• That's Haketere Conservation Park on the other side of the river. | Wild Mans Hut, Mt Arrowsmith Station
  • That's Wild Man Hill behind the hut. | Wild Mans Hut, Mt Arrowsmith Station
  • The wood-burning oven has a wetback, so plenty of hot water is available. | Wild Mans Hut, Mt Arrowsmith Station
  • The mattresses are cloth-covered. | Wild Mans Hut, Mt Arrowsmith Station

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Wildman Hut | Mt Arrowsmith Station

Wildman Hut is just outside the Hakatere Conservation Park boundary but is available for public use, courtesy of Mt Arrowsmith Station.

It’s one of the few huts with a wet back on the woodfired oven, producing plenty of hot water for endless cups of tea to go with the freshly baked scones. It also has a shower at some distance from the hut.

The picnic table offers a great spot for lunch on the way up to Top Hut and for contemplating the hills to the west.

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category . . . private, on Arrowsmith Station

hut fee . . . free

booking . . . not required

elevation . . . 1020 m

bunks . . . 6 mattresses on bunks

built . . . 1957

heating . . . woodfired oven with wetback

water . . . 10 m to small flowing stream

toilet . . . composting toilet