Stanfield Hut

Standard hutRuahine Forest Park, Manawatū-WhanganuiOpen

Sleeps: 8 bunks
Booking: Not bookable
Cost: from $15
Heating: None
Drinking water: Boil first
Toilet: Non-flush

Plan your access This place on doc.govt.nz

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

Time: 2.5 hours one wayDistance: 5.1 km

This river route is not a DOC managed track or route. Do not expect DOC markers or track formation.

Commencing from the Tamaki West picnic area, the river bed route is unmarked but generally easy to follow. It’s dangerous to cross or follow the river when the water level is high which can occur during or after heavy rain. How to cross rivers safely.

Topo map: Topo50 sheet BL36
Grid reference: E1859799, N5558011

Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.

Map and tracks

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Tracks on this map:

Track lines: DOC Te Papa Atawhai. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors. Topo map: LINZ, CC BY 4.0. 40.08812° S, 176.04725° E

Stanfield Hut, hut in Manawatū-Whanganui — Photo and data: Crown Copyright, Department of Conservation Te Papa Atawhai.

About this place

This is a standard eight-bunk hut in the Hawke's Bay region. It’s a great destination for a day walk or a good place for hunters and trampers to overnight.

On the way here

Stanfield Hut to Cattle Creek Hut Track · 2 hr

Starting from Stanfield Hut, follow the river upstream for about 400 m. An orange post and signage indicate the entrance to the bush on the true left of the river. The track climbs steeply, then continues at a gentler pace, firstly through bush and then along the ridge. Welcome views of Cattle Creek hut can be seen.

The whole walk

Homes Ridge Track · 2 hr

The track ends after 4 km, 1 km before Stanfield Hut. Visitors can continue along a bush track for 300 m dropping down to the river. Follow the river upstream for 700 m to Stanfield Hut on the true right of the river (exit the river at the large orange triangles).

A loop walk can be made by walking to Stanfield Hut via the Homes Track one way and back to Tamaki West Road end via the Tamaki River West branch (or vice versa).

The whole walk

Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.

Fees and bookings

Adult (18+ years)$15 per night

Youth (5–17 years)$7.50 per night

Child/Infant (0–4 years)Free

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.

On these tracks

Stanfield Hut to Cattle Creek Hut TrackAdvanced • 4 km • 2 hr

Homes Ridge TrackAdvanced • 5 km • 2 hr

Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.

Nearby stops