DOC has advised that Glencreag Track will be closed for lambing from 15 September - 15 October. Kinvara Road and car park remains open and provides alternative access to Big Hut and the Rock and Pillar Conservation Area.

The Hut

Just over one hour’s drive from Dunedin followed by a 2–3 hour uphill walk, Leaning Lodge sits just below the ridge of Pātearoa, the Rock and Pillar Range, in a starkly dramatic environment of hulking schist tors and remarkable alpine flora adapted to a wind-swept mix of sun, snow, mist and rain. It is one of regions most accessible huts in an Alpine environment.

The hut is owned by the Otago Tramping and Mountaineering Club (OTMC) and managed by the Leaning Lodge Trust.

Altitude: 1,223 m

  • Solar lighting
  • USB Charging
  • Toilet
  • 10 Bunks
  • No Cooking facilities