– Lat/Long: 40.73° S 175.50° E
Cattle Ridge Hut – Climbing, Hiking & Mountaineering information
Cattle Ridge Hut Guide
- Place: Tararua Forest Park
- Facilities: Cattle Ridge Hut lies at about 1, 124 m in Tararua Forest Park, managed by DOC and reached via a steep climb from Roaring Stag Hut. This snug five‑bunk shelter, upgraded and insulated in 2017, offers basic comforts—mattresses, heating and untreated tap water—amid sweeping Wairarapa views. Its name recalls cattle once roaming the ridge, long before the hut’s 1960s deer‑control origins.
- Bookable: No
- Sleeps: -
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10 other mountain peaks closest to Cattle Ridge Hut:
| 1. | Roaring Stag Hut (438 m) | 1.8 km |
| 2. | Dundas Hut (1215 m) | 3.5 km |
| 3. | Herepai Hut (804 m) | 4.5 km |
| 4. | Cow Creek Hut (499 m) | 5.3 km |
| 5. | Arete Forks Hut (667 m) | 5.6 km |
| 6. | Arete Hut (1355 m) | 6.0 km |
| 7. | Mangahao Flats Hut (484 m) | 7.1 km |
| 8. | Blue Range Hut (888 m) | 7.2 km |
| 9. | Mitre (1571 m) | 8.7 km |
| 10. | Tarn Ridge Hut (1349 m) | 8.8 km |