Totara Flats Hut
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Bev Bacon
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Totara Flats Hut
Located in Tararua Forest Park in the Wairarapa region
Introduction
This hut is a great overnight tramp for families with children or new trampers.Facilities
- Heating
- Mattresses
- Toilets - non-flush
- Water from tap - not treated, boil before use
26 bunk beds
Totora Flats Hut sits on river flats above Waiohine River.
Facilities
- Bunks - platform (shared) bunks with mattresses in two bunkrooms
- Water supply - inside taps with cold water from a rain collection tank
- Heating - wood burner with firewood provided
- Long drop toilet a short walk from the hut
Huts have basic facilities. You'll need to take:
- Sleeping bag
- Cooking stove, pots/pans and utensils
- Toilet paper
- Rubbish bag
- Newspaper/firelighters and matches/lighter for the wood burner/fire
- Torch
Fees
- Adult (18+ years): $15 per night
- Youth (11–17 years): $7.50 per night
- Child/Infant: (0–10 years): free
Before you go, buy 1 Serviced Hut Ticket (green) 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.
About hut tickets and passes | Retailers that sell hut tickets and passes
Approximate times from nearest roads and huts
- Mt Holdsworth Road end: 4 hr
- Waiohine Gorge Road end: 4 hr 30 min
- Tutuwai Hut: 5 hr
- Neill Forks Hut: 4 hr
- Sayer Hut: 1 hr
- Cone Hut: 4 hr
Tracks to this hut
Location
NZTopo50 map sheet: BP33
Grid/NZTM2000 coordinates: E1802321, N5465946
COVID-19 vaccination policy
Eligible people aged 12 years three months and over must be fully vaccinated to use DOC accommodation. See COVID-19 vaccination policy.
Contacts
| Kapiti Wellington Visitor Centre | |
| Phone: | +64 4 384 7770 |
| Fax: | +64 4 471 1117 |
| Email: | wellingtonvc@doc.govt.nz |
| Address: |
18 - 32 Manners Street Wellington 6011 |
| Postal Address: |
PO Box 10420 The Terrace Wellington 6143 |
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