Turere Lodge
Campground
Contact
Big Bend Track, Remutaka Forest Park, North Island.
Description
This is a serviced 32-bunk hut in the Wellington region. The hut is locked and must be booked in advance to gain access.
This is a popular hut so book well in advance.
It sleeps 32 in 4 bunk rooms with 8 bunks in each of the rooms: Kea, Kiwi, Kokopu and Kapowai. Each bunk room is sole occupancy.
Facilities include shared kitchen and living area, gas cooking, 4 x 2 ring burners, pots, pans, crockery and cooking utensils, cold tap water, wood burner heating , containment toilets and candle holders.
Turere Lodge is a 2 hr 30 min walk via the Orongorongo Track. Then from Turere Bridge at the end of the Orongorongo Track, follow the Big Bend Track for a further 30 min (1.2 km) or walk up the river bed. The river route involves multiple river crossings do not use it when the river is in flood or when there has been lots of rainfall in the area.
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Location
Lat: -41.335338 Lng: 174.984205