Mangaehuehu Hut

1,285 m ForestAlpine

A serviced hut on the quiet south-eastern side of Ruapehu.

On the Round the Mountain Track between Ohakune Mountain Road and Rangipō Hut, with beech forest, waterfalls and views down over the Waiouru plains.

Tracks that reach Mangaehuehu Hut

Desert Road & Rangipō

Advanced 66 kmloop 4–6 days ↑ 2340 m

Same area

Waterfall· 1,100 m · Ohakune & Tūroa

The highest waterfall in the park, a 39 m curtain of water on the southern slopes of Ruapehu.

Wetland· 1,140 m · Ohakune & Tūroa

Alpine tarns that mirror Ruapehu’s southern peaks on a still morning.

Waterfall· 1,050 m · Ohakune & Tūroa

A roadside waterfall in a mossy gorge, filmed as Ithilien in The Lord of the Rings.