We walked on a hot day, and it was humid in the forest. The track climbed gently on the true left of the creek for a while before turning and heading across the face. Forest at the start of the track to Mount Brown hut A permolat marker on the track to the Mount Brown hut The Climb Mount Brown Hut It was easy-going and pleasant, and after twenty minutes we came to the creek crossing. Check out their website for more details and if you stay in one of their huts, please make a donation.įrom the car park, the track leads into the bush then immediately pops out onto a grassy flat at Geologist Creek briefly, before heading into a beautiful lush forest of ferns and vines. ![]() The Permolat Trust is a volunteer collective that maintains and brings remote huts and tracks back to life. Mt Brown hut and track aren’t maintained by DOC, but by the Permolat Trust so look out for a variety of markers. We walked the track the week before Christmas, and there were five cars in the car park when we arrived at 3.30 pm. Lake Kaniere from Sunny Bight Mount Brown hut – click on the image to open the topo map From the Car Park As you drive south there is a car park area under the trees on the left, but it was full when we walked, so we parked on the grass opposite. The car park just after the bridge at Geologist Creek wasn’t signposted as I remember (Dec ’22). ![]() For Mt Brown, continue on the eastern side of the lake past the excellent Hans Bay DOC campsite onto the unsealed Dorothy Falls Road. At the lake, it’s worth popping to the Sunny Bight car park for great views of the lake, the mountains and for a short walk. Head out of Hokitika on the Lake Kaniere Road. Mt Brown is at the western end of the Newton Range at the southern end of Lake Kaniere, about thirty minutes out of Hokitika. Lake Kaniere from Mount Brown hut Getting There ![]() We also walked to Mt Brown summit at 1270m, in just under an hour one way. It took us 2 hours 50 minutes from the car park to the hut, and the same to return (the return journey included a short break). If you get a great weather weekend you’ll hopefully be rewarded with a spectacular west coast sunset!! Over the few days we spent on the coast the weather was stunning, but just into the mountains was a completely different story. Before you go, be sure to check the mountain forecast (as well as e.g. If you’re staying overnight take your tent, as Mount Brown hut is only a 4-bedder and it’s a popular walk, so there is every chance you’ll need to camp. It’s a very stiff 1000m climb from the car park, and the track is tree-rooty and very steep in places. A walk to Mount Brown hut ( 1125m) and Mt Brown summit ( 1270m) makes a great overnight or day walk.
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