Image: Steve Wilman | Creative Commons
Small single story wooden building.
Colenso Hut

Located in Ruahine Forest Park in the Manawatu/Whanganui region

This is a standard eight-bunk hut in the Manawatu.

Facilities

  • Water source - tank
  • Heating source - woodstove
  • Bunks - platform

In October 2021 the hut was reroofed, repainted and a new woodburner installed. The work was carried out by the Backcountry Trust and their volunteers.

Fees

  • Adult (18+ years): $15 per night
  • Youth (5–17 years): $7.50 per night
  • Child/Infant (0–4 years): free

Before you go, buy a hut ticket online for each night's stay. You can print or display the digital ticket on your device, or write down the ticket and confirmation numbers to take with you. You can also buy a Backcountry Hut Pass that allows you to stay at non-bookable DOC huts for a 12 month period.

Backcountry hut ticket terms and conditions

Tracks to this hut

Location

NZTopo50 map sheet: BK36
Grid/NZTM2000 coordinates: E1869392, N5603979