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Ballard Hut

Kaweka Forest Park, Hawke's Bay

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Ballard Hut, Kaweka Forest Park by outdoorsman_dave - See the hike to the hut on Outdoorsman Dave @ www.youtube.com/watch?v=Glcim-kJP2I

Ballard Hut, Kaweka Forest Park by Tramper - Ballard Hut, Kaweka FP. Photo Malcolm Lock

Ballard Hut, Kaweka Forest Park by Tramper - Ballard Hut, Kaweka FP

Ballard Hut, Kaweka Forest Park by Tramper - Ballard Hut (1988), Kaweka FP. Photo Patrick Kirk

Ballard Hut, Kaweka Forest Park by Tarata - November 2019

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Standard Hut, 4 Bunks

Alerts

Kaweka Forest Park wilding pine control- 5 March 2025

Kaweka Forest Park access- 23 December 2024

Amenities

Heating, Mattresses, Toilets, Closed Fire, Wood Stove

Water Source

Roof into tank

Location

NZ Topo 50:BJ37 909 514

NZTM Grid Ref:E1890854 N5651397

Lat/Long:-39.238000176.369850

Elevation:1402m

Tracks

Route Guides (1)

Notes

Built in 1958 by the NZFS as a S81 4-bunk design with an open fire and a added alcove area outside the door. It was upgraded by DOC in 2003. Very early March, 2025, saw a team of aborists deal to trees near the hut. Edit Hut

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SallyJH- 10/02/2025

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Cosy little hut, recently refurbished. Water a bit green

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