Boyd Hut
Standard hutKaimanawa Forest Park, Central North IslandDOC data as at 20 September 2026
About this place
This is a standard 16-bunk hut in the Kaimanawa Forest Park, nestled below the Boyd Rocks looking over the Ngaruroro Valley.
Trip options
Walking times computed leg by leg from DOC track descriptions, from car-accessible trailheads.
2 options · 2 to 4 nights
Taharua Road
Walking in
10 hr (via Oamaru Hut)
Walking out
10 hr to Taharua Road (via Oamaru Hut)
Walking in
10 hr (via Oamaru Hut)
Walking out
12 hr to Cascade Hut via Maungaorangi
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai track descriptions.
Fees and bookings
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Getting there
- Topo map
- Topo50 sheet BH36
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Contact
DOC Customer Service Centre
Regional DOC service centre.
Nearby stops
Oamaru Hut
Standard • 12 bunks • Central North Island • 12.2 km
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Te Whare Ruruhau
Hawke's Bay • 3.3 km
Tussock Hut
Standard • 6 bunks • Hawke’s Bay • 4.2 km
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Gold Creek Hut
Hawke's Bay • 4.6 km
Tussock Saddle Bivvy
Hawke's Bay • 4.6 km
All details
- Facilities
- HeatingMattressesToilets - non-flushWater from tap - not treatedboil before useWater supply
- Bookable
- No
- Category
- Standard
- Location
- Kaimanawa Forest Park
- Fireplace
- Yes
- Mattress
- Yes
- Capacity
- 16
- 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.39.15536° S, 176.16857° E
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Sources
- 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).
- DOC Huts · CC BY 4.0Data sourced from the Department of Conservation (DOC), New Zealand.