Map Coordinates:	NZMS260-U22-716495
Outlook:	Just above bushline at 1350 m with direct access onto tops. Completely new hut erected 2006.  Reached after about 2-4 hrs from Kawhatau flats, after a steep 300m climb over farmland (poled route), then a good track in the bush leads to the hut. Access continues onto the Hikurangi Range via Wooden Peg and Iron Peg to Mangaweka - the highest point in the Ruahine Ranges.  Finding the hut in dense mist can be tricky while descending the spur from the tops.
Number of Bunks:	6
Maintained by:	DOC
Cooking Facilities:	Work bench Tank water
Heating:	Woodburning stove, but fuel supply problematical - mostly leatherwood/scrub
History:	Origins go back to 1920s, then NZFS built previous hut in 1970s in bush edge 50m below current site.