Washpool Hut
Located in Aorangi Forest Park in the Wairarapa region
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Introduction
This is a standard six-bunk hut in the Wairarapa region.Facilities
- Heating
- Mattresses
- Toilets - non-flush
- Water from stream
Washpool Hut is the nearest hut to the Putangirua Pinnacles.
The hut was built in 1962 by the New Zealand Forest Service for pest animal control work in the area. It had to be re-built soon after when a large rimu tree fell through the middle and completely destroyed it.
Facilities
- Heating - wood burner
Fees
- Adult (18+ years): $10 per night
- Youth (5–17 years): $5 per night
- Child/Infant (0–4 years): free
Before you go, buy 1 Standard Hut Ticket (blue for adults, yellow for youth) for each night's stay. Put this 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.
About hut tickets and passes | Retailers that sell hut tickets and passes
Approximate times from nearest road and hut
- Cape Palliser Road via Aorangi Crossing: 4–5 hr (10 km)
- Cape Palliser Road via stream bed: 3 hr 30 min (9 km). Permission required from Farman Turkington Forestry +64 274 48 8810
- Pararaki Hut: 2 hr 30 min - 3 hr 30 min (4.7 km)
Tracks to this hut
Location
NZTopo50 map sheet: BR33
Grid/NZTM2000 coordinates: E1791372, N5405681
Contacts
| Wairarapa information | |
| Phone: | +64 3 546 9339 |
| Email: | nelsonvc@doc.govt.nz |
| About: | Whakatū/Nelson Visitor Centre provides visitor information for this area |