Comet Road end to Shutes Hut
TrackHawke’s BayDOC data as at 20 September 2026
About this place
From Comet Road End take a 2-3 hour walk to historic Shutes Hut, built in 1920 for rabbiters and musterers to use.
Nearby stops
Shutes Hut
Standard • 4 bunks • Hawke's Bay • 1.8 km
Komata Hut
Hawke's Bay • 3.7 km
Dianes Hut
Basic/bivvies • 6 bunks • Hawke’s Bay • 5 km
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Taruarau Bivvy
Basic/bivvies • 2 bunks • Hawke’s Bay • 5.1 km
Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush • Water from tap - not treated
Unnamed hut
Hawke's Bay • 6.9 km
All details
- Dogs
- Dogs with a DOC permit for recreational hunting or management purposes only. Other pets on conservation land rules.
- Track type
- Advanced
- Walking time
- 2-3 hr
- Distance
- 6.5 km
- Source data
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Sources
- DOC Tracks (API) · CC BY 4.0Crown Copyright: Department of Conservation Te Papa Atawhai. Data sourced from the DOC Developer Portal (api.doc.govt.nz).