Upper Matakuhia Hut
Basic/bivvies hutWaipunga Forest, Hawke's BayOpen
- Sleeps
- 8 bunks
- Booking
- Not bookable
- 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.nzTo get to the hut you need to walk from Matakuhia car park. Follow the Matakuhia Track and stream south for 6.5 km to Upper Matakuhia Hut.
There are two ways to get to Matakuhia carpark.
Access from Minginui Village and off SH5 is along unsealed forestry roads and is a public easement. Stay strictly to the route described.
- Topo map
- Topo50 sheet BH38
- Grid reference
- E1911843, N5688824
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Map
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors. Topo map: LINZ, CC BY 4.0. 38.89417° S, 176.59550° E
About this place
This is a basic eight-bunk hut in the Waipunga Forest.
Fees and bookings
Free
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
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Sources
- 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.
- 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).