Mangatoetoe Hut
Aorangi Forest Park • Wairarapa
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- About
- This is a standard six-bunk hut in the Wairarapa region.
- Facilities
- Heating
- Mattresses
- Toilets - non-flush
- Water from tap - not treated, boil before use
- Water supply
About this hut
Mangatoetoe Hut was built by the New Zealand Forest Service in 1978. The building was originally going to be a shelter at Te Kopi, but due to severe erosion to its intended site in 1977, it was re-designed as a hut and transported to Mangatoetoe. All materials had to be carried 600 metres to the site.
The hut is managed by volunteer Mike Maulder.
Facilities
- Heating - open fire
Fees and bookings
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 Hut Tickets for each night's stay. Put these in the honesty box at the hut. Or buy a Backcountry Hut Pass that gives unlimited use at most Standard and Serviced huts for a 12 month period.
Booking and paying | Backcountry Hut Tickets | Retailers that sell hut tickets and passes
Getting there
Approximate times from nearest road and hut
- Cape Palliser Road via Mangatoetoe Stream: 1 hr 30 min (4.5 km)
- Kawakawa Hut via Aorangi Crossing: 2 hr 30 min - 3 hr 30 min (6.2 km)
Tracks to this hut
Location
NZTopo50 map sheet: BR33
Grid/NZTM2000 coordinates: E1789409, N5395470
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