Stone Hut
Standard hutKahurangi National Park, Nelson/TasmanDOC data as at 20 September 2026
About this place
This is a standard 10-bunk hut in the Motueka area.
Trip options
Walking times computed leg by leg from DOC track descriptions, from car-accessible trailheads.
8 options · 1 to 5 nights
Rolling River car park
Walking in
6 hr (via Kings Creek Hut)
Walking out
6 hr to Rolling River car park (via Kings Creek Hut)
Tracks used: Bush Stream and Camp Stream tracks → Wangapeka Track
Walking in
6 hr (via Kings Creek Hut)
Walking out
10 hr to Camp Stream Hut (via Royal Hut)
Walking in
6 hr (via Kings Creek Hut)
Walking out
18 hr 30 min to Wangapeka Road car park (via Helicopter Flat Hut, Taipo Hut, Belltown Manunui Hut)
Bush Stream car park
Tracks used: Bush Stream and Camp Stream tracks → Wangapeka Track
Walking in
9 hr (via Crooked Spur Hut)
Walking out
6 hr to Rolling River car park (via Kings Creek Hut)
Walking in
9 hr (via Crooked Spur Hut)
Walking out
9 hr to Bush Stream car park (via Crooked Spur Hut)
Walking in
9 hr (via Crooked Spur Hut)
Walking out
10 hr to Camp Stream Hut (via Royal Hut)
Tracks used: Bush Stream and Camp Stream tracks → Wangapeka Track
Walking in
9 hr (via Crooked Spur Hut)
Walking out
18 hr 30 min to Wangapeka Road car park (via Helicopter Flat Hut, Taipo Hut, Belltown Manunui Hut)
Wangapeka Road car park
Tracks used: Bush Stream and Camp Stream tracks → Wangapeka Track
Walking in
18 hr 30 min (via Helicopter Flat Hut, Taipo Hut, Belltown Manunui Hut)
Walking out
9 hr to Bush Stream car park (via Crooked Spur 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 BQ23
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
On these tracks
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Contact
Nelson/Tasman/Marlborough information
Regional DOC service centre.
Nearby stops
Kings Creek Hut
Standard • 20 bunks • Nelson/Tasman • 6.1 km
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Helicopter Flat Hut
Standard • 10 bunks • Nelson/Tasman • 6.5 km
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Belltown Manunui Hut
Standard • 10 bunks • West Coast • 19.5 km
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Crooked Spur Hut
Basic/bivvies • 8 bunks • Canterbury • 279.8 km
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Royal Hut
Basic/bivvies • 8 bunks • Canterbury • 291.9 km
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
All details
- Facilities
- HeatingMattressesToilets - non-flushWater from streamWater supply
- Bookable
- No
- Category
- Standard
- Location
- Kahurangi National Park
- Fireplace
- Yes
- Mattress
- Yes
- Capacity
- 10
- 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.41.42080° S, 172.43930° E
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Sources
- OpenStreetMap Huts · ODbL (Open Database License)Contains information from OpenStreetMap, made available under the ODbL.
- 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).