumstances indicate that it may have been done deliberately by pig shooters or other activists, however police investigations were inconclusive and appeared to be a white-wash. As a result, Namadgi NP management have refused point-blank to allow KHA to rebuild the hut at their expense, probably due to the close location of the Aboriginal paintings at Yankee Hat. It was a favourite place for walkers and bicycle riders, across a relatively easy and flat track. Construction The hut was built of timber with rare horizontal weather boards. It has a low pitched corrugated iron roof line. The extension has walls of corrugated iron. There is one fireplace, with the chimney built from iron. Brief History The hut was built in 1950 by Stan Cregan for Rowley Gregory for grazing, after Rowley had aquired the 2000 acre Gudgenby property. His family had a long association with the region. Being an isolated holding away from the main homestead, this hut provided a small overnight shelter, essential for them to maintain their operation. The hut was extended in 1973 by Gregory and Len Blundell, who used iron rather than palings for the new walls on two sides. Caretakers - none now. References: https://mountainhuts.net/lost-huts-in-namadgi-np/mount-franklin-chalet monthly 0.5 2022-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/15798cc2-351f-4826-a135-54947c283e90/Mt+Franklin+Chalet+91.jpg Lost Huts in Namadgi NP - Mount Franklin Chalet - Mt Franklin Chalet Photograph copyright Olaf Moon © 1991. The photograph was taken during a major upgrading and renovation of the Lodge. Known as the Mount Franklin Ski Lodge or Chalet. Location, near to the summit of Mt Franklin, and just off the road from Piccadilly Circus to Mt Ginini. Grid Reference is 600709 on the Tidbinbilla 1:25,000 map. GPS: Brief History This hut was burnt down in the January 2003 bush fires. This was the single most significant cultural heritage loss in these fires for Namadgi. The hut was specifically built for skiing and was the oldest club-built ski lodge on mainland Australia (older lodges exist in Tasmania at Mt Field NP). It was built in the summer of 1937-38 for the Canberra Alpine Club. A large kitchen and living area was downstairs and bunk rooms upstairs. A toilet was built in nearby NWS, to satisfy the Cotter catchment regulations, so the hut is very close to the border. The hut was upgraded in the 1950s, with internal lining of baltic pine. The kitchen stove came from the Prime Minister's Lodge. The doors to the stove were stolen within days of the lodge being burnt down. Ski runs were also cleared nearby, but have now largely overgrown, with the Slalom Hut being at the lower end of one of these. Construction Timber weatherboards, two story with gable iron roof. Multi-roomed with spectacular kitchen and loft bunkrooom. Caretakers - Canberra Alpine Club References KHA Hut list Various Heritage studies - Matthew Higgins https://mountainhuts.net/lost-huts-in-namadgi-np/lees-camp-hut monthly 0.5 2022-04-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/e9393d03-291d-4a70-af6b-02857bcf4dde/Laurel+Camp.jpg Lost Huts in Namadgi NP - Laurel Camp (Lees) Laurel Camp Located in Pierces Creek Forest, so outside the border of the Namadgi National Park. Know better as Laurel Camp, but also as Lees Camp Hut History Laurel Camp was burnt down in the 2003 bushfires. It was a popular spot for Canberra Visitors, on the border of Namadgi and the car park is still frequented by mountain bike riders and motorcyclists. Construction The hut was huge, built over a large concrete floor, with sawn timber poles and roofing iron. The chimney base remains, built from random stonework. https://mountainhuts.net/lost-huts-in-namadgi-np/nmaxandberts monthly 0.5 2022-04-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/01f0411e-77b6-48a5-9f62-09e5d9aa281e/Banks+and+Maurie+03.jpg Lost Huts in Namadgi NP - Banks Hut - The Banks Hut Known as Banks Hut, The Banks Hut, or Max and Bert's (Oldfield) Hut. “The Banks” was the name used, but in reference to the Oldfield Family, some visitors prefer to use the term “Max and Berts Hut” which was not used historically. Location Hidden in the Booth Range, Namadgi National Park. The Banks is registered on other web sites, including this one. The hut just survived the 2003 bushfires but was burnt down in the 2020 bushfires. It is not shown on the Colinton map but it is at GR873417. This is the second hut on this site. GPS: Brief History The original Banks Hut was used by Ted Oldfield before the 1st First World War, but only a few stones of the chimney remain. Some refer to it as "Max and Berts" hut as built by Max and Bert Oldfield in the early 1967, using a few stones from the first hut. It was used to support cattle grazing on the Booth Range lease (Block 6) after the site for The Bog Hut, was found to be too wet and cold for much of the year. Earlier holders of the lease included the De Salis family of Cuppacumbalong and Mr Massy of Gundaroo. The first were probably the builders of the original hut, but this is not known definitively. From about 1955 to 1991, the hut was not visited, and was "re-discovered" as a result of the oral history project and interviews undertaken by Matthew Higgins in 1990. When Maurice Sexton, Olaf Moon and Reg Alder vis re-visited about 1998, the hut contained all the furniture and items used by cattlemen in the 50's, including a foldout chair or bed, cooking utensils, lanterns, alarm clock rabbit traps, horse gear, all of which have been carefully documented and most removed for safe keeping. This hut was in a beautiful location, but may be unlikely to be re-built due to aboriginal carvings that are quite close on the stone ridge to the west. Construction The Banks hut was a simple building of corrugated iron over bush poles, with a flat skillion roof. Caretakers - None References Namadgi Sites by Matthew Higgins 1994, P 16. Personal Visit OJM Murray Dow's Website. Photographs copyright Olaf Moon © 1998. Maurice Sexton, Reg Alder and another shown in some. https://mountainhuts.net/lost-huts-in-namadgi-np/foresters-hut monthly 0.5 2022-05-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/a97d9aad-e4ad-45be-b84f-421db829cb00/ACT+Forests.jpg Lost Huts in Namadgi NP - Foresters Hut Foresters Hut Photograph copyright Olaf Moon © 2004. Known as Foresters Hut or ACT Forests Hut. Not to be confused with the ACT Forests Picnic Hut near Warks Road. Location About 300m from the Yankee Hat carpark, on a short branch to the left, off the old Boboyan road just afer the locked gate. AMG Grid Reference 784409 on the Tantangara 1:100,000 map. The same carpark is a good taking off point for walks to the summits of Mt Gudgenby, Mt Kelly or the Yankee Hat aboriginal paintings. Brief History This hut was built in 1966 for use by Forestry workers, engaged in the pine planting near Yankee Hat. The pine plantation was not particularly successful and the pines are progressively being removed from the National Park. The Shed on the right was carefully removed on Saturday 19 January 2002. It was rebuilt near the works depot at Glendale, for use by KHA for storage of building materials. Construction Corrugated iron over bush poles, with a wooden floor. Caretakers - National Parks Service. References KHA Reference number is 1708 (1997) https://mountainhuts.net/lost-huts-in-namadgi-np/demandering-hut monthly 0.5 2022-04-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/54437448-3d48-437d-902b-92b81fff6547/Demandering+hut+-+1.jpg Lost Huts in Namadgi NP - Demandering Hut - Demandering Hut Known as Demandering Hut, Curtis Hut or Mt Clear Hut. Location Demandering Hut or is located a few kilometres down the fire trail from the Mt Clear homestead site, in the Naas Valley. Grid Reference 853 318 on the Colinton Map. GPS: Brief History Demandering hut was burnt down in the 2020 bushfires and is slated for a re-build, but not on the same footprint (for reasons un-known). Negotiations continue with Namadgi NP officers. Curtis was built about 1945 by Bill Cotter and Jack Simpson, and named after the Cotter family property, Demandering. After the sale of land in 1956, it became and outstation hut to the Mt Clear Station, owned by the Curtis family. Since becoming part of the National Park, it has become better known as Curtis Hut, but the Curtis's called it the Mt Clear Hut. Construction Curtis Hut is small and built from sawn timber, clad in corrugated iron. The attached water tank is often a welcome site on a summers day. The hut is well off the ground, and the base is clad with stone, making it more than durable. Caretakers - National Parks Association References KHA Reference 2103 (1997). Mathew Higgins Photo Courtesy of KHA Archives. https://mountainhuts.net/lost-huts-in-namadgi-np/condor-ck-hut monthly 0.5 2022-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/a17acf3e-5712-47c4-a250-e54f96cee06f/Condor+Ck+91.jpg Lost Huts in Namadgi NP - Condor Creek Hut Condor Creek Known as Condor Creek Hut or The Party Hut Located in the ACT Forest opposite the turnoff to Blue Range Hut and about 30 m from the sealed road. GPS: History This hut was unfortnately burnt down in the 2003 fires. It had been incredibly popular with visiting students from ANU (whose parties were notorious in the 1970’s), and more recently from off-road motorcycle riders, who parked their trailers here, and then rode off into the surrounding bush. It was built for construction workers, and some say by the Italian labourers who were kept at Blue Range Hut during the war. From our perspective, this would be a good candiate for re-construction. Construction The hut was large and build to last on a concrete base, that is still present. It was unique in having a fireplace at each end, with (later) picnic tables in the centre. References: Photograph copyright Olaf Moon © 1991 https://mountainhuts.net/lost-huts-in-namadgi-np/chalkershut monthly 0.5 2022-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/4d546496-a746-4228-a285-60850bd34c92/ChalkersPD00.jpg Lost Huts in Namadgi NP - Chalkers Hut Chalkers Hut Photograph by Pauline Downing © 2000. Known as Chalkers Homestead or Chalkers Hut. Located to the south of Mt Clear at GR840263 on the Bredbo map. A large chimney is all that remains. GPS: History This holding was originally surveyed in 1889 as a conditional purchase by Edward Brayshaw, the fouth son of William and Flora Brayshaw. Edwards wife Mary, was from the Chalker family, but the site was forfeit in 1892. Henry Barrett acquired the it in 1908, but the history from then on, between the parties, is unclear. The Chalkers may have owned the site after this. Construction The chimney is made from heavy granite blocks. References Matthew Higgins Namadgi Sites 1994 p6. https://mountainhuts.net/lost-huts-in-namadgi-np/mcmahons monthly 0.5 2022-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/670baf60-5ce5-4a8e-a345-f3f6cffc9476/Huts+Bushfold+NNP_0043.JPG Lost Huts in Namadgi NP - McMahons Hut - McMahons Hut Reads or Bushfold#2 Also known as McMahons Hut, Russell Reads Hut or Bushfold N0.2 Hut Located at the top of the Bushfold valley behind Mt Tennant, at GR835 653 on the Michelago map. The previous hut was at 834653. Access is by firetrail from Apollo Road. History This hut was burnt in the 2003 fires. This area of Bushfold was originally selected by the McMahons but later came part of Booroomba Station until it was sold to Russell Read (often spelt incorrectly as “Reed”). The first hut built here in 1955 by Russell Read, was damaged by a strong wind storm two years later. It was built by Russell Read with help from Cav Lalor, for his personal use to support grazing activities. It was used by Russell and his wife Muriel as casual accommodation, and included some home comforts such as a very nice Kooka stove. It was damaged badly in the 2003 fires and finally pulled apart by the ACT Conservation service in July 2003. NPA volunteers cleared the site and the materials were eventually removed. About 400m to the south-east stands the remains of the original shearing shed built by Russell in 1964. The exotic trees were planted by the Pearson family. Construction Included iron walls and roof, Kooka stove and kero fridge. The skillion roof was unusual in that it was set particularly high. Caretakers - none. References Matthew Higgins Namadgi Sites 1994 p8. Val Jeffrey - pers comm, who preferred to call this hut “Reads”. https://mountainhuts.net/lost-huts-in-namadgi-np/bobeyan-hut monthly 0.5 2022-04-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/dc2cfb47-c2a9-46ff-a1df-6ae372e5e231/Bobeyan+69.DT.jpg Lost Huts in Namadgi NP - Bobeyan Homestead Bobeyan Homestead Photo courtesy of the KHA Archives - Di Thomson. Known as Bobeyan Homestead, Boboyan Hut or Bobayon. Located on the old Bobyen Road and shown on the Yaouk map at GR 785311. Its an easy walk from the new road to Adaminaby. GPS: History This was the second building on the site, but was demolished by the Parks service in 1971, as it was considered to be unsafe. Today, it would be fully restored, as I remember it as a child. The first building was owned by James Ritchie and John Gray, when they held the leases from the late 1830s. John Gray sold the holding to his manager, Charles McKeahnie in 1844 after Gray went bankrupt. McKeahnie soon sold his share (the other being to Alexander Crawford) to William Brayshaw soon after Brayshaw's marriage to Crawford's daughter, Flora. So, the Crawfords and Braywshaws jointly ran the Bobeyan Valley for many years, though the Crawfords soon moved up the valley to the Old Station. The last Brayshaw to live here full time, was Richard, born in 1865. He sold the property to Noel and Greg Luton in 1952. This building was built in the late 1800's and had a separate kitchen and living areas from the bedroom wings. Unmarked graves are nearby. Construction Originally built of slabs and weatherboards with a shingled roof, this was later covered with iron. The internal walls were variously lined with hessian ceilings and walls of T&G or wattle and daube. Plans of the site show other buildings. References Matthew Higgins Namadgi Sites p4. KHA Reference 1709 (1997). 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To be confirmed it it still exists. https://mountainhuts.net/tasmanian-hut-sites/mccoys-huts monthly 0.5 2026-10-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/264a0018-ac2f-4228-ac5a-640ee4b08d8c/McCoys+being+measured.jpeg Tasmanian Hut Sites - McCoys Huts McCoys Huts Photo courtesy of NWWC 1974 Known as McCoy Huts, McCoys 1 and McCoys 2. Located near to Lake Ayr, on the February Plains, north of the Arm River, about 50m into the pine forest. Located at GR259731 on the Rowallen 1:25000 map. History This was the first of two huts built by McCoy in this area, to support his trapping activities. The second hut, built of iron, is now flat on the ground. This hut is well looked after, but is small and close to collapse. There is now a sign at the site, installed by MHPS. Construction Built of pine slabs with a new entrance. Contained three small bunks inside. Now a ruin. Caretakers MHPS https://mountainhuts.net/tasmanian-hut-sites/joe-slatter-hut monthly 0.5 2026-10-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/5e5420bc-f024-41c4-8356-1bf5ce5dc2c4/Joe+Slatter+Interior.jpeg Tasmanian Hut Sites - Joe Slatter Hut Joe Slatter Hut Images courtesy of Monument Australia \ Known as The Joe Slatter Hut, Mt Rufus Hut or Slater Hut. Location near to the summit of Mt Rufus, Lake St Clair National Park History The Gingerbread Hut and the Joe Slatter Hut were built by the Mount Rufus Ski Club, comprised of HEC workers at Bronte Park and Tarraleah. There were about 200m apart. The Slatter Hut was removed by the NPWS in 1986. When those construction towns wound down, ownership of the huts devolved to the Wellington Ski Club. The two-roomed Joe Slatter Hut was named in memory of an HEC engineer who met a tragic and untimely death in Melbourne in a railway accident. This hut featured an incredible length of black pipe that brought water from a small creek if you held your mouth just right and kept your fingers crossed. https://mountainhuts.net/tasmanian-hut-sites/tin-hut monthly 0.5 2026-10-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/97e437a8-b96d-4f92-8f67-ae68437bfb24/Tin+Hut+main.jpeg Tasmanian Hut Sites - Tin Hut - Tin Hut Tasmania Known as Tin Hut Located at Tin Hut Lake at an elevation of 1177 metres. Tin Hut Lake is situated northeast of Sandy Lake in the Central Highlands, and southwest of Bobbys Hill. History https://mountainhuts.net/tasmanian-hut-sites/shepherds-hut monthly 0.5 2026-10-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec321c2af33de48734cc929/1589847763854-OGJIPZXLM6WQ3QJW4MYL/image-asset.jpeg Tasmanian Hut Sites - Shepherds Hut - Shepherds Hut Known as Shepherds Hut Located at Tunbridge Tier History: This was a hut built to support grazing by locals, and is now on private land. https://mountainhuts.net/tasmanian-hut-sites/temple-hut monthly 0.5 2026-10-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/ae18157e-6dd2-408b-aaa8-332e8ff7c983/Temple_KH_2001.jpg Tasmanian Hut Sites - Temple Hut - Temple Hut Known as Temple Hut NOTE: That this hut is now a Ruin. Located near the summit of The Temple east of the Mersey River. History Temple Hut was built by Roger Webb and his three mates Laurie Rickards, Bill Kinnear and Peter Sims commencing in 1972. The site chosen was one of the most exposed locations in Tasmania, on top of the Temple, where winds exceed 150km per hour on occasion. Access for the team was over three hours walk from the Little Fisher River to this site over 1440 m above sea level. Built by hand, and maybe dismantled in by hand in too although the weather may have a large role to play. It was fully collapsed by 1992. Construction From loose local stones, plus the addition of an iron roof, also held down with large rocks. The roofing iron was dropped into the site by Max Ellison, from a small plane. References MHPS Margaret Howe. https://mountainhuts.net/tasmanian-hut-sites/churchills-hut monthly 0.5 2026-10-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/2b8de67d-20d9-450f-9d25-6b892ee5d32d/Churchills+Hut+Two.jpg Tasmanian Hut Sites - Churchills Hut - Churchills Hut Photograph courtesy of Ian Hays, MHPS. STATUS - This hut was destroyed by fire in 30 January 2019. Located in Florentine Valley near to (Mount) Tim Shea. It is in the Florentine Regional Reserve, 10m south of the Adamsfield Track near to an old Osmiridium Post and 100 m west of Churchills Creek. (This is not the location of the original Churchills Hut, built in 1925 on the northern side of the Adamsfield Track about 1 km away.) History The hut was built by Elias Churchill who was a tiger trapper and osmiridium miner from Tyenna in the Derwent Valley. This hut was reputedly famous as the last place a Tasmania Tiger (Thylacine) was ever captured. As a result it was listed on the THR (Tasmanian Heritage Register). This has been disputed with evidence, (a 1945 aerial photo of he area and a 1957 photo showing a cleared area in a differnt place) suggesting that a previous hut built by the same person, existed on the other side of the river and was in fact the one where the Thylacine was caught. Tourism Tasmania had provided a grant of $20,000 to preserve this hut in 2007. Construction This was a single room hut built on a bush-pole frame and was originally managed by Forestry Tasmania until passed to PWS in 2013. It is now within the Florentine Regional Reserve. References The Examiner April 19, 2019. Tourism Tasmania Dr Nic Haygarth, ”On the ossie: Tasmanian osmiridium and the fountain pen industry” https://mountainhuts.net/tasmanian-hut-sites/junction-creek-shelter monthly 0.5 2026-10-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/b05545c7-6aa6-4348-8bd3-66bc0a68e5b8/CLloyd_1990033a.jpg Tasmanian Hut Sites - Junction Creek Shelter Junction Creek Shelter Located on the south coast track from Scotts Peak to Port Davey at the junction of two tracks to the north of the Western Arthurs. History Built originally as a three sided shelter for bushwalkers. Demolished about 1990, as it was inconsistent with the new World Heritage Area Values. https://mountainhuts.net/tasmanian-hut-sites/cirque-hut monthly 0.5 2026-10-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/33467e25-86a3-4dbd-813f-92e5a3f93080/Cirque+hut+gd+1991.jpg Tasmanian Hut Sites - Cirque Hut Cirque Hut Photograph courtesy of Gary Duncan © 1991 Located on the Cirque above Waterfall Valley. Now a site only. History Built by the NPWS in Tasmania, to support the ever increasing number of walkers, about 1998, especially those lost in this area where the weather can be particularly fierce. Removed, after a few years, due to snow creep. Caretakers - Parks Tasmania https://mountainhuts.net/tasmanian-hut-sites/gordon-vale monthly 0.5 2026-10-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/b0d76f7b-815b-49b0-b8e6-b7aa1ede7716/Gordonvale_BF.jpg Tasmanian Hut Sites - Gordon Vale Gordonvale Photo courtesy of Barry Ford © 1964. Known as The Vale of Rasselas or Gordon vale village. Location Behind the Thumbs! in the Gordonvale, South West Tasmania. History Gordonvale was the infamous home of the King of Rasselas, Ernie Bond. Ernie was a cartage contractor, and commonly carried incredible loads on his back from Hobart or Lake St Clair, to the West Coast. Loads over 120 pounds weight (about 60 kilograms) were common for him. He retired to Gordonvale, and in his later years, lived there through the summers, and wintered at Glenorchy. He was famous for his hospitality, and grew his own vegetables and made a brew. Visitors were in for a wild time when they called in, as many did. Gordonvale homestead is now almost a ruin, and may be just saveable - surely a goal for someone. It was effectively derelict by the late 1970's with "the office" the last building standing. It is situated behind Mt Field National Park, in the Florentine Valley. Construction Classic split pine shingles (walls and roof) over wood frame, in true Tasmanian Style. Caretakers A lease on the area is currently owned by a Sydneysider, and has being transferred into the South West National Park. References The hermit of Gordonvale by Keith Lancaster (himself famous as a walker - 1947 - webbed by Dirk Veltcamp. The Tasmanian Tramp Annual collection of the Hobart Walking Club. https://mountainhuts.net/tasmanian-hut-sites/damper-inn monthly 0.5 2026-10-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/52d92f7f-8843-495e-9fd7-ee3d1949c8c2/Damper+Inn+BF+50s.jpg Tasmanian Hut Sites - Damper Inn Damper Inn Photo courtesy of Barry Ford 1959. Known as The Damper Inn History It was so named as it was "damper in than out", but remained a very popular stopping point on the track from Maydena to Port Davey or to Mt Anne. In it’s day, it was famous. The ruins of the hut lie beside Mt Mueller, now overgrown from lack of use, as the new road to Lake Pedder and Scotts Peak, allowed bushwalkers to more closely access the South West. https://mountainhuts.net/tasmanian-hut-sites/ducanehut monthly 0.5 2026-10-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/2231d1ec-c6e1-476a-8685-a24050207bd8/CLloyd_1982_396k.jpg Tasmanian Hut Sites - Coxs Bight Shelter - Cox’s Bight Shelter Known as: Coxs Shelter or Cox Bight Hut or Miners Hut. Location: Cox Bight, SW National Park near to the tin mines. History This hut was built by tin miners, date unknown but probably around 1900. It was then used intermittently by miners and prospectors over the decades until about 1990 and modified many times during its life. It was occasionally used by bushwalkers but this was incidental to its purpose. It also became shelter for stranded fishermen, particularly after the south coast track was re-cleared by the HWC in the late 1960’s. Construction The hut has now collapsed under fallen branches and leaf litter and has virtually disappeared. It received regular use from the bushwalkers in the 1970’s and 1980’s and should be restored. Caretakers The hut is not maintained, as it is now a ruin. Notionally it would be the responsibility of the Parks and Wildlife Service of Tasmania. References Tony Fenton, A History of Port Davey vol 1: Fleeting Hopes, 2017. https://mountainhuts.net/tasmanian-hut-sites/project-one-wbc95 monthly 0.5 2026-10-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/3f06f7b6-dd93-4b7a-9898-e865259ff31d/Thark+Hut.jpeg Tasmanian Hut Sites - Thark Hut Thark Ridge Hut Photo by Jack Thwaites, 1966 Known as Thark Hut or Thark Ridge Hut Located about three kilometres west of the summit of Mt Wellington behind Hobart. History Thark Hut was built in 1901 for use during the survey of watersheds of the streams west and south of Collins Bonnet. In the 1920s it was used as a ski hut by members of the Ski Club of Tasmania. Existence was kept secret. Members of the Hobart Walking Club visited regularly referred to in their journal as "The Thark Lark" for that year. It was named Thark Hut in the 1930s, which may seem a strange name and some reports suggest that a theatrical play that was on in Hobart at the time inspired the name. It was vandalised in 1966 and burnt down in the 1967 bushfires. If you went back some 20 years or so there was no track on Thark Ridge and even the pad along the flank. The Wellington Park Bushcare Group has re-routed and repaired the track over the last couple of years. Construction The hut Built of sawn palings with a galvanised iron roof, wooden floor and with a large stone fireplace at east end. Photos show the hut was in good condition in 1966 when we first visited as children. The photos show the hut to be a vertical timber plank clad, gable roofed hut. References Abrahams J: 2001 Grist and Grist 2003 p6 Hepper and De Gryse 1994 Johnston 1979 p126 Luckman, L; 2001 https://mountainhuts.net/knpsouth daily 0.75 2026-10-22 https://mountainhuts.net/knpsouth/tin-mines-barn monthly 0.5 2026-10-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec321c2af33de48734cc929/de8da84e-bec5-41ce-a363-4f5cc8eabea3/image-asset+%285%29.jpeg https://mountainhuts.net/knpsouth/teddyshut monthly 0.5 2026-10-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/3c3869d6-63d5-4571-ae32-93d6ee88eac8/Teddy%27s+hut+DT.jpg Kosciuszko Huts SOUTH, Geehi - Teddys Hut Teddys Hut Photograph courtesy of Di Thomson. Known as Teddys Hut, Teddies Hut, McGuffickes Hut and My Horse Hut. This is a Kosciuszko NP hut with a book written about it, by Matthew Higgins. Teddies is located about 10 km up the Big Boggy River from Dead Horse Gap and at Grid Reference 201561 on the Thredbo 1:50,000 map. There are two ways to get there, firstly by a long walk up the Big Boggy (mostly on horse pads), or only 5 km, straight up the spur behind the Thredbo village turnoff, to an alpine plain, then over two hills (on a compass or GPS bearing) to the hut. It takes about 2.5 hours by this way, and the scrub is moderate, but largely cleared by the 2003 fires. Good navigation is essential by this route. Brief History The hut was built in December 1948 by Noel Pendergast, Dave Pendergast and Ted McGufficke for grazing and brumby running. The corrugated iron was "found" in the bush, apparently dropped from a load for another job. The brumby trap nearby was built in 1930 and 1931 by Kerry Pearce and rebuilt in 1960. It remains visible, just, in the small clearing immediately above the hut. In 2005, NPWS staff rebuilt one wall and shored up the fireplace to make this hut more weatherproof. This is particularly welcome. A complete book about the hut, Teddys Hut, was written by Matthew Higgins. Construction This hut now stands strongly and is about 2.8 m by 4 m. The walls were originally slabs, lined with an old tent that had previously been used by the stockmen. Some of these have been replaced. The floor was dirt and the chimney of stone. The shelter has remained with an iron roof. Caretakers - None. References “Teddys Hut” by Matthew Higgins. KHA reference: 2708. The KNP POM schedule is L.118. GPS: S 36.531300 E 148.343921 Heritage Value - Teddys has been variously classified as a standing ruin, or hut. Today, NPWS view it as a standing ruin but it has been restored and is in very good order. https://mountainhuts.net/knpsouth/tyrells-hut monthly 0.5 2026-10-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/5f474b3c-8975-4ca7-8c27-196fb2c27b3a/The+Chair.jpg Kosciuszko Huts SOUTH, Geehi - Tyrells Hut Tyrells Hut Known as Tyrells Hut Location about 30 metres north-west of Geehi Hut, in the Geehi Valley. History This hut was built for grazing and rented out to the Taylor family. Ted Taylor enjoyed some of his childhood at this idyllic place. Construction It was originally built with vertical wooden slabs, but these have long gone and the support posts and roof are all that remain, plus a wonderful fireplace for the camping fraternity. The vertical slabs dried and dropped out of their slots, and in some cases would have been used for firewood. The fireplace remains very popular with campers. References: KHA plan of management https://mountainhuts.net/knpsouth/sandy-creek-hut monthly 0.5 2026-10-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/d2791913-4692-4593-bb4a-d8e051d20747/sandy_creek.jpg Kosciuszko Huts SOUTH, Geehi - Sandy Creek Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/eed2a902-6d42-495b-8f4c-66a8b27fd774/sandy_creek_int2.jpg Kosciuszko Huts SOUTH, Geehi - Sandy Creek Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/fb6b8c76-4262-400f-aef2-7c33f3febfdf/sandy_creek_int1.jpg Kosciuszko Huts SOUTH, Geehi - Sandy Creek Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/6d8ce555-a8ef-48be-bfe6-c66c9f2b7be6/Huts+KNP+Far+South_0001.JPG Kosciuszko Huts SOUTH, Geehi - Sandy Creek Hut Sandy Creek Hut Photo by Olaf Moon © January 2003, immediately before the fires. Located in the Southern Byadbo wilderness at 313204 on the Suggan Buggan 1:50,000 map. To reach the hut, cross the Snowy River about 8 km south of the Pinch River bridge, and head up the very steep Sandy Ck FT. At a saddle after the first major hill, a clear track leads off to the right down about 1 km to the hut. The hut was inspected in mid-2006 and survived the 2003 bushfires, with the yards partially damaged. The surrounding bush was lightly burnt. Brief History Sandy Creek was built in the 1950s by the Walker family for illegal brumby running. Few cared about this activity. NPWS have left the hut standing, given that fewer than 20 brumbies are taken out of this area each year, less than is needed to keep the numbers under control. The hut sees little use, and in the drought of 2002, no water was available in the nearby creek. The hut features an extensive outside kitchen area and three working refrigerators inside. Wire fence and log yards stand nearby. The hut now needs a new water tank to be useful. Construction Measuring 2.8 m by 3 m, it is all corrugated iron over wooden poles, with a flat roof. There are windows with shutters and an external cook-out, built from old cable drums. References KHA reference: 2803. KNP POM is L.109. Craig Doubleday - pers comm Oct 2006. https://mountainhuts.net/knpsouth/tinmineshut monthly 0.5 2026-10-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/4a1e8e04-ef12-4865-9b2a-37d6126167d8/Tin+Mines+General+-+2+at+150+dpi.jpg Kosciuszko Huts SOUTH, Geehi - Tin Mines - Carters Tin Mines - Carters Hut Also known as Tin Mine 3, SMA or SMC. Carters is the one remaining hut from a series built for the mines. The others ran in a straight line to the left of this hut. Located on the Tin Mine Fire Trail, about 20 km south of Dead Horse Gap. Grid Reference is 117376 on the Thredbo 1:50,000 map. Brief History The area has been mined since 1873 for tin, but between 1935 and 1936, the Mt Pilot Tin Mining Syndicate built several huts but all were abandoned by 1938. Carters is the last remaining. Charlie Carter, a hermit and philosopher, lived here from 1938, living a precarious life selling brumby hides and doing a little mining. He died in mysterious circumstances in 1953. His hut, the only one left of the mining huts, was restored by the Illawarra Alpine Club in the 1980s. It is currently suffering from a fire that was too hot, and has charred the end wall of the building. There was also a Tin Mine SMA shelter at 117376, built by the SMA in 1954 for survey and later used by CSIRO and Forestry until it was removed by the NPWS in 1992. Caretakers - Illawarra Alpine Club. References Hueneke, pp. xviii and 174–177. KHA reference: 2702 for the Barn and Carters; 2703 for the SMA hut. KNP POM numbers are L.32 and L.119. A Conservation Brief and History notes exist, with extensive material on Charlie Carter. A book has been written by an Illawarra Club member, but has very limited release, approximately 5 copies (mostly photographs). https://mountainhuts.net/knpsouth/rugmans-hut monthly 0.5 2026-10-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/151af8ed-3486-435b-8354-6770b1c9f4f2/Rugmans+Hut+Sian+13.jpeg Kosciuszko Huts SOUTH, Geehi - Rugmans Hut Rugman's Hut Photo of the original hut before it was reconstructed after the fires had gone by - by Olaf Moon, shows Sian Moon 2003. Known as Rugmans Hut, Charlies Hut Located in the deep south of Byadbo, on the Devil's Hole Fire trail, below Paupong. Access is via Dalgetty, Beloka and Paupong. The hut is located at 477397 on the Numbla Vale 1:50,000 or 1:100,000 maps, and can be reached by following the NP boundary FT or driving across a property. The hut was dismantled by locals, immediately prior to the 2003 fires, (and not burnt) but is now almost completely rebuilt by NPWS and others. History It was “rediscovered” in 2002 by Don Wellsmore and others interested in its restoration. KHA members and the Moon family visited immediately afterwards, surprised that there was a hut in existence that was not on the KHA register. Rugmans was built in 1932 by Charlie Rugman, who lived in the hut for 10 years until he died in the 1940s. He is buried at Beloco cemetery. The hut clearly had itinerant use in the 1970s. Posts and a bottle dump nearby would indicate that this is the second hut on the site. Bottles dated 1931 and 1915 were found. Posts show a "sleep-out", byre and third shed were also built nearby. A horse yard and the remains of the byre are visible above the hut. Immediately prior to the 2003 fires, local graziers apparently removed most of the hut materials, with the aim of rebuilding it in the future, which was achieved. Construction The original hut was constructed with slab sides, some of which have collapsed. The slabs are unique in KNP, being split poles from the nearby native pine, Callitris species. The floor is concrete, a later addition. The structural timbers and roof still stand, but the stone fireplace is partially collapsed. The tin cap to the fireplace lies complete, nearby. Some furniture remains, including a set of storage shelves and an iron bed. The remains of a sprung double bed lie in the sleep-out. A timber and wire fence remains around the perimeter. A few metres above the hut is a small stockyard, still in good repair, with a collapsed byre. A nearby wall of stones shows the probable location of a previous hut. A water tank stands beside the hut, with a coating of chicken wire and cement added, to retain its waterproofness. Caretakers - Wellsmore family. References: personal notes - Olaf Moon Pers comm - Craig Doubleday GPS: S 36.677135 E 148.653180 https://mountainhuts.net/knpsouth/cascadehut monthly 0.5 2026-10-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/2cef949a-54fa-4eb7-bdc8-2de51442bb96/CascadeHut+AL.jpg Kosciuszko Huts SOUTH, Geehi - Cascade Hut Cascade Hut Photography courtesy of Alan Levy, 2002. Known as Cascades Hut, The Cascades. Location Located about 50 m off the fire trail from Dead Horse Gap car park towards the Tin Mines. Walk up the valley and over the hill, then down to the hut. Grid reference: 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 Mitchells in the 1940s. The hut was restored in the early 1970s by the Illawarra Alpine Club. The hut 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 – Illawarra Alpine Club References Hueneke, pp. 167–170. KHA reference number: 2705. KNP POM: L.31. A conservation study and history notes are available for this hut. GPS: S 36.583265 E 148.257470 https://mountainhuts.net/knpsouth/ingegoodbee-hut monthly 0.5 2026-10-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/24ad478b-b138-47c5-8927-98af612a5dcf/ingegoodbee.JPG Kosciuszko Huts SOUTH, Geehi - Ingegoodbee Hut Ingeegoodbee Hut Photographs Copyright Olaf Moon © 2002. Known as Ingeegoodbee Hut, Brumby Runners Hut Located in the deep south of KNP, about three kilometres north of the Victorian border, near to a place known as Bill's Garden. Access is from the crossroads of the Nine Mile Pinch FT and the Tin Mines FT. It is a short distance from the Australian Alpine Trail - few people visit as there is no sign, but the 150 m track in is very clear. Grid Reference is 180240. A fit walker can reach here up the nine-mile pinch in about 3.5 hours, but otherwise it is quite remote. The hut survived the 2003 fires, but one internal support was damaged by sparks and the cross-beam has been propped up temporarily. Brief History This hut was built in 1968 by Ron Weston and Jimmy Bowrie for brumby running. It is no longer used for that purpose, but is still in good condition. There are more brumbies than ever in the area! Features inside include two beds, a sink and a wood-burning "Bega" stove. Being an unauthorised structure, it was slated for removal by NPWS in 1993, but may never have been actually taken down, particularly as it is near to the AAWT and is considered to be a useful shelter. Construction The hut is 9 m by 4.5 m and built of bush timber poles, with corrugated iron walls and roof. There is a fireplace with a rock and cement hearth, but the rest of the floor is dirt. There are two windows, one with glass and the other needing a drop-down shutter. Caretakers - None. References Hueneke, p. 170. KHA reference: 2802. KNP POM Schedule is L.76. Craig Doubleday - pers comm Oct 2006. https://mountainhuts.net/knpsouth/slaughterhousehut monthly 0.5 2026-10-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/c050141e-9f3c-4922-bcb7-4a48059ff2d8/Huts+KNP+Far+South_0003.JPG Kosciuszko Huts SOUTH, Geehi - Slaughterhouse Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/2960309a-f706-440d-9670-4f0395858cfa/slaughterhouse_int.jpg Kosciuszko Huts SOUTH, Geehi - Slaughterhouse Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/06a7b660-6965-4a47-bc2a-8741d5d43868/slaughterhouse.jpg Kosciuszko Huts SOUTH, Geehi - Slaughterhouse Hut Slaughter House Hut Photograph copyright Olaf Moon © 2003. Known as Slaughter House Hut, Walkers Hut and Slaughterhouse Creek Hut. Location in the East Byadbo wilderness at Grid Reference 398298 on the Tombong 1:50,000 map. This is a really tough place to get to (due to hilly terrain and long distances from the road), however, there are two possible trails, one up the Sandy Ck FT from the Snowy River (walk along the north bank), and another from the east, along the Byadbo FT. The hut survived the 2003 fires, with the surrounding bush lightly burnt. The yards were damaged in the fires and the hut needs a new tank (in October 2006). Brief History The original hut was built in the 1960s by G Walker and others for grazing and brumby running, plus some horse riding. Its construction was of the local softwood, Callitris sp. This first hut was burnt in a bushfire in 1988. Within two weeks, the original hut was replaced and stands today, in one of the most remote sections of KNP just north of the Victorian border. The new hut, shown above, has a concrete floor, two rooms and currently beds with new mattresses. Outside there is a steel fireplace, toilet and yards. The new hut is almost certainly still used for brumby running, as it is in good condition and the road is very clear. The local dog man also visits regularly and his 1080 signs adorn the trees nearby. During the drought of 2002, there was no water in the creek. Construction Originally built of local cypress pine logs, these were augmented with iron on the walls. The roof was of iron and the floor of the new hut is a concrete slab. References KHA reference: 3001. KNP POM number is L GPS: S 36.765100 E 148.568586 https://mountainhuts.net/knpsouth/majorclewshut monthly 0.5 2026-10-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/7b53f2cf-4f69-4859-a8dd-20f7271827b4/Major+Clews%27+hut+.jpg Kosciuszko Huts SOUTH, Geehi - Major Clews Hut Major Clews Hut Photo by Jim Hart 1998 Known as Back Creek Hut and Major Clews Hut Located at The western side of the park, a few kilometres west of the Geehi Flats area and at Grid Reference 025828. Until recently you could legally drive to this hut, but it is a little remote. Brief History This hut was built by Major Clews in the early 1960s as a retirement home and for farming. It once had a substantial flower garden surrounding the house. He was the principal engineer for the Snowy Scheme. Nearby, there stood an original cottage that was only rediscovered in 2001 (as a ruin). Major Clews’ extensive career with the military and SMA is the subject of a book by Noel Gough. The hut was resumed in 1977 by the National Park Service. Construction The house is unique in that it is built of pise or mud brick. There are three rooms above a cement floor, with a cement and stone fireplace. The hut needs extensive restoration, and a Conservation Plan was undertaken early in 2002 to achieve this, now completed. References Gough, Noel “Mud, sweat & snow: Memories of Snowy workers, 1949-1959” 1994. Gough, Noel “The Major” Lt. Col. Hugh Powell Gough Clews. KHA Reference 2402 KNP POM is L.86. https://mountainhuts.net/knpsouth/old-geehi-hut-yha monthly 0.5 2026-10-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/866684d8-742d-4262-a967-879452cfba89/YHA.jpg Kosciuszko Huts SOUTH, Geehi - Old Geehi YHA Hut Old Geehi or YHA Hut Photo courtesy of Sheryle Moon 1992. Known as most commonly, YHA Hut, Old Geehi Hut, Youth Hostel Hut, Ibis, Benson’s Hut, Commissioner's Hut and many other names! Location YHA or Geehi is located in the Geehi Valley and is one of five huts made from the round river stones of the area. It is less accessible than Old Geehi or Keebles, requiring a fair walk or very good 4WD skills. Brief History YHA Hut was built in 1945 by D Benson for the NSW Water and Irrigation Commission and used by the Nankervis and Mitchell families for many years. It was later used by the SMA in the 1950s and as a Youth Hostel in the 1960s until resumed by the NPWS in 1977. Construction Old Geehi is 7 m by 4 m and built of graded river stones and mortar over a concrete floor. There are four windows in the walls and a substantial fireplace. There is also an outside toilet. Recently, the wooden boundary fence has been reconstructed, which gives the hut a much more authentic look. References KHA reference number: 2403. KNP POM number is L.95. Historical notes exist for this hut. GPS: S 36.360516 E 148.163750 https://mountainhuts.net/knpsouth/doctorshut monthly 0.5 2026-10-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/74feb6d4-5710-413c-aab4-7513fe1b2d0f/Doctors+hut+-+3.JPG Kosciuszko Huts SOUTH, Geehi - Doctors Hut Doctors Known as Doctors Hut, Fisher Fly Hut, Syndicate Hut, Doctors 1 and Geehi #13. Located in the Geehi Valley flats area, almost on the border with Victoria and at Grid Reference 050746. This hut was almost a ruin until recent renovation, and is across the river from the normal camping area around Keebles. Brief History The hut was built in the 1940s for fishing by the Khancoban Waterfall Farm Fly Fishing Club, who used the building regularly until the KNP took over the site in 1969. There was an earlier hut on this site with very narrow slab walls. Construction Doctors is one of the five river stone huts in the Geehi area. It is 3.8 m by 4.5 m and built of river stones on a concrete slab. The chimney is also of rocks and cement. There are windows around and a corrugated iron roof, recently restored. There is a toilet adjacent. References KHA Reference number is 2404. https://mountainhuts.net/knpsouth/project-two-2md7e monthly 0.5 2026-10-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/552a7dc7-4563-4fb6-85c7-c6a091e92e4f/KeeblesandGrass.JPG Kosciuszko Huts SOUTH, Geehi - Keebles Hut Keebles Hut Photograph copyright Olaf Moon © 1998. Located at the Geehi Flats area, south of Dead Horse Gap and a short 4WD or walk from the main Geehi Hut and camp area. Grid reference is 053743. Adjacent is probably one of Australia's best campsites. Brief History The hut was built in 1942 by Snowy Miller, Alex Milovitch, Arthur Keeble and Dr Hubert Smith for Arthur and Flo Nankervis as a fishing lodge. It was resumed by the NPWS in 1970, but is a very popular camping area, one of the very best in the National Park. The hut received some renovation in 2002 by KHA and the Range Rover Club of NSW. Construction Keebles is a typical river stone hut built on a concrete slab. The roof and verandah are of corrugated iron. There are a fireplace and windows. A carpet was added but has since been removed. Caretakers - family members References Hueneke, p. xix. Personal communication – Cheryl Seymour, daughter of Snowy Miller. KHA reference: 2405. KNP POM is L.77. https://mountainhuts.net/knpsouth/geehihut monthly 0.5 2026-10-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/0be6f509-f8e5-4f1f-9f5d-973f8876287e/GeehiHutandBikeHahnBetter.jpg Kosciuszko Huts SOUTH, Geehi - Geehi Hut Geehi Hut Known as Geehi Hut, Airstrip Hut or Nankervis Hut. Located at the public roadside stop and camping area at Geehi Flats. If driving from Thredbo, turn immediately left after the Geehi Bridge, and into the parking area about 300 m. The hut is at the end of the road and is very popular. Grid Reference is 057734. Tyrells #3 shed stands nearby. Be very careful driving across the river beside the hut, it is deceptively shallow. But the fishing is good. Brief History This hut was built in 1952 by Jim Nankervis and his brother, originally to support grazing and fishing. A shelter, toilet, shed and laundry also stood nearby, the last two being removed recently. Tyrells was moved to the east of this site in 1926 and renovated for fishing in 1949, but the hut has now lost its vertical slabs, despite remaining standing. Access can now be made to this stone hut in a regular sedan. Excellent camping can be had nearby for an almost unlimited number of tents. In 2004, the hut was rebuilt by KHA with assistance from NPWS day-labourers and the Caretakers, the Land Rover Club of NSW and the Range Rover Club of Sydney. It was officially reopened at 2 pm on Sunday 3 October 2004 with members of the Nankervis family present. In our view, the restrictions on use of the hut, including the fireplace, are unreasonable and unnecessary. Construction The hut is large at 11 m by 9 m with three rooms. It is built of river stones over a concrete and dirt floor, as are the chimney and fireplace. There is a toilet nearby. Caretaker - NSW Land Rover Club and Sydney Range Rover Club. References Hueneke, p. xix. KHA reference: 2406. KNP POM number is L.66. GPS: S 36.377445 E 148.179613 https://mountainhuts.net/tas-huts-north daily 0.75 2026-10-20 https://mountainhuts.net/tas-huts-north/alf-byes-hut monthly 0.5 2026-10-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/b02031fb-f879-44ae-9dc9-4017ea14861b/Alf+Byes+Crop+Wide.jpeg https://mountainhuts.net/tas-huts-north/coldstream-1000-hut monthly 0.5 2026-10-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/ddad706c-3b2b-4e9a-9c9a-64c0ecc87ba1/Coldstream+GD+Full+Use.jpg https://mountainhuts.net/tas-huts-north/lone-star-cabin monthly 0.5 2026-10-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/91482ffa-2407-4653-b6a4-9d973df00007/Lone+Star+Hut.jpeg Tas Huts NORTH - Lone Star Cabin - Lone Star Hut All photographs courtesy of the Tassie Photographer. Known as the Lone Star Hut or Lone Star Mine. Located in the Lisle Forest, Golconda, near to Lilydale NE Tasmania. There is a prominet ridge running north from Mt Arthur where two mines were formed. History This area supported Gold Mining from 1877 with the arrival of Alfred Brewer and his sons, who prospected in the local creeks. William Kennett applied for a lease over 8 acres in 1878 and called it Golconda. Another lease was also sought to the west and called Panama. The hut still stands but only just. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/0d23c34f-5b7c-4757-939b-c25fac94bfec/Lone+Star+Interior.jpeg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/d6439e87-05a6-41cd-8cae-078c874a1646/Lone+Star+Hut.jpeg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/21043a66-b1b4-43d2-95d6-0818d70d1199/Lone+Star+side.jpeg https://mountainhuts.net/tas-huts-north/huntsman-hideaway monthly 0.5 2026-10-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/c0f44bc7-8360-4e80-bd3e-08a4f36259a3/Huntsman+BBQ.JPG Tas Huts NORTH - Huntsman Hide-away https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/e3bf4748-10d7-4a2b-9ac9-69acfe141305/Huntsman+3%3A4+OJM.JPG Tas Huts NORTH - Huntsman Hide-away https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/7589a72b-33f1-45ff-9d77-fef9afaee153/Huntsman+Moss.JPG Tas Huts NORTH - Huntsman Hide-away https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/4f4b0fd8-5e21-4263-acf0-261876d74782/Huntsman+Side.JPG Tas Huts NORTH - Huntsman Hide-away https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/adb972a0-a64f-47c7-b531-5b7b0cabef05/Huntsman+Rear+GD+OJM.JPG Tas Huts NORTH - Huntsman Hide-away https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/92445f94-159a-4336-94d8-1f19d7a4ee38/Huntsman+Arty+Window+Moss.JPG Tas Huts NORTH - Huntsman Hide-away https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/14ec0efd-43c6-435b-9e9a-123460e8869e/Huntsman+entrance.JPG Tas Huts NORTH - Huntsman Hide-away https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/62897d41-36a4-44cf-8f32-df36980fcdfb/Huntsman+Interior+Fireplace+Lighten+OJM.JPG Tas Huts NORTH - Huntsman Hide-away https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/647e7cac-766a-4076-b054-f84fbb5004d9/Huntsman+Interior+Wide+GD+OJM.JPG Tas Huts NORTH - Huntsman Hide-away https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/3b5f3c4b-8e72-4261-aab3-7fe0bd2cfe1a/Huntsman+Table+BBQ.JPG Tas Huts NORTH - Huntsman Hide-away https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/8f64ef5a-cd31-4647-989b-1637974b1d73/Huntsman+interior+bunks.JPG Tas Huts NORTH - Huntsman Hide-away https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/7b412506-c918-4af5-9292-e0fbbb77e915/Huntsman+Fireplace+Wide+OJM.JPG Tas Huts NORTH - Huntsman Hide-away https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/baa0b340-cf14-44d3-b81a-bfd7e4476005/Huntsman+inside+Fire+GD+OJM.JPG Tas Huts NORTH - Huntsman Hide-away https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/75f87b11-ae92-44e4-aa3b-e347cfae4d41/Huntsman+Main+GD+OJM.JPG Tas Huts NORTH - Huntsman Hide-away - Huntsman Hide-Away Known as: Apex Hut, Huntsman Hide Away or Huntsmans Hut Located: South of Deloraine and past Huntsman Lake in the Meander Reserve. Take the road south from Deloraine to Meander then onto Huntsman Lake and into the Reserve along Huntsman Road. Drive to the end of the road to the picnic area. The hut is about 100m downhill to the right, along a dirt road. History: Huntsman was built by APEX volunteers around 1974 (but I could do with a confirmation of that date) and is used very regularly by the Scouts and school groups, given its easy access and large size. APEX continues to manage and maintain the hut, but MHPS have offered to take it over. Construction APEX is a substantial building on a concrete slab, measuring approximately 6m x 15 m. It has many bunks built along the walls plus a large wood burning stove in the centre. 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Located On the Bond Plain, near to Sunshine Creek, and near to the Vale of Belvoir, off the Cradle Mountain Road. History There are two stories about this hut, the first seeming to have the most credence. Maf was born in 1900 and was so named after the battle in Mafeking (of Baden Powell of the Boy Scouts fame) and was reputed to have built the hut in 1938 with two friends. It had such a sunny location, that it was given the name Sunshine Hut. A second story says it was built in 1960 (but it does not look like it) and that it was then called Yackandandah Hut after the town in Victoria where one of the builders hailed from. Construction A mixture! Recently renovated by locals to some degree. During 2023 and 2024, this hut is and will receive extensive work from the MHPS. To Get there The hut is not visible from the road, and has been closed while renovations were completed over a number of years. It is a sensitive site This is now managed by the NPWS service, so please WALK in there less than 1km. Drive west on the Belvoir Road and PAST the turn-off to Cradle Mountain. Soon you will come to the VDL track which turns off to the right and is clear. About 450 m past that on the LEFT is a faint 4WD track heading off the Belvoir Rd to the left and heading SW into a Myrtle Forest. The Hut is hidden from view and is in the middle of Bond Plain, near to Sunshine Creek. . Use this in Google Maps - -41.558183, 145.900100 you will see the hut in the topographical view. https://mountainhuts.net/tas-huts-north/lake-fergus-hut monthly 0.5 2026-10-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/218d1271-6411-40cd-8e70-507a71656daa/Lake+Fergus+Hut+SML.jpeg https://mountainhuts.net/tas-huts-north/gunns-hilton monthly 0.5 2026-10-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/d2446b27-4f12-40f6-8795-c62e77675f37/Little+Lake+GH+MHowe.jpg Tas Huts NORTH - Gunns Hilton at Little Lake - Gunn’s Hilton at Little Lake Photo courtesy of Margaret Howe MHPS Known as Little Lake Hut or the Gunns Hilton Located at Little Lake, Central Highlands. Little Lake is north of Arthurs Lake. Take the Poatina Road and turn East onto Gunns Marsh Road. Follow it to Little Lake, around the north shore of Arthurs Lake. History The land was originally owned by the famous Von Bibra family, who gave approval to eighteen members of the Cressy Fishing Club to build the lodge, which they did in less than two days. The Fireplace and chimney were completed later. The land was eventually taken over by the Hydro Electricity Commission and is open to all visitors. Construction Today, the hut is well looked after and equipped with bunks and original open fireplace still intact. In 2017 a new barrel heater was installed by Mick McCormack, David Wilson and Peter Wilson. Caretakers - Cressy Fishing Club. https://mountainhuts.net/tas-huts-north/smiths-tops-hut monthly 0.5 2026-10-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/7116cc02-a07f-4a57-8d55-7d2aeb1de7e9/Smiths+Tops+Front+before+Cleanup+OJM.JPG https://mountainhuts.net/tas-huts-north/basil-steers-2-hut monthly 0.5 2026-10-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/ca75f0df-2ea6-4342-bade-1843945aafdc/Basil+Steer+%232+Hut+TJ.jpeg https://mountainhuts.net/tas-huts-north/john-jacques-memorial-hut monthly 0.5 2026-10-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/59eee9d3-e6d2-49b1-9ba3-489a14cb7f50/Jacques+from+Road+OJM.JPG Tas Huts NORTH - John Jacques Memorial Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/be94fc34-0a43-4a56-8669-07018a7dc71d/Jacques+Door+sign+OJM.JPG Tas Huts NORTH - John Jacques Memorial Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/d7c37dbe-b1d6-4c33-81ed-134f8369b955/Jacques+door+inside.JPG Tas Huts NORTH - John Jacques Memorial Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/50b8ab1d-bbbd-4387-bf80-fa80f2f8ad7b/Jacques+fireplace.JPG Tas Huts NORTH - John Jacques Memorial Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/d508c9a1-99b0-4070-977e-c61cdf916de1/Jacques+Front+OJM.JPG Tas Huts NORTH - John Jacques Memorial Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/8e6ce4b6-ce80-4a44-bca1-5725d756d520/Jacques+front+VERT+OJM.JPG Tas Huts NORTH - John Jacques Memorial Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/f784b541-be6d-46da-9fa2-65ddca7904a5/Jacques+inside+bench+OJM.JPG Tas Huts NORTH - John Jacques Memorial Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/b471c454-91cf-4cce-84ac-39b80cd8fc24/Jacques+sleeping+platforms.JPG Tas Huts NORTH - John Jacques Memorial Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/d084d05d-868d-4849-9932-b4e8ca969c84/John+Jacques+In+snow.jpeg Tas Huts NORTH - John Jacques Memorial Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/88bc3219-cfa7-4f93-a729-81a1250fc91c/Jacques+front+VERT+OJM.JPG Tas Huts NORTH - John Jacques Memorial Hut - John Jacques Memorial Hut Known As the John Jacques Hut or Bob McMahon Hut Located at Ben Lomond, on the north side of the escarpment. Take the road up to Ben Lomond, then take the right fork, and follow the road to Car Villa. About 150m before the huge parking area, there is a much smaller one. The hut is downhill from here about 100m and is visible from the road, when observed with care. History The hut was built for rock climbers with approval of the Parks Service, by Bob McMahon, a well known rock climber, specifically as shelter for climbers. He named it after a good climbing friend, John Jacques. The hut is in good order and obviously well used with mattresses on the bunks and cooking pots available. Construction The hut is a pragmatic design for about 10 climbers, built of stone with an iron roof. It has bed platforms and an open fireplace. https://mountainhuts.net/tas-huts-north/tiger-hut monthly 0.5 2026-10-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/9e441524-e065-463d-8dc0-731137c63b2f/Tiger+Hut+Liawene.jpeg Tas Huts NORTH - Tiger Hut - Tiger Hut Phtotos courtesy of Kelvin Howe and the MHPS. Known as Tiger Hut. Located now, in the town of Liawene, Tasmania. Originally it was located at Lake Bigfoot, betwen Lake Adelaide and Lake Louisa. History The Tiger Hut is famous for two reasons. Firstly it was created in the real wilderness by people who were scientifically bent on finding a Tasmanian Tiger (Thylacine cynocephalus) which have been presumed to be extinct since 1936 when the last animal died in captivity. They used the best equipment available at the time. But if they found one, would they tell anyone? And let the world beat a path to the door? Secondly, the hut was removed by the Tasmanian Government without notice or warning. It was this act that created a strong movement, of people who met in Deloraine and formed the Mountain Hut Preservation Society (MHPS) who have achieved incredible results in preserving and reconstructing many other huts across the Central Highlands since 1986. Peter and Judy Wright ran the Mole Creek Wildlife Park and Peter believed that Tigers existed in Tasmania. In conjunction with Ron Stephens, they decided to build a hut in 1984 and contracted a group to build it, following an exploration by locals, Barry Richardson and Rod Howe to find a suitable location. Bigfoot Lake was chosen. The hut was very large, but more importantly it was fitted out with $90,000 worth of sophisticated technology and electronics to find and track Tasmanian Tigers. Graham Burdach, an experienced helicopter pilot from the RAAF, air-lifted the required goods to the site. Two 10x10 sheds were built first and a 6x6 storage shed. Over three months, a hut of 13 squares was constructed with all mod cons. The area was very cold and heavy snow was expected, but after many trials, the search was abandoned in 1984. Some say the search was successful but that the discoveries had to be hidden, and this is borne out by the many realistic and considered sightings made by others over many years. In February 1988, the hut was swiftly and secretly removed by the Tasmanian Government. Nefarious reasons were given for the removal, such as degredation of the hut itself, which was clearly untrue. Heated debate followed. Following the creation of MHPS just two months later, the hut was progressively re-built in Liawene. It has since been modified and extended to make it more practically useful for local people, schools and visitors. Construction: This is a substantial hut, larger than many three-bedroom homes and equivalent in quality. It has a large kitchen and living area, suitable for a crowd, school or club. https://mountainhuts.net/tas-huts-north/liena-hut monthly 0.5 2026-10-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/c38a90de-80d1-439c-bbbb-8a1936e73073/Liena+Side+3%3A4+View+OJM.JPG Tas Huts NORTH - Liena Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/3553e489-4ea7-4540-b29d-55145c693422/Liena+Window+OJM.JPG Tas Huts NORTH - Liena Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/92dc803e-b616-438b-8265-2c2e12a7c602/Liena+Alcove+Maps.JPG Tas Huts NORTH - Liena Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/909172de-d7ed-4cf6-8502-c08efc07b0c1/Liena+Fireplace+inside+OJM.JPG Tas Huts NORTH - Liena Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/1ec78b79-d355-4e58-a037-16ea8caf9cba/Liena+Front+Door+only+OJM.JPG Tas Huts NORTH - Liena Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/a71d2357-93db-406e-8e16-91331a69decf/Liena+Interior.JPG Tas Huts NORTH - Liena Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/6c2f62da-bcf7-4ba9-b701-cb924aa11e2f/Liena+MHPS+Sign+Boy+Miles.JPG Tas Huts NORTH - Liena Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/5118a213-21d1-4ecc-95e4-b99582ca0c76/Liena+Rear.JPG Tas Huts NORTH - Liena Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/a7300746-b6fa-442d-843b-e8df48e14955/Liena+Rear+Alcove+AV.JPG Tas Huts NORTH - Liena Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/51bda22a-e8a1-4a67-bffa-a916bff388eb/Liena+Front+OJM+VG.JPG Tas Huts NORTH - Liena Hut - Liena Hut Known as Liena Hut or Liena skin shed. Located in Mole CreekTownship, originally on Ray “Boy” Miles farm. History This hut was originally owned by Ray Miles who was known as “Boy”. The hut was a classic example of a sawn timber hut, used as a skin-shed. After some time, Ray gave access to the hut to Wayne Spaulding and his wife Marj. Wayne built a new fireplace, but as the hut was not successful for drying skins, they added a second part to it as a dedicated skin shed and this was successful. The hut was moved to Mole Creek and was restored in March 2013 through to December that year. It was then re-opened on 31 May 2015, with Wayne and Marj present, along with other dignitaries. Construction The original huts were in a poor state, but once moved, were restored to their full glory. There are two sawn slab huts, joined in the corner. The main one has a brick and corrugated iron chimney and now some added furniture. The other was the skin shed, as shown below, taken in November 2022. https://mountainhuts.net/tas-huts-north/trappers-hut monthly 0.5 2026-10-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/2dd9f9c1-7069-4edb-86fc-8118b1bc6d25/Trappers+Hut+MH+03.jpg Tas Huts NORTH - Trappers Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/9c6fda04-f6b9-4117-be5b-099a0e929ad1/Trappers_Hut_02.jpg Tas Huts NORTH - Trappers Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/4c7b5127-13e7-4f20-ab93-741bd9608e09/Trappers+bunks.JPG Tas Huts NORTH - Trappers Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/a9394a2a-522e-4190-9aa2-5a8b2bd2c68f/Trappers+end+wall+and+pack.JPG Tas Huts NORTH - Trappers Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/44d9672b-e641-49bd-b2a6-21b5f52aa825/Trappers+inside+bunk.JPG Tas Huts NORTH - Trappers Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/8b44e244-ea3c-4fe6-9b22-7e41566e361b/Trappers+Main.JPG Tas Huts NORTH - Trappers Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/db2eb8c1-4258-4277-937e-5479cd4363b5/Trappers+3%3A4+VG+OJM.JPG Tas Huts NORTH - Trappers Hut - Trappers Hut Photographs by O Moon November 2022. Known as Trappers Hut Located in the Central Plateau, on the way to Walls Of Jerusalem National Park. Walk from the Arm River Road Sign-in spot. Brief History The current Trappers hut is a replacement for the original that was built in 1946 by Roy and Alistair “Shot” Walters and Ray “Boy” Miles. Following agreement with the Department of Parks, Wildlife and Heritage, Forestry Commission and MHPS in August 1988, the first working-bee was held on Saturday 22 April 1989. On Saturday 21 October 1989, the old hut was dismantled completely. This proved to be a good decision, as the foot plates were substantially more rotten, than previously thought. The aim was to rebuild the hut in the same style and on the same footprint as the original. There were some interesting challenges as Dick Miles, one of the original builders said that the door hinges had originally been made of wood, and so were the replacements. The hut was completed by December 1990, after more than 3,800 hours of volutary labour, plus a further 2,500 hours of “walking to the hut” and general administration. It was opened on 8 December 1990, with Dick Miles present, at the age of 70 having ridden to the site by horse, a day before he was due for surgery. Originally, Nicholas Miles selected a plot on Dublin Plain in 1929, and built the first hut here, after successful adjistment of cows during the depression for other farmers in Deloraine. The first rough shelter was built above the present site in 1934, and was one amongst about four huts built by Nicholas in the area. His son, “Boy'“ Miles fresh back from the horrors of Changi Camp, built the present hut with Dick and Alistair Walters in 1946, from a single "splitting" log. The hut had neither chimney nor window at that point. The snow was particularly heavy that year, but they made a good profit from trapping animals for their skins. It was a classic “snarers” hut with nails in all walls, to hold the skins. Boy also built the Lake Ball hut in 1968, following the burning down of Arthur Youd's old hut at the eastern end of the lake. Construction Split paling walls carefully overlapped, with originally shingles, now an iron and paling roof. Caretakers Mountain Huts Preservation Society. The re-build of Trappers Hut was the first successful restoration by MHPS, but while it was still underway, they were successfully negotiating with DPWH to rebuild Ironstone Hut at Lake Nameless. GPS Location: S 41.78453 E 146.24939 https://mountainhuts.net/tas-huts-north/raglan-hut monthly 0.5 2026-10-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/3407eb6b-51ce-423a-9258-2b36d2ed2d7c/Raglan+Hut+TR.jpeg Tas Huts NORTH - Raglan Hut - Raglan Hut Photo courtesy of Terry Reid Known has Raglan Hut also as the Southern Haulage Hut or Joyce Creek Hut. Located in in the Franklin-Gordon Wild Rivers National Park. Access from the Lyell Highway at the Cardigan River Bridge, with about a 7km walk. It is deep in the forest, an area that has traditionally not known any bushfires, but now some have encroached. History This hut was originally built for the logging industry in the early 1930’s by C.A. Bradshaw. It was later restored inabout 1988 by Murray High School students led by Terry Reid. Construction The hut is constructed from King Billy Pine split palings, some of which are over two meteres long, especially those on the roof. https://mountainhuts.net/tas-huts-north/rebeccas-temma-hut monthly 0.5 2026-10-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/43b2033f-8f29-4c4d-b201-7dc96bec4f01/Rebecca+Stockmans+OJM.jpeg Tas Huts NORTH - Rebecca Temma Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/2e7d5a72-560e-4e01-8c78-e0189ebc8b1f/Rebecca+Picnic+Table+OJM.JPG Tas Huts NORTH - Rebecca Temma Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/f588bad6-a775-4730-b07b-297c094d949f/Rebecca+Bunks.JPG Tas Huts NORTH - Rebecca Temma Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/950a6bf0-e1e6-4ecc-808b-c6ae80a32390/Rebecca+Bunks+Main.JPG Tas Huts NORTH - Rebecca Temma Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/a077bf32-f696-43df-9de3-7ebe054be78c/Rebecca+Chimney+OJM.JPG Tas Huts NORTH - Rebecca Temma Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/ac4b545d-1d7f-4661-8ef1-cc41c79b0814/Rebecca+Fireplace.JPG Tas Huts NORTH - Rebecca Temma Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/f6924fb1-af1e-474b-8b0f-589e024db533/Rebecca+Front+Door+and+Chimney.JPG Tas Huts NORTH - Rebecca Temma Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/ec0f647f-e7ab-4c27-8f76-ec09811fe4ad/Rebecca+Front+Vert+OJM.JPG Tas Huts NORTH - Rebecca Temma Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/0ce76718-5f1f-45bb-addd-3d622eb56968/Rebecca+inside+Roof.JPG Tas Huts NORTH - Rebecca Temma Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/c2124efc-e202-40bb-82ad-6b2cd8480f0f/Rebecca+New+Side+view+and+Table.JPG Tas Huts NORTH - Rebecca Temma Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/2f5258ab-15c1-4b77-9115-11fb7ba45368/Rebecca+Rear.JPG Tas Huts NORTH - Rebecca Temma Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/b451415c-9174-4399-87e8-e9937efa050d/Rebecca+New+OJM.JPG Tas Huts NORTH - Rebecca Temma Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/10c0d940-0f62-4be9-9d22-f1806b586c9c/Rebecca+NEW+fence.JPG Tas Huts NORTH - Rebecca Temma Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/20fb0438-7090-47ed-9849-7ea4c3745788/Rebecca+side+window+OJM.JPG Tas Huts NORTH - Rebecca Temma Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/942adf3c-be32-4ec5-9c63-473998c667a5/Rebecca+Stockmans+OJM+Vert.jpg Tas Huts NORTH - Rebecca Temma Hut - Rebecca Stockmans Hut Phtotgraphs by Olaf Moon 2020. Known as Rebecca Stockmans Hut or Temma Hut Located beside the Rebecca Lagoon and Rebecca River, and some Yards, north of Temma on the Couta Rocks to Temma Road, and about 15 metres from the roadside. A new hut has been built beside it and is used by local environmental groups and others. History This hut was built by local stockman to support the industry in 1962. It is open to all visitors but not to stay overnight. There are picnic tables behind this hut, plus a new public hut that is used by various interest groups. The new hut is made of dark green corrugated iron and is sometimes locked. The hut survived the fires of 2016 which came close by. It is now the focus of MHPS members for renovation in 2022 and onwards. Construction It has a rather nice brick chimney. Timber frame with corrugated iron walls and roof. GPS Location to be confirmed: S 41.182372, E 144.690689 https://mountainhuts.net/tas-huts-north/smurf-hut monthly 0.5 2026-10-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/118f4ee7-1c44-4bd9-aeaf-00ab3ce802d2/Smurf+Hut+Vert.jpeg Tas Huts NORTH - Smurf Hut - Smurf Hut Photo courtesy of Terry Howe. Known as Smurf Hut or Basil Steers #3 Hut Located at the southern end of the February Plains, accessible via the Arm River Road, then Arm River Track, but well hidden in the myrtle forest beside Wurragarra Creek. History Around 1985, after the snaring ban, Basil Steers, assisted by his son Philip and friend Tim Jetson, built a concealed hut where he planned to continue trapping possums. Little of this happened, but it was used by the family for hunting generally By 1989 the area was included in the Cradle Mt-Lake St Clair National Park. Construction References MHPS Calendar 2022. https://mountainhuts.net/tas-huts-north/solitary-hut monthly 0.5 2026-10-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/7884f427-ead4-4698-b326-a7fe441927c3/Solitary_Mans_MH_JR.jpg Tas Huts NORTH - Solitary Hut - Solitary Hut Known as Solitary Hut or Solitary Mans Hut Location Above Tiger Lake, Walls of Jerusalem. There is an alternative walking foot-pad up another valley with the track starting behind Trappers Hut. History This hut was built near Tiger Lake in 1983 by a person called “The Solitary Man” when he was aged 33. He then lived in it for about a year and a half from 1984 to July 1985. He built the hut to deliberately stay away from others, in a most secluded (but illegal) spot above the lake. Being an athlete, he set up a weights gym here and also ran long distances to other lakes, sometimes to fish. He also attempted to set up a vegetable patch on a very small island in the middle of the lake (to protect it from animals), with limited success. When he left, he wrote a short message in perfect script on the wall, asking that visitors do not disturb or kill plants or animals and that they be respected. But otherwise, visitors were welcome and could use the contents. He has asked for anonymity and has retained that well, to this current day. He left, became remarried and had a daughter who now has her own daughter. Since then, he has lived in Launceston, bu has returned quite regularly for a few days. Construction The hut is built as a “A frame” with clip metal over a timber frame. There is a paved floor from local stone, plus a mezzanine sleeping area suitable for about four people. The stone work is considerable, to protect the hut from the high rainfall in the area and snow over a metre deep in some winter periods. It also enables a small fire place and includes a flue. References Margaret Howe- “The History and building of Solitary Hut, Walls of Jerusalem National Park and the story of its builder the Mysterious Solitary Man” - 2021 Foot and Playsted, Launceston. GPS S-47.0358 E 146.16995 - to be checked. https://mountainhuts.net/tas-huts-north/hills-hut monthly 0.5 2026-10-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/da7f889c-77f3-445e-aac8-5d7c2eadd5fc/Hills+Logging+Hut+side.jpeg Tas Huts NORTH - Hills Logging Hut - Hills Logging Hut Photograph courtesy of MHPS. Known as Hills Hut, Bruce Hills Hut or Hills Logging Hut. Located at Parsons Track, Great Western Tiers. Drive to Caveside, and take Pool Road, Fernliegh Road to Parsons Road, thence to Parsons Track. History: Hills hut was built by Bruce Hill in the early 1960’s as a shelter for his timber workers. By about 1972, Bruce had ceased forestry operations in the area and returned to Caveside, so the hut deteriorated progressively. In about 1979, the Deloraine Walking Club did extensive repairs to the hut and maintenance kept it in good order until 2018. The MHPS proposed to restore the hut in 2018 and over 18 months restored the hut to its former glory, including a particularly nice stove. Construction Timber frames and horizontal boards. The hut interior is clean and neat, and includes a number of bunks for visitors. References: This hut is maintained regularly by MHPS from Deloraine GPS from Backcountryhuts.net - S 41.625988 E 146.423923 Page last updated 1 September 2022. https://mountainhuts.net/tas-huts-north/lees-paddocks-hut monthly 0.5 2026-10-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/7fd54cfe-e912-42f6-9491-d42e54754e3f/Lees+Hut+JR+MH+03.jpg Tas Huts NORTH - Lees Paddocks Hut Lees Hut Photograph courtesy of M Howe and J Robertson © 2003 Known as Lees Hut or Lees Paddocks Hut. Note that Lewis Lees Hut is just nearby also, and that the Reg Wadley Memorial Hut is 2.1km to the south. Located at Lees Paddocks (a private lease), East of Pelion Plains and at the other end of the Paddock from the Reg Wadley Memorial Hut. Take the road to Mole Creek then onto Mersey Forest. Follow the Mersey Forest Road south, and then drive down west of Lake Rowallan Powerstation, then take the West Rowallan Track which turns into the Lees Paddock Track. Lees Paddock and the hut are on the south side. If you take the Mersey Forest Rd on the East side of the lake, it stops at a carpark where the walk-in is a few kilometres only. History George Lee first saw the potential for grazing cattle in the area from the 1800s and, with his four sons, Oliver, Basil, Oxley and Lewis, made regular trips to The Paddocks with cattle for summer grazing. The four brothers took up snaring through the 1960’s and Oxley was still grazing cattle into the 1980’s. In 1954 a fire burnt the skin shed down and it was rebuilt in 1972. The roof was updated in 1974. Note that this hut is on private land. Construction The verandah and new skin shed, plus the updated floor were added in the 1974 restoration. GPS Location taken from Google Maps: S 41.83659 E 146.11776. https://mountainhuts.net/tas-huts-north/white-grass-hut monthly 0.5 2026-10-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/cfd0b543-099d-4452-bda0-7639fcf78bc9/White+Grass+Hut+2.jpeg Tas Huts NORTH - White Grass Hut - White Grass Hut Photo courtesy of Corey McCulloch MHPS Known as White Grass Hut or Tiger Plains Hut. Located The hut is on the Tiger Plains and east of Black Bluff near Nietta. The hut is concealed amongst the tea tree and on the edge of a eucalypt rainforest and thick myrtle forest. History The hut was believed to have been built in 1961 by Gordon Williams, Ken Cook and Maurice Vanderfeen who initiated the idea. Vic McCulloch and Ken Williams assisted in the building of the hut. At the time there were teams of men who often worked alone in the Nietta area but were collectively bushmen, bullock drivers, horsemen and sometimes snarers of possums. With limited supervision, these men dragged the materials to the site using a tractor and skid, common for that time amongst foresters and farm workers. Construction The hut is a single room, with four bunks and a fireplace, protected by walls of corrugated iron, as is the fireplace. Recently the four bunks have been updated. There is also a covered area for firewood and some horse yards. Caretakers - Unknown but there are some! https://mountainhuts.net/tas-huts-north/lake-ball-hut monthly 0.5 2026-10-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/18f478a0-8b38-4517-9147-f777d398efe9/Lake_Ball_Hut_2_MH_JR.jpg Tas Huts NORTH - Lake Ball Hut Lake Ball Hut Photo courtesy of J Robertson and Margaret Howe © 2003 Known as Lake Ball Hut Located on the north side of Lake Ball, Central Highlands. History Lake Ball hut was built in 1968 (some say 1971) by Boy Miles and friends, Wayne Spaulding and Kevin Cornish to support local fishing. The Lake Ball Hut has some damage, and a recent Conservation Plan supported repairs in the summer of 2003-4 by Mole Creek bushman. Construction Typical Tasmanian split softwood shingles and thin vertical slabs over a wooden frame. Dirt floor and chimney. Caretakers - MHPS References Ian Terry - pers comm. GPS Location: S 41.84267 E 146.29066 https://mountainhuts.net/tas-huts-north/lake-meston-hut monthly 0.5 2026-10-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/cbe7a2ec-3e32-44fc-beba-eeea556a1c91/Meston+NW+PS.jpg Tas Huts NORTH - Lake Meston Hut Lake Meston Hut Photographs courtesy of Peter Sands © 2001. Known as Meston Hut or Lake Meston Hut Located at Lake Meston, Central Plateau. Access can be made from the Walls of Jerusalem trail head. History Junction Lake Hut and Lake Meston Huts were built by Dick Reed, grandson of famous philanthroper, Henry Reed. Construction A log cabin with shingle roof. References https://mountainhuts.net/tas-huts-north/junction-lake-hut monthly 0.5 2026-10-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/596eb3cd-4c13-41b1-acba-a1593286ecf4/Junction+Lake+MH+JR+03.jpg Tas Huts NORTH - Junction Lake Hut Junction Lake Hut Photo courtesy of Margaret Howe copyright © 2003. Known as Junction Lake Hut Located at Junction Lake, Walls of Jerusalem National Park south of Lake Meston. Brief History Junction Lake Hut and Lake Meston Huts were built by Dick Reed, grandson of famous philanthropist, Henry Reed. Dick built this hut beside the ruin of Arthur Youds hut in 1969, having been introduced to the mountains in 1919 - that is he was over 70 at the time. The hut was designed by Reg Hall, and constructed of Pencil Pine logs and timber collected nearby. The hut was completed in 1970 and used by Dick and his friends into his 80's. The hut is now in the Conservation area and belongs to the Crown. Caretakers - Mountain Huts Preservation Society. GPS location S 41.92215 E 146.18839 - From Google Maps. https://mountainhuts.net/tas-huts-north/charlestons-hut monthly 0.5 2026-10-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/21c7e90a-a1cf-485a-96f7-4169602c8b87/Charlestons+and+Road.JPG Tas Huts NORTH - Charlestons Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/c1e732fa-996c-4d60-9e51-7bdf88c7e161/Charlestons+Front+Door.JPG Tas Huts NORTH - Charlestons Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/336386b1-62cd-46c8-959d-fe2c50688d18/Charlestons+House+GD+OJM.JPG Tas Huts NORTH - Charlestons Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/78bd01df-4b52-4de1-afa3-e6bb3cfe946f/Charlestons+inside.JPG Tas Huts NORTH - Charlestons Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/d403ecda-52b3-4969-b42e-b26ed366ca57/Charlestons+inside+porch.JPG Tas Huts NORTH - Charlestons Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/3631e65c-b820-4c57-a59f-1b531d6e3205/Charlestons+Living+area+OJM.JPG Tas Huts NORTH - Charlestons Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/58294297-c52c-48a6-81ad-f353ff8f4367/Charlestons+Rear+OJM.JPG Tas Huts NORTH - Charlestons Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/35988551-ef3f-4bfe-b890-4e605b71e607/Charlestons+second+bedroom.JPG Tas Huts NORTH - Charlestons Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/94c77beb-32f4-4b7f-8bff-e0db1fdaa343/Charlestons+Barn+OJM+2.JPG Tas Huts NORTH - Charlestons Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/b9d0adca-1480-490b-86e7-f39593a2ae16/Charlestons+Barn+Rear+OJM+Good.JPG Tas Huts NORTH - Charlestons Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/e9017b73-aff4-4f0b-a8ac-552c9e83c3e8/Charlestons+Barn+inside.JPG Tas Huts NORTH - Charlestons Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/e28ac504-0a26-49ad-99cc-94c145eb9700/Charlestons+Barn+OJM.JPG Tas Huts NORTH - Charlestons Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/13a53e69-1ac9-4dd5-bdef-7e7e0ef0d69a/Charlestons+Main+Vert+OJM.JPG Tas Huts NORTH - Charlestons Hut Charleston's Hut Photos on this page by O Moon 2022, but the introductory one is of the first hut on this site. Known as Charlestons Hut, Vale Hut or Vale of Belvoir Hut Location is found about 1 kilometre west of Yackandandah hut, on the Vale of Belvoir pastoral lease (just outside the NP, so on a private lease). Just west of the Cradle Mountain TO, take the Lake Lea Road north, and then left on the VDL Road. The track is often very wet, plus being very rough and steep, so it is best to walk, at least for the last kilometre. Please make a request if you wish to stay. History Back in 1903, the Vale south of Lake Lea was planted with wheat by the Davies family from Victoria whose aim was to grow it in the Canadian style. After a winter when snow piled up to roof level in their hut, they decided it wasn't such a good idea. You can still see the ploughed appearance on the flats south of the lake a century later. The area was acquired by George Williams from Narrawa (near Wilmot) the next year, and it has remained in his family ever since. The Williams family brought cattle up to the Vale of Belvoir annually from their main landholdings at Wilmot, some 50 km away. During the early 1900s, a dairy and small cheese ‘factory’ were established and a hut built to support the workers. This operation continued until the mid‐ to late 1930s and some evidence of the dairy and cheese factory still remain, close to the site of the existing hut. During the winter months, members of the Williams family would return to the Vale of Belvoir to snare possums and wallaby for the lucrative European and U.S. fur trade, establishing small snarer's huts to survive the extreme weather conditions. The Charleston brothers, Jim and Kevin, began running cattle at the Vale around the early 1960’s alongside the Williams family. Kevin married Wendy Williams, and he and Jim gradually took over the long‐term public land leases and purchased the freehold blocks. The Charleston brothers worked closely with the Williams family, passing down family knowledge of the area, its habitats, and the lessons learnt of managing the stock and mosaic burning to maintain the grasslands in good condition. The original hut burnt down at some time during 1960s and another two‐room hut was built by the Charleston brothers and the local community around 1975 as shown in this photograph. Over the following several years, they also built the traditional split‐timber stables and timber stockyards, and extended the hut. Vehicle access to the area was via a notoriously boggy track from Leary’s Corner that was often impassable, with the Charleston family riding horses or walking the remaining distance in to their hut. The process of taking cattle into the Vale of Belvoir was often a community‐oriented one, with 100 – 300 cattle being walked in over two days from Erriba using stock horses, usually late in December or early January. The cattle were mustered up again over a period of about a week in May or June and returned home again. Developments in the Vale of Belvoir began in the mid‐1980s, with the construction of the West Coast electricity transmission line in around 1983 and the Cradle Mountain Link Road in 1985, both of which dissect the valley from east to west. Whilst these developments greatly improved access into the area and to the west coast, the aesthetic and environmental values of the Vale of Belvoir were severely impacted. An intention by the Tasmanian Government to end the grazing leases over public lands in the Vale of Belvoir in the 1980s resulted in strong community opposition The second hut on site and nearby barn (as shown in the photos below), is clearly of much older vintage than the main hut. At one stage, Williams even had a cheese factory there with pigs eating the slops. Apparently a thylacine (Tasmanian Tiger) was observed lining up at the troughs after the pigs for its share. According to Nic Haygarth in View from the Cradle, the thylacine took a 'liking' to Williams. So he tethered it & took it to his Narrawa property where it accidentally hanged itself on the rope. There was another hut in the forest on the peninsula on the west side of Lake Lea but it was burnt down in the 1990s. Construction References Haygarth, Nic in “View from the Cradle”. https://mountainhuts.net/tas-huts-north/haberles-hut monthly 0.5 2026-10-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/9edf9bbc-94a2-47bd-8fe3-4c6322cc09c5/Haberles+Hut+MH+03.jpg Tas Huts NORTH - Haberles Hut Haberle's Hut Photograph courtesy of Margaret Howe © 2003. Known as Haberles Hut, sometimes Haeberle or Heberle Hut. It is pronounced “hay-ber-lees”. Located on Parson's Track, Caveside, Great Western Tiers, about 200m before the plateau. Commence in Caveside and take Parsons Road. Follow this to the obvious blue signs to Hills Hut and Haberles Hut. Climb the path across two bridges to Hills Hut then continue on to Haberle’s Hut up “the grunter” steps that form Parsons Track, off the old forestry road. History Ted Haberle with his sons Bill and Gordon plus Percy were active snarers in this area and used to access it via the Caveside Track, unused today. Due to the weather at 950m, they decided to build the hut in 1932, and chose a spot less than 200 m below the plateau. At the time, Bill was 21, Gordon 19 and Percy 12 and still at school. During WWII Bill and Percy joined the army and served, but when they returned home, there was little need for snarers and the hut sank into poor times and was abandoned. Four decades later, Charles Crowden (founder of the Deloraine Walking Club, established 1972) heard of the hut, and sought to find it, with a friend from Caveside, Kelvin Howe. The first materials were carried to the hut on a “surprise walk” up the Parsons Track on 11 August 1981. Eighteen months later, it was fully restored. Construction The hut is very small, about 8 feet by 6 feet. Unlike other snarers hut, it has a stone floor and three-piece bunk at one end, plus a fireplace at the other. References Charles Crowden - “The Restoration of Haberle’s Hut” - 2010, 2011 https://mountainhuts.net/tas-huts-north/basil-steers-hut monthly 0.5 2026-10-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/fc231272-9fa9-46d1-950f-f08c86413c3d/Basil+Steers+Feb+Plains+Hut++2+MH+JR+03.jpg Tas Huts NORTH - Basil Steers #1 Hut Basil Steers Hut Photograph courtesy of Margaret Howe and J Robertson © 1998. Known as Basil Steers Hut or Basil Steers #1 Hut Located at February Plains, between Walls of Jerusalem National Park and embedded in the Cradle Mountain NP east environs. Head south from Liena or Mole Creek towards the Arm Forest Reserve. From the Mersey Forest Road, take the Bare Hill Road to Borradaille Plains then head south to the Basil Steers car park. The first hut is a short walk south, and the second a little further on to the SW. History This hut was built by Basil Steers as a snaring hut. Snaring for possums was very popular and for a few years, very lucrative, using a piano wire slip-loop, hooked onto a sloping log against a tree. The possum followed the log, eating pieces of apple, stuck under the bark and used as bait, until it was caught in the wire loop. After snaring was banned, the hut was used for recreation by local farmers. Construction Vertical timber slabs, with iron gable roof and skillion roof over the verandah. Caretakers - Local graziers. References Cubit, Simon “Mountain Men - Stories from the Tasmanian High Country” 2015. The GPS Location is available on Mapcarta.com https://mountainhuts.net/tas-huts-north/lake-ina-hut monthly 0.5 2026-10-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/e453691c-df40-49aa-ba77-30005f9e6ad0/Lake+Ina+Hut+Aaron+B.jpg Tas Huts NORTH - Lake Ina Hut - Lake Ina Hut Photo courtesy of Aaron Bennet. Known as Lake Ina Hut or The Log Cabin. Located at Lake Ina in the southern section of the Walls of Jerusalem NP. Start at Bronte Park and drive north a little, and take the Pine Tier Road to Pine Tier Lagoon. Follow the Gowan Grae (Station) Road far west via the Nive River. Head left or West (as the north road goes to Lake Malbena). Pass a couple of huts on the right, near the river. It's about 13k to walk. The hut is at the north end of the lake at GR 397475 on the St Clair 1:50,000 map. History The hut was built by four friends, who applied for a lease before the area became a national park. They all came from overseas, and were Helmut Berger and Peter Shulz from Austria. Paul Kablau was from Germany and Stewart Craig was Scottish. They built the cabin between 1970 and 1980 primarily with the aim of providing shelter for their regular fishing trips. More recently a proper door has been added to keep the wildlife out. Construction This is a wooden hut built with Pencil Pine logs. It has no floor. The builders constructed a small wall of stones around the logs to protect the hut from animals and fire. https://mountainhuts.net/tas-huts-north/lake-antimony-hut monthly 0.5 2026-10-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/3ca33aa0-e1fd-43e7-9299-f021dfe9be2c/Lake+Antimony+Front+JC+2003.jpg Tas Huts NORTH - Lake Antimony Hut Lake Antimony Hut Photograph courtesy of John Chapman © 2003. Known as Lake Antimony Hut or No. 5 Hut. It is sometimes called the “Tight Loop Lodge”. Located at the north side of Lake Antimony, where Powena Creek enters the lake. It is shown at GR484621 on the Ada 1:25,000 Tasmap. It is a solid but straightforward walk from the Lake Ada carpark, itself reached from the Thousand Lakes Lodge or Liawenee. Then follow the Talinah Lagoon Track to the west and then Lake Fanny Track further westward to the lake. History The hut has an interesting history, having been used for many different reasons including as a fishing lodge. It was built in 1972 by John Langham, who encouraged his mates, Brian Stingel, Ken Burnie and Alan Applebee to assist. John built the hut at his home in pre-fabricated sections and transported them to the site on a VW Buggy. This took a number of trips over various weekends, so that the hut was fabricated in pieces. The chimney and fireplace were transported as a single section, across the plateau on the flat-bed of a Toyota Landcruiser, then man-handled into position. The painted reference to 3RAR, the most dedicated Australian army battalion, draws similarities to remote lodges in FNQ (Far North Queensland) where soldiers returned from overseas duty, but sought solitude from the masses in wilderness areas, particularly after Vietnam and more recent conflicts. Construction This is a corrugated iron hut, built over bush poles. The hut is simple with a single window and skillion roofs, some of which were added later to create more space and to cover the fireplace. References MHPS Calendar 2021. GPS Location: S 41.889833 E 146.379433 https://mountainhuts.net/tas-huts-north/sandy-lake-hut monthly 0.5 2026-10-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/3bf38475-ef08-4b90-afd4-0e694203b563/Sandy+Lake+Hut+Vista.jpg Tas Huts NORTH - Sandy Lake Hut (Lake MacKenzie) - Sandy Lake Hut Photo courtesy of Margaret Howe 2018. Known as Sandy Lake Hut (which is preferred), but also referred to as Sandy Beach Lake Hut and Lake Sandy Beach Tourist Hut. Also known as the Lake MacKenzie Hut. Located at Lake Mackenzie.The remains and foundations of the original Hut, which dated from 1903, are now submerged under the waters of the enlarged Lake Mackenzie about 250m from the new site. Approach from Mersey Forest, and drive to the MacKenzie Dam site and walk East from there, or paddle across the lake. History The original hut footings became visible in 2012, as the lake was very low, so careful measurements could be made for the new hut to commence in 2013 but official work commenced under snow in September 2015. Materials were ferried across the lake from carpark at Lake McKenzie. The hut was opened by Joe Parsons (grandson of Joseph Parsons) on 7 April 2018, after a year of chimney building and over 40 working bees. The PWS were pleased to be present throughout. Construction References MHPS notes https://mountainhuts.net/tas-huts-north/allisons-hut monthly 0.5 2026-10-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/00ee173f-5737-42a3-9276-7ceba24b9d1a/Allisons+Hut.JPG Tas Huts NORTH - Allisons Hut Allisons Hut Initial Photograph courtesy of M Howe and J Robertson © 2003. Known as The Branches Hut or Allisons Hut or No. 1 Hut. Located near Lake Augusta, on the land known as “The Branches”. To get there, take the road west from Liawenee towards Thousand Lakes Lodge (Bernacci’s) then south and north again across the end of Lake Augusta (if open). It is near to, and just NE of Split Rock just to the north of the lake. Kerrison’s hut is also a few kilometres NW from here as are Pillans and Lake Field huts. Shown on the BRETON 1:50,000 map at GR 606693. History The Allison Family held a lease in an area beyond Lake Augusta, known as ‘The Branches’. The land was used by shepherds until 1955. Dudley Allison built the hut and died in 1983 at the age of 85. After the Allisons, Reg Dixon grazed sheep using the hut as his mountain home for 20 years from the mid 1950’s to the mid 1970’s. Today Allisons Hut is under the control of PWS and the Tasmanian Mountain Cattlemen’s Association has taken on the role of caretaker. Early in 2016, PWS repaired the stone chimney which had fallen into disrepair. Construction Iron over sawn timber frame, gable roof, rough stone fireplace and chimney. Caretakers - Tasmanian Mountain Cattlemen’s Association. References MHPS M Howe JS Moon - Pers comm. GPS - from Mapcarta.com S 41.8273 E 146.52683 https://mountainhuts.net/tas-huts-north/kerrisons-hut monthly 0.5 2026-10-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/7f2f159e-da01-4cf4-a8da-a526e48b9c53/Kerrisons+JR+MH+03.jpg Tas Huts NORTH - Kerrisons Hut Kerrison's Hut Photograph courtesy of M Howe and J Robertson © 2003. Known as Kerrisons Hut Located On the Central Plateau above the eastern shores of Pillans Lake and shown on the Pillans map at GR551720. Access from Liaweene along a very clear Pillans Track, but one which is very rough with stones. Access is only possible across Lake Augusta if the lake level is low. History Kerrisons Hut was built in the 1960s by Gordon Ibbott Pty Ltd of Devonport and Hume and Kerrison Ltd of Launceston. Phil Kerrison made the hut available to anglers and recreational users, until it was handed over to the relevant authorities in the 1980s. A full Conservation Study was completed for this hut in July 2003, by Austral Archaeology - Ian Terry and David Parham- for the PWS of Tasmania. In 1963, Steve Kerrison extended a road already built by the Hydro Electric Commission to Lake Augusta in the 1950s, to Pillans Lake. Max Langham, Ron Dent, Max Collins, Terry Dando and their sons undertook the construction. In 1967, Cliff Turner bulldozed an extension to Lake Field and Lake Julian. The Pillans Julian Track became a very popular fishing route. In June 1978, Kerrison and Hume applied for a licence for the hut on the site. The licence may never have been granted, but four years later, Stephen offered the hut to the Lands Department. Construction A three room hut, of modest size with corrugated iron walls and gable roof over sawn timber frame. The floors are of timber and the footings of stone. An unlined room is at the western end, and the rest is lined with masonite. A brick chimney is partially collapsed. References "Kerrson's Hut - Plan of Management" Austral Archaeology July 2003. Ian Terry - pers comm. Greg Nielsen - pers comm. https://mountainhuts.net/tas-huts-north/new-portfolio-item monthly 0.5 2026-10-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/6e3b3260-11b4-47d7-ae15-0d393dae342c/King_William.jpg Tas Huts NORTH - King William Shelter - King William Shelter Located at the northern end of the King William National Park History Built by the local council, it is significant as the starting point for the very popular 3-day beach walk south through the national park. https://mountainhuts.net/tas-huts-north/project-five-xkpx3 monthly 0.5 2026-10-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/b48edcb5-ddd4-48b9-8f74-e2ecef803b78/Reg_Wadley_Mem_2_Lees_Pad_JR_MH.jpg Tas Huts NORTH - Reg Wadley Memorial Hut Reg Wadley Memorial Hut Photograph courtesy of John Robertson © 2001. Known as The Reg Wadley Memorial Hut, or Wadley Hut. Located at Lees Paddocks, east of Pelion Plains. This hut is on private property, so permission must be sought to visit it. GPS Location History Reg Wadley was a good friend of Lewis Lee who owned the lease on Lees Paddocks. In 1970, Reg Wadley purchased a hundred acres in The Paddocks, which was sold to him by Oxley Lee, brother of Lewis. When Reg passed away in 1972, his share of The Paddocks passed to his daughter, Judy, who shared her late father’s passion for the highlands and the natural environment. Judy decided to build this hut in her husbands memory, and named it thus. Walkers and horse riders visit regularly. Construction The hut was erected and completed in February 1985. All timber was sourced from local hardwood in the area and so the hut is warm, cosy and comfortable. Caretakers - MHPS members References https://mountainhuts.net/tas-huts-north/ironstone-hut monthly 0.5 2026-10-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/f9be9ff8-da1d-4094-bc49-12f31d710101/Ironstone+Hut.jpg Tas Huts NORTH - Ironstone Hut Ironstone Hut @ Lake Nameless Photo courtesy of Jim Moon © 2001. Known as Ironstone Hut or Lake Nameless Hut Located at Lake Nameless, Central Highlands. The hut can be accessed via Higgs Track, or from Lake McKenzie via Explorer Creek. From Deloraine take the Mole Creek Road and continue for 8km before turning left onto Dairy Plains Road. After 13km, turn right onto Western Creek Road and then left onto Westrope Road. 4km later turn right onto Dale Brook Road. The Higgs Track begins from the signposted carpark at the end of this gravel road. History The original Ironstone Hut was built in 1918 by the Deloraine and District Improvement Association, but by 1990 was a pile of rubble. Applications were made in 1998 and 1990 to rebuild the hut, and extensive review followed after an initial denial. Members of MHPS began rebuilding the hut in January 1993. The Department of PWS supplied all materials and lifted the supplies in by helicopter to the hut site. All labour came from MHPS members. The official opening was in 1996 with 300 attendees. Rema Higgs the granddaughter of the first builder, opened the new hut. Construction Ironstone Hut is a single-roomed hut built of stone, with a wooden floor, an iron roof, and a narrow verandah which runs along the front of the building. . Caretakers - MHPS. GPS from Backcountryhuts.net S 41.726822 E 146.43709 https://mountainhuts.net/tas-huts-north/ben-bullen-hut monthly 0.5 2026-10-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/098fc488-02a3-4c37-bc8e-d3f0e5c9dffd/Ben+Bullen+the+Hut.jpeg https://mountainhuts.net/tas-huts-north/carr-villa monthly 0.5 2026-10-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/a615a944-c30a-4b1e-96cf-d01ea70bd510/Car+Villa+Hut.jpeg https://mountainhuts.net/tas-huts-north/chris-lane-memorial monthly 0.5 2026-10-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/82d15dd3-370d-4f5c-a76d-da8d4b76558c/Chris+Lane+Memorial+1.png Tas Huts NORTH - Chris Lane Memorial - Chris Lane Memorial Hut Known as the Chris Lane Memorial Hut Photographs by Matthew Hall Located in NW Tasmania on the confluence of the Whyte River and Hazelwood River. The History This hut was built in late 2021 and completed in March 2022 by Lee Kingston and a bunch of his friends. It was built to recognise a great colleague called Chris Lane, who unfortunately died in a motorcycle accident in 2021. (I can personally relate to this accident as we are keen motorcyclists also, and have lost mates over the years in Australia and the US.) Friends offered financial assistance to purchase materials and others provided the necessary transport to get it done. What a team! Construction The hut is built over pine timber and clad in colourbond. It includes a gas stove and also an open fire. A sign welcomes visitors. This is the quintessential interpretation of a bush hut in a new style. https://mountainhuts.net/tas-huts-north/linton-hut monthly 0.5 2026-10-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/b5663a41-4758-4416-b639-d2ee273109d7/Linton+Hut+1+Long.png Tas Huts NORTH - Linton Hut - Linton Hut Known As Linton Hut Photograph courtesy of Marg Howe Located near to Byles Hut, visible in the background, on the Sandbanks near Great Lake. It is located just outside the entrance to the Sandbanks. History The hut was built on land offered by Alf Bye to Eric Linton and his son Stephen. They constructed it in the early 1960’s after pre-fabricating it in Longford and carting it here on a flat-tray truck. The fireplace, bunk bed and pine lining were added at a later date. Initially it was used as a fishing hut but was later compulsorily acquired the the HEC in 1967 as they had calculated that the Poatina dam would drive the water over this site. Construction A single room hut. Famous for its bull-nose iron roof! https://mountainhuts.net/tas-huts-north/dixonskingdom monthly 0.5 2026-10-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/df6eaddf-994d-4de4-a3b6-54578e84eeff/Dixons_Kingdom_JM_86.jpg Tas Huts NORTH - Dixons Kingdom https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/af7887e3-32e2-4475-a527-f267957b7c12/Dixons_Kingdom_Hut.jpg Tas Huts NORTH - Dixons Kingdom https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/bbcb7e0d-3102-4cee-9744-022976bc7074/Dixons+Bunk.JPG Tas Huts NORTH - Dixons Kingdom https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/324166ea-7f70-474f-b8e0-604a1e0762a6/Dixons+front.JPG Tas Huts NORTH - Dixons Kingdom https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/ecff3605-7a76-4f1a-9ff3-aab03ec82e21/Dixons+front+door+OJM.JPG Tas Huts NORTH - Dixons Kingdom https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/cd486e49-22c4-4980-8ef0-a859300689d4/Dixons+Kingdom+from+JM.JPG Tas Huts NORTH - Dixons Kingdom https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/dd9b0fb2-8c98-4cad-bbc4-5810267ca9c7/Dixons+Kingdom+Hut.jpg Tas Huts NORTH - Dixons Kingdom https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/4b338112-e7ec-422b-9595-7343833d27ff/Dixons+Logs.JPG Tas Huts NORTH - Dixons Kingdom https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/15ba9ff8-afc0-4e33-a770-d91e3551d546/Dixons+lower+side+and+track.JPG Tas Huts NORTH - Dixons Kingdom https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/7bd6d2ba-43e8-422c-a581-75a4bcfb8958/Dixons+out+thru+door.JPG Tas Huts NORTH - Dixons Kingdom https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/b6c567d7-36da-4122-9aa0-3dddf70f5f2d/Dixons+Side.JPG Tas Huts NORTH - Dixons Kingdom https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/34d923b9-6aff-4007-92cc-ac3ec510d4a3/Dixons+side+and+Mountain.JPG Tas Huts NORTH - Dixons Kingdom https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/313d3fa7-933c-4c76-8030-00743f4e2113/Dixons+Window+and+grass+OJM.JPG Tas Huts NORTH - Dixons Kingdom https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/c1e00aa1-ea92-483d-a7ba-f4a3d2b5b31c/Dixons+Kingdom+JM+86+copy.JPG Tas Huts NORTH - Dixons Kingdom Dixons Kingdom Photograph courtesy of Jim Moon © 1998, including the first two below. Others by Olaf Moon 2022. Known as The Walls of Jerusalem Hut or Dixons Kingdom. Located in the Walls of Jerusalem National Park, on the southern side of The Temple, and surrounded by the Wailing Wall and East Wall. It is shown at 1200m on the Ada map at GR425688. Brief History This hut has been well researched, with studies by David Travalia and David Collett in 1993, another by Michael Jones in 1998 plus the most recent conservation study by Ian Terry in October 2003. The hut has no heritage listing. This area was originally inhabited by the Palawa aborigines, in particular the Big River and North Tribe. The first European visitor was probably the bushranger, Mathew Brady in 1820, but the first formal visit was by surveyor Jorgen Jorgenson in September 1826, representing the Van Diemen's Land Company. The area around the Walls of Jerusalem was then grazed from 1840 to 1972. Frederick Pattersons hut at Lake Sidon is shown on maps in 1848. During that time, the hut was built by cattleman Reg Dixon along with his son Bobby, and Harry Donohue, following the original construction of a slab stable nearby by the Bowman Family. The Bowman hut was a burnt out ruin when Reg built his hut. A third hut, built by the Ritters stood at the Wailing Wall until it too was burnt. Reg obtained the lease in 1947, from Charles Ritter of Meander, who leased this Lot 224 of 1500 acres originally held by Thomas Johnson from the early 1850's. Dixon also acquired 4500 acres of lease 388, and found himself the sole leaseholder in the Walls of Jerusalem, by the 1950's. Cattle illegally driven into the area in 1973 were quickly removed, and the Walls national park proclaimed in 1981. It was added to the Tasmanian World Heritage Area in 1989. The hut is built from pencil pine logs, dragged from the nearby forest by a draught horse, the logs were filled with turf and a split paling roof attached. A stone and timber chimney were originally built at the east end. An additional shed was added, then later removed. The name for the hut came from Reg's wife, Elsie, who had been reading Campbells Kingdom by Hammond Innes, and was struck by the similarities with the Canadian mountain hideaway. After Reg relinquished the lease to the Crown in 1972, a filmmaker, Roger Scholes instigated changes to the hut for a film, The Tale of Ruby Rose. In the end the hut was not used in the movie. In 1980 the original chimney was dismantled and the hut was enlarged by Harold Riley. Shingles were once again added over the roof, following an intervening period where corrugated iron was used. In 1998, these changes were removed and the original format of the hut, restored. Interestingly, Reg returned to the hut a number of times after the lease expired, indicating that it was more than the simple cattleman's shelter that had been used that way for more than 20 years. Construction Built as a classic log cabin, with shingle roof, and added paling section, later removed. An interim iron roof existed at one point. A single perspex window has been included in the western wall. Over the period from 1980 to 1998, many changes were made to the hut, and the associated "skin shed", which was later removed. Caretakers - Mountain Huts Preservation Society and National Parks and Wildlife Service. References "Dixons Kingdom Hut - Plan of Management" Ian Terry and David Parham October 2003. Jim Moon - pers comm. https://mountainhuts.net/tas-huts-north/whiteleyshut monthly 0.5 2026-10-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/efef8717-2d0f-4ee6-9277-90cf8c39c460/Whiteleys+Hut+JR+MH+03.jpg Tas Huts NORTH - Whiteleys Hut Whiteley's Hut Intro Photo courtesy of Jim Moon © 2001. Photograph to the left, courtesy of M Howe and J Robertson. Known as Whiteleys Hut, Bernes Hut or “the Palace”. Location - Central Plateau at the foot of Mt Ironstone. Access is from the Western Creek Track car park off Westrope Road south of Caveside. This carpark is just south of the one to Lady Lake. The track heads south to the hut. History Reg Berne grazed cattle across this area from the early 1950’s to the 1970s and bemoaned the lack of a good shelter given that the Lady Lake Hut had burnt in 1961. He and Norm Whiteley (the correct spelling of his name) determined to build a hut in 1967 and used materials from the old Lady Lake Hut plus some cement and other items. In the 1980s Geoff and Peter Lee, keen fishermen who frequented the Chudleigh Lakes, were dismayed at the lack of shelter in the area (both Ironstone Hut and Lady Lake Hut were in total disrepair at that time) and the brothers began to seek the shelter of the hut built by Reg Bernes and Norm Whiteley almost two decades earlier. They built a new track to the area and used the hut regularly for fishing. The hut was almost completely rebuilt. In 1997 MHPS became involved following the completion of the Lake Nameless Hut, and restored this one again. Construction Iron over local wood poles. Caretakers - MHPS https://mountainhuts.net/tas-huts-north/ladylakehut monthly 0.5 2026-10-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/3c45516f-f484-4f6b-8e31-9416290a8a77/Lady+Lake+Hut+MH+03.jpg Tas Huts NORTH - Lady Lake Hut Lady Lake Hut Photo courtesy of Margaret Howe, Caveside member, Mountain Huts Preservation Society. Known as Lady Lake New Hut or Lady Lake Hut Located at Lady Lake, Central Highlands in the Western tiers, accessed by the Higgs Track. Head to Deloraine then take the Mole Creek Road and continue for 8km before turning left onto Dairy Plains Road. After 13km, turn right onto Western Creek Road and then left onto Westrope Road. 4km later turn right onto Dale Brook Road. The Higgs Track begins from the signposted carpark at the end of this gravel road. The walk up, is about 4 hours. Continue On for Whiteleys and Ironstone huts. Brief History This is the second hut on the site. The original hut was built in 1911 by Sydney Higgs on behalf of the Deloraine and District Improvement Association to promote fly fishing in the Chudleigh area. It was built on the Western Tiers escarpment. The first hut was destroyed by a bush fire in 1961. Following representations by the MHPS, Lady Lake hut was built in the summer of 2002 - 2003, to replace one burnt in 1961. Construction was undertaken by members of the Mountain Huts Preservation Society, led by Dr. Simon Cubit. Construction - iron over timber frame. Caretakers - Tasmanian Mountain Huts Preservation Society. GPS from backcountryhuts.net S 41.676633 E 146.445825 https://mountainhuts.net/huts-brindabella daily 0.75 2022-09-06 https://mountainhuts.net/huts-brindabella/pryors-hut monthly 0.5 2022-04-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/e3cad44c-6f98-4d6a-ae82-a8faad281706/Pryors+DM+2014.jpg Huts Brindabella NP Bimberi Nature Reserve - Pryors Hut Pryors Hut Photograph courtesy David Mitchell 2014, other by Olaf Moon. Known as Pryors Hut, Arboretum Hut, Botanic Gardens Hut or the Annex Hut Pryor’s Hut is located on the main ridge of the Brindabella Range, between Mr Ginini and Mt Gingera, and at map reference 611 629. It sits outside the ACT boundary by about 20m and is actually in the Bimberi Nature Reserve. Construction Consisting of three rooms, with substantial stone footings, the hut is built of sawn timber, set vertically for the walls. There are three rooms, an ante room at the entrance, living room and bedroom. The floor is timber, with some covering. The roof and porch are covered with corrugated iron. There is an outside toilet. The hut is the best built in Namadgi, as it needs to survive vigorous weather conditions in winter. It has been a saviour for a number of parties. Brief History The hut was built in 1952, by Lindsay Pryor and party, as a shelter for those working in the Alpine Botanical Gardens, an annex to the National Botanical Gardens (nearby). Professor Pryor was a prominent member of the Board of the Botanical Gardens and one time Professor of Forestry at ANU. At the time the hut was built, he was Superintendent of Parks and Gardens for the ACT. It was built to provide shelter to those planting and tending the alpine plants. Beloved by his students, his knowledge of Eucalyptus in Australia was encyclopedic. He is the author of many texts on Australian flora. This hut is particularly popular with families, who find the walking distance from the locked gate on the Mt Franklin Road, to be just right for a day walk or cycle ride. ACT Environment is considering moving the gate rather closer to Bulls Head, which would move this hut out of a reasonable days walking distance by most families. This is being opposed by KHA. Originally only the ante-room was open, but now all three rooms are available to visitors. Value This hut has substantial historical and survival value. Strictly speaking, it is a few metres over the border into NSW, so as not to cause issues with the Cotter Catchment. Caretakers - ACT E&H and KHA. References Lindsay Pryor - Personal Communication - 1975 KHA Huts list. Matthew Higgins - pers comm. GPS: S 35.562321 E 148.778164 https://mountainhuts.net/huts-brindabella/macintyreshut monthly 0.5 2022-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/4e88cd94-7084-4e91-823c-8becabced18d/macintryes+2015.jpg Huts Brindabella NP Bimberi Nature Reserve - Macintyre's Hut at Flea Creek MacIntyres Hut Known as Flea Creek Hut or MacIntyres Hut Located on the Goodradigbee River, accessible by 4WD from Canberra via Piccadilly Circus to Brindabella Road. Turn right about half way down to the Valley from PC and follow the road past Flea Creek, up hill then left down a steep incline to the hut. Warning, this is a tough 4WD trip if the road is wet. The hut is shown on the Brindabella 1:100,00 map at GR 580958 or on the Bobby Plains 1:25,000 map. History Built by Bill MacIntyre in the 1960's. Made famous as the starting point for one of the main fires in January 2003. MacIntryres Hut has recently been rebuilt, as a very popular destination for (keen) four wheel drivers, motor-cyclists and fisher-folk. The hut is on the edge of the Goodradigbee River and being in NSW is outside of Namadgi - Is it inside Brindabella NP? A great place to camp. Construction Poles and iron. Wooden floor and two windows plus a gable roof and veranda. Caretakers - 4WD Clubs. Reference - Canberra Times January 2003. GPS: S 35.265908 E 148.738108 https://mountainhuts.net/huts-brindabella/bagrangehut monthly 0.5 2022-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/77473c4a-aacc-4e0f-9764-1b4858a25ef9/bag+range+v2.jpg Huts Brindabella NP Bimberi Nature Reserve - Bag Range Hut Bag Range Hut Location - This hut is in the Brindabella National Park on the hill past Dingo Dell Flats, and at Grid Reference 55 H 661 200 E and 61 04 205 SN (AGD-66). It is just outside the ACT. To find it, take the Doctors Flat Rd, off Mountain Creek Road (from near Uriarra Station), up the hill and through Dingo Dell Flats. Turn right then left at the top and follow Webs Fire Trail, past the Sawmill site. Turn Right onto Bells Camp Road and travel precisely 1.9 Km to the crest of a ridge. Park, and walk uphill 1 km, due west to the summit, where the hut is located. There is a path entering behind the hut, and leaving about 40 m down hill (South) from the crest, but it is not obvious. Brief History The hut was built by Ted Kennedy in the 1940's as a shelter for the rangers on fire tower duty. The tower stood nearby. It has spectacular views for 360 degrees across ACT and NSW, and down to KNP. It received a welcome update by David Mitchell and friends around 2008. Construction Corrugated iron walls and flat corrugated iron roof. Timber floor, somewhat burned near the fireplace. Bush poles and corrugated iron chimney. Rusted out water tank. Original furniture including an iron bedstead and shelving. Caretakers - KHA Members. References Matthew Higgins - pers comm. GPS: S 35.192392 E 148.773831 https://mountainhuts.net/gungahlin-valley-hut-sites daily 0.75 https://mountainhuts.net/gungahlin-valley-hut-sites/grundsens-hut monthly 0.5 2022-05-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/a812d6fc-ac0f-4f74-9c5f-97774035e11b/grundsensnewfront.jpg Snowy Plain Huts Gungahlin - Grundsens Hut - Grundsens Hut Known as Grundsens Hut, Jaanga (in a slightly different location). Located Almost on the boundary with KNP just to the East of Cesjacks. History https://mountainhuts.net/gungahlin-valley-hut-sites/yellow-hut monthly 0.5 2022-05-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/0b52717f-ea3d-4f85-b567-6c3e356cea11/yellow.jpg Snowy Plain Huts Gungahlin - Yellow Hut - Yellow Hut Known as Yellow Hut and some other names. Located on the west side of Snowy Plain. History https://mountainhuts.net/gungahlin-valley-hut-sites/wheatley-hut monthly 0.5 2022-05-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/190688e8-171d-4d3c-bfbf-5015cada4843/wheatley.jpg Snowy Plain Huts Gungahlin - Wheatley Hut - Wheatleys Hut Photo taken by Olaf Moon in 1994. Known as Wheatley Hut Located at Snowy Plain History https://mountainhuts.net/gungahlin-valley-hut-sites/jardines-hut monthly 0.5 2022-05-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/3075d0f9-a0f7-4e06-80d7-e4f0091fa4f9/jardines_om_1994.jpg Snowy Plain Huts Gungahlin - Jardines Hut - Jardine’s Hut Photo taken in 1994 by Olaf Moon Known as Jardines Hut Located on Snowy Plain, Gungahlin. History https://mountainhuts.net/gungahlin-valley-hut-sites/kellys-hut monthly 0.5 2022-05-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/80c16d8f-6a34-4a0a-8504-e67def9b0d48/kellys_om_1994.jpg Snowy Plain Huts Gungahlin - Kellys Hut - Kellys Hut Photo Olaf Moon, 1994 This hut has been destroyed in the fires of 2020. Known as Kellys Homestead or Kellys Hut. History Built as a homestead to support grazing on Snowy Plain. https://mountainhuts.net/gungahlin-valley-hut-sites/project-four-pml29 monthly 0.5 2022-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/e25afc99-1542-490c-a174-0bc39a7deb6d/Buhlmanns_CD.jpg Snowy Plain Huts Gungahlin - Bihlmans Hut - Bihlmans Hut Known as Bihlmans Hut Located on Snowy Plain east of Kosciuszko NP. History https://mountainhuts.net/gungahlin-valley-hut-sites/project-three-emdxc monthly 0.5 2022-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/8b6b58f5-a4b8-421b-9933-f7e103d2aef5/Adams+Gungarlin+AL+1995.jpg Snowy Plain Huts Gungahlin - Adams Hut - Adams Hut Known as Adams Hut Located in the NE of the Snowy Plain, almost in KNP. Access via Nimmo Road. History Built on a crown lease, as a farm building and used as a ski lodge. Construction References https://mountainhuts.net/gungahlin-valley-hut-sites/project-two-khcaa monthly 0.5 2022-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/31614447-cf33-4bfe-a457-0e34bdf9fbf3/Bogong+Hut+Lower+LoR+GD+1991.jpg Snowy Plain Huts Gungahlin - Bogong Lodge - Bogong Lodge Known as Bogong Lodge or Snowy Lodge Located at Snowy Plain, Gungahlin. History The history of this hut is long and complicated. Two different huts have stood on the site, but none now exist. https://mountainhuts.net/gungahlin-valley-hut-sites/bulls-peak monthly 0.5 2022-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/57aa2f2b-b20a-4b08-af90-8ce3caa58201/Bulls+Peak+Lodge+2+1991+GD.jpg Snowy Plain Huts Gungahlin - Bulls Peak Lodge - Bulls Peak Lodge Known as Bulls Peak Lodge Located on the SW of Snowy Plain. History Built as a ski lodge. https://mountainhuts.net/knp-rebuilds-planned daily 0.75 2022-05-17 https://mountainhuts.net/knp-rebuilds-planned/mathews-cottage monthly 0.5 2022-05-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/2f922900-d863-4a3d-9ffd-987bde535b69/Matthews+Cottage+Lost+Jan+2020.jpeg Kosciuszko Re-Builds Planned - Mathews Cottage Mathews Cottage Photograph by Olaf Moon 1999. Known as Mathews Cottage, Foleys House Location Located in the main street of Kiandra. Grid Reference is 348 286 on the Cabramurra 1:25,000 map. Brief History A contract was let in early 2022, for the reconstruction of this hut, after the 2020 fires destroyed it. Currently on the chimneys remain. It was originally built 1898 by Mr Foley originally for mining and later for skiing. Extended in 1906 and fully renovated by the NPWS in the 1990's as one of two remaining buildings in the village of Kiandra. Construction Is all timber, floorboards and weatherboards. Corrugated iron roof with a large verandah. References KHA reference number 1015. KNP POM schedule is NOT included. https://mountainhuts.net/knp-rebuilds-planned/pattinsons-lodge monthly 0.5 2022-05-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/edfd2a27-e3ec-4fc0-bf64-adfc6966dd0c/Pattinsons+VG.JPG Kosciuszko Re-Builds Planned - Pattinsons Lodge Pattinsons Known as Pattinsons Hut or Pattinsons Lodge Location Located in Pollocks Gully at Kiandra. Grid Reference is 345 279 on the Cabramurra 1:25,000 map. Brief History Built by Pattinson as a private dwelling, then maintained as a semi-private lodge for skiers and fisher-people. It was burnt down in 2020. Construction Weatherboard, corrugated iron roof and wooden floors. Brick chimney. It had a very nice “Canberra” oven, which has been rescued by the NPWS. It was the last remaining homestead at Kiandra. References KHA Reference number is 1013. https://mountainhuts.net/knp-rebuilds-planned/wolgal-lodge monthly 0.5 2022-05-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/c79a67ac-b11a-4f65-b02c-1980b673345c/Wolgal+1.JPG Kosciuszko Re-Builds Planned - Wolgal Lodge Wolgal Lodge Known as Wolgal Lodge, Wolgal Hut Location In Pollocks Gully at Kiandra. Grid Reference is 246282. Brief History Built as a lodge for skiing and horse riding. Still used regularly, but it was locked to the public. It will be available for rent when re-built. Construction Timber walls and corrugated iron roof. Incredibly ugly brown paint work. Interesting shutters. Reference KHA number 1014. No KNP number, https://mountainhuts.net/knp-rebuilds-planned/brooks-hut monthly 0.5 2022-05-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/5a63a405-0d70-4d3a-8c05-b2e71e876920/Brooks+MD.jpg Kosciuszko Re-Builds Planned - Brooks Hut - Make it stand out. Brooks Hut Photo courtesy of Murray Dow © 2001 Known as Brooks Hut or The V Hut. Location Brooks is located west of Eucumbene Dam, and north of Crooks Racecourse. The Grid Reference is 368114 on the Eucumbene 1:50,000 map. There is a track to the hut, but it does not show on most maps. Brief History The hut was built by Bill Brooks in 1945, for grazing. It may be confused with another listed at 367117, by Gatis Gregors in his thesis. Construction Brooks is 8m by 4.5m including the verandah. Its roof and walls are constructed of corrugated iron, and the floor is wood. The fireplace is substantial with a concrete hearth, mud mortared walls and iron. There is one window. Reference The KHA reference is 2501 KNP POM number is L.46. There is a Conservation Study History notes for this hut. https://mountainhuts.net/knp-rebuilds-planned/patons-hut monthly 0.5 2022-05-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/15f9240e-fea4-4c88-9b85-8ad99c295300/Patons+Hut+Rebuild+Dec+07+GS.jpg Kosciuszko Re-Builds Planned - Patons Hut Patons Hut Known as Patons Hut Location Patons is a convenient rest stop on the way to Wheelers, down the firetrail from the Cabramurra Rd. Grid reference is 166083 on the Khancoban 1:50,000 map. Brief History Patons was built in 1934 by Tom and Frank Buchanan Paton, for Frank's father, Frank Mackinnon Paton for grazing. It was then used by the SMA during the building of Tooma Dam, nearby. As you can see from the photo, it was re-built after the 2003 fires, and now needs to be reconstructed again. Construction Patons measures 7.5m by 5m and has walls and a roof of corrugated iron. The floor is made of timber slabs. There is a stone fireplace with an iron flue, plus a single window. References KHA Reference number is 2310, and the KNP POM is L.97. A Conservation Study was written in 2002 for this hut, O'Keefes and others (February 2002.) https://mountainhuts.net/knp-rebuilds-planned/happys-hut-montagues monthly 0.5 2022-05-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/acdb2bd0-0b50-4881-b257-921361603f8f/Happys+1+walker+GD.JPG Kosciuszko Re-Builds Planned - Happys Hut (Montagues) Happys Hut Known as Happys Hut, The Dip Hut, Montagues Hut or Boots Hut. Location at the top end of Snowy Plain. Grid Reference is 386134, approximately. Brief History Happys was built in 1931 by W. Montague for grazing. Some say it was built earlier, about 1920. It has been modified a number of times, for example the veranda is new. Construction The hut is 5.5m by 4.5m and constructed of iron walls and roof. There are a few weatherboards in some sections. There is a wooden floor and a stone hearth. The chimney is an iron flue. References KHA Reference 2510, KNP POM number is L.71. https://mountainhuts.net/knp-rebuilds-planned/vickeries-hut monthly 0.5 2022-04-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/478ddbc5-0c04-4b1e-a55e-a3fa0531df6a/Vickeries+Log+Cabin+OJM.jpeg Kosciuszko Re-Builds Planned - Vickeries Hut Vickerys Hut Known as Mackerys Hut or Vickerys Hut Location Vickerys is in the west of KNP, on Jounama Creek, up towards Talbingo and accessible from an un-marked firetrail off the Snowy Mountains Highway. After walking in about 500m, note a newer firetrail heading off to the left, down into a gully - this goes directly to the hut, over a hill. The old walk along Jounama Ck is possible, but becoming incrasingly rough due to the blackberries. Grid reference 271571. GPS: Brief History The site was previously occupied in the early 1900's and used for breeding horses and potato growing. The huts were built in 1938 by Ross and Noel Vickery for sheep and cattle grazing. The shed (standing in good condition) was built in 1940. The front door came from the Wynyard Hotel in Tumut, and remains a crouch to get through!. Construction The hut is one of two in the Park, featuring interlocking log construction. The roof is of iron and the floor of wood. The chimney is also of iron. The construction of the shed is interesting, as it is made largely from flattened kerosene tins. Reference KHA reference number is 0702, KNP POM is L.3. There is a history brief and Conservation Study available for this site. https://mountainhuts.net/knp-rebuilds-planned/boltons-on-the-finn-hut monthly 0.5 2022-04-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/41d1b439-f829-403d-a026-296f2ea516c6/boltons+on+the+finn+AP+2001.jpg Kosciuszko Re-Builds Planned - Boltons on the Finn Hut Boltons on the Finn Known as Boltons on the Finn River. This hut is recommended for replacement. Location This old hut is difficult to get to, as you need to climb one of the steep and rough spurs through the bush from Munyang (South of Guthega) or take the long way around via Schlink and Tin Huts. Grid reference 299811 (approximately) on the Mount Kosciuszko 1:50,000 map. It was burnt down in the 2003 fires, but currently some NPWS rangers have privately indicated that they would like to see it re-built. (this is not included in the HCS study). Brief History Boltons on the Finn River was built to replace another hut in 1940, after the 1939 bush fires destroyed the first, and which also devastated so much of NSW. It was built by the Bolton family, of Berridale. The previous hut had been built in 1890. The new hut collapsed in the 1960's and was rebuilt between 1975 and 1978 by the Bogong Group, a recreational caretaker group, then burnt again in 2003. Construction This is a vertical slab hut approx 2.5m by 3.8m, made from very heavy wooden slabs. The floor is dirt, with the chimney of iron, over a stone base. The roof was originally wooden shingles, which are now covered with corrugated iron. The hut is simple and only provides basic protection from the weather. References: Hueneke Pp37 - 38. KHA reference number is 2441. Related sites at Reference numbers 1007, 2339, 2504. The KNP POM number is L.26. A Conservation Study and History sheet also exist for this hut. https://mountainhuts.net/knp-rebuilds-planned/round-mountain-hut monthly 0.5 2022-04-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/57614809-dd78-4a9e-a04b-84abe4f09ddc/Round+Mountain+hut.jpg Kosciuszko Re-Builds Planned - Round Mountain Hut Round Mountain Known as Round Mountain hut Location About three kilometres from the Round Mountain carpark, west of Selwyns Quarry. Grid Reference is 244101 on the Khancoban map. GPS: Brief History The hut was first built in the early 1930s and burnt to the ground in the early 1940's. This one replaced the first, and was built right beside the old shell. It was rebuilt in the 1940s by Faulkner and Whitehead, and used for grazing purposes. If you walk out the back to the dunny, you will be rewarded with a spectacular view of Mt Jagungal. Construction A large hut at 7m by 4.2m, it is built of sawn timber, with a roof and walls of corrugated iron. The floor is timber. There is an iron chimney on an external timber frame, and one window. An external toilet also exists. Caretakers - Private References Hueneke Pp140-141 KHA Reference number is 2322, KNP POM is L.19. A written history exists but no Conservation Plan. https://mountainhuts.net/knp-rebuilds-planned/project-five-6kpyg monthly 0.5 2022-04-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/d2c8a324-0935-4930-a80b-71a9e3c3ceb2/Lineman%27s+No.3+-+Fifteen+Mile+.jpg Kosciuszko Re-Builds Planned - Linesmans 15 Mile Huts Linesmans Number 3 Photo by Olaf Moon Known as Fifteeen Mile Huts, Linesmans #3 Hut, or Emu Plain Huts. Located on a high plain, near to Bradleys Hut just off the Cabramurra Rd, and at Grid reference 260134. GPS: Brief History There are two huts in this location, built by the SMA for powerline maintenance. One was built in 1950s and the other in the 1980s. While they are supposed to be moved, they are a very popular XC ski destination. The KNP has not allowed KHA to do urgent maintenance on these huts, and has also not clarified their intent for them. One is on a sled, and may have been moved from 263131, 257134 and 262132. There is a fantastic view from here to Jagungal. Construction They are 3.5 by 2m and 3.5 by 2.3m in size and built as modular units. One used to have a welcome stove, but that is now gone. The huts are weatherboard over timber, with corrugated iron roofs and lined with masonite. Each has a wooden floor. References KHA reference is 2324 and KNP POM is L.80. https://mountainhuts.net/knp-rebuilds-planned/four-mile-hut monthly 0.5 2022-04-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/ee24869a-b47f-4a46-ac4b-5245d1baf302/4MileCreek.JPG Kosciuszko Re-Builds Planned - Four Mile Hut Four Mile Hut Link shot - Phot by Brad Jones of Olaf Moon copyright © 1999. Known as Four Mile Hut or Hughes Hut This hut is Located about four kilometres south south east of Selwyns Quarry, and is an easy ski or walk from there, or seven kilometres from Kiandra. Its grid reference is 332 226. The hut is easy to find in an open plain, unless buried by snow as in the photo above! Brief History The hut was built by Robert Hughes in 1937, and used as a mining residence for gold panners. It remains the only complete mining hut on the Kiandra gold fields. For many years (until about 1981) there was a box of very live dynamite under one of the bunks, presumably to give any resident silly enough to light a really big fire in the hearth, a night to remember! Four mile is a very popular ski destination, and has saved the lives of a number of people over the years. However, skiers should be aware that it is very small, and therefore not reliable shelter for parties un-equipped with tents. Construction This hut was made from anything left lying around, but its main elements included slab walls and floors and corrugated chimney and roof. Use of flattened five gallon cans is a feature. There is an external toilet and stone hearth to the fireplace, one of the key reasons it still stands. A unique feature is that a small leather washer was put under every nail used to hold the roof (and much of the timber work) together. A recent renovation team had to duplicate this work. Caretakers - In the early 1970's The Bogong Group undertook the first clean up and found the first dynamite. In 1978, Klaus Hueneke organised the first major restoration with members of KHA. Since then the NSW Nordic Ski Club. Value Four Mile is one of the most critical huts in the KNP, both for historical reasons, and survival shelter. References Hueneke, Klaus - The Life of a Mountain Hut 2019 Hueneke xviii, Pp 89, 91, 101-103 KHA number 1009. A conservation history has been completed NPWS POM Reference is L.1. https://mountainhuts.net/knp-rebuilds-planned/delaneys-hut monthly 0.5 2022-04-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/b2f220a3-fde9-45bc-9a7a-068e13dd1c63/Delaney%27s+hut+Original+-+PhilR+.jpg Kosciuszko Re-Builds Planned - Delaneys Hut Delany's Hut Photograph by Olaf Moon This hut was burnt again, in the 2020 bushfires. Known as Delaneys Hut, as noted by K Hueneke, but the family name is confirmed, spelt Delany. Location On the side of the Snowy Highway between Adaminaby and Tumut. It is at Grid Reference 409248 and is readily accessible by car, but the turnoff after Sawyers Hill is not so evident. GPS Location: Brief History Delanys was built in 1910 by James (Jim) Thomas Delany for grazing his cattle from Buckenderra Station. James Thomas was the son of James Delany of Buckenderry Station (its earlier name). Headstones for the two men are in the Old Adaminaby cemetary and are shown below. Tom Bolton, the Kiandra mailman, often left his horse here, and went on to Kiandra over snow, using snowshoes. The hut was burnt down in the January 2003 fires, and the NPWS removed the materials and chimney "for safety reasons". The Hut Conservation Report of May 2005 recommended the hut be re-built under the new Burra Charter guidelines, and this will be undertaken by KHA in 2005-7. Construction Delanys consists of two rooms. The walls are both weatherboards and slabs, as is the floor (part dirt). The chimney is iron clad slabs. References Heuneke Pp205 KHA reference is 1405. KNP POM is L54. KHA History notes exist. Vincent Delany - pers comm, grand nephew of JTDelany. https://mountainhuts.net/knp-rebuilds-planned/bradleys-hut monthly 0.5 2022-05-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/14cada49-9d4c-4aeb-a7df-0a28a92f7b0d/BradleysinMist.jpg Kosciuszko Re-Builds Planned - Bradleys Hut (O'Briens) - O’Briens Hut Bradleys Hut was burnt down in the 2020 Bushfires Known as O'Briens Hut or Bradleys Hut. We prefer the former. Bradley's hut is located conveniently at the roadside of the Cabramurra to Khancoban Road, and marked on the Kosciusko 1:100,000 map at grid reference 242 132. Brief History The hut was built by Jack Bailey in 1952 before the Tooma road was developed. It was originally used for grazing, but the stables and horse yards were removed by the NPWS. The area around the hut is commonly used by campers planning to head off to the Jugungal wilderness. Construction This hut has an agreeable outlook, and appears as a small homestead. Built of timber frames and corrugated iron walls and roof, it measures 6.5m by 4m, plus a verandah area at the front. The floor is made of sawn timber and a solid fireplace is set on a concrete slab. Value Bradley's huts sits in an area of montane forest and outstanding beauty. The hut is used on most weekends, and is at an altitude where cross-skiing is common. References KHA Reference number 2321. A Conservation Brief and history are held for this hut by KHA archivists. The KNP POM Schedule number is L.43. https://mountainhuts.net/knp-rebuilds-planned/kiandra monthly 0.5 2022-04-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/7807b412-742e-46b9-8e1d-d53dba592b8c/Kiandra+Buildings+-+3.JPG Kosciuszko Re-Builds Planned - Kiandra PO Kiandra Court House Also known as The Kiandra Post Office, Kiandra Works Depot. Location of the building is in the main street of Kiandra. A GPS position can be found here. Brief History KHA does not have this building currently in its huts list, but its historical importance and future prospects are very important to the area. It is widely known that this building was built as the local court house and police station. It was later turned into the Kiandra Chalet (not one of the hotels), then a DMR-RTA depot. The original Post Office was temporarily the Kiandra School of Arts' building and was built a few doors up the street towards Tumut. There were two other buildings that were hotels It closed as a chalet in 1973, before Selwyn's Ski Resort really took off. Today it would probably be a viable accommodation place and cafe, their being no other between Adaminaby and Talbingo. A Conservation Study exists for the building. The NPWS have tried to get someone interested in making it a commercial venture, but the restrictions imposed are exceptionally rigorous (as you might imagine in the NP), making it hard to run the place in a viable manner. Handling of sewerage, waste, petrol and parking are all obviously key issues. Currently it is closed, and part is used as a main roads depot, including a newer building behind. What an opportunity! Caretakers - NPWS References It does not appear on the KHA Hut listing.the difference. https://mountainhuts.net/cradle-mtn-lake-st-clair-national-park daily 0.75 2022-10-27 https://mountainhuts.net/cradle-mtn-lake-st-clair-national-park/joe-slater-hut monthly 0.5 2026-10-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/900970c0-86d9-44f0-a02e-2c698ca43aa4/Joe+Slater+Hut+1.jpeg https://mountainhuts.net/cradle-mtn-lake-st-clair-national-park/junction-lake monthly 0.5 2026-10-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/5f7f2fd7-457a-4df7-817f-196e5c3a6d3d/Junction+Lake+MH+JR+03.jpg Cradle Mountain -Lake-St Clair National Park - Junction Lake Junction Lake Hut Photo courtesy of Margaret Howe copyright © 2003. Known as Junction Lake Hut Located beside the Mersey River, East of Junction Lake, Cradle Mountain National Park. Brief History Junction Lake Hut and Lake Meston Huts were built by Reg Hall and Dick Reed, grandson of famous philanthroper, Henry Reed. Dick built this hut beside the ruin of Arthur Youds hut in 1969, having been introduced to the mountains in 1919 - that is he was over 70 at the time. The hut was designed by Reg Hall, and constructed of Pencil Pine logs and timber collected nearby. The hut was completed in 1970 and used by Dick and his friends into his 80's. The hut is now in the extended Conservation area and belongs to the Crown. Caretakers - Mountain Huts Preservation Society. https://mountainhuts.net/cradle-mtn-lake-st-clair-national-park/crater-lake-boat-shed monthly 0.5 2026-10-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/b25a9104-609c-4bf8-8f3e-b0661f90ab8e/Crater+Lake+BS+UK.jpg Cradle Mountain -Lake-St Clair National Park - Crater Lake Boat Shed - Crater Lake Boatshed Known as Crater Lake Boatshed or Crater Lake Hut Located at Crater Lake near Cradle Mountain. History This hut was build around 1948, to house wooden row-boats made of Huon Pine, for visitors to venture out on the lake up until about 1968. It is similar to the one at Dove Lake but smaller. The hut is the worse for wear now. Construction Built from locally endemic softwoods (pines) with planks or shingles over bush poles. https://mountainhuts.net/cradle-mtn-lake-st-clair-national-park/hydrographers-hut monthly 0.5 2026-10-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/2e93d9b1-df51-4abf-b210-4cbabbadad44/hydrographers.jpg Cradle Mountain -Lake-St Clair National Park - Hydro Hut Hydro Hut Images courtesy of Clinton and R. Norton Known as Hydro Hut or Hydrographers Hut. Location Hydrographers Hut, east of Lake Ellen in the Cradle Mountain Lake St Clair National Park. It is at grid reference 182 778. which is about 3 km east of Lake Ellen, on the edge of the Forth River escarpment. History It is the last surviving HEC Hydrographers Hut in Tasmanian National Parks. Despite being painted in camouflage patterns, it sticks out like a sore thumb from some angles. It was built by the Hydro Electric Commission many years ago to record precipitation, but this work is no longer required, so it is now under the control of the Parks and Wildlife Service. It is aparently in reasonble order and would shelter say 6 people, Another one at Lake Bill burnt down in a bushfire that started near Basil Steers' old hut at the start of the track into Lees Paddocks. Caretakers - NPWS References John Cannon Mike Nash https://mountainhuts.net/cradle-mtn-lake-st-clair-national-park/windermere-hut monthly 0.5 2026-10-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/c5ec48d7-dce9-49a8-8915-26bfefe141c1/WindermereHut_Carruthers_Nov_2014.jpg Cradle Mountain -Lake-St Clair National Park - Windermere Hut Windermere Hut Intro Photograph courtesy of Ted Fleming, Copyright © 1952 Located at the Windermere Plains, north Cradle-Mountain National Park. History Originally built as a shelter for tourists from Waldheim Chalet, but some say a hut stood here before this, to support mining in the area. The photo to the left, is of the third hut in this immediate vicinity. Construction All timber, with a gable iron roof. Caretakers - Tasmanian National Parks and Wildlife Service. References Pers comms https://mountainhuts.net/cradle-mtn-lake-st-clair-national-park/scott-kilvert-hut monthly 0.5 2026-10-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/8db44633-c629-44f7-9a55-19d836c43c7f/Scott+Kilvett+Snowed.JPG Cradle Mountain -Lake-St Clair National Park - Scott Kilvert Hut Scott-Kilvert Hut The Photograph is Copyright and taken by Olaf Moon in 1971 on a Kodak cartridge camera, as a slide then digitised. Known as Scott Kilvert Hut or Scott-Kilvert Memorial Hut. Located: The Scott-Kilvert Hut is in the Cradle Mtn NP, and sits behind Cradle itself to the East. It is NOT on the normal overland track, but a useful subsidiary side-loop. History: The hut was built following the death of two yong men named Scott and Kilvett. It has since saved a number of lives. The Scott-Kilvert Memorial Hut commemorates teacher Ewen Scott and student David Kilvert, who died in near-blizzard conditions at Cradle Mountain on 20 May 1965 on a Riverside High School walking trip. After their deaths, Riverside High School and the Launceston Walking Club submitted plans to the Scenery Preservation Board for a memorial hut at Lake Rodway. Assisted by members of the North West Walking Club, work began in September 1965. The hut was dedicated by headmaster John Walker on 3 April 1966. Nearby, is the one of the most photogenic tarns in the world (photographed by National Geographic) and known as Artists Pool. Construction Consturcction is commercial grade, mostly of timber, and noted for the large poles that form both side struts and the main roof beams. References: Riverside High School memorial book. https://mountainhuts.net/cradle-mtn-lake-st-clair-national-park/dove-lake-boatshed monthly 0.5 2026-10-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/17a652ae-18cc-4432-a144-8394782103b2/Dove+Lake.jpg Cradle Mountain -Lake-St Clair National Park - Dove Lake Boatshed Dove Lake Boathouse Known as Dove Lake boathouse or shed. Located at the northern end of Dove Lake, at Cradle Mountain immediately to the south of the (bus) carpark by 100m. Brief History Built in 1940 by Lionel Connell, the first Ranger to be stationed at Cradle Mountain. From the 1930’s to the 1960’s the Boatshed housed Huon pine boats which were available for use by tourists on the Lake. Repair work was carried out in the early 1980’s but the Boatshed remains basically unaltered from its original design. It has become the iconic photo when included with Cradle Mountain on a good weather day. The change to the bus service to this point, from the car access is considered a disaster by many Tasmanians and un-necessary. Construction Timber frame, with shingles for walls and roof. No floor. References; https://mountainhuts.net/cradle-mtn-lake-st-clair-national-park/new-portfolio-item-2 monthly 0.5 2026-10-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/00adac8b-171d-422e-8555-4c5cdac7fa78/Ducane+Hut+1971+GD+OJM.jpg Cradle Mountain -Lake-St Clair National Park - DuCane Hut DuCane Hut Photograph by Olaf Moon, 1971 on a hike with Phil Prebble. Copyright. Known as Ducane Hut or Windsor Castle Located about half an hours walk south of Kia Ora Hut, Du Cane, it is the oldest hut remaining in the Cradle Mountain to Lake St Clair NP in Tasmania. Usage It was well used in the 1970s, but now remains a visitors hut only, after a fire in one end of the building. It is a classic, and probably my favourite hut in Tasmania, being made entirely from split shingles. The photograph above shows the chimney on the Northern end of the hut, now removed following a fire and renovation. Brief History Du Cane hut was built by the venerable Patrick "Paddy" Hartnett in 1910, from split King Billy Pine Shingles. He used it originally as a base for possum snaring. Paddy was born in Westbury in 1876 and became an inveterate wanderer in his teenage years. He previously built a number of huts, including one below Kiaora Falls and another on the DuCane range, but the location of this hut is the most spectacular, with Cathedral Mountain and Pelion East visible nearby. Paddy was most renowned as a guide, taking people all over the area from Lake St Clair to the Walls of Jerusalem. Paddy was a quiet man, but probably gave as much as anyone, in terms of creating a living vision of a "national park". Paddy died in 1944, following a bout of alcoholism, and after retreating as a hermit to the Vale of Rasselas and Adamsfield. Construction King Billy Pine shingles and palings. Stone based fireplaces. In good condition as a museum, but not used for accommodation any more. References; https://mountainhuts.net/cradle-mtn-lake-st-clair-national-park/kiaora-hut monthly 0.5 2026-10-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/74aed3c9-4d87-4043-bf50-4e9a67bb8b84/Kia+Ora+hut+Winter+2007.jpg Cradle Mountain -Lake-St Clair National Park - Kiaora Hut Kia Ora Hut Photo of the new Kiaora Hut. Located on the overland track, Lk St Clair National Park History Kia-ora was built in about 1969, to take the walker pressure off Ducane Hut. It was later replaced with a new hut on the same site about 1992. Construction Corrugated iron and panel board over a sawn timber frame. Gavle roof. Two rooms with a stove. Caretakers - NPWS. References; https://mountainhuts.net/cradle-mtn-lake-st-clair-national-park/little-horn-shelter monthly 0.5 2026-10-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/a85ab665-00f0-488e-b86d-26756f67c39b/Little_Horn_Emergency_Hut.jpg Cradle Mountain -Lake-St Clair National Park - Little Horn Shelter - Little Horn Shelter Known as Little Horn Shelter or Hut Located under a peak to the south of Dove Lake called Little Horn, which is an offset peak to the east of Cradle Mountain. History This hut may not exist in the current location. References Chapman, John, Monica Chapman and John Siseman (2006) Cradle Mountain, Lake St Clair and Walls of Jerusalem National Parks 5th ed. Laburnum, Vic. : J. Chapman. ISBN 1-920995-01-3 https://mountainhuts.net/cradle-mtn-lake-st-clair-national-park/new-portfolio-item-1 monthly 0.5 2026-10-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/2eea517e-c113-4e4a-88c7-ad97347b027e/KitchenHut_Carruthers_Nov_2014.jpg Cradle Mountain -Lake-St Clair National Park - Kitchen Hut Kitchen Hut Photo by N Carruthers 2004. Intro one by Olaf Moon. Located below the steep climb to the summit of Cradle Mountain, in the world famous Cradle Mountain National Park and generally the first hut that walkers reach when heading south. This hut is on the main overland track and is designed for shelter. Walkers are not to stay in the hut overnight, unless in an emergency. It is also a very exposed place to camp, and not recommended. Brief History Kitchen hut was built after Gustav Weindorfer, the first settler at Cradle Mountain, began bringing guests to his home in the forest, "Waldheim" about 3Km north of Dove Lake, under Cradle Mountain. The hut is two-stories high, allowing an upper access point, when the snow is deep. It is famous as a shelter for bushwalkers, heading south on their first day in "The Park". The area often abounds with strong winds, rain and snow, even in mid summer - although when the weather is good - it's spectacular. It is also very good protection for those coming off The Cirque from the sourht, or from a Cradle Mountain climb. Construction About 3m square, two story, with rubble stone for a base and split shingles and weatherboards for the walls. Wooden shingle roof and wooden floor. There is now a composting toilet nearby, beside a small tarn. Caretakers - NPWS References Many, including most local guides. https://mountainhuts.net/cradle-mtn-lake-st-clair-national-park/waldheim-chalet monthly 0.5 2026-10-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/41db530d-ede6-4ef6-968c-fa96f4935db7/new_waldheim_chalet.jpg Cradle Mountain -Lake-St Clair National Park - Waldheim Chalet Waldheim Chalet "A National Park, for the People, for All Time" - Gustav Weindorfer Known as Waldheim Chalet Located in the northern end of the Cradle Mountain National Park, just before arriving at Lake Dove and the start of the Overland Track. Brief History Built by Gustav Weindorfer in 1911, famous for attracting visitors to Cradle Mountain at the beginning of the 20th Century. It was viewed as paradise, by those of us who were able to use the original hut in the 1960’s and 1970’s. It was replaced in its entirety in the early 1980s by Mr Murrell, Director of the National Parks and Wildlife Service, in a single night of frantic work (to avoid protests). The new building is shown in this photograph. It is now a museum to all. Accommodation is available in other huts behind the Chalet. A key driver behind Weindorfer was his wife, Kate, on whom a separate book has been written. The Scenic Reserve was declared in 1922, a wildlife reserve in 1927 and a National Park in 1947. Construction All timber, with split shingles for the walls and roof, made from local pines. References; Schnackenberg, S - “Kate Weindorfer: The woman behind the man and the mountain : a biography of Kate Julia Weindorfer wife of Cradle Mountain pioneer, Gustav Weindorfer” Paperback – January 1, 1995 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/72dadc6c-8158-467a-bd24-69cb20c8ae97/WindermereTF1949Small.jpg Cradle Mountain -Lake-St Clair National Park - Waldheim Chalet https://mountainhuts.net/cradle-mtn-lake-st-clair-national-park/waterfall-hut monthly 0.5 2026-10-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/41b783cf-3b2c-4f83-b093-043445c79c83/WaterfallHut_Hutchison_Nov_2014.jpg Cradle Mountain -Lake-St Clair National Park - Waterfall Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/f77e4faf-b76e-4bb2-b09d-6d512e16e5c8/WaterfallHut_inside_kitchen_Hutchison_Nov_2014.jpg Cradle Mountain -Lake-St Clair National Park - Waterfall Hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/a20a3195-ea8b-4c97-bed0-a7270d6bb428/Waterfall+Valley+Hut+GD+1991.jpg Cradle Mountain -Lake-St Clair National Park - Waterfall Hut Waterfall Valley Hut Photograph courtesy of Gary Duncan © 1991. This is the original Waterfall Hut, replaced now with a modern version - Photos below by Hutchinson and Carruthers. Known as Waterfall Hut, or Waterfall Valley Hut Located below the Cirque on the southern side of Cradle Mountain. History The original Waterfall Valley Hut was built in about 1952, very close to the position of the current hut. The new hut replaced the Cirque Hut, built about two kilometres to the south in an unsuitable position (it kept falling off the mountain). A new hut was built in 1985 and this was then upgraded with a second hut built in 2019-20. It was the first that utilised more energy efficient methods of construction, with solar heating, insulation, glazed windows, low emission lighting and better bush fire protection. It can now take 34 walkers. Caretakers - National Parks Construction Timber pseudo slabs, wooden floor, iron roof. The new hut has double glazing and other special features that took an entire team, eight weeks to construct. https://mountainhuts.net/cradle-mtn-lake-st-clair-national-park/project-six-24frl monthly 0.5 2026-10-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/40783313-9b4b-4672-a586-f4ecce687b72/Pine_Valley_Hut_Feb_2007.JPG Cradle Mountain -Lake-St Clair National Park - Pine Valley Hut Pine Valley Hut Known as Pine Valley Hut Location - near the head of pine valley, about 6 km walk north of the top end of Lake St Clair. This hut is NOT on the overland track, but gives access to the magnificent Labyrinth. This is the “new’ hut, the old one being removed in 1986. History Albert Dundas Fergusson (known as Fergy), who was a ranger and tourist camp operator at Lake St Clair during the 1930s, built the original Pine Valley Hut for the modest sum of 31 pounds . Nestled beneath the spectacular peaks of the DuCane Range, Fergy was very proud of the hut. A party of walkers met Fergy on the track one day and told him how much they enjoyed staying a night in his hut. They jokingly added that all it lacked was a hot bath. Taking this as a reflection on his masterpiece, Fergy went out and bought a large galvanised iron bath. Some weeks later, he set out from Narcissus Landing at the northern end of Lake St Clair with the big bath over his head and shoulders, like a snail under its shell. He stopped at intervals to rest or shed items of clothing. As the day got hotter, he discarded all but his boots and socks and pushed on. A party of walkers coming down the track heard his approach before meeting him, his muffled curses echoing inside his big bath. This incident is recounted along with a number of others, in "Fergy—the Bushwalkers' Friend" an article by the late Jack Thwaites which appeared in "The Tasmanian Tramp" No.20. On another occasion, Fergy's hand had been crushed by a heavy rolling log. The inflamed and swollen hand was shedding pieces of broken knucklebone. As his tourist camp was filled to capacity, he refused to be taken to the doctor. On being asked how he was next morning, he said his hand was much better as he had managed to prise out some more bone fragments with his scissors. He died on 12th February 1970, at the age of 86. His ashes were scattered in a simple ceremony at Fergusson Falls in the heart of the Cradle Mountain Lake St Clair National Park. A plaque was erected at the foot of a large myrtle beech at the junction of the Overland and Fergusson Falls Tracks. It bears the inscription: "Ranger Fergy 1884-1970—the bushwalkers' friend." The old Pine Valley hut was demolished in 1986, and replaced by a larger hut to accommodate the greater bushwalker numbers visiting the area. Construction Modern timber. References "Fergy—the Bushwalkers' Friend" an article by the late Jack Thwaites which appeared in "The Tasmanian Tramp" No.20. https://mountainhuts.net/cradle-mtn-lake-st-clair-national-park/project-five-zs84f monthly 0.5 2026-10-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/25b60231-be28-4be1-86da-6c5a559977b6/New_Pelion_02.jpg Cradle Mountain -Lake-St Clair National Park - Pelion Hut - New New Pelion Hut Knwon as New Pelion Hut Located right in the centre of the Cradle Mtn Lake St Clair NP, this is one of the most beautiful places in Australia. It is about 400m from Old Pelion Hut History "New" is probably a misnomer for this hut, as four different huts have stood on this site over the last four decades. The hut above, has just been built in October 2001 and this photo taken in 2002. Construction Modern with lots of bunks and a wide verandah. References; https://mountainhuts.net/cradle-mtn-lake-st-clair-national-park/project-four-rkk54 monthly 0.5 2026-10-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/43b74b9e-a256-4c7f-b50b-4a41a8b4810b/OldPelionHut_Hutchison_Nov_2014.jpg Cradle Mountain -Lake-St Clair National Park - Pelion Hut - Old Old Pelion Known as Pelion Hut or Old Pelion Hut Location - Old Pelion hut is almost in the centre of the Cradle Mountain - Lake St Clair National Park in Tasmania. This picture for the intro was taken in 1971 by Olaf Moon (using a Kodak cartridge camera and positives or slides), and this one in 2014, and the hut remains exactly as then, except the fireplace has been removed, to avoid the hut being burnt down. It used to be the only option for walkers, other than a tent in the 1970’s. Brief History Old Pelion Hut is one of the oldest constructions in the park, having been built in 1895, to house the Mine Manager for the initial explorations of the Mole Creek and Zeehan Mineral Prospecting and Exploration Company. Diggings are still very evident nearby, and revealed vast quantities of low grade ore, but little of profit. Following closure of the mine, the hut was used by cattlemen including Charlie Cox and John Day in the 1920s, and later by snarers. In 1936 a snarer called Lionell Connell renovated the hut. Lionell later became the local ranger. The hut was renovated again in the 1960s. In the 1980s, the fireplace was removed to stop the hut being inadvertantly burnt down. New Pelion stands about two kilometres away, and has been especially built to handle sustained usage. It was replaced by an even newer and much larger hut in 2001. Construction Of native pine, brought from the forest under Mt Oakleigh. References; Jim Moon, personal comm. https://mountainhuts.net/cradle-mtn-lake-st-clair-national-park/gingerbread-hut monthly 0.5 2026-10-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/791584ed-ef7a-4a62-a3bb-fb3d87414027/GingerbreadHuttOLD.jpg Cradle Mountain -Lake-St Clair National Park - Gingerbread Hut Gingerbread Hut Photographs courtesy of Ian D Ross, Launceston Walking Club © 1998. This is the original hut. Known as The Gingerbread Hut, or Mt Rufus Hut. It is not to be confused with the Joe Slater Hut or Slatter Hut nearby. Location - Near the summit of Mt Rufus, Lake St Clair National Park. History The Gingerbread Hut and the Joe Slatter Hut were built by the Mount Rufus Ski Club, comprised of HEC workers at Bronte Park and Tarraleah. They are now managed by the Wellington Ski Club members. When those construction towns wound down, ownership of the huts devolved to the Wellington Ski Club. The Launceston Walking Club has done recent maintenance on the charming little Gingerbread Hut, originally designed as a ski tow hut. The upstairs section is particularly cosy. Construction This hut is built from timber with vertical boards on the walls, and an iron roof. It has a wooden floor and is quite cosy. References Tim Chappell, President WSC - personal comms. https://mountainhuts.net/cradle-mtn-lake-st-clair-national-park/project-two-cddza monthly 0.5 2026-10-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/d9879ede-a011-4281-b64a-f0cd41d3233e/CLloyd_1982_724.jpg Cradle Mountain -Lake-St Clair National Park - Echo Point Hut Echo Point Hut Photograph courtesy of Charles Lloyd 1982 Located 7 miles north of Cynthia Bay, on a point jutting into Lake St Clair. History This hut was built by the NPWS in 1962, under the assumption that no walking distance from one hut to another, should be longer than 7 miles (about 12 K's). Construction All timber with vertical wooden palings and a gable iron roof, and wooden floor. Wood burning stove. Caretakers - Parks Tasmania https://mountainhuts.net/cradle-mtn-lake-st-clair-national-park/project-one-rfepm monthly 0.5 2026-10-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/593bf04e-41f9-474b-89b2-916ae83655b5/NarcissusHut_Hutchison_Nov_2014.jpg Cradle Mountain -Lake-St Clair National Park - Narcissus Hut Narcissus Hut Photograph on intro, courtesy Ian D Ross Copyright © 1970. This one to the left 2014. Known as Narcissus Hut Location at the northern end of Lake St Clair. History Narcissus Hut was built in 1963 by the then Scenery Preservation Board to replace a hut on the same site, which was destroyed when an unattended fire in its fireplace got away. The original hut was built in 1935 by trappers who worked in the area. Nichols Hut at the junction of the lake Marion and Mt Gould Tracks went much the same way in 1964. Construction Iron over sawn timber frame, two rooms and fireplace. Caretakers - NPWS. References; https://mountainhuts.net/lm-hut-sites-and-ruins-in-kosciuszko daily 0.75 2023-09-01 https://mountainhuts.net/lm-hut-sites-and-ruins-in-kosciuszko/vickerys-hut monthly 0.5 2022-10-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/a1cc7ace-ba4a-4e15-ab93-e3b5dd0a6677/Vickery%27s+hut+-+7.jpg https://mountainhuts.net/lm-hut-sites-and-ruins-in-kosciuszko/tolbar-hut monthly 0.5 2022-05-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/440d63de-9a11-4f8a-a8ca-46d5d5633607/Tolbar+Hut+Details+KH.jpeg L-Z Hut Sites and Ruins in Kosciuszko - Tolbar Hut Tolbar Hut Photo courtesy of Klaus Hueneke, “Huts of the Highcountry” P122. Located south of Constances and Burrungubuggee, it stood as a ruin in the 1980's. GR is 325827 on the Geehi Dam 1: 25,000 map. History The hut was built in 1934 for Grazing but the builder is un-known. Originally accessible via an old SMA track under Bar Ridge. Construction This hut was built with particularly heavy and fine slabs, some up to 40 cm wide. It had a bark roof which unusually was never replaced with iron. The only metal used was to line the upper part of the chimeny. he floor was dirt. References Klaus Hueneke Huts of the High Country P123. KHA number 2477 https://mountainhuts.net/lm-hut-sites-and-ruins-in-kosciuszko/spicers-hut monthly 0.5 2022-05-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/5586c6fa-53f0-4525-85f0-d166a4a612fd/Spicers+Hut+Aerial.jpeg L-Z Hut Sites and Ruins in Kosciuszko - Spicers Hut Spicers Hut Known as Spicers Hut or Spicers Shed. Location at Yarrangobilly just near Long Plain Road, on GR327531. History This hut was built in the 1950s to support grazing. It is now a “standing ruin”, and may be considered part of Yarrangobilly Township. The chimney still stands. Construction Weatherboard, with an iron roof, brick chimney and wooden floor. References KHA Reference Number is 0813. https://mountainhuts.net/lm-hut-sites-and-ruins-in-kosciuszko/twynam-ridge-shelter monthly 0.5 2022-05-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/b428c507-cd20-4218-beab-ffa63d6c74ab/Twynam+Ridge+1993+DS.jpg L-Z Hut Sites and Ruins in Kosciuszko - Twynam Ridge Shelter - Twynam Ridge Shelter Photo courtesy of David Scott, 1993. https://mountainhuts.net/lm-hut-sites-and-ruins-in-kosciuszko/yellow-bog-hut-2 monthly 0.5 2022-05-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/89555e7a-2581-4bae-92a8-158fb763e2b4/yellow_bog_2_91_images_stories_photos_yellow_bog_thumb_medium250_200.jpg L-Z Hut Sites and Ruins in Kosciuszko - Yellow Bog Hut #2 - Yellow Bog Hut No.2 Known as Yellow bog Hut or Yellow Boy 2 Hut, or Patons Hut. Located near to Yellow Bog 1, near the YB Creek and west of the Cabramurra to Khancoban road. Grid Reference is 075098, but the Kosciusko map shows it at 060076. Brief History The hut was built by Mr Paton in 1954, and used by many. There is an SMA airstrip nearby and an avenue of trees to the north east. Construction The hut is 4.5m by 3m and constructed of sawn timber with aluminium walls and roof, the only one of its type in the Park. The lining is fibro and the floor is timber. The chimney is of cement and brick. References KHA reference is 2302 KNP POM is probably L.127. https://mountainhuts.net/lm-hut-sites-and-ruins-in-kosciuszko/yellow-bog-hut-1 monthly 0.5 2022-05-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/1e8afe52-c7e5-48fa-ae2e-e52702db6241/Yellow+Bog+No.1+ruin.jpg L-Z Hut Sites and Ruins in Kosciuszko - Yellow Bog Hut #1 Yellow Bog Hut #1 Photo courtesy KHA Archive, Charles Warner. Known as Yellow Bog Hut 1 or Yellow Boy Hut or Patons Hut. Located along the Yellow Bog creek, west of the Cabramurra to Khancoban Road, at Grid Reference 069090 (although there is much debate about the location! - this is possibly because there were multiple buildings) Brief History The first hut in the location was built by John Pierce in the early 1900s. This hut was built in the 1950s by the Paton family. Earlier maps show a number of buildings in this location. This picture was taken in 1994, showing the hut to be readily repairable. References KHA Reference is 2301 KNP POM Schedule is L.126. https://mountainhuts.net/lm-hut-sites-and-ruins-in-kosciuszko/yans-store monthly 0.5 2022-05-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/a99e0fcf-cdc5-4e96-8ee4-12ef29697ffc/Yans+Store+1976.jpg L-Z Hut Sites and Ruins in Kosciuszko - Yans Store Yan's Store Known as Yans Store, but at other times as Harris House and Irwins Shop. Located in the centre of Kiandra Town, on the north side of the Snowy Highway. The chimney on the right still exists. History Yan's Store is probably the most famous building in Kiandra, but is now just a few chimneys, having been removed by the NPWS in the 1980's. Charles Cowper built the store in 1860 and it was quite a hit with the miners and locals. Robert and Oliver Harris took over the store in the late 1890’s. Oliver retained the store until WW I. In the 1920’s the store was sold to George Yan one of Tom Yans five children. Additional residences were added in 1861 and 1870. In 1890, a new general store and newsagency was added by the Harris family and they continued to modify it through to 1895. After 1895 and until 1899 new additons were added and the veranda on the western side was built. The photo to the left was taken in 1976. In 1975, I explored the whole building, which while a little “drafty” but was complete. However, the NPWS considered it to be unsafe and pulled it down. This was a great pity. References Klaus Hueneke, Huts of the High Country pp 96-98 KHA Reference number is 1016. https://mountainhuts.net/lm-hut-sites-and-ruins-in-kosciuszko/wragges-hut monthly 0.5 2022-05-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/86b8a3ce-1439-4097-9f7c-d1cd319e0efd/Wragge%27s+Observatory+and+Tent+NLA.jpg L-Z Hut Sites and Ruins in Kosciuszko - Wragges Observatory Wragges Observatory Hut Photograph from the KHA Archives, this one now held in the National Library of Australia and Copyright ©. Taken 1899. Known as Wragges Hut or Wragges Observatory. History The hut was built by Clement Wragge, the Australian meteorologist, for taking weather observations from the summit of Mt Kosciuszko, in conjunction with those taken on the south coast of NSW, for comparison. He built the hut after his tent camp was blown down. The full story is quite extraordinary. The footings of the hut are clearly visible, near to the summit of Australia's highest mountain. Construction Weatherboards, with an access "Chimney" for times when the snow was deep. References Hueneke Pp 2-3, 10-12. https://mountainhuts.net/lm-hut-sites-and-ruins-in-kosciuszko/wolgal-lodge monthly 0.5 2022-05-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/0f67582d-9999-4374-aab1-1597bd9c254b/Wolgal+1.JPG L-Z Hut Sites and Ruins in Kosciuszko - Wolgal Lodge - Wolgal Lodge Photograph by Olaf Moon 2003. Note that this hut was destroyed in the bushfires of 2020. Known as Wolgal Hut or Wolgal Lodge. Location This hut was at Kiandra, in Pollocks Gully above the town. Grid Reference is 246282. GPS Location: S 35.879617 E 148.493212 Brief History The hut was built as a lodge for skiing and horse riding. It was used regularly, but remained locked to the public. Construction Timber walls and corrugated iron roof. Incredibly ugly brown paint work. Interesting shutters. Reference KHA number 1014. No KNP number, https://mountainhuts.net/lm-hut-sites-and-ruins-in-kosciuszko/windy-creek-hut monthly 0.5 2022-05-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/d7ffb321-04d8-4002-9b92-6937f5cbbd9c/windy+creek73+L+Bell.jpg L-Z Hut Sites and Ruins in Kosciuszko - Windy Creek Hut Windy Creek Hut Photograph courtesy of Laurie Bell © 1973. Known as Windy Ck Hut Located on the Rolling Grounds, above Whites River. At GR217800 in a key position for skiers. History Built by the SMA about 1954, in expectation that a pondage would be built here, at the high elevation, but this was abandoned. The hut was still standing well into the 1970's but was pushed over by snow creep and is now a collapsed ruin. The building finally sucumbed in 1974. On the informal footpad across the alpine ridges. Construction Weatherboards over a sawn wooden frame. Wood floor and iron roof. In an ideal location for those traversing the Rolling Grounds from Kosciusko to Jagungal. References KHA Reference is 2426 Hueneke - no ref. https://mountainhuts.net/lm-hut-sites-and-ruins-in-kosciuszko/veranda-camp monthly 0.5 2022-05-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/94dd1280-ed52-4b70-8889-8a10dd1c0d4f/Veranda+Camp+SAM+by+OJM+2002.jpeg L-Z Hut Sites and Ruins in Kosciuszko - Veranda Camp Verandah Camp Known as Veranda Huts, Veranda Camp. Location Located on the Geehi Valley side, on the maintenance track to Siren Song and Opera House Hut. This is the last of the many buildings that used to occupy this spot. The photograph was taken in 2000. GPS Location: S36.342172 E 148.295223 Brief History This site was a major camp built by the SMA in the 1950's to support the workers building the aqueduct and weirs coming off the Main Range. Construction Various. References KHA Reference 2418. https://mountainhuts.net/lm-hut-sites-and-ruins-in-kosciuszko/tongue-bend-hut monthly 0.5 2022-05-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/0907cc5b-841c-4fda-906a-60d1a4039381/Tongue+Bend+Gauging+Station+.jpg L-Z Hut Sites and Ruins in Kosciuszko - Tongue Bend Hut - Tongue Bend Gauging Station Photograph by Charles Warner for KHA © 1995. Known as Tongue Hut or Tongue Bend Gauging Station. Located at Tongue Bend on the Kosciusko map at GR152034, originally shown on an SMA map at 877546. History It was built about 1945 as one of the first gauging stations for hydrology measurements. Also used as a flying fox base, to cross the river. It was then abandoned in 1964. Construction Vertical weatherboard with an iron roof. Wooden floor. References KHA List Reference 2306. Hueneke - none. https://mountainhuts.net/lm-hut-sites-and-ruins-in-kosciuszko/three-mile-hut monthly 0.5 2022-05-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/983ba859-ee35-40bb-bd74-1bc81ce9c317/Three+Mile+Camp.jpg L-Z Hut Sites and Ruins in Kosciuszko - Three Mile Camp - Three Mile Camp Known as Three Mile Camp or Three Mile Huts. https://mountainhuts.net/lm-hut-sites-and-ruins-in-kosciuszko/thomas-hut monthly 0.5 2022-05-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/cace9064-e725-442a-84b3-3c5fc63e8728/Thomas%27+hut+kitchen.jpg L-Z Hut Sites and Ruins in Kosciuszko - Thomas' Hut - Thomas’ Hut https://mountainhuts.net/lm-hut-sites-and-ruins-in-kosciuszko/ted-oldfields-hut monthly 0.5 2022-05-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/b07d6282-c186-4ca9-8a03-061004016b97/Ted+Oldfield%27s+hut+1987.jpg L-Z Hut Sites and Ruins in Kosciuszko - Ted Oldfields Hut Ted Oldfield's Hut Known as Ted Oldfields Hut, Long Plain Hut No. 2 or Old Yans Hut. Located a short distance north of Cooinbil Homestead, on a small hill on the right side of the Long Plain Road. History This hut was built as a shepherds shelter by Ted Oldfield. In the 1980’s there was an attempt made to shore up the rotting stumps, by scarfing ona new piece of wood to each one, with an angle cut. Unfortunately, all the cuts were made in the same direction, so the hut twisted in the first gust and collapsed. References KHA Reference number is 1104. Hueneke P228 https://mountainhuts.net/lm-hut-sites-and-ruins-in-kosciuszko/tabletop-hut monthly 0.5 2022-05-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/b38003ca-ffa5-488c-91fe-f0c479617aaf/Tabletop+hut+HOR+BH.jpg L-Z Hut Sites and Ruins in Kosciuszko - Tabletop Hut - Tabletop Hut Known as Tabletop Hut Located at The Tabletop Mountain south of Kiandra. https://mountainhuts.net/lm-hut-sites-and-ruins-in-kosciuszko/stockwhip-hut monthly 0.5 2022-05-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/b1a75f78-8ff8-46d1-ab34-21b84f6f7fb4/Stockwhip+Hill+Hut+vert.jpg L-Z Hut Sites and Ruins in Kosciuszko - Stockwhip Hut - Stockwhip Hill Hut Known as Stockwhip Hut, Stockwhip Hill Hut or Moyungal Hut. Located upstream from the Tin Mines, by about 3Km on a spur fire trail. The turnoff to the hut is not obvious until you are right at it. Look just beyond the second creek crossing on the FT. Brief History The original hut was built by the SMA for hydrologists and was very large (about 15m square). The remaining hut was used as a gauging station and was built in the 1950s. There is currently no log book in this hut, so the frequency of visitation is not clear. Construction The remaining hut is weatherboard, about 2.5m square, with a pitched iron roof and wooden floor. There are two single bunks in the inner room. References KHA Reference is 2706 and the KNP POM is L.116. There is not a conservation study for this hut. https://mountainhuts.net/lm-hut-sites-and-ruins-in-kosciuszko/stilwell-station-huts monthly 0.5 2022-05-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/150905a5-9c88-4c67-8fd8-e881da788b08/Stilwell+RestaurantVERT+BandW+KH.jpg L-Z Hut Sites and Ruins in Kosciuszko - Stilwell Station Huts - Stilwell Restaurant Black and White photos courtesy of Klaus Hueneke. Known as Stilwell Top Station, Stillwell Restaurant. Location near to Mt Stillwell and about halfway between Thredbo Valley and Charlotte's Pass, at Grid reference 196647. Brief History The Stillwell Restaurant was built as the highest point on the Thredbo Valley to Charlottes Path chair lift in 1964-65. At the time it was the longest chair lift in the world. The operation closed when a person came off the end of the chairlift dead from exposure. The hut was destroyed by the elements in 1970 and later abandoned. A hut or shed nearby, albeit with a damaged roof, would make an excellent shelter hut, with minor restoration. There are other smaller huts along the path of the chairlift in various states of repair. References https://mountainhuts.net/lm-hut-sites-and-ruins-in-kosciuszko/spottswoods-hut monthly 0.5 2022-05-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/18b4dd87-3e90-42df-b5b9-3ed5f3cd7533/Spottswood%27s+hut+BandW.jpg L-Z Hut Sites and Ruins in Kosciuszko - Spottswoods Hut - Spottswoods Hut https://mountainhuts.net/lm-hut-sites-and-ruins-in-kosciuszko/spencers-hut monthly 0.5 2022-05-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/6fa79539-7f8e-44f2-9158-9f79bd133f09/Spencers.jpg L-Z Hut Sites and Ruins in Kosciuszko - Spencers Hut - Spencers Hut Photograph copyright KHA, from David Butler. Known as Spencers Hut Located at the side of the track leading out of Blue Waterholes Creek, heading south to Pockets hut. At GR523555 on the Tantangara map. History The hut was built by Spencer to support the mining of lead in the nearby hill. There was a second hut just to the west of this location. For many years it was used by David Butler and his son, Peter Butler. David took this photo on the left in about 1950. It shows his Willies Jeep in the shelter beside it. The hut was later used by graziers including Tom and Molly Taylor, who lived there for some years, including those with incredible snowfalls - 1942 and 1943. It was still standing strongly in 1974, but heavy winds and snow collapsed one of the main poles, and the roof fell to the ground as a complete unit. The upright poles were not very strong, as they needed to be dragged to this location when the hut was built. Proposals to make the local Karst area a "Special Management Unit" to protect the caves, may see the end of this shelter altogether, however, in the 1970’s it would have been easy to restore. Today, it is flat on the ground. Construction Bush poles with an iron roof and maltoid (panel board) walls, plus iron fireplace. It had a dirt floor. Caretakers - None. References Hueneke Pp195 and 222. https://mountainhuts.net/lm-hut-sites-and-ruins-in-kosciuszko/soil-conservation-hut monthly 0.5 2022-05-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/86584816-28e1-403d-bfd5-62f45b3941a7/Soil+Conservation+no+snow+LB.jpg L-Z Hut Sites and Ruins in Kosciuszko - Soil Conservation Hut - Soil Conservation Hut Photos by Laurie Bell and R Constable, 1977 and 1971. Also known as Carruthers Hut, the Soil Con Hut or Soil Conservation Hut Location A large hut, situated a few hundred metres to the south of Blue Lake, in a very exposed ridge position at 165 699 on the Kosciusko map. Brief History This large hut was purpose built by the NSW Soil Conservation Service in 1964, to house workers who were undertaking soil erosion control above the snow line. It was removed in 1984 when the work was complete. Today, the leveled area of snow grass is all that remains. The hut was generally locked, but one window was always open, and became the "Door" to cross country skiers, for which the hut was ideally placed for skiing on the main range. It was reachable in about two hours skiing from Charlotte's Pass. The snow picture was taken in August 1975, a good snow year. The party had tried to make the hut in a blizzard and being unable to find it, camped in a snow cave, less than 200m from the hut. The blizzard continued for eight days, with high winds and very low visibility. However, the skiing was still excellent. Conservationists and skiiers alike, generally agree that the hut should have been removed, being so prominent and alien to the open wilderness landscape. While it stood, it was very well used and loved. Construction The Soil Conservation hut was about the size of a regular house, with a total of eight rooms. The roof and walls were aluminium cladding, with an internal wooden floor, partially covered with linoleum. There were eight sliding windows. The kitchen and toilet were integrated into the building. References Hueneke Pp 8 and 11. KHA reference number 2419. KNP POM number is L114. https://mountainhuts.net/lm-hut-sites-and-ruins-in-kosciuszko/simpsons-diggings-hut monthly 0.5 2022-05-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/11a54ad8-a867-4283-85aa-e4050ef04daa/Simpson%27s+Diggings+House.jpg L-Z Hut Sites and Ruins in Kosciuszko - Simpsons Diggings Hut - Simpsons Diggings Hut Known as Simpsons Diggings Hut. Location on the Copper Mine Trail, near Little Glory Hole Creek. History This hut was built and operated around 1912 to support gold mining. https://mountainhuts.net/lm-hut-sites-and-ruins-in-kosciuszko/rutledges-hut monthly 0.5 2022-05-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/84d2ee7e-6437-4871-bf00-597c1e1333f9/Rutledge%27s+hut+1988+GP.jpg L-Z Hut Sites and Ruins in Kosciuszko - Rutledges Hut - Rutledges Hut Photo courtesy of Greg Powell 1988. Known as Rutledges Hut Location in the Thredbo Valley near the Thredbo diggings. History Built as a homestead, but torn down by the NPWS as considered unsafe! https://mountainhuts.net/lm-hut-sites-and-ruins-in-kosciuszko/rules-point-hotel monthly 0.5 2022-05-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/cee8d254-cddb-45c9-8bbf-3eeab3e353b0/Rules+Point+Hotel+1953.jpg L-Z Hut Sites and Ruins in Kosciuszko - Rules Point Hotel - Rules Point Hotel Photo courtesy of Peter Dowling, 1953. Known as The Rules Point Hotel. Located on the Snowy Highway at the intersection of Rules Point Road and still visible today as a ruin. The Grid reference 382457, at which the ruins are still visible. A large battery was installed 100m to the East. Brief History The Rules Point Hotel was the centre of social life in the high country area for many years. It was a substantial building, constructed in 1910 and extended and licensed in 1915. The first licencees were Mr and Mrs Harris and a Mrs Cook. From 1948 the guest house was run by the Prossers until 1958 for fishing and skiing. The building was demolished in the 1960's. The ruins are now visible at the intersection of Long Plain Road and the Snowy Highway. Construction The hotel was a large weatherboard building, with an iron roof over older shingles. It was lined with pressed tin, a luxury in those days. There were wooden floors and brick fireplaces. Caretakers - NPWS References Harry Hill “I Remember Rules Point” 2004 - 84 pages. KHA reference is 1201 KNP POM is L107.A. Sue Prosser, relative - pers comm 2004. https://mountainhuts.net/lm-hut-sites-and-ruins-in-kosciuszko/richards-break-hut monthly 0.5 2022-05-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/052ec686-f29d-4a68-9de4-47278331f1c0/Richards+Break+Dog+Houses.jpg L-Z Hut Sites and Ruins in Kosciuszko - Richards Break Hut - Richard’s Break Hut Photograph held in the KHA Archives - Copyright © 2003. Located at GR 215025 on the Khancoban 1:50,000 map. Known as Richards Break Hut or Toolong Range Hut History Famous for its six pyramidal dog kennels, still in place and made of corrugated iron. Still standing in the 1970's it is classified as a "standing ruin" - which might be re-built. Originally on this site was a "break", a chock and log compound to house sheep at night which was formed by Tom Richards about 1920. This hut was built by Evans Woodhouse about 1941 to support grazing in the area. Construction Build over a pole frame, it had walls and roof of corrugateded iron and a chimney built of timber and flattened iron. The floor was dirt. Caretakers - none. References Charles Warner - "the big list". KHA reference number is 2316. https://mountainhuts.net/lm-hut-sites-and-ruins-in-kosciuszko/reids-mine-huts monthly 0.5 2022-05-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/b580a1c2-f4fc-4481-a41a-eb4287593b74/Reid%27s+Mine+Hut+BandW.jpg L-Z Hut Sites and Ruins in Kosciuszko - Reids Mine Huts - Reids Mine Hut Known as Reids Mine Located Across the river to the south of Constances and Burrungubuggee Shelter. Olivers Hut also stood nearby but the actual location has not been found. https://mountainhuts.net/lm-hut-sites-and-ruins-in-kosciuszko/red-hut-or-yellow-hut monthly 0.5 2022-05-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/ecd73fa5-d90d-465e-b4f5-bfc78af72be8/Red+Hut+BandW.jpg L-Z Hut Sites and Ruins in Kosciuszko - Red Hut (or Yellow Hut) - Red Hut Known as Red Hut or Yellow Hut Located at Charlottes Pass, in the middle of a ski run built in the early 1970s. Grid Reference was originally listed as 196672 by Charles Warner, but should be at 198672. It was probably located on the top side of the road, with a small SMA hut on the lower side, opposite. This is a site only today. History Red Hut was built by the Lands Department and showed on their 1;63,360 scale maps. Red Hut was the only hut destroyed by dynamite to make way for a new ski run at Charlottes Pass! Construction Timber with horizantal paling wall and wooden floor boards. Substantial stone chimney. Overall small in size. References Shown on the Charles Warner special list as Ref number 24056. Red hut does not appear in the KHA reference list currently. Ted Fleming - pers comm - following a bushwalking trip in 1952. https://mountainhuts.net/lm-hut-sites-and-ruins-in-kosciuszko/rawsons-hut monthly 0.5 2022-05-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/823e13e4-247c-4390-9a7b-ff577ec5d68f/Rawson%27s+hut+KH+BandW+1976.jpg L-Z Hut Sites and Ruins in Kosciuszko - Rawsons Hut - Rawsons Pass Hut Photo by Klaus Hueneke 1980. Known as Rawsons Hut or Rawson Pass Hut. Located on the west side of the pass, downhill about 200m before you cross the pass to climb Mt Kosciuszko. Perfectly postioned for skiers. Location Was located on a flat down the creek from Rawsons Pass - the location is still visible. Brief History Rawsons was built in the 1950s by the SMA as an hydrologists shelter. It was used through the 1970s as an excellently located ski hut for XC skiers. Rawsons was removed by the National Parks and Wildlife Service in 1984. Construction Weatherboard over a timber frame with a wooden floor and windows. It included one pot belly stove. References Hueneke Pp 2. KHA Reference number is 2410. https://mountainhuts.net/lm-hut-sites-and-ruins-in-kosciuszko/ravine-hotel monthly 0.5 2022-05-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/0ae2eb26-0f57-4cb9-b5e9-8c4d181944c5/Ravine++-+The+Washington+Hotel+-+Lobbs+Hole+-+1+copy+2.jpg L-Z Hut Sites and Ruins in Kosciuszko - Ravine Hotel - Washington Arms Hotel Photograph copyright to Olaf Moon © 2001. Known as The Ravine Hotel or Washington Arms Hotel or Lobbs Hole Hotel. Located at Ravine, in the Lobbs Hole Valley, south of Yarrangobilly and East of Talbingo Reservoir. Shown on the "Ravine" 1:25,000 map at GR 258388. Great camping sites exist around here on the Yarrangobilly River. Brief History The Hotel was built in 1874 and extended in 1905 to form a major complex serving the Lobbs Hole Mines and Kiandra road. Now a standing ruin of pise (mudbrick) walls. Has an excellent large campsite(s) very nearby and across the river. There is also the clear remains of past mining at GR268379, plus a meterological station. Construction Mud brick and corrugated iron. Reference Hueneke Page xvii KHA number 0901. KNP POM L.17. History Sheet available. No Conservation Study as it is treated as a ruin. https://mountainhuts.net/lm-hut-sites-and-ruins-in-kosciuszko/pugilistic-hut monthly 0.5 2022-05-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/f525f4fb-e0fe-48f7-b472-fd2af46f365a/Pugilistic+Hut+and+Jeep+E+Mitchell+.jpeg L-Z Hut Sites and Ruins in Kosciuszko - Pugilistic Hut - Pugilistic Hut Photo courtesy of John Mitchell, Corryong. Taken by his mother Elynne Mitchell who was Australian Skiing Champion and a famour Author of the Silver Brumby Books. Copyright. Known as Pugilistic Hut or Pugilistic Creek Hut Located on Pretty Plain, East of the Dargal Range and about a kilometre from the Pretty Plain hut. Brief History The hut was built in 1947 by a Mr Whitehead. The hut was given the name "Pugilistic" following and altercation between two stockmen, one of whom was deliberately fueled up on alcohol, so he would lose the fight (over ownership of some cattle). The families involved, continue to dispute the event! We hold photographs of the hut from Tom Mitchell's first (ever) vehicular crossing of the Snowies, showing it with vertical slabs in the walls and a hessian bag for the door. The slabs have since fallen out. The NPWS views this hut as a "standing ruin" and not to be restored despite its obvious historical context. Construction The hut measures about 3m by 4m and was built around four very substantial poles with vertical slab walls. The floor was of dirt and the fireplace of stone. Originally the roof and gables were made of bark, but the former was replaced with corrugated iron. Noneheless, a welcome shelter in pouring rain! References The KHA reference number is 2311 KNP POM schedule is L.106. No conservation study exists. https://mountainhuts.net/lm-hut-sites-and-ruins-in-kosciuszko/prowses-hut monthly 0.5 2022-05-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/ee862f09-3b58-435a-858e-d29a51ff4726/Prowses+Hut.jpg L-Z Hut Sites and Ruins in Kosciuszko - Prowses Hut - Prowse’s Hut Photograph from the KHA Archives, taken by A Greene © 1950. Location Grid reference 385443 on the Rules Point map. Under the powerline and easy to find. Brief History The house was built by Bert Russell for the Prowse brothers and AJ Mackay in the early 1940's. Construction Weatherboard, veranda, gable iron roof and outhouse. References KHA Reference is 1202. Hueneke - nil https://mountainhuts.net/lm-hut-sites-and-ruins-in-kosciuszko/pounds-creek-hut-illawong monthly 0.5 2022-05-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/c93832c2-5e84-4e10-9d05-7d26753d15ea/Pounds1926.jpeg L-Z Hut Sites and Ruins in Kosciuszko - Pounds Creek Hut (Illawong) - Pounds Creek Hut Photograph Courtesy of the NSW Tourist Board, 1926. Located about two kilometres upriver from Guthega resort at GR215711. History The original hut (shown in the picture to the left) was built in 1926 by the NSW Government Tourist Bureau to support Herbert Schlink's ski crossing. Renovated and extended in 1956 by John Turner to support local skiing. This hut has now been changed substantially, to become Illawong Lodge and is run under a lease by the Australian Alpine Club, which was supposed to close in 2004. Illawong is locked, but there is a survival shelter under one end. Reference KHA Reference is 2424. Hueneke https://mountainhuts.net/lm-hut-sites-and-ruins-in-kosciuszko/pipers-creek-hut monthly 0.5 2022-05-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/22639bbd-18fe-4008-a09a-6883d1b669f5/Piper%27s+Creek+hut+copy+2.jpg L-Z Hut Sites and Ruins in Kosciuszko - Pipers Creek Hut - Pipers Creek Hut Known as Pipers Creek Hut Located at Pipers Creek 1.5km north of the Smiggin Holes Ski Resort. GPS Location S36.376669 E 148.426044. History The hut was built in the 1950's by SMA for aqueduct maintenance. The aqueduct remains are visible, and the hut is still used by Snowy Hydro. https://mountainhuts.net/lm-hut-sites-and-ruins-in-kosciuszko/pigram-hut-and-bus monthly 0.5 2022-05-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/d9b893a1-d5f1-48dd-8776-90021b003bb8/Pigram%27s+Yarrangobilly+BUS.jpg L-Z Hut Sites and Ruins in Kosciuszko - Pigram Hut (and Bus) Pigrams Hut and Bus Photograph from the KHA Archive © 1953. Located at Yarrangobilly. History This hut was built as a cooking shelter against the side of a bus, which is still present. https://mountainhuts.net/lm-hut-sites-and-ruins-in-kosciuszko/pig-gully-hut monthly 0.5 2022-05-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/b89ce32d-792c-44d4-99e9-3e6c8cf8a20f/Pig+Gully+RV.jpg L-Z Hut Sites and Ruins in Kosciuszko - Pig Gully Hut - Pig Gully Hut Known as Pig Gully Hut This photo was taken in 1971, but the hut is now a ruin. History This hut was built in the 1920's for gold mining. It was long occupied by Fred Bernhardt. Construction Horizantal timbers and roof palings. https://mountainhuts.net/lm-hut-sites-and-ruins-in-kosciuszko/pethers-huts monthly 0.5 2022-05-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/4bee0d35-523a-4c98-ac14-4dd2dc6b582d/Pether%27s+No.1+hut++copy.jpg L-Z Hut Sites and Ruins in Kosciuszko - Pethers Huts - Pethers Huts (No.1 and 2) Photograph from the KHA Archive, taken by Harry Pether 1957. Known as Pethers Hut Located on Ring Creek on the western side of Long Plain. History The second Pethers hut stood well into the 1970’s, and was made of large logs in the “log cabin” style. https://mountainhuts.net/lm-hut-sites-and-ruins-in-kosciuszko/perisher-gap-hut monthly 0.5 2022-05-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/d010f8df-898a-4023-8a2b-81a19d710584/Perisher+Gap+F+Dawes.jpg L-Z Hut Sites and Ruins in Kosciuszko - Perisher Gap Hut - Perisher Gap Hut Photo courtesy of Fred Dawes. Known as Perisher Hut or Perisher Gap Hut https://mountainhuts.net/lm-hut-sites-and-ruins-in-kosciuszko/peppercorn-shelter monthly 0.5 2022-05-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/fee79603-05a4-4972-96cf-e711d0a53772/Peppercorn+Shelter.jpg L-Z Hut Sites and Ruins in Kosciuszko - Peppercorn Shelter Peppercorn Shelter Known as Peppercorn Hut or Peppercorn Lean-to. Location At the nortnern end of Long Plain, Grid Reference 480 613 on the Peppercorn 1:25,000 map. GPS location: S 35.578479 E 148.634932. History This picture is at the Peppercorn Shelter, which was built in 1979 from the remains of the Big Peppercorn Homestead. Construction The Peppercorn shelter is built of corrugated iron on three sides and for the roof, over wired bush poles. The original Peppercorn Homestead was a classic timber slab house with corrugated iron roof which replaced a bark one. References The KHA Reference for the Peppercorn Homestead is 1107, for the Peppercorn Shelter is 1108 plus Little Peppercorn. KNP has no registration for any of these sites. https://mountainhuts.net/lm-hut-sites-and-ruins-in-kosciuszko/peppercorn-homestead monthly 0.5 2022-05-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/8125bed3-b1a0-4a55-925e-a01917888dea/Big+Peppercorn+hut+-+3+copy.jpg L-Z Hut Sites and Ruins in Kosciuszko - Peppercorn Homestead - Big Peppercorn Homestead Known as Peppercorn House, Big Peppercorn Homestead. Located at the top, or north end of Long Plain. GPS Location: S 35.578479 E 148.634932 History Peppercorn was built as a substantial home to support grazing on long plain. It was burnt in 1973 by a person repairing a motorcycle in the kitchen. Construction Built from horizantal slabs, with a wooden floor and bark roof originally. References https://mountainhuts.net/lm-hut-sites-and-ruins-in-kosciuszko/pattinsons-hut monthly 0.5 2022-05-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/3f0c6e3c-999b-4137-b91a-11882013522a/Pattinsons+in+snow.jpg L-Z Hut Sites and Ruins in Kosciuszko - Pattinsons Hut - Pattinsons Hut Known as Pattinsons Hut, Pattinsons Lodge. This hut was destroyed in the 2020 bushfires Location In Pollocks Gully at Kiandra. Grid Reference is 345 279 on the Cabramurra 1:25,000 map. GPS Location: S35.881571 E 148.491990 Brief History The house was built by Pattinson as a private dwelling and Locked. It is unlikely to be re-built. Construction Weatherboard, corrugated iron roof and wooden floors. Brick chimney. The last remaining homestead at Kiandra. References KHA Reference number is 1013. https://mountainhuts.net/lm-hut-sites-and-ruins-in-kosciuszko/opera-house monthly 0.5 2022-05-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/4c24930f-8d79-482e-a33d-1b06e072fb4f/Opera_House_from_Road_2_small.JPG L-Z Hut Sites and Ruins in Kosciuszko - Opera House Hut - Opera House Photo courtesy of KHA Archives - maintenance crew. Known as The Opera House Hut, Canyon Camp or SMC Hydro Operations Hut. Location Opera House is in the most remote location in the Park, at the base of Lady Northcote Canyon. It is accessible with difficulty via a range of routes, including a rock scramble down the Sentinel Ridge, up a three mile tunnel from Siren Song and via a mighty scrub bash from Olsen's LO. It is also reachable via a very rough track from Siren Song, built by Army SAS in 1995, around the 1200m contour. The grid reference is 142721. GPS Location: S36.387854 E 148.276335 Brief History Opera House was built by the SMA in 1966, to manage water aqueducts running off the "Little Austria" area of the main range. It cost more per square foot to build, than the Sydney Opera House - hence the name. It housed SMA hydrologists and maintenance workers. It was handed over by the SMA to the NPWS (and KHA in January 2002) and was open until it was burnt. NPWS consider it to be a significant asset as a survival shelter, especially considering the number of people now skiing "Little Austria". Construction Opera House is 5m by 4m with walls of concrete and granite facing. The roof is iron, and the floor is concrete. There is an iron stove and flue and indoor toilet. Water is obtained from a tap on the aqueduct. References KHA 2412 KNP POM is L.96. https://mountainhuts.net/lm-hut-sites-and-ruins-in-kosciuszko/olsens-lookout-shelter monthly 0.5 2022-05-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/b5ff427e-fcc0-4a91-ada1-eeafb0255891/Olsen%27s+Lookout+Shelter+Shed+far.jpg L-Z Hut Sites and Ruins in Kosciuszko - Olsens Lookout Shelter - Olsens Lookout Shelter Known as Olsens LO Hut Located at the lookout about half way up the access road to Tooma Dam. Brief History The hut was built by the NPWS in the 1980s as a picnic shelter. Construction Timber logs, open walls and an iron roof. References KHA Reference is 2408. https://mountainhuts.net/lm-hut-sites-and-ruins-in-kosciuszko/old-pretty-plain-hut monthly 0.5 2022-05-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/24d5c6b1-0ad3-4014-ba71-a58302de7055/Old+Pretty+Plain+late+1920%27s.jpg L-Z Hut Sites and Ruins in Kosciuszko - Old Pretty Plain Hut - Old Pretty Plain Hut Photograph by Ted Fleming © 1953. Known as Pretty Plain Hut, Sesselas Hut or Pretty Plain #2. Located about 70 m west of the newer Pretty Plain Hut at Grid Ref 164956. History The original hut was built in 1891 by Pearce and Hannel, of Hannel's Spur fame, to support their grazing efforts. The fact that the newer hut was built right beside it, indicates that the area was viewed as a useful run. Constuction A log cabin, with a dirt floor and bark roof. The hut was in good order until the 1960's simply needing a new roof, but may have been pulled down. References KHA Hut list 2309 Hueneke Pp 157. https://mountainhuts.net/lm-hut-sites-and-ruins-in-kosciuszko/nine-mile-hut-and-mines monthly 0.5 2022-05-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/0389d028-7737-4d83-9756-559e51b6c28a/Nine+Mile+hut+-++1+copy.jpg L-Z Hut Sites and Ruins in Kosciuszko - Nine Mile Hut and Mines Nine Mile Hut Photograph from the KHA Archives, taken by Mr Horvath © 1953. Known as Nine Mile Hut, Empress Mine Hut or Nine Mile diggings. Location south of Selwyn at GR 338187. This was a substantial mining site, with buildings located along the valley. None now remain. History First opened in 1860, then converted into a village, which later supported the Empress Mine, that was put in from 1890 to 1910. The primary objective was gold ore. Bill Hughes was born here in March 1903, into a bark roofed hut with a sand floor. References KHA Reference Number 1010 Hueneke Pp88, 94, 108, 111 https://mountainhuts.net/lm-hut-sites-and-ruins-in-kosciuszko/napthalis-homestead monthly 0.5 2022-05-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/35d33fa8-7111-481b-b85f-a2a9c15c5405/111+Napthalis+House+bandw.gif L-Z Hut Sites and Ruins in Kosciuszko - Napthalis Homestead Napthalis Homestead Known as Snowy Plain House or Napthalis Homestead. Location History Now a site, all that remains are the floor bearers. The following words are from Pauline Downings’ book: Snowy Plain House was home for many years to Maurice Napthali and his wife Sarah Bolton. It was a substantial home and the centre of their social circle. Maurice worked in the Berridale, Jindabyne and Snowy Plain as a horse breaker, stockman and blacksmith and was renowned as a fine horseman. He arrived in Berridale with his sister Eliza who had married William Glanville, a well-known bullock team driver in the area. Snowy Plain House was a social centre for the eighteen families who lived nearby. Dances were held there regularly and tennis was played on a court in front of the house. Construction The original house was built of slabs with a shingle roof. Weatherboards and an iron roof were added later. The house had five rooms and an outside dairy room where butter and cheese were made. Maurice (1841-1913) and Sarah (1857-1945) were married in 1883 and it is believed that they moved into Snowy Plain House, which Maurice had built at about that time. References Downing, Pauline, “If I Wake in the Middle of the Night” 1998 KHA Reference is 2509. https://mountainhuts.net/lm-hut-sites-and-ruins-in-kosciuszko/project-six-w98kc monthly 0.5 2022-05-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/68241c61-eec1-4e5b-88aa-ebd294a37c04/Mould%27s+hut+RV.jpg L-Z Hut Sites and Ruins in Kosciuszko - Moulds Hut Moulds Hut Photo courtesy of Reet Vallak. Known as Moulds Hut or Spencers Peak Hut Location near Spencers Peak, west of Eucumbene Dam and in the east section of the Jagungal Wilderness. Grid reference is 309011 on the Khancoban 1:50,000 map. (The Kosciusko map shows it in a slightly different position). Brief History Moulds was built by RG Mould in 1930. Moulds was one of two huts deliberately destroyed by fire, by NPWS officers in 1977, after a mis-interpretation of the policy at the time. A request to be allowed to re-build the hut, was denied by the NPWS in 1978. The toilet still stands! Construction Moulds was 5m by 4m and built or corrugated iron, with a dirt floor. Reference KHA Reference number is 2331. KNP does not list this hut in the Managment Plan. https://mountainhuts.net/lm-hut-sites-and-ruins-in-kosciuszko/project-five-6jh86 monthly 0.5 2022-05-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/e5a3b6ce-c5c0-4eae-9121-01d8ed1d0dde/Montagues%27s+hut.jpg L-Z Hut Sites and Ruins in Kosciuszko - Montagues Hut Montagues Hut Photograph from the KHA Archives © Dunn 1978. Known as Montagues Hut History The hut was deliberately burnt down by the Parks Service in 1986. https://mountainhuts.net/lm-hut-sites-and-ruins-in-kosciuszko/merambego-house monthly 0.5 2022-05-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/972e8d68-ea13-4820-b9ad-3c7fe34b4a98/merambego_fireplace+CD.jpeg L-Z Hut Sites and Ruins in Kosciuszko - Merambego Homestead Merambego Homestead Photograph from the KHA Archives © 1973 Known as Merambego Hut or Merambego Homestead Located in the far south Byadbo Wilderness at GR 484206 on the new Tombong 1:50,000 map. This is a site only, with the footplate and chimney remaining. History It was originally built as a homestead to support grazing around 1900. It was pulled down by the NPWS as a "risk to visitors" without approvals being sought in the 1980's. Construction Original homestead built in timber with paling walls and corrugated iron roof, it was the centre of a subtantial station. large yards (200m north) and evidence of other buildings on the site exist. Caretakers - NPWS References NPWS holds extensive files on this homestead at Jindabyne Craig Doubleday - pers comm Oct 2006. https://mountainhuts.net/lm-hut-sites-and-ruins-in-kosciuszko/project-three-x8an5 monthly 0.5 2022-05-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/1ad1be57-97a8-4fc8-a9cf-02b0024d1d26/Lorna+Doone+Mine+House.jpg L-Z Hut Sites and Ruins in Kosciuszko - Lorna Doone Mine Huts Lorna Doone Mine and Hut Photograph from the KHA Archives taken in the early 1930s. Known as Lorna Doone Mine or Lorna Doone Hut. History This was re-discovered amongst the re-growth in 1977 by Klaus Hueneke, Jim Dick and Elizabeth Morey in a steep gorge off the Tumut River. There are many remants of the old stamper and boiler. The terrace that the cottage stood on, as seen above, is still very visible. References Hueneke Pp113, 114. https://mountainhuts.net/lm-hut-sites-and-ruins-in-kosciuszko/project-two-pk6yp monthly 0.5 2022-05-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/561fc4f3-ac60-4a88-a980-c79d880c8484/Lookdown+VR.jpg L-Z Hut Sites and Ruins in Kosciuszko - Lookdown Hut Lookdown Hut Photo courtesy of KHA Archives - 1992 Charles Warner. Known as Lookdown House or Lookdown Hut Location Near Yarrangobilly, above the Cotterills area. Grid reference 321536. Brief History It is the last remaining building of a group of houses on this hillside, which formed the Yarrangobilly Village. This one was used for Forestry from 1930 to 1950, and could be restored with ease. The Yarrangobilly cemetry is nearby at reference 321538. Construction It is a large homestead with at least 9 rooms. Concrete blocks, wooden floor and iron roofs. Double sided fireplace and full bathroom. Reference KHA reference number 0808. https://mountainhuts.net/lm-hut-sites-and-ruins-in-kosciuszko/long-flat-homestead monthly 0.5 2022-05-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eafbf01463dae50acdf267a/94b0737e-75e3-4fa4-b996-cf50617b1591/Long+Flat+Homestead+Main.jpg L-Z Hut Sites and Ruins in Kosciuszko - Long Flat Homestead Long Flat Homestead Photograph by Barbara Seymour © 2001. Location This hut is on the Horse Shoe Firetrail, about 8Km east of Yarrangobilly. It is on the Tantangara 1:100k and Peppercorn 1:25, 000 map at 369595. Brief History This was a hut was of moderate size, built for use by stockmen. It was also probably used by miners. Construction The hut was originally built with an iron roof, iron and slab walls plus a timber floor. There were extensive yards nearby. 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