Cattle Creek Hut
Standard hutRuahine Forest Park, Manawatu/WhanganuiDOC data as at 20 September 2026
Current advisories
No water at Cattle Creek Hut
13 September 2026
The water tank at Cattle Creek Hut has been drained for cleaning and repair. Do not use water from the tap. There is a river nearby – boil water before use. First published on 19 August 2026. Last reviewed on 14 September 2026.
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai alerts.
About this place
This is a standard eight-bunk hut in the Manawatu 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 BL36
- Grid reference
- E1861199, N5560513
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
On these tracks
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Contact
DOC Customer Service Centre
Regional DOC service centre.
Nearby stops
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Cooking • Toilets - non-flush • Water from tap - not treated
Ngamoko Hut
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Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Piripiri Hut
Basic/bivvies • 2 bunks • Manawatu/Whanganui • 5 km
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Traverse (A-Frame) Hut
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Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
All details
- Facilities
- HeatingMattressesToilets - non-flushWater from tap - not treatedboil before useWater supply
- Bookable
- No
- Category
- Standard
- Location
- Ruahine Forest Park
- Fireplace
- Yes
- Mattress
- Yes
- Capacity
- 8
- 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.40.06590° S, 176.06372° 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).