The shared accommodation fee is a flat rate of $160 per adult and $80 per child (16 and under).  The fee covers your entire trip whether you choose to spend 1, 2, 3 or 4 nights on the trail (it is not per night). Rates may vary seasonally.
 
Winter Special:
Stays beginning during winter months (June, July and August) will be priced at a flat rate of $100 per adult and $50 per child.
 
All huts have the following facilities:
A rain-fed water supply (off the hut roof), internal sink, cutlery, crockery, cooking pots, gas cook tops, a frying pan, kettle and a coffee plunger, communal living area, wood stove, outside composting toilet, bike storage and a bike repair station.

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Hut Bunks - Lyell Saddle — Shared Accommodation (1 night min)

Located 18km from The Old Ghost Road’s southern trail head, the Lyell Saddle Hut was the first constructed by Mokihinui-Lyell Backcountry Trust volunteers in April 2011.

The hut looks directly into the headwaters of the Mokihinui South Branch and across to the Glasgow Range. It is surrounded by a mixture of beech and cloud forest, and can equally be swathed in mist or bathed in sun.

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Huts Bunks - Ghost Lake — Shared Accommodation (1 night min)

Located 12km from Lyell Saddle and 30km from The Old Ghost Road’s southern trail head, Ghost Lake Hut was the third hut constructed by Mokihinui-Lyell Backcountry Trust volunteers in January 2012.

The hut, which is perched above an alpine cirque and nestled beneath Rocky Tor, has extensive views across Murchison to Nelson Lakes National Park, and north east to Kahurangi National Park. It is a true alpine hut and superb destination in its own right. In winter there is frequently snow on the ground.

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Hut Bunks - Stern Valley — Shared Accommodation (1 night min)

Located 13km from Ghost Lake Hut and 14km from Goat Creek Hut, Stern Valley Hut was the third constructed by Mokihinui-Lyell Backcountry Trust volunteers in November 2011.

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Hut Bunks - Specimen Point — Shared Accommodation (1 night min)

Located 17km from The Old Ghost Road’s northern trail head, Specimen Point Hut was the fourth and last hut constructed by Mokihinui-Lyell Backcountry Trust volunteers in April 2012.

The hut, which overlooks Specimen Creek at the confluence with the Mokihinui River. It is on the edge of beech forest and at the foot of the Glasgow Range. It is an ideal overnight location for users seeking a moderate tramp or walk up the Mokihinui Gorge, or a base for further explorations of the gorge and Mokihinui South Branch. Rafters often put in near Specimen Creek, making the hut a destination for such groups.

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In the North West corner of the South Island of New Zealand a ghost has awakened. A long-forgotten gold miners’ road has been revived as a mountain biking and tramping trail – connecting the old dray road in the Lyell (Upper Buller Gorge) to the mighty Mokihinui River in the north. The 85km-long Old Ghost Road traverses majestic native forest, open tussock tops, river flats and forgotten valleys.

Property Facilities

Accommodation on the Old Ghost Road consists of comfortable, well insulated backcountry huts and rustic summer sleepouts for those looking for some privacy.

General Room Facilities

All huts are equipped with mattresses, gas cookers, and cooking equipment.

Car Parking

Carparking is available at both the Lyell and Seddonville trail heads.

Location / Distances

45 minutes drive from Westport

Check-In Time

Between 12:00 pm and 12:00 pm

Check-Out Time

10:00 am

Cancellation Policy












Cancellation and Amendment Policy:
To make any changes to your booking, please email info@oldghostroad.org.nz with your booking reference number, name and a clear description of what change(s) you wish to make. Cancellation and/or amendment requests must be made by the person who made the initial booking.
Any additional cost resulting from amendments or additions to bookings will be charged to the credit card supplied with the initial booking.







Cancellations (whether in part or full)






















Cancellations more than 3 months prior to start date will incur a $20 administrative fee or a fee equal to 20% of the cancelled portion, whichever is the lesser.
Cancellations between 3 months and 21 days prior to start date will incur a cancellation fee equal to 20% of the cancelled portion.
Cancellations between 21 days and 72 hours prior to 12 noon on start date will incur a cancellation fee equal to 50% of the cancelled portion.
Cancellations less than 72 hours prior to 12pm on your arrival date (i.e. the start of your trip), or at any point following, are ineligible for any refund (i.e. 100% forfeiture of the cancelled portion).







Amendments (e.g. date changes)






















Amendments made more than 21 days prior to your start date will incur no fee.
Amendments made between 21 days and 72 hours prior to your start date will incur a non-refundable fee of $30.00.
Amendments made less than 72 hours prior to 12 noon on your start date will incur a non-refundable fee of $50.00.
Bookings cannot be amended after 12 noon on your start date.












Unforeseen Events:
Access and use of the trail is subject to the state of the trail. Similarly, access to and use of facilities/structures along the trail (including accommodation) is subject to the state of the facilities/structures and subject to the state of the trail giving access to the facilities/structures. It is possible something may occur that, in our discretion, prevents you from using the trail or any facilities/structures on the trail (including accommodation), for example (without limitation), occurrence of weather or other forces of nature including fire or earthquake, action or inaction by any government agency, or significant damage or loss of any track section(s) or facility/structure (including accommodation) (Unforeseen Event).
If, in our discretion, an Unforeseen Event occurs, you acknowledge that you will not have access and use of the affected trail and/or facilities/structures (including accommodation) and that we will have to cancel any bookings you have made. In the case of an Unforeseen Event, our standard cancellation policies will not apply in these circumstances and you will not be entitled to any refund. We will allow you to transfer any booking you have made to another date(s) when the Unforeseen Event no longer exists and accommodation availability allows.












Pricing:
Where your booking moves into a higher rate season (e.g. your booking moves out of the discounted winter period), the uplift will be payable. Where an amendment transfers your booking into a lower rate season, no refund will apply.
Prices are subject to change. Where a price lesser than you paid becomes available, no refund or post-purchase price adjustment will apply to your existing booking.