Forbes Hut
Standard hutHāwea Conservation Park, OtagoDOC data as at 20 September 2026
About this place
This is a standard six-bunk hut in the Wanaka/Makarora area.
Trip options
Walking times computed leg by leg from DOC track descriptions, from car-accessible trailheads.
2 options · 4 to 5 nights
Kidds Bush
Walking in
29 hr
Walking out
2 hr 30 min to Ferguson Hut
Walking in
29 hr
Walking out
29 hr to Kidds Bush
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 BZ14
- Grid reference
- E1329113, N5117150
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Contact
Wānaka Tititea/Mount Aspiring National Park
Regional DOC service centre.
Nearby stops
Ferguson Hut
Standard • 4 bunks • Otago • 9.6 km
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Unnamed hut
Otago • 6.9 km
Top Hut
Basic/bivvies • 2 bunks • Canterbury • 8.9 km
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
South Huxley Bivvy
2 bunks • Canterbury • 9.7 km
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Unnamed hut
Otago • 10.7 km
All details
- Facilities
- HeatingMattressesToilets - non-flushWater from streamWater supply
- Bookable
- No
- Category
- Standard
- Location
- Hāwea Conservation Park
- Fireplace
- Yes
- Mattress
- Yes
- Capacity
- 6
- Toilets
- Yes
- Drinking water
- No
- 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.44.04885° S, 169.61976° E
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Sources
- 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).
- OpenStreetMap Huts · ODbL (Open Database License)Contains information from OpenStreetMap, made available under the ODbL.