Sunshine Hut
Known as Sunshine Hut or Yackandandah Hut, or Maf Carters Hut.
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.
