Mt Heale Hut
Serviced hutGreat Barrier Island/Aotea, AucklandDOC data as at 20 September 2026
About this place
This is a serviced 20-bunk hut on Great Barrier Island. The hut must be booked in advance online.
Know before you go
Weather forecast
Mt Heale Hut weather forecast – NIWA website
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Trip options
Walking times computed leg by leg from DOC track descriptions, from car-accessible trailheads.
2 options · 1 to 3 nights
Hot Springs
Walking in
4 hr
Walking out
4 hr to Hot Springs
Walking in
4 hr
Walking out
12 hr 30 min to Whangaparapara Road (via Kaiaraara 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
Backcountry Hut Passes are valid for use in this hut. Passes can be used unlimited for a 6 or 12 month period for most Serviced and Standard huts. How to pay with your Backcountry Hut Pass About hut tickets and passes Retailers that sell hut tickets and passes
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. Book Mt Heale Hut online . Your hut booking is for any bunk bed, not for a specific bunk bed – select your bunk bed on arrival.
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Getting there
- Topo map
- Topo50 sheet AY34
- Grid reference
- E1816956 N5991918
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Contact
Hut and campsite bookings
Regional DOC service centre.
Nearby stops
Kaiaraara Hut
Serviced • 28 bunks • Auckland • 3.4 km
Cooking • Heating • Mattresses
Akapoua Bay Campsite
Standard • Auckland • 5.1 km
Boat launching • Non-powered/tent sites • Shelter for cooking
The Green Campsite
Standard • Auckland • 5.1 km
Non-powered/tent sites • Shelter for cooking • Water from tap - not treated
Whangapoua Campsite
Standard • Auckland • 5.4 km
Non-powered/tent sites • Shelter for cooking • Shower - cold
Awana Beach Campsite
Standard • Auckland • 5.9 km
Non-powered/tent sites • Shelter for cooking • Shower - cold
All details
- Facilities
- CookingMattressesToilets - non-flushWater from tap - not treatedboil before useWater supply
- Bookable
- Yes
- Category
- Serviced
- Location
- Great Barrier Island/Aotea
- Fireplace
- No
- Mattress
- Yes
- Capacity
- 20
- Toilets
- Yes
- Drinking water
- untreated
- Reservations
- required
- Fee
- Yes
- Website
- This place on doc.govt.nz
- Source data
- View source data
- road access
- 1-3 hours
Map and tracks
Track lines: DOC Te Papa Atawhai. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.36.19332° S, 175.41295° 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.