Burn Hut - Tararua Forest Park, Manawatū-Whanganui

Burn HutPark: Tararua Forest ParkManawatū-Whanganui4/5Total ratings 44Category: Backcountry HutBunks: 6Burn Hut is located in Tararua Forest Park in the region of Manawatū-Whanganui. It has 6 bunks and the category of Backcountry Hut.Built by the Horowhenua Hunting Club in March, 2002. It is the second of two Burn huts & this is located further south along the ridge from the original hut. See 'Burn Hut (old)'. Early March, 2021, saw 5 volunteers from the Horowhenua Hunting Club install new windows & some cladding. It was repainted & the interior ‘spring-cleaned’. Early, 2022, saw a team from RuapehuWorX, scrub-bar the northern route to the hut & a majority of the southern route. Mid March, 2024, saw Allan McComb, & Jay & Leyton Gedye, repair, clean & refit the toilet, replace the cladding, & replace the water tank tie-downs.Location:

Type	Location
New Zealand Topo50 Ref	BN34 139 003
Latitude Longitude	-40.620383 175.528561
NZTM Grid Reference	E1813881 N5500308

Elevation: 745Amenities: Mattresses, ToiletsWater Source: Roof into tank

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EclecticHiker3

11/12/2024

Loved walking over the massive Mangahao dam no 2 at the start! Awesome views on the northern half of the loop track, and cool ascent up onto the tops before dropping down onto the hut. We completed the loop via the southern half of the loop via the river and Mangahao dam no 1. DOC said this would take 3-4 hours, it took my group 5-6 hours as we found the river section longer and tougher than expected.

kaitSilver

29/05/2023

Cute little hut and a nice walk to get there! Unfortunately the toilet door is still broken which is interesting in high winds and rain. The track itself is okay but not fantastic, and quite steep and messy in places.

JHawk

04/09/2022

Toilet door didn't close, which made it very scary to use in 100km gusts! There was a slip on the track up from Mangahao no2 reservoir (just before the bridge) but was passable with some scrambling.

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