– Lat/Long: 40.07° S 176.06° E
Cattle Creek Hut – Climbing, Hiking & Mountaineering information
Cattle Creek Hut Guide
- Place: Ruahine Forest Park
- Facilities: Cattle Creek Hut stands in the eastern Ruahine Forest Park, managed by the Department of Conservation. This sturdy eight‑bunk shelter offers basic comforts—mattresses, heating and untreated tap water—amid beech forest and tussock. Trampers typically reach it via Stanfield Hut from Tamaki West Road, crossing a ridge and river. Though modest, its origins lie in NZFS-era deer‑culler infrastructure.
- Bookable: No
- Sleeps: -
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10 other mountain peaks closest to Cattle Creek Hut:
| 1. | Mid Pohangina Hut (559 m) | 2.6 km |
| 2. | Stanfield Hut (580 m) | 2.9 km |
| 3. | Ngamoko Hut (642 m) | 3.5 km |
| 4. | Piripiri Hut (790 m) | 5.0 km |
| 5. | Traverse (A-Frame) Hut (1081 m) | 6.2 km |
| 6. | Leon Kinvig Hut (763 m) | 6.5 km |
| 7. | Makaretu Hut (559 m) | 8.3 km |
| 8. | Toka Bivvy (1318 m) | 9.2 km |
| 9. | Happy Daze Hut (470 m) | 10.1 km |
| 10. | Top Gorge Hut (940 m) | 11.5 km |