Washpool 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 stream
- Water supply
About this hut
Washpool Hut is the nearest hut to the Putangirua Pinnacles.
The hut was built in 1962 by the New Zealand Forest Service for pest animal control work in the area. It had to be re-built soon after when a large rimu tree fell through the middle and completely destroyed it.
Facilities
- Heating - wood burner
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 Aorangi Crossing: 4–5 hr (10 km)
- Cape Palliser Road via stream bed: 3 hr 30 min (9 km). Permission required from Farman Turkington Forestry +64 274 48 8810
- Pararaki Hut: 2 hr 30 min - 3 hr 30 min (4.7 km)
Tracks to this hut
Location
NZTopo50 map sheet: BR33
Grid/NZTM2000 coordinates: E1791372, N5405681
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