Dundas Hut
Standard hutTararua Forest Park, WellingtonOpen
- Sleeps
- 6 bunks
- Booking
- Not bookable
- Cost
- from $15
- Heating
- None
- Drinking water
- Boil first
- 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.nzDundas Hut can be accessed from Putara Road end via Roaring Stag Hut and Cattle Ridge Hut.
- Topo map
- Topo50 sheet BN34
- Grid reference
- E1808286, N5489786
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Map
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors. Topo map: LINZ, CC BY 4.0. 40.71652° S, 175.46603° 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
Cattle Ridge Hut
Standard • 5 bunks • Wellington • 3.5 km
Cattle Ridge Hut is a standard five-bunk hut located in the Wairarapa region.
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Mangahao Flats Hut
Standard • 16 bunks • Manawatū-Whanganui • 3.7 km
Mangahao Flats Hut is a standard 16-bunk hut located in the Kapiti region.
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Arete Hut
Basic/bivvies • 2 bunks • Wellington • 4.3 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
Roaring Stag Hut
Standard • 12 bunks • Wellington • 5.2 km
Roaring Stag Hut is a standard 12-bunk hut located in the Wairarapa region.
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Arete Forks Hut
Standard • 6 bunks • Wellington • 5.5 km
Arete Forks Hut is a standard six-bunk hut located in the Wairarapa region.
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Walks nearby

Roaring Stag Hut to Cattle Ridge Track
Advanced • 2 hr • 2.18 km • 4.28 km away

Dundas Circuit
Advanced • 3 days • 5.14 km away

Roaring Stag Track
Advanced • 4 hr • 5.36 km away
Lower Ruamahanga Track to Cow Creek Hut, via Cow Saddle
Advanced • 5 hr from Ruamahanga Gorge Road to Cow Creek Hut • 6.34 km away

Mangahao Track
Advanced • 6-7 hr • 11.4 km • 6.37 km away
Contact
Wellington/Kapiti information
Regional DOC service centre.
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Sources
- OpenStreetMap Huts · ODbL (Open Database License)Contains information from OpenStreetMap, made available under the ODbL.
- 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.