Cone Hut

Cone Hut is the second oldest hut in the Tararuas. Built by New Zealand’s first tramping club, the Tararua Tramping Club, it is one of the best surviving examples of a ‘slab hut’ in New Zealand.

People have been visiting the Tararua Forest Park for a long time and the huts they built and used are an important link to the park’s history. Cone Hut was built using local totara timbers, adzed into framing and split into slab walls. This was a very rare form of construction by the 1940s. 

By the early 1980s the hut had fallen into a state of disrepair. After assessing the heritage importance of the site and developing a plan, it was decided to rebuild the hut using the same construction method and materials as was done in 1946. The hut was restored by the Tararua Tramping Club with the assistance of DOC.

Situated in picturesque, mature forest adjacent to the Tauwharenīkau River, this rustic hut continues to be used and enjoyed by trampers and hunters. 

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Tracks to this hut

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  Cone Ridge Tracks

  Located in Tararua Forest ParkA network of tramping tracks along Cone Ridge, with tracks to Waiohine Road End, Cone Hut, Totara Flats Hut, the Waiohine Valley, Neill Saddle and Neill Forks Hut.

  Duration: N/A

  Difficulty: Advanced

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  Holdsworth - Kaitoke Track

  Located in Holdsworth area and Tararua Forest ParkThis is one of the classic tramps of the Tararua Forest Park. It follows the Waiohine and Tauwharenīkau rivers between Holdsworth and Kaitoke.

  Duration: 2-3 days

  Difficulty: Advanced

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Location

NZTopo50 map sheet: BP33
Grid/NZTM2000 coordinates: E1797244, N5459973