Mt Fyffe Hut Track
Kaikōura · Canterbury
This walk was suggested by the community and checked against the authority quoted above before it was published. The route line comes from official track data. DOC’s own wording: “Dogs with a DOC permit only. Contact Nelson Visitor Centre to get a permit. They must have a current vet’s certificate showing that they have been treated for Taenia ovis (sheep measles) less than 1 month and more than 2 days prior to entering the reserve”. Evidence: the rule-setter’s own published wording. How we check dog rules.
Good to know
A DOC dog permit is required before any dog walks here. Apply to the managing DOC office ahead of time; do not turn up with the dog first.
Opens your email app, addressed to [email protected]. You can also call DOC on 0800 275 362.
About Mt Fyffe Hut Track
Mt Fyffe Hut Track is a long walk of 5.4 km, near Kaikōura in Canterbury.
Climbs the 4WD track from the Mt Fyffe carpark above Kaikōura to Mt Fyffe Hut at around 1,100 m, with the whole peninsula and the Seaward Kaikōuras spread out below. The permit comes with a condition most walks never carry: a current sheep-measles (Taenia ovis) vet certificate, treated more than 2 days and less than 1 month before entry, carried and shown on request. Beyond the hut a poled route continues to the 1,602 m summit for experienced trampers; the mapped walk here ends at the hut.
Expect hard going, with around 919 m of climb, and takes about 2 hr 37 to walk.
A DOC dog permit is required before any dog walks here. Arrange it with the managing DOC office ahead of your trip. This walk is on the map because Ronnie & Fly suggested it, and we checked it against the source above.
