Mangaehuehu Hut
Serviced hutTongariro National Park, Central North IslandDOC data as at 20 September 2026
Current advisories
Ohakune Mountain Road closure 26 September
14 September 2026
Ohakune Mountain Road will be closed on 26 September from 2 pm to 7 pm for the Peak 2 Powerkeg multisport event. The road will be closed from Thames Street to the Tūroa Ski Area upper car park. This road closure affects access to: Waitonga and Mangaturuturu car parks, Round the Mountain Track, huts accessed from the Ohakune Mountain Road, Waitonga Falls and Mangawhero Falls tracks, vehicle access to Mangawhero Campsite, car parking at the Te Ara Mangawhero and the Rimu and Mangawhero Forest loop walks. The road will reopen from 7 pm. First published on 15 September 2026.
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai alerts.
About this place
This is a serviced 18-bunk hut in the Ruapehu area.
Trip options
Walking times computed leg by leg from DOC track descriptions, from car-accessible trailheads.
2 options · 2 to 4 nights
Whakapapa Village
Walking in
16 hr (via Waihohonu Hut, Rangipo Hut)
Walking out
12 hr 30 min to Whakapapa Village (via Mangaturuturu Hut, Whakapapaiti Hut)
Walking in
16 hr (via Waihohonu Hut, Rangipo Hut)
Walking out
16 hr to Whakapapa Village (via Waihohonu Hut, Rangipo Hut)
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai track descriptions.
Fees and bookings
1 May - 30 September
1 October - 30 April
Weekdays
Weekends
1 December - 29 February
Weekdays
Weekends
Te Araroa – The Trail Pass Te Araroa Trail Pass
Bookings are open for stays up to 30 June 2027. If no availability shows online for your dates, the hut is fully booked. No spaces are kept for visitors arriving without a booking. Phone and in‑person bookings made at a visitor centre incur a $10 service fee. Same‑day bookings are available online until 8 pm if spaces remain.
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Getting there
- Topo map
- Topo50 sheet BJ34
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Contact
Tongariro National Park Visitor Centre
Whakapapa Village, State Highway 48, Mount Ruapehu 3951
Regional DOC service centre.
Nearby stops
Mangaturuturu Hut
Serviced • 8 bunks • Central North Island • 6.6 km
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Rangipo Hut
Serviced • 20 bunks • Central North Island • 7.9 km
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Whakapapaiti Hut
Serviced • 15 bunks • Central North Island • 12.1 km
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Waihohonu Hut
Great Walk • 28 bunks • Central North Island • 18.6 km
Cooking • Heating • Mattresses
All details
- Facilities
- HeatingMattressesToilets - non-flushWater from tap - not treatedboil before useWater supply
- Bookable
- Yes
- Category
- Serviced
- Location
- Tongariro National Park
- Fireplace
- Yes
- Mattress
- Yes
- Capacity
- 18
- Toilets
- Yes
- Drinking water
- untreated
- 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.39.34309° S, 175.55000° E
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Sources
- 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).
- DOC Huts · CC BY 4.0Data sourced from the Department of Conservation (DOC), New Zealand.