Makaretu Hut
Standard hutRuahine Forest Park, Hawke’s BayDOC data as at 20 September 2026
About this place
This is a standard eight-bunk hut in the Hawke's Bay area.
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 BL36
- Grid reference
- E1866000, N5567217
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
On these tracks
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Contact
DOC Customer Service Centre
Regional DOC service centre.
Nearby stops
Happy Daze Hut
Basic/bivvies • 4 bunks • Hawke’s Bay • 2.2 km
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Leon Kinvig Hut
Standard • 8 bunks • Manawatu/Whanganui • 3.4 km
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Awatere Hut
Basic/bivvies • 6 bunks • Hawke’s Bay • 4.1 km
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Top Gorge Hut
Basic/bivvies • 4 bunks • Manawatu/Whanganui • 4.1 km
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Toka Bivvy
Basic/bivvies • 2 bunks • Manawatu/Whanganui • 4.3 km
Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush • Water from stream
All details
- Facilities
- HeatingMattressesToilets - non-flushWater from streamWater supply
- Bookable
- No
- Category
- Standard
- Location
- Ruahine Forest Park
- Fireplace
- Yes
- Mattress
- Yes
- Capacity
- 8
- 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.40.00299° S, 176.11636° E
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Sources
- 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.
- 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).