Last Updated: 27th Jul 2026

I've been there Been there

Save Hut Save

Barlow Hut

This is a standard eight-bunk hut in the Hawke's Bay region.

Hawkes Bay, New Zealand

View on main map

Hut DOC Ruahine Forest Park

Last Updated: 27th Jul 2026

I've been there Been there

Save Hut Save

Bookable

550m

Approx. elevation

-39.71445, 176.21218

Coordinates

BK36
E1875297, N5598938

Map reference

Share your photos

Send to phone

View other huts

Hut Map

About this hut

Built in 1983, Barlow Hut was one of the most recent huts to be constructed by the Forest Service in the Ruahine Forest Park. It was named after the Barlow family, who were early settlers in the area.

The hut offers platform bunks with 8 mattresses, stream water supply and a woodburner for heating.

Facilities

Heating, Mattresses, Toilets - non-flush, Water from stream, Water supply

Fees and bookings

Fees

Adult (18+ years): $15 per night
Youth (5–17 years): $7.50 per night
Child/Infant (0–4 years): free

Before you go, buy Hut Tickets for each night's stay. Put these in the honesty box at the hut. Or buy a Backcountry Hut Pass that gives unlimited use at most Standard and Serviced huts for a 12 month period.

Hut Notes

Tips and tricks for staying here. Feel free to submit brief trip notes of your own to share with others.

Be the first to add notes for Barlow Hut!

You and Barlow Hut

As a VIP member you can record private notes for this hut and track when you've stayed.

Already have an account? Login now

Trail Running Community

Find people who are interested in or have visited this hut.

You must register or login to view this feature.

Other huts & campsites nearby

Show Nearby Huts & Campsites

This page includes information sourced from the Department of Conservation (DOC) and is reused under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence (CC BY 4.0). Only the original DOC content is covered by this licence. Content, images and features created by Wild Things are not. See DOC’s copyright notice for their full licence terms.

View the original DOC page