TOP CRAWFORD HUT

I did an article on Crawford Junction Hut earlier this year and thought it worthwhile to do one on its little relative in the head of the valley, Top Crawford Hut

WRITTEN BY ~ ANDREW BUGLASS | REMOTEHUTS.CO.NZ

The Crawford is the main tributary of the Kokatahi River in central Westland and forms part of a DOC maintained circuit starting in the Styx valley and finishing at the Toaroha road end. There are two alpine saddles on this loop, Lathrop and Zit, both of which require reasonable levels of experience and fitness to cross. I did a Level Two wander to Top Crawford from the Styx end in August and was the first person there in five months. You can’t blame COVID entirely for this as the Styx valley was officially closed this year by DOC due to track damage caused by successive floods. Despite this this it’s still OK to get up the Styx at low or normal flows by following the riverbed where it’s washed out…

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