Stanfield Hut to Cattle Creek Hut Track
WalkManawatū-Whanganui
- Grade
- Advanced
- Walking time
- 2 hr
- Distance
- 4 km
- Dogs
- DOC permit only
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.nzThis track runs between Stanfield Hut and Cattle Creek Hut.
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. 40.07801° S, 176.06093° E
About this place
A varied walk between two huts through a mixture of river, bush and ridgeline.
The route
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. Take the left track junction to drop steeply towards the hut. Follow the stream downstream for a few minutes, before exiting on the left to walk the last 50 m up to the hut.
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
On this track
In walking order.
Nearby stops
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Ngamoko Hut
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Traverse (A-Frame) Hut
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Piripiri Hut
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Leon Kinvig Hut
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Walks nearby
A-Frame Hut and Takapari Road Track
Advanced • 2 hr 30 min one way • 3.1 km one way • 5.31 km away
Rokaiwhana Stream Walk
Advanced • 2 hr return • 6.34 km away
Limestone Road to Pohangina Valley East Road
Advanced • 3 days • 10.16 km away
Knights-Shorts Loop Track
Advanced • 8 - 10 hr • 10.41 km away
Deerford Loop Track
Advanced • 1 hr 30 min return or 3-4 hr full circuit • 4.3 km • 10.8 km away
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Sources
- DOC Tracks (API) · CC BY 4.0Crown Copyright: Department of Conservation Te Papa Atawhai. Data sourced from the DOC Developer Portal (api.doc.govt.nz).