Te Ekaou Hut
Ruahine Forest Park
Te Ekaou Hut in the southern Ruahines - one of few surviving bushedge huts in the Ruahines. Accessed across private land, or by a 2-4 hour walk up marginal strips along either Te Ekaou Stream or Makawakawa Stream. A good track leads from here to Forks Hut, from where a route / track heads to the top end of Takapari Road.
A tidy and spacious ex-forestry hut, sleeping 6 on bunks. Tank water and a wood burner - plenty of firewood around.
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Owner
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Owner: DOC |
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Category
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Standard Hut |
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Sleeps
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Sleeps 6
6
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Facilities
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Toilet, Enclosed wood/coal burner |
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Water supply
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Tap or tank water |
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Getting there
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Pohongina East Rd (via Te Ekaou Crk): 2-4hrs, river / ridgeline route Pohongina East Rd (via Makawakawa Crk): 5km, river route + track Pohongina East Rd (via farm track): 3km. Permission required - see DOC website Takapari Rd: 6km, 3-6hrs, track + river / ridgeline route. Track down from Takapari Roadend through leatherleaf. River or ridgeline route from bushedge to forks hut. Cut DOC track from forks to Te Ekaou Hut |
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Unlocked
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This hut is unlocked and open to access. |
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Bookings
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No bookings — open access
No — open access
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Altitude
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420m |
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Mobile phone coverage
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No coverage |
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Maps
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NZTopo50-BL35
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Link
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www.doc.govt.nz/p...http://www.doc.govt.nz/parks-and-recreation/places-to-stay/backcountry-huts-by-region/manawatu-whanganui/manawatu/te-ekaou-hut/ |