– Lat/Long: 40.83° S 175.31° E
Waitewaewae Hut – Climbing, Hiking & Mountaineering information
Waitewaewae Hut Guide
- Place: Ōtaki Forks area
- Facilities: Waitewaewae Hut is positioned beside the Ōtaki River in Tararua Forest Park, offering a cosy refuge with heating, mattresses and untreated tap water (boil before use). Built in 1991 by the Greater Wellington Backcountry Network to replace a 1950 Hutt Valley Tramping Club shelter and sited on the 1936 Whare‑iti bivvy location, it sleeps 16 trampers at about 300 m elevation and is reached via a rugged 6‑hour track from Ōtaki Forks.
- Bookable: No
- Sleeps: -
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10 other mountain peaks closest to Waitewaewae Hut:
| 1. | Anderson Memorial Hut (1154 m) | 4.5 km |
| 2. | Nichols Hut (1156 m) | 6.3 km |
| 3. | Parawai Lodge (95 m) | 7.8 km |
| 4. | Mid Waiohine Hut (383 m) | 8.0 km |
| 5. | Penn Creek Hut (223 m) | 8.0 km |
| 6. | Aokaparangi Hut (1128 m) | 8.2 km |
| 7. | Mcgregor Bivvy (1176 m) | 8.8 km |
| 8. | Carkeek Hut (1062 m) | 8.8 km |
| 9. | Maungahuka Hut (1287 m) | 9.3 km |
| 10. | Field Hut (859 m) | 9.5 km |