Cow Creek Hut
Standard hutTararua Forest Park, WellingtonOpen
- Sleeps
- 6 bunks
- Booking
- Not bookable
- Cost
- from $15
- Heating
- Yes
- Drinking water
- Not drinkable
- Toilet
- Non-flush
Getting there
We have not checked a road end or car park for this place yet, so we do not give driving directions to it. Check how to get there before you go. Some routes cross private land and need the landowner's permission.
How to get there, on doc.govt.nz- Topo map
- Topo50 sheet BN34
- Grid reference
- E1810208, N5483052
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Map
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors. Topo map: LINZ, CC BY 4.0. 40.77664° S, 175.49095° E
About this place
This is a standard six-bunk hut in the Wairarapa region
Fees and bookings
Before you go, buy Hut Tickets for each night's stay. Put these in the honesty box at the hut. Or buy a Backcountry Hut Pass that gives unlimited use at most Standard and Serviced huts for a 12 month period. Retailers that sell hut tickets and passes
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Nearby stops
Blue Range Hut
Standard • 4 bunks • Wellington • 3 km
Blue Range Hut is a standard four-bunk hut located in the Wairarapa region of Wellington.
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Arete Forks Hut
Standard • 6 bunks • Wellington • 3.2 km
Arete Forks Hut is a standard six-bunk hut located in the Wairarapa region.
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Tarn Ridge Hut
Standard • 16 bunks • Wellington • 4.9 km
Tarn Ridge Hut is a basic shelter in the Wairarapa region that offers protection from the elements. It sustained water damage from a storm in 2020, so the…
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Cattle Ridge Hut
Standard • 5 bunks • Wellington • 5.3 km
Cattle Ridge Hut is a standard five-bunk hut located in the Wairarapa region.
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Arete Hut
Basic/bivvies • 2 bunks • Wellington • 5.5 km
Arete Hut is a basic two-bunk hut located in the Wairarapa region of Wellington.
Toilets - non-flush • Water from tap - not treated, boil before use • Water supply
Walks nearby
Blue Range to Cow Creek Hut Track
Advanced • 3 hr • 5 km • 1.82 km away
Waingawa River Track (Mitre Flats to Cow Creek)
Advanced • 3 hr 30 min • 7.3 km • 2.93 km away
Lower Ruamahanga Track to Cow Creek Hut, via Cow Saddle
Advanced • 5 hr from Ruamahanga Gorge Road to Cow Creek Hut • 3.22 km away
Kiriwhakapapa to Blue Range Hut
Advanced • 2-3 hr • 3.36 km • 4.28 km away
Mitre Peak Track
Advanced • 2.66 km (to bush line) • 5.05 km away
Contact
Wellington/Kapiti information
Regional DOC service centre.
Notes from people who have been
No notes yet. If you have been, say what you found.
Something missing or out of date?
Closed, moved, wrong facts, or something we have missed? Travellers keep the Road Guide up to date. Tell us what you found at contribute@parkup.nz and we will check it and add it.
Ask us to take this down
A person reads every request. We do not remove a place until we have checked it.
Sources
- DOC Huts (API) · CC BY 4.0Crown Copyright: Department of Conservation Te Papa Atawhai. Data sourced from the DOC Developer Portal (api.doc.govt.nz).
- DOC Huts · CC BY 4.0Data sourced from the Department of Conservation (DOC), New Zealand.
- OpenStreetMap Huts · ODbL (Open Database License)Contains information from OpenStreetMap, made available under the ODbL.