Great hut for overnight trekkers or just a stop over for The Bluff summit. You can stay in the hut or camp in front of the hut. The road to the Bluff hut is quite rough, 4WD only.
Great starting point for the Bluff summit. Only around 4km 1 way. We took around 3.5 hours to do the summit round way including resting time and taking photos. Quite easy walk, lots of flat walking only so suitable for new trekkers too. We had 2 people in our team who did the trekking for the first time and they were fine. Ensure you follow the walking path.
If you dont have 4WD to get the Bluff hut for the bluff summit, it would be much longer track 16-18km from the bottom. Save lots of time if you can start from here. I met people starting the summit from Richie hut from 8am, reached there around 4pm on the top of the summit and they need to carry camping gear too as no time for round trip back to the starting point. So huge time saver and easier walk if you can start the summit from...
Read moreBluff Hut is one of those special places of refuge and in winter is a life saver. After trekking to the Bluff it is a very welcome sight. To know that you can shelter from brutal sub zero winds, make a fire and survive is a testament to the Stoney family that built the original hut that sadly burnt down in 2007 but was then replaced in 2008 with the same qualities and intent. It is beautiful rustic and simply special. And i recommend anyone to make the effort to get there. Its tough demanding trekking but Bluff hut makes it all...
Read moreMy family have been there many times. The facility and view are fantastic. The staff were awful when the last time we were there. They didn't allow us to go to the carpark near the village and lied they were all full. So the only option was to take their Taxi, which was about $120 for 3 minutes drive. I refused and dropped off my family at the village and drove back. On the way back, I saw three big carparks with only tens of cars parking there, and I took photos of the carpark while one of the guys followed me and kept...
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