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Sentry Box Hut (historic)
Hawke’s BaySleeps 4
StandardNo booking required
Sentry Box Hut is a standard 4 bunk hut in the Ruahine Forest Park.
Heating availableNo mattresses at this hutToilet availableWater available
View on DOC websiteTrip Options
Real walking times from car-accessible trailheads, computed leg-by-leg from DOC's own track descriptions.
Mangleton RoadOption 1
Advanced
1 night
Walking in
10 min to Sentry Box Hut
Walking out
10 min to Mangleton Road
Tracks used
Wakarara Road end
Advanced
Walking in
7 hr 10 min to Sentry Box Hut (via Parks Peak Hut)
Walking out
7 hr 10 min to Wakarara Road end (via Parks Peak Hut)
Mangleton RoadOption 2
Advanced
Walking in
7 hr 55 min to Sentry Box Hut (via Upper Makaroro Hut, Parks Peak Hut)
Walking out
7 hr 55 min to Mangleton Road (via Parks Peak Hut, Upper Makaroro Hut)
Tracks used
Mangleton Road to Parks Peak Ridge (derived total to Upper Makaroro Hut)→Upper Makaroro Hut own page -- Wakarara Road via Parks Peak Hut route→Masters Shelter to Golden Crown Ridge
Mangleton RoadOption 3
Advanced
Includes a day over 8 hr walking
Walking in
8 hr 40 min to Sentry Box Hut (via Parks Peak Hut)
Walking out
8 hr 40 min to Mangleton Road (via Parks Peak Hut)
On These Tracks
No track information available for this hut yet.
