Jumbo Hut
Holdsworth area • Wairarapa
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Forecast point: Powell Hut (1214m) · 3.7km away
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- About
- This is a serviced 20-bunk hut in the Wairarapa region.
- Facilities
- Cooking
- Heating
- Mattresses
- Toilets - non-flush
- Water from tap - not treated, boil before use
- Water supply
About this hut
Take firestarters
The firewood at the hut is often damp, as the storage shed is exposed to rain, especially during severe weather. Wood is also left outside in bags without a chance to dry.
Visiitors should take firestarters to help light damp firewood.
Take a cooker
The gas cookers at the hut occasionally stop working, new parts have been ordered.
Visitors should take their own cookers in case the hut gas cookers aren't working.
Fees and bookings
Fees
1 May - 30 September
- Adult (18+ years): $25 per night
- Child/youth (5–17 years): $12.50 per night
- Infant (0–4 years): free
1 October - 30 April
Weekdays:
- Adult (18+ years): $28 per night
- Child/youth (5–17 years): $14 per night
- Infant (0–4 years): free
Weekends:
- Adult (18+ years): $32 per night
- Child/youth (5–17 years): $16 per night
- Infant (0–4 years): free
1 December - 29 February
Weekdays:
- Adult (18+ years): $29 per night
- Child/youth (5–17 years): $14.50 per night
- Infant (0–4 years): free
Weekends:
- Adult (18+ years): $34 per night
- Child/youth (5–17 years): $17 per night
- 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.
Your hut booking is for any bunk bed, not for a specific bunk bed – select your bunk bed on arrival.
Getting there
Jumbo Hut can be accessed via Mt Holdsworth Road end and is on the popular Mt Holdsworth - Jumbo circuit.
Approximate times from nearest roads and huts
- Mt Holdsworth road end: 5–6 hr
- Powell Hut: 4–5 hr
- Atiwhakatu Hut: 2 hr
- Mid Waiohine Hut: 4 hr
- McGregor Bivvy: 2 hr
Tracks to this hut
Location
NZTopo50 map sheet: BP34
Grid/NZTM2000 coordinates: E1805685, N5474583
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Weather
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