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The Brain Waddington Hut is the VOC's newest hut. You'll find it in Phelix Creek on the shores of long lake, near the peaks of Mt. Aragorn, Shadowfax, Gandalf and Peregrine.
Access
Drive highway 99 to Mt. Curie, and head north, following signs for D'arcy. You need to take the Blackwater Road on the left, just before reaching D'arcy itself. If you hit the town, you've gone a bit too far. After about 13km, there is a gate on the Blackwater Road at the entrance to Birkenhead Provincial Park. Just before the gate, turn right onto the Phelix Creek Road.
Winter
The Blackwater Road is plowed occaisionally to the birkenhead gate, but the Phelix Creek road is not plowed at all. After a dump of fresh snow, you might have to do some extra skiing. 4wd or chains are reccomended.
Summer
If you have a 4x4, you can drive the Phelix Creek Road to near the end. However, in recent years there has been substantial rockfall in the first 1km, so bring tools to move some small boulders if you want to get through.