Te Kere Haka Hut (Two Mile Day Shelter)Park: Taka Ra Haka Conservation AreaOtago2/5Total ratings 2Category: Backcountry HutBunks: 2Te Kere Haka Hut (Two Mile Day Shelter) is located in Taka Ra Haka Conservation Area in the region of Otago. It has 2 bunks and the category of Backcountry Hut.Derelict & overgrown with holes in the walls & roof. Access is by either boat or the cattle droving track named 'Te Kere Haka' above the lake. It is correctly located on 1:50,000 maps. About 200m before the nearby stream where the old 4WD track starts going uphill, locate a clear trail leaving the road dropping through low trees. This leads to a small clearing containing a large cabbage tree, the hut is adjacent. As of mid Nov., 2023, DOC have cleared a path down to the hut & tidied up the clearing, adding a new sign saying the hut is the historic 'Two Mile Day Shelter'.Location:

Type	Location
New Zealand Topo50 Ref	CC11 649 751
Latitude Longitude	-45.297176 168.726392
NZTM Grid Reference	E1264922 N4975145

Elevation: 316Amenities: Open FireWater Source: Water body near hut

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Mt.Spence

06/03/2026

Hut skeleton remaining, not suitable for sleeping. Recent vegetation fire started near hut.

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