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Maropea Forks Hut

Manawatu-Wanganui · Nouvelle-Zélande0 mUnguardedVerified listing

The place

Standard DOC hut with 6 bunks at 880 m in Ruahine Forest Park (Manawatu/Whanganui, NZ). Rebuilt in 2014 in partnership with the NZ Defence Force and DOC (construction carried out by NZ Army personnel). River water, wood stove. On the territory of the endemic whio (blue duck). No booking, payment by DOC hut tickets in the honesty box or Backcountry Hut Pass.

Off-season beds
6

A bit of history

Rebuilt in 2014 in a partnership between the NZ Defence Force and DOC, by NZ Army personnel.

What you'll find

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