Triangle Hut
Standard hutRuahine Forest Park, Manawatū-WhanganuiOpen
- 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 BL36
- Grid reference
- E1862896, N5578323
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. 39.90440° S, 176.07556° E
About this place
This is a standard six-bunk hut in the Manawatu region.
On the way here
Renfrew Road end to Table Flat Road end · 2-3 days
Renfrew Road end to Rangiwahia Hut or Triangle Hut
Time: 2-3 hr or 6-8 hr
Have an easy short day to Rangiwahia Hut (2 - 3 hr) following the well formed Rangiwahia Hut Track or alternatively get an early start and have a long day hiking up past Rangiwahia Hut, over the Whanahuia Range and down to Triangle Hut (6 - 8 hr) in the Oroua River. From Rangiwahia Hut head to the top of the Whanahuia Range, then head north for about 40 minutes to where the Triangle Hut track turns off and descends steeply down the eastern side of the range. Due to travel on the open tops this section should not be attempted in poor visibility or bad weather.
Rangiwahia Hut or Triangle Hut to Iron Gate Hut
Time: 2-3 hr or 6-8 hr
Depending on where you end up the first night you either have a short day of river and track travel from Triangle Hut to Iron Gate Hut (2 - 3 hr) or a longer day from Rangiwahia Hut to Iron Gate Hut (6 - 8 hr). The first half of the route from Triangle Hut is down the Oroua River and should not be attempted when river levels are high following heavy rain. A track up and over a ridge eliminates some river travel before descending once again to the river a short distance before Iron Gate Hut which is on the true left.
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
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.
On these tracks
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Nearby stops
Iron Gate Hut
Standard • 10 bunks • Manawatū-Whanganui • 3 km
Iron Gate Hut is a standard 10-bunk hut located at the Oroua River in the Manawatū-Whanganui region.
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Rangiwahia Hut
Serviced • 13 bunks • Manawatū-Whanganui • 5.1 km
Rangiwahia Hut is a serviced 13-bunk hut located in the Manawatu region.
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Howletts Hut
Standard • 8 bunks • Hawke's Bay • 4.3 km
Howletts Hut is a standard eight-bunk hut located in the Hawke's Bay region.
Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush • Water from tap - not treated, boil before use
Pourangaki Hut
Standard • 8 bunks • Manawatū-Whanganui • 5.1 km
Pourangaki Hut is a standard eight-bunk hut located in the Manawatu-Whanganui region.
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Daphne Hut
Standard • 12 bunks • Hawke's Bay • 5.9 km
Daphne Hut is a standard 12-bunk hut located in the Hawke's Bay region.
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Walks nearby
Table Flat - Kashmir Roadend West-East crossing
Advanced • 2-3 days • 4.16 km away
Rangiwahia Hut - Deadmans Track
Advanced • 2 days • 4.95 km away
Iron Gate Hut Track
Advanced • 4 - 5 hr • 6.52 km away
Kashmir Road tramping tracks
Advanced • 1 hr 30 min – 4 hr • 7.15 km away
Kelly Knight Hut Track
Advanced • 2 hr 30 min - 3 hr 30 min • 7.23 km away
Contact
DOC Customer Service Centre
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.