Atiwhakatu Hut

Atiwhakatu Hut is a great destination for families and first time trampers.

Fees

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

Backcountry Hut Passes can be used at this hut.

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Bookings

Bookings are open for stays up to 30 June 2027.

• If no availability shows online for your dates, the hut is fully booked.
• No spaces are kept for visitors arriving without a booking.
• Phone and in‑person bookings made at a visitor centre incur a $10 service fee.
• Same‑day bookings are available online until 8 pm if spaces remain.

Book Atiwhakatu Hut online.

Your hut booking is for any bunk bed, not for a specific bunk bed – select your bunk bed on arrival.

Atiwhakatu Hut is within easy reach of Mt Holdsworth Road end approximately 15 minutes drive from Masterton. Turn off State Highway 2 onto Norfolk Road, 2 km south of Masterton. This is signposted and there is a timber processing plant on the corner. Follow Norfolk Road for about 15 km to Mt Holdsworth Road end.

From the car park, follow the Atiwhakatu Track along Atiwhakatu Stream. There is a high, narrow wire swing bridge with a one person at a time restriction, as well as a section of track that crosses a slip where some scrambling is needed. There are also some steep drop-offs beside the track.

Approximate times from nearest road and huts

• Mt Holdsworth Road end: 3 hr (7.2 km)
• Mitre Flats Hut: 4 hr
• Jumbo Hut: 1 hr 30 min

Tracks to this hut

• Atiwhakatu Track

• Mt Holdsworth - Jumbo Circuit

Location

NZTopo50 map sheet: BP34
Grid/NZTM2000 coordinates: E1806817, N5472972