Puketutu Hut

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One of the old North - South Track Huts. This is a great little hut sitting on the top of the main Kaimai Range. The hut has 2 good bunks and 2 good mattresses, along with a third, not so good, mattress to go on a not so good bunk.

Fireplace is an old wood burner with no door. The clearing round the hut would be suitable for maybe one tent. The wind over the ranges would make tenting a dodgy at the Heli Landing.

An old marked route climbs the Kaimai Range directly behind the hut, making it a good base to explore the tops or for a route-type crossing to Kauraitatahi - for the more adventurous. Though this is apparently an overgrown and muddy track.

Camping near Puketutu Hut • By pmcke.
Key information
Owner
Owner: PVT
Category
Basic Hut/Bivvy
Sleeps
Sleeps 3
3
Facilities
Toilet, Open fireplace
Water supply
Tap or tank water
Getting there
Getting there
The Puketutu track links the New North - South Track with the Old North - South Track. The track starts just across the stream from a marked intersection, most notably a mock grave with a deer skull.
Unlocked
This hut is unlocked and open to access.
Bookings
No bookings — open access
No — open access
Other
Altitude
660m
Mobile phone coverage
No coverage
Maps
NZTopo50-BD36
Map
ID 3168

About this hut

Added 25 October 2008 by HaqiiHaqii. 3 revisions, most recently 25 October 2008 by HaqiiHaqii.
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