Cascade Hut
Standard hutKaimanawa Forest Park, Central North IslandDOC data as at 20 September 2026
About this place
This standard six-bunk hut in the Kaimanawa Forest Park is an ideal base for hunters, or for hikers looking to enjoy the scenic Hinemaiaia track.
Trip options
Walking times computed leg by leg from DOC track descriptions, from car-accessible trailheads.
1 option · 3 nights
Taharua Road
Walking in
22 hr (via Oamaru Hut, Boyd Hut)
Walking out
22 hr to Taharua Road (via Oamaru Hut, Boyd Hut)
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai track descriptions.
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 BH36
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Contact
DOC Customer Service Centre
Regional DOC service centre.
Nearby stops
Boyd Hut
Standard • 16 bunks • Central North Island • 11.9 km
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Oamaru Hut
Standard • 12 bunks • Central North Island • 13.4 km
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
WTFRW Hut
Hawke's Bay • 7.9 km
Unnamed campsite
Waikato • 8.1 km
Clements Road End Campsite
Waikato • 8.2 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
- 6
- Toilets
- Yes
- Drinking water
- untreated
- Reservations
- No
- 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.39.05795° S, 176.11168° 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).