Cone Hut
Basic/bivvies hutTararua Forest Park, WairarapaDOC data as at 20 September 2026
Current advisories
Predator control for Southern Tararuas
20 May 2026
DOC and OSPRI distributed toxic cereal bait pellets by helicopter in this area on 11 and 23 March 2026. A caution period is in place for approximately 8 months. Visitors are advised not to take dogs into the area until the caution period has ended. 1080 is deadly to dogs. How to keep dogs safe around 1080 . View the distribution map (PDF, 2749K) . View the pesticide summary map First published on 3 March 2026. Last reviewed on 21 May 2026.
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai alerts.
About this place
This is a basic six-bunk hut in the Wairarapa region and is the second oldest hut in the Tararuas.
Trip options
Walking times computed leg by leg from DOC track descriptions, from car-accessible trailheads.
1 option · 1 night
Waiohine Road End
Walking in
3 hr
Walking out
3 hr to Waiohine Road End
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai track descriptions.
Fees and bookings
Free
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Getting there
- Topo map
- Topo50 sheet BP33
- Grid reference
- E1797244, N5459973
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
On these tracks
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Contact
Wellington/Kapiti information
Regional DOC service centre.
Nearby stops
Tutuwai Hut
Standard • 20 bunks • Wairarapa • 3 km
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Waiohine Gorge Campsite
Standard • Wairarapa • 3.9 km
Fire pit/place for campfires (except in fire bans) • Non-powered/tent sites • Toilets - flush
Winchcombe Bivouac
Basic/bivvies • 2 bunks • Wellington • 5.1 km
Alpha Hut
Standard • 20 bunks • Wairarapa • 5.3 km
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Neill Forks Hut
Standard • 6 bunks • Wairarapa • 6.2 km
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
All details
- Facilities
- HeatingToilets - non-flushWater from streamWater supply
- Bookable
- No
- Category
- Basic/bivvies
- Location
- Tararua Forest Park
- Fireplace
- Yes
- Mattress
- No
- Capacity
- 6
- Toilets
- Yes
- Drinking water
- No
- Reservations
- No
- Fee
- 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.40.98759° S, 175.34478° 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).