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Hopeless Hut
Nelson/TasmanSleeps 6
StandardNo booking required
This is a standard 6-bunk hut in the Nelson Lakes area.
Heating availableMattresses availableToilet availableWater available
View on DOC websiteTrip Options
Real walking times from car-accessible trailheads, computed leg-by-leg from DOC's own track descriptions.
St ArnaudOption 1
Advanced
Walking in
6 hr to Hopeless Hut (via Lakehead Hut)
Walking out
6 hr to St Arnaud (via Lakehead Hut)
Tracks used
Travers-Sabine Circuit→This hut's own 'Getting there' page
St ArnaudOption 2
Expert
Includes a day over 8 hr walking
Walking in
10 hr to Hopeless Hut (via Coldwater Hut, Cascade Track junction, Lakehead Hut)
Walking out
10 hr to St Arnaud (via Lakehead Hut, Cascade Track junction, Coldwater Hut)
Tracks used
Travers-Sabine Circuit→Angelus Hut via Travers and Cascade Track/Route→This hut's own 'Getting there' page
