Waihāhā Hut
Standard hutPureora Forest Park, WaikatoDOC data as at 20 September 2026
About this place
This is a standard 10-bunk hut in the Waitomo/Pureora area.
Trip options
Walking times computed leg by leg from DOC track descriptions, from car-accessible trailheads.
2 options · 2 to 3 nights
Link Road
Walking in
12 hr (via Bog Inn Hut)
Walking out
2 hr 30 min to Mangakahu Valley Road
Walking in
12 hr (via Bog Inn Hut)
Walking out
12 hr to Link Road (via Bog Inn 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 BG34
- Grid reference
- E1826193, N5713768
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Contact
DOC Customer Service Centre
Regional DOC service centre.
Nearby stops
Hauhungaroa Hut
Standard • 6 bunks • Waikato • 9.4 km
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Bog Inn Hut
Standard • 4 bunks • Waikato • 12.7 km
Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush • Water from tap - not treated
Unnamed hut
Waikato • 7.6 km
Unnamed hut
Manawatū-Whanganui • 10.3 km
Camp Epic
Manawatū-Whanganui • 11.2 km
All details
- Facilities
- HeatingMattressesToilets - non-flushWater from tap - not treatedboil before useWater supply
- Bookable
- No
- Category
- Standard
- Location
- Pureora Forest Park
- Fireplace
- Yes
- Mattress
- Yes
- Capacity
- 10
- Toilets
- Yes
- Drinking water
- untreated
- Reservations
- No
- Website
- This place on doc.govt.nz
- Source data
- View source data
- road access
- Not Applicable
Map and tracks
Track lines: DOC Te Papa Atawhai. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.38.69503° S, 175.60089° 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.