Mckinnon 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.
2 options · 2 to 3 nights
Mangakukeke Road end
Walking in
10 hr (via Purity Hut)
Walking out
6 hr to Kawhatau Base
Walking in
10 hr (via Purity Hut)
Walking out
10 hr to Mangakukeke Road end (via Purity Hut)
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
- E1864993, N5591831
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
On these tracks
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Contact
DOC Customer Service Centre
Regional DOC service centre.
Nearby stops
Purity Hut
Standard • 6 bunks • Manawatu/Whanganui • 5.4 km
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Crow Hut
Standard • 6 bunks • Manawatu/Whanganui • 1.8 km
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Wakelings Hut
Standard • 4 bunks • Manawatu/Whanganui • 4.2 km
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Waikamaka Hut
Standard • 8 bunks • Manawatu/Whanganui • 4.7 km
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Kawhatau Base
Manawatū-Whanganui • 5 km
All details
- Facilities
- HeatingMattressesToilets - non-flushWater from tap - not treatedboil before useWater supply
- Bookable
- No
- Category
- Standard
- Location
- Ruahine Forest Park
- Fireplace
- Yes
- Mattress
- Yes
- Capacity
- 6
- 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.39.78164° S, 176.09475° 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.