Blue Range Hut
Standard hutTararua Forest Park, WairarapaDOC data as at 20 September 2026
About this place
This is a standard four-bunk hut in the Wairarapa region.
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 BN34
- Grid reference
- E1812491, N5481135
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
On these tracks
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Contact
Wellington/Kapiti information
Regional DOC service centre.
Nearby stops
Kiriwhakapapa Campsite
Standard • Wairarapa • 2.8 km
Fire pit/place for campfires (except in fire bans) • Non-powered/tent sites • Shelter for cooking
Cow Creek Hut
Standard • 6 bunks • Wairarapa • 3 km
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Mitre Flats Hut
Standard • 14 bunks • Wairarapa • 5.4 km
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Arete Forks Hut
Standard • 6 bunks • Wairarapa • 6.2 km
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Mid King Bivvy
Basic/bivvies • 2 bunks • Wairarapa • 7 km
Toilets - non-flush • Water from stream • Water supply
All details
- Facilities
- HeatingMattressesToilets - non-flushWater from tap - not treatedboil before useWater supply
- Bookable
- No
- Category
- Standard
- Location
- Tararua Forest Park
- Fireplace
- Yes
- Mattress
- Yes
- Capacity
- 4
- Toilets
- Yes
- Drinking water
- untreated
- Reservations
- No
- Fee
- Yes
- Website
- This place on doc.govt.nz
- Source data
- View source data
Map and tracks
Track lines: DOC Te Papa Atawhai. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.40.79331° S, 175.51863° E
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Sources
- DOC Huts · CC BY 4.0Data sourced from the Department of Conservation (DOC), New Zealand.
- OpenStreetMap Huts · ODbL (Open Database License)Contains information from OpenStreetMap, made available under the ODbL.
- 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).