Te Puke Hut
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Te Pukeohikarua, Kaweka Forest Park, North Island.
Description
Te Puke Hut is popular for fly-in hunters and trampers completing the east to west or west to east Kaweka crossings. It is a standard six-bunk hut located in Kaweka Forest Park. Fees apply. Bookings not required - first come, first served.
Facilities include;
Heating - wood burning stove
Water - from a stream, 25 m north of the hut
Toilet - long drop, 20 m south of the hut
Meat safe
Getting there
Helicopter
There is a helipad located beyond the water supply creek on a ridge 80 metres above and to the north of the hut. Flight availability and costs can be obtained from helicopter concessionaires in the central North Island.
Walking
Main tracks are from the west (Harkness Hut: 2.5 3 hours) and the south-east (Mangaturutu Hut: 3 hours).
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 6 or 12-month period.
Features
Location
Lat: -39.193439 Lng: 176.276595
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