Crow Hut
Standard hutRuahine Forest Park, Manawatu/WhanganuiDOC data as at 20 September 2026
About this place
This is a standard six-bunk hut in the Manawatu.
Trip options
Walking times computed leg by leg from DOC track descriptions, from car-accessible trailheads.
13 options · 1 to 6 nights
Arthur's Pass village
Walking in
5 hr 30 min
Walking out
4 hr to Klondyke Corner
Colenso Trig
Tracks used: Avalanche Peak - Crow River Route → Rangitane Road to Crow Hut Loop Track
Walking in
8 hr
Walking out
4 hr to Klondyke Corner
Flora car park
Tracks used: Avalanche Peak - Crow River Route → Leslie-Karamea Track
Walking in
14 hr (via Karamea Bend Hut)
Walking out
4 hr to Klondyke Corner
Karamea Bend Hut
Tracks used: Avalanche Peak - Crow River Route → Leslie-Karamea Track
Walking in
27 hr 45 min (via Venus Hut, Thor Hut, Trevor Carter Hut, Helicopter Flat Hut)
Walking out
5 hr 30 min to Arthur's Pass village
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 BK36
- Grid reference
- E1864192, N5593531
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
On these tracks
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Contact
DOC Customer Service Centre
Regional DOC service centre.
Nearby stops
Karamea Bend Hut
Standard • 22 bunks • Nelson/Tasman • 343.3 km
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Venus Hut
Standard • 12 bunks • Nelson/Tasman • 352.9 km
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Thor Hut
Basic/bivvies • 6 bunks • Nelson/Tasman • 355 km
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Trevor Carter Hut
Standard • 12 bunks • Nelson/Tasman • 360.9 km
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Helicopter Flat Hut
Standard • 10 bunks • Nelson/Tasman • 363.9 km
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
All details
- Facilities
- HeatingMattressesToilets - non-flushWater from streamWater supply
- Bookable
- No
- Category
- Standard
- Location
- Ruahine Forest Park
- Fireplace
- Yes
- Mattress
- Yes
- Capacity
- 6
- Toilets
- Yes
- Drinking water
- No
- Reservations
- No
- Fee
- Yes
- 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.39.76697° S, 176.08515° E
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Sources
- 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.
- OpenStreetMap Huts · ODbL (Open Database License)Contains information from OpenStreetMap, made available under the ODbL.