Te Matawai Hut
Standard hutTararua Forest Park, WellingtonOpen
- Sleeps
- 18 bunks
- Booking
- Not bookable
- Cost
- from $15
- Heating
- Yes
- 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.nzTe Matawai hut is on the Nothern Crossing. It's best accessed from the western side of the Tararua Forest Park via Gladstone Road and Poads Road.
- Topo map
- Topo50 sheet BN33
- Grid reference
- E1802549, N5487608
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Map
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors. Topo map: LINZ, CC BY 4.0. 40.73752° S, 175.39868° E
About this place
This is a standard 18-bunk hut in the Kapiti 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 Te Araroa – The Trail Pass Te Araroa Trail Pass
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Nearby stops
South Ohau Hut
Standard • 10 bunks • Manawatū-Whanganui • 2.3 km
South Ohau Hut is a standard 10-bunk hut located in the Kapiti region.
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Arete Hut
Basic/bivvies • 2 bunks • Wellington • 3.5 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
Dracophyllum Hut
Basic/bivvies • 2 bunks • Wellington • 3.7 km
Dracophyllum Hut is a basic two-bunk hut located in the Kapiti region.
Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush • Water from tap - not treated, boil before use
Waiopehu Hut
Standard • 18 bunks • Manawatū-Whanganui • 3.7 km
Waiopehu Hut is a standard 18-bunk backcountry hut located in the Horowhenua region.
Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush • Water from tap - not treated, boil before use
North Ohau Hut
Basic/bivvies • 4 bunks • Manawatū-Whanganui • 4.5 km
North Ohau Hut is a basic four-bunk hut located in the Kapiti area.
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Walks nearby
South Ohau Hut via Waiopehu and Dora Ridge
Advanced • 7-8 hr • 1.47 km away
Waiopehu Track (Poads Road to Waiopehu Hut)
Intermediate • 4-5 hr • 8.89 km • 6.3 km away
Ohau Gorge Track
Easy • 3-5 hr return • 4 km one way - • 7.56 km away
Roaring Stag Hut to Cattle Ridge Track
Advanced • 2 hr • 2.18 km • 9.66 km away
Lower Ruamahanga Track to Cow Creek Hut, via Cow Saddle
Advanced • 5 hr from Ruamahanga Gorge Road to Cow Creek Hut • 10.37 km away
Contact
Wellington/Kapiti information
Regional DOC service centre.
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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).
- OpenStreetMap Huts · ODbL (Open Database License)Contains information from OpenStreetMap, made available under the ODbL.
- DOC Huts · CC BY 4.0Data sourced from the Department of Conservation (DOC), New Zealand.