Image: Brian Churchouse | ©
Orange hut with balcony and chimney.
Forks Hut

Located in Ruahine Forest Park in the Manawatu/Whanganui region

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

Forks Hut is cared for by the Manawatu Branch of the New Zealand Deerstalkers Association.

Facilities

  • Water source - river
  • Heating source - woodstove

Fees

  • Adult (18+ years): $15 per night
  • Youth (5–17 years): $7.50 per night
  • Child/Infant (0–4 years): free

Before you go, buy a hut ticket online for each night's stay. You can print or display the digital ticket on your device, or write down the ticket and confirmation numbers to take with you. You can also buy a Backcountry Hut Pass that allows you to stay at non-bookable DOC huts for a 12 month period.

Backcountry hut ticket terms and conditions

Access across the farm is at the landowner's discretion, by prior arrangement only. DOC is unable to provide contact details for the landowner to members of the public wishing to access the Forest Park via the farm.

Other access options are limited. There is no public road that leads from Pohangina Valley East Road to the Forest Park. 

Location

NZTopo50 map sheet: BL35
Grid/NZTM2000 coordinates: E1850495, N5555409

There is a steep track section between Forks and Te Ekaou Huts - caution required.