Waiopehu Hut
Standard hutTararua Forest Park, Wellington/KapitiDOC data as at 20 September 2026
About this place
This is a standard 18-bunk backcountry hut in the Horowhenua region.
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 Te Araroa – The Trail Pass Te Araroa Trail Pass
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Getting there
- Topo map
- Topo50 sheet BN33
- Grid reference
- E1799060, N5488950
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Contact
Wellington/Kapiti information
Regional DOC service centre.
Nearby stops
South Ohau Hut
Standard • 10 bunks • Wellington/Kapiti • 2.9 km
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Te Matawai Hut
Standard • 18 bunks • Wellington/Kapiti • 3.7 km
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
North Ohau Hut
Basic/bivvies • 4 bunks • Wellington/Kapiti • 5 km
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Otaki Hut
2 bunks • Wellington • 5.3 km
Dracophyllum Hut
Basic/bivvies • 2 bunks • Wellington/Kapiti • 5.5 km
Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush • Water from tap - not treated
All details
- Facilities
- MattressesToilets - non-flushWater from tap - not treatedboil before useWater supply
- Bookable
- No
- Category
- Standard
- Location
- Tararua Forest Park
- Fireplace
- No
- 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
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.40.72633° S, 175.35708° 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).