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Resources

Hut and Track Standards
All hut and track work must meet the relevant standards.
  • DOC Hut Service Standards
  • SNZ Tracks and Outdoor Visitor Structures Handbook
  • Track Maintenance Guide
  • Mountain Bike Trail Design Guidelines

Remote Huts Forum and Blog
The Remote Huts website is a forum for volunteer groups to collaborate, share wisdom and record successes. A valuable resource for both seasoned campaigners and those starting out on a new project.
Go To Remote huts
Adopting a Home in the Mountains
  • Geoff Spearpoint, Rob Brown and Shaun Barnett have dedicated the final chapter of their latest Backcountry Huts Book  – A Bunk for the Night – to our vision for protecting the hut network: Preserving the Huts
  • Geoff Spearpoint has also written a practical guide to hut maintenance which gives a good idea of the type of work typically involved in these projects. If you are considering adopting a hut it is a must read: Adopting a Home in the Mountains
  • Geoff Ockwell has prepared a simple project planning spreadsheet, which gives a good idea of the materials required for a backcountry hut restoration.

Detailed Reports
Learning from completed projects can provide valuable information and inspiration for future work. Click to browse these detailed project reports.
  • Geoff Spearpoint: Tunnel Creek Hut
  • Paul Reid: Top Crooked Hut
  • Alistair Walker: Homer Hut – Solar Power
  • Paul Reid: Top Trent Hut
  • Alastair MacDonald: Explorer Hut
  • Derrick Field: Cow Creek Hut
  • Kerry Clapham: Bull Paddock Creek Biv

Scrub Cutters
Scrub cutters are sometimes the best tool for the job. Their benefits will depend on your project and your volunteers. DOC have supplied the following best training and assessment documents. If you wish to use scrub cutters on your project talk through safety procedures and training with your local DOC contact.
  • DOCDM-330516 – Scrub Cutter Use Guide
  • DOCDM-480263 – Scrub Bar Use – on the Job Assessment

Hut Design and maintenance
Some useful documents:
  • Original Forest Service Standard Hut Plans
    S70 Hut Plans | Timber Quantities
    S81 Hut Plans | Timber Quantities
    S86 Bivvy Plans | Timber Quantities
  • Mungo Hut construction details and chattels.
  • Lands & Survey West Coast 6-bunk design (Julia and Crawford Junction Huts)
  • S81 (4 bunk NZFS) Hokitika Plans
  • S70 (6 bunk NZFS) Hokitika Plans
  • old Top Forks 2019 renovation and extension (8 bunks)
  • Veil Bivouac Tie Down Drawing
  • MiTek Structural Fixings Guide
  • DOC Standard Backcountry Toilet design
  • Winchcombe Biv Plans

​Annual Performance Reports
Historical Annual Performance Reports 
  • Backcountry Trust Performance Report 2018-2019
  • Backcountry Trust Performance Report 2019-2020
  • Backcountry Trust Performance Report 2020-2021
  • Backcountry Trust Performance Report 2021-2022

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