Brewster Hut --- Mt Armstrong

Mt Armstrong is a tramping peak, about 20km north of the Haast pass.
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	Walk	Time	Refs	Comments
a	Brewster Hut	3h	MN p.214	Good track
b	Mt Armstrong	5h return from hut		Tussock and scree; snow early in season
c	Descent from hut	2h		Good track

MN = Moir's Guide North (available from DOC).
South Island Weekend Tramps, Nick Groves, 2003, p.133.

Photos


Fantail Creek	Haast valley	Brewster Hut	Haast


Mt Brewster	Top	Brewster	Fantail falls

Notes

a. Park at Fantail Falls car park about 20 km north of the Haast pass. Follow signs to the Brewster Hut. Ford the Haast river (normally very easy), and follow the track to the hut, which is new (2007).
b. Climb ridge on tussock and scree, following cairns, to the top of Mt Armstrong. Snow possible early in the season.
There are good campsites near the hut. Above on the ridge there are only occasional tarns and occasional (almost) flat spots.
Alternatives: To the hut and back is an easy day hike (but the higher you go the better the view). There is an easy cairned route to the Brewster glacier. It is possible to make a loop by crossing to Brewster Hut from the upper Makarora (MN p.176; 13h road to road).