Pinnacles Hut
Bookings required through:
| Kauaeranga
Visitor Centre |
| Phone: |
+64 7 867 9080 |
| Address: |
Kauaeranga Valley
Thames 3577
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Full office details
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Hut category
Serviced
Tracks and walks
Find out about the tramping tracks in the Kauaeranga Valley area.
The Kauaeranga Kauri Trail traverses steep and rugged country along tracks built by kauri bushmen between the 1870's and 1920's. You can walk all, or do parts of the track.
Park or reserve
Kauaeranga Block
Fees
$15.00 adult and $7.50 child.
Notes
Please note: Annual hut passes and other DOC hut tickets are not valid for use at the Pinnacles Hut.
Hut tickets must be pre-booked through the Kauaeranga Visitor Centre well before your trip.
Pinnacles Hut in the upper Kauaeranga Valley is a three hour walk from the roadend. It also has a cold shower, solar lighting, BBQ, gas cookers and a solid fuel burner. Cooking utensils are not provided.
A warden is present at all times.
Hut location
The New Zealand mapping system changed from the 23 September 2009. The following grid references correspond to Topo50 maps (NZTM2000).
Grid reference: Topo50 map sheet BB35, E1841123, N5897069
Facilities
80 Bunks
Cooking
Heating
Mattresses
Lighting
Plan and prepare
Hut categories
Each hut is unique but the facilities and services provided in or near huts are divided into five categories:
- Great Walks
- Serviced
- Serviced Alpine Huts
- Standard
- Basic
Fees are charged according to the hut category and the level of facilities and services provided at the hut. Find out more about these hut categories.