Kelly Knight Hut
Located in Ruahine Forest Park in the Manawatu/Whanganui region
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Facilities
- Water source - river
- Heating source - woodstove
- Bunks - platform
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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No track runs directly from the Forest Park boundary to Kelly Knight hut. Expert navigational skills are needed, and caution while exposed to strong winds at the tops of the range.
Access the hut is via Mania Road, Rangiwahia and takes about 8 hours on foot. Park at the road end and follow the Mania Road To Whanahuia Range track to the end of the track.
From here the track ends, and there are no track markers or signage.
Walk along the tops to the Maungahue High Point then follow the tops to meet the Kelly Knight Hut to Pourangaki Hut track.
Follow the track northwest to reach the hut. The walk on the tops are exposed and strong winds are common – caution is required.
Tracks to this hut
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Kelly Knight Hut Track
Located in Ruahine Forest ParkThe track to Kelly Knight Hut crosses farmland to the Ruahine Forest Park boundary, then sidles above the Pourangaki River to reach the hut via a swingbridge. Stay a night and return the same way.1 alertDuration 2 hr 30 min - 3 hr 30 minDifficulty Advanced -
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Purity - Kelly Knight Hut Loop Track
Located in Ruahine Forest ParkA loop track that takes in the Pourangaki River valley and the open tops of the Hikurangi Range in the Ruahine Forest Park.1 alertDuration 2-3 daysDifficulty Advanced
Location
NZTopo50 map sheet: BL36
Grid/NZTM2000 coordinates: E1861210, N5584410
- There are no track markers or signage on parts of this route - expert navigational skills are needed,
- Take care when traveling the exposed tops of the range as strong winds are common.
Contacts
| DOC Customer Service Centre | |
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| Phone | 0800 275 362 |
| manawatu@doc.govt.nz | |
| Address | DOC offices |