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It’s the southernmost hut in Te Araroa’s seven or eight day tramp across Nelson’s Richmond Range, and is named for the red hills that lie immediately north of the hut - bare hills, strange hills and – wait for it – hills that are red.
They’re part of a ophiolitic belt – a rare example of heavy seabed plate rich in magnesium, iron, gabbro, serpentine, and copper, that’s popped to the surface.
The Department of Conservation built the new 6-bed hut with views up and down the Wairau Valley, on the site of an old air force hut.
Nelson Tramping Club is taking a party in to the new hut within a few days of the opening.
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The new Red Hills six bed hut.
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