Ballard Hut
Standard hutKaweka Forest Park, Hawke’s BayDOC data as at 20 September 2026
About this place
Ballard Hut is located in the central-eastern Kaweka Forest Park at the northern end of the main Kaweka Range.
Fees and bookings
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. Retailers that sell hut tickets and passes
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Getting there
- Topo map
- Topo50 sheet BJ37
- Grid reference
- E1890855, N5651398
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Contact
DOC Customer Service Centre
Regional DOC service centre.
Nearby stops
North Whetu Bivvy
Basic/bivvies • 2 bunks • Hawke's Bay • 2 km
Mangaturutu Hut
Standard • 6 bunks • Hawke’s Bay • 4 km
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Venison Tops Hut (Tira Lodge)
Standard • 12 bunks • Hawke’s Bay • 4.3 km
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Back Ridge Hut
Standard • 4 bunks • Hawke’s Bay • 4.4 km
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Kaweka Flats Bivvy
Basic/bivvies • 2 bunks • Hawke’s Bay • 4.8 km
Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush • Water from stream
All details
- Facilities
- HeatingMattressesToilets - non-flushWater from tap - not treatedboil before useWater supply
- Bookable
- No
- Category
- Standard
- Location
- Kaweka Forest Park
- Fireplace
- Yes
- Mattress
- Yes
- Capacity
- 4
- Toilets
- Yes
- Drinking water
- untreated
- Reservations
- No
- Website
- This place on doc.govt.nz
- Source data
- View source data
Map
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.39.23800° S, 176.36985° E
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Sources
- OpenStreetMap Huts · ODbL (Open Database License)Contains information from OpenStreetMap, made available under the ODbL.
- DOC Huts · CC BY 4.0Data sourced from the Department of Conservation (DOC), New Zealand.
- DOC Huts (API) · CC BY 4.0Crown Copyright: Department of Conservation Te Papa Atawhai. Data sourced from the DOC Developer Portal (api.doc.govt.nz).