Image: Steve Wilman | Creative Commons
Small single story wooden building.
Colenso Hut

Located in Ruahine Forest Park in the Manawatu/Whanganui region

This is a standard eight-bunk hut in the Manawatu.

Facilities

  • Water source - tank
  • Heating source - woodstove
  • Bunks - platform

In October 2021 the hut was reroofed, repainted and a new woodburner installed. The work was carried out by the Backcountry Trust and their volunteers.

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.

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Tracks to this hut

Location

NZTopo50 map sheet: BK36
Grid/NZTM2000 coordinates: E1869392, N5603979