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Skips Hut (Whangatawhia)
East CoastSleeps 9
StandardNo booking required
The first ever hut built in the Whirinaki has beautiful views of podocarp and beech forests.
Heating availableMattresses availableToilet availableWater available
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Real walking times from car-accessible trailheads, computed leg-by-leg from DOC's own track descriptions.
Okahu Rd
Intermediate
1 night
Walking in
2 hr to Skips Hut (Whangatawhia)
Walking out
2 hr to Okahu Rd
Tracks used
River Road car park
Intermediate
Includes a day over 8 hr walking
Walking in
9 hr to Skips Hut (Whangatawhia) (via Moerangi Hut, Rogers Hut (Te Wairoa))
Walking out
9 hr to River Road car park (via Rogers Hut (Te Wairoa), Moerangi Hut)
Tracks used