Rangiwahia Hut
Located in Ruahine Forest Park in the Manawatu/Whanganui region
Introduction
This is a serviced 12-bunk hut in the Manawatu region.Highlights
Easy walk from road end
Facilities
- Heating
- Mattresses
- Toilets - non-flush
- Water from tap - not treated, boil before use
Seasonal restrictions
Labour weekend - 30 April
Bookings required.
1 May up to Labour weekend
Bookings not required but fees still apply.
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Rangiwahia Hut Image: | DOC
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Rangiwahia Hut toilets and view Image: | DOC
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View from Rangiwahia Hut track, Manawatu/Whanganui Image: Pierre Roudier | Creative Commons
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Facilities
- Water source - tank
- Heating source - wood burner
Gas cooking facilities have been removed. You must bring your own portable cooking stoves. There is a wood burner in the hut for heating, which may be used for cooking.
Take some fire lighting equipment. Wood is supplied but dry kindling would be useful.
Fees
- Adult (18+ years): $15 per night
- Youth (11 - 17 years): $7.50 per night
- Child/Infant: (0 - 10 years): free
Labour weekend - 30 April
Pay at the time of booking.
Backcountry Hut Passes can be used at this hut. To pay with your Backcountry Hut Pass, create/update your account on our booking system. Under 'Apply for a discount', select 'Backcountry Hut Pass Holder' and upload a scan of your pass. Once we've verified your pass, it will automatically be applied when you make a booking.
1 May up to Labour weekend
Before you go, buy 1 Serviced Hut Ticket (green for adults, orange for youth) or 3 Standard Hut Tickets (blue for adults, yellow for youth) for each night's stay. Put these in the honesty box at the hut. Or buy a Backcountry Hut Pass for unlimited use at most Serviced and Standard huts for a 6 or 12 month period.
Read more about hut tickets and passes | Find retailers that sell hut tickets
Bookings
Bookings are open for stays from 23 October 2020 to 30 April 2021.
Labour weekend to 30 April
Bookings are required. For more information, including what you can expect as a 'booked' and 'non-booked' hut user, see Booking Rangiwahia and Sunrise Huts.
A $10 service fee applies to all phone, email and in-person bookings.
Your hut booking is for any bunk bed, not for a specific bunk bed – select your bunk bed on arrival.
1 May up to Labour weekend
Bookings not required - first come, first served
The start of the Rangiwahia Hut track is accessed from the Renfrew Roadend car park. To get there, travel to the settlement of Rangiwahia, then turn on to Te Parapara Road and continue on to Renfrew Road. Follow this to the carpark at the road end. Please make sure you leave all gates as you find them and take care around livestock.
Rangiwahia Hut sits above the bush line on the Whanahuia Range. A well-defined track zig zags over an old slip, through the beech forest up to the tussock covered open tops. It is a two - three hour walk, depending on your fitness and how often you stop to take advantage of the views.
The Rangiwahia-Deadmans Loop (7 - 9 hours) is a good option to stretch your legs and explore the tops on a clear day, but due to travel on open tops this should not be attempted in poor visibility or bad weather.
Tracks to this hut
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Rangiwahia Hut - Deadmans Track
Located in Ruahine Forest ParkAn easy to moderate overnight tramp to Rangiwahia Hut on the Whanahuia Range in Ruahine Forest Park. Return via the open tops and Deadman’s Track.1 alertDuration 2 daysDifficulty Advanced -
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Rangiwahia Hut Track
Located in Ruahine Forest ParkThis well-graded track to the tussock tops on Whanahuia Range is a great overnight tramp for families with children and new trampers.1 alertDuration 2 - 3 hrDifficulty Easy -
Renfrew Roadend to Table Flat Roadend
Located in Ruahine Forest ParkClimb up and over the tussock tops of the Whanahuia Range in Ruahine Forest Park then drop down to follow the Oroua River valley.1 alertDuration 2-3 daysDifficulty Advanced
Location
NZTopo50 map sheet: BL36
Grid/NZTM2000 coordinates: E1857993, N5579922
Contacts
| Te Papaioea / Palmerston North Office | |
| Phone: | +64 6 350 9700 |
| Fax: | +64 4 471 1117 |
| Email: | manawatu@doc.govt.nz |
| Address: |
28 North Street Palmerston North 4410 |
| Postal Address: |
Private Bag 11010 Manawatu Mail Centre Palmerston North 4442 |
| Full office details | |
