New Zealand Fern Burn Hut, Motatapu Track
Fern Burn hut is the first hut on the Motatapu Track, which offers a nice rest if you want to hike further on to Highland Creek Hut or good for a night if you want to take is slower on the track. Here you have beautiful valley views and just some other hikers.
Photography Tips
Use some unsharp foreground and place the hut from the side. This gives you the best valley view.
Travel Information
From Fern Burn Carpark to Fern Burn Hut it is around 6,8km with around 458 meters of elevation. It is a moderate hike and not so hard.
The whole track is around 52km long. Here you also have some harder sections with step ridges.
The whole track is around 52km long. Here you also have some harder sections with step ridges.
Spot Type
Outdoor
Crowd Factor
Just a few people
Best Timing
Daytime in summer
Sunrise & Sunset
08:13 - 17:12
| current local time: 08:32
Photo Themes
high mountains
Hiking
Hiking trail
Mountain
mountain hut
mountain panorama
Mountain Range
mountain valley
mountain view
Mountains
trekking
Locations
Wanaka
Fern Burn Hut
Motatapu Track
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