Howletts Hut
Ruahine Forest Park
Howletts Hut (8 beds, new stove with coal flown in, tank water) is a club-maintained hut, fee is a donation payable to the Heretaunga Tramping Club. Below the 1682m Taumatamekura Peak and the last rest heading north before the infamous Sawtooth Ridge.
The hut sits in a sheltered hollow on the Daphne Ridge just where the tussock ends and beech forest starts to lap over the ridgeline, giving unimpeded views of the ranges and plains around Ongaonga.
Owner
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Owner: PVT |
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Category
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Private hut |
Sleeps
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Sleeps 8
8
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Facilities
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Toilet, Enclosed wood/coal burner |
Water supply
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Tap or tank water |
Getting there
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Kashmir Roadend (727880,613410): 11.5km (time unknown) poled route Longview Hut: 9km (3-6 hours) poled route Daphne Hut: 2km (time unknown) track Waterfall Hut: 12km (time unknown) unmarked route over tops and narrow ridgelines Waikamaka Hut: 16.5km (7.5-15 hours) unmarked route over tops and narrow ridgelines Purity Hut: 17km (time unknown) unmarked route over tops and narrow ridgelines |
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Unlocked
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This hut is unlocked and open to access. |
Bookings
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No bookings — open access
No — open access
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Altitude
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1,365m |
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Mobile phone coverage
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No coverage |
Maps
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NZTopo50-BL36
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