Pararaki Hut
Standard hutAorangi 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 BR33
- Grid reference
- E1792271, N5403081
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Map and tracks
Track lines: DOC Te Papa Atawhai. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors. Topo map: LINZ, CC BY 4.0. 41.50272° S, 175.30367° E
About this place
This is a standard six-bunk hut in the Wairarapa region.
On the way here
Aorangi Crossing · 2-3 days
Washpool Hut to Pararaki Hut
Time: 2 hr 30 min - 3 hr 30 min
4.7 km The track starts 100 m upstream from Washpool Hut, on the opposite bank. It climbs steadily over a high dividing ridge into the next valley and Pararaki Hut.
Pararaki Hut to Kawakawa Hut
Time: 2–3 hr
4.5 km Find the track 100 m downstream and on the opposite bank from Pararaki Hut. It climbs steadily into a low saddle, then sidles down the true left of Murphys Creek to the true right fork of the Kawakawa (Otakaha) Stream. From there it's an easy walk to Kawakawa Hut at the major confluence.
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Trip options
Walking times come from DOC track descriptions, added up leg by leg from car-accessible trailheads. Nights and return times are ParkUp estimates, allowing about 8 hours of walking a day.
2 options · 1 night
Washpool Hut
Walking in
3 hr 30 min
Walking out
3 hr 30 min to Washpool Hut
Walking in
3 hr 30 min
Walking out
6 hr 30 min to Mangatoetoe Hut (via Kawakawa Hut)
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai track descriptions.
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
Washpool Hut
Standard • 6 bunks • Wellington • 3 km
Washpool Hut is a standard six-bunk hut located in the Wairarapa region. It operates on a first come, first served basis with fees applying.
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Kawakawa Hut
Standard • 6 bunks • Wellington • 3.2 km
Kawakawa Hut is a standard six-bunk hut located in the Wairarapa region. Bookings are not required as the facility operates on a first come, first served…
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Mangatoetoe Hut
Standard • 6 bunks • Wellington • 7.9 km
Mangatoetoe Hut is a standard six-bunk hut located in the Wairarapa region. Bookings are not required and the hut operates on a first come, first served basis…
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
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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.