Cattle Ridge Hut
Standard hutTararua Forest Park, WairarapaDOC data as at 20 September 2026
About this place
This is a standard five-bunk hut in the Wairarapa region.
Trip options
Walking times computed leg by leg from DOC track descriptions, from car-accessible trailheads.
2 options · 1 to 2 nights
Putara Road end
Walking in
8 hr (via Herepai Hut)
Walking out
6 hr to Putara Road end (via Roaring Stag Hut)
Walking in
8 hr (via Herepai Hut)
Walking out
8 hr to Putara Road end (via Herepai 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 BN33
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Contact
Wellington/Kapiti information
Regional DOC service centre.
Nearby stops
Roaring Stag Hut
Standard • 12 bunks • Wairarapa • 1.8 km
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Dundas Hut
Standard • 6 bunks • Wairarapa • 3.5 km
Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush • Water from tap - not treated
Herepai Hut
Standard • 10 bunks • Wairarapa • 4.5 km
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
All details
- Facilities
- HeatingMattressesToilets - non-flushWater from tap - not treatedboil before useWater supply
- Bookable
- No
- Category
- Standard
- Location
- Tararua Forest Park
- Fireplace
- No
- Mattress
- Yes
- Capacity
- 5
- 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.40.72993° S, 175.50345° 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.