Rangiwahia Hut
Located in Ruahine Forest Park in the Manawatu/Whanganui region
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Introduction
This is a serviced 13-bunk hut in the Manawatu region.Easy walk from road end
Facilities
- Heating
- Mattresses
- Toilets - non-flush
- Water from tap - not treated, boil before use
Image gallery
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Rangiwahia Hut Image: Peter Daly | Creative Commons
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Rangiwahia Hut Image: | DOC
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Rangiwahia Hut toilets and view Image: | DOC
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View from Rangiwahia Hut track, Manawatu/Whanganui Image: Pierre Roudier | Creative Commons
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Facilities
- Water source - tank
- Heating source - wood burner
Gas cooking facilities have been removed. You must bring your own portable cooking stoves. There is a wood burner in the hut for heating, which may be used for cooking.
Take some fire lighting equipment. Wood is supplied but dry kindling would be useful.
Fees
- Adult (18+ years): $25 per night
- Youth (5–17 years): $12.50 per night
- Child/Infant (0–4 years): free
Backcountry Hut Passes can be used at this hut. To pay with your Backcountry Hut Pass, create/update your account on our booking system. Under 'Apply for a discount', select 'Backcountry Hut Pass Holder' and upload a scan of your pass. Once we've verified your pass, it will automatically be applied when you make a booking.
Bookings
Bookings are open for stays up to 30 June 2025.
All bookings are first-come first-served. We do not have waiting lists for bookings for future seasons or facilities that are already booked-out.
Labour weekend to 30 April
Bookings are required. For more information, including what you can expect as a 'booked' and 'non-booked' hut user, see Booking Rangiwahia and Sunrise Huts.
A $10 service fee applies to phone and in-person booking. This is a limited service – book online first. An in-person booking is dependent on there being space available.
Your hut booking is for any bunk bed, not for a specific bunk bed – select your bunk bed on arrival.
The start of the Rangiwahia Hut track is accessed from the Renfrew Roadend car park. To get there, travel to the settlement of Rangiwahia, then turn on to Te Parapara Road and continue on to Renfrew Road. Follow this to the carpark at the road end. Please make sure you leave all gates as you find them and take care around livestock.
Rangiwahia Hut sits above the bush line on the Whanahuia Range. A well-defined track zig zags over an old slip, through the beech forest up to the tussock covered open tops. It is a two - three hour walk, depending on your fitness and how often you stop to take advantage of the views.
The Rangiwahia-Deadmans Loop (7 - 9 hours) is a good option to stretch your legs and explore the tops on a clear day, but due to travel on open tops this should not be attempted in poor visibility or bad weather.
Tracks to this hut
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Rangiwahia Hut - Deadmans Track
Located in Ruahine Forest ParkAn easy to moderate overnight tramp to Rangiwahia Hut on the Whanahuia Range in Ruahine Forest Park. Return via the open tops and Deadman’s Track.Duration 2 daysDifficulty Advanced -
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Rangiwahia Hut Track
Located in Ruahine Forest ParkThis well-graded track to the tussock tops on Whanahuia Range is a great overnight tramp for families with children and new trampers.Duration 2 - 3 hrDifficulty Easy -
Renfrew Road end to Table Flat Road end
Located in Ruahine Forest ParkClimb up and over the tussock tops of the Whanahuia Range in Ruahine Forest Park then drop down to follow the Oroua River valley.1 alertDuration 2-3 daysDifficulty Advanced
Location
NZTopo50 map sheet: BL36
Grid/NZTM2000 coordinates: E1857993, N5579922
Recreational dog walking is not allowed in the Ruahine Forest Park. This includes dogs on and off a lead.
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Contacts
| Booking office contact | |
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| Phone | +64 7 867 9080 |
| kauaerangavc@doc.govt.nz | |
| DOC Customer Service Centre | |
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| Phone | 0800 275 362 |
| manawatu@doc.govt.nz | |
| Address | DOC offices |