– Lat/Long: 40.92° S 175.16° E
Kapakapanui Hut – Climbing, Hiking & Mountaineering information
Kapakapanui Hut Guide
- Place: Tararua Forest Park
- Facilities: Kapakapanui Hut is located at about 856 m in Tararua Forest Park, managed by DOC and originally built in 1966–67 by the Kapiti branch of the NZ Deerstalkers’ Association in memory of Bill Sinclair. It sleeps six and offers a wood‑heater (currently out of service), basic mattresses, and untreated tap water. A steep 2.5–3 hour tramp from Ngatiawa Road leads through mossy beech forest to this peaceful clearing.
- Bookable: No
- Sleeps: -
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10 other mountain peaks closest to Kapakapanui Hut:
| 1. | Waiotauru Hut (273 m) | 3.5 km |
| 2. | Renata Hut (669 m) | 5.9 km |
| 3. | Parawai Lodge (95 m) | 8.1 km |
| 4. | Field Hut (859 m) | 8.5 km |
| 5. | Elder Hut (1099 m) | 8.9 km |
| 6. | Kime Hut (1401 m) | 10.2 km |
| 7. | Penn Creek Hut (223 m) | 11.1 km |
| 8. | Mount Hector (1529 m) | 11.3 km |
| 9. | Alpha Hut (1109 m) | 13.1 km |
| 10. | Winchcombe Biv (1082 m) | 13.5 km |