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Hut · Ruahine Forest Park, Manawatu/Whanganui No booking

Waterfall Hut

39.8290° S, 176.1141° E

Waterfall Hut, photo from DOC
Photo: DOC

No booking: first come, first served

This hut is not on DOC's booking system. Beds go to whoever arrives first, so carry a tent or a plan B in busy seasons.

Where a fee applies, pay with a Backcountry Hut Ticket or a Hut Pass. From 1 November 2026 hut tickets can also be bought online through DOC. The DOC page for this hut has the category, fee and facilities.

Forecast

At 1048 m, from Open-Meteo, fetched 10:58 pm, Tue 3 Nov.

16-day forecast
DayConditionsHigh / lowRain, chanceWind km/h
Wed 4 NovLight drizzle17° / 7°0.2 mm 43%6 gusts 23
Thu 5 NovLight drizzle18° / 8°1.2 mm 63%5 gusts 19
Fri 6 NovDrizzle19° / 10°2.8 mm 100%8 gusts 35
Sat 7 NovLight drizzle18° / 8°1.9 mm 98%17 gusts 58
Sun 8 NovDrizzle15° / 8°4.5 mm 73%15 gusts 44
Mon 9 NovDrizzle16° / 7°4.9 mm 53%9 gusts 28
Tue 10 NovShowers14° / 10°27.8 mm 61%9 gusts 42
Wed 11 NovHeavy drizzle18° / 10°8.2 mm 82%7 gusts 36
Thu 12 NovShowers16° / 9°14.2 mm 81%4 gusts 24
Fri 13 NovLight drizzle15° / 8°5.2 mm 60%5 gusts 20
Sat 14 NovLight drizzle18° / 8°1.8 mm 31%6 gusts 32
Sun 15 NovDrizzle16° / 10°7.4 mm 57%28 gusts 110
Mon 16 NovShowers15° / 8°17.8 mm 52%28 gusts 109
Tue 17 NovDrizzle15° / 8°7.8 mm 74%21 gusts 76
Wed 18 NovLight drizzle15° / 9°3.1 mm 46%27 gusts 85

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