Reviews of Cone Hut. (Museum) in Upper Hutt (Wellington).
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Information of Cone Hut, Museum in Upper Hutt (Wellington)
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Reviews of Cone Hut
c.Smells like a relic. Open fire, charming hut. Why is there a spiral symbol on the door? And what does the symbol represent?? 🤔🧐
R.Cone Hut is the second oldest hut in the Tararuas, built in 1946 by New Zealand’s first tramping club, the Tararua Tramping Club.
Built using local Totara timbers, it is a good example of bush carpentry, with adzed framing, and rough pitted split slab walls hewn with adzes and axes. A very rare form of construction by the 1940s. It is one of the best surviving examples of a ‘slab hut’ in New Zealand.
DOC wanted to move the hut to a tramping museum to be set up at Otaki Forks. However, protest by the Tararua Tramping Club led to it remaining in place and it was instead restored – retaining its dirt floor.
Features include an outside table, Punga long drop toilet, and a nearby swiming hole.
The hut is free, six bunks.
The track from the swingbridge high above the Waiohine River is a relentless 500m climb, on knobbly but well-formed track. Armies of kidney ferns, a carpet of spleenworts, liverworts and mosses cloak all available surfaces.
J.What a rustic little gem!!! Didn't expect it to be in good condition and I was wrong! Great condition for an oldie! The hike in climbs steeply to start but eases out, the same the way back from Cone Hutt to Waiohine Gorge. Absolutely beautiful bush! Recommend to anyone who is up for a quick overnight tramp that still gives you a good challenge :)
K.unique hut. kinda feels straight out of a horror movie lol
G.It's a dry spot out of the weather. Some really neat history, a real shame that so many visitors are lazy slobs and leave their rubbish behind instead of carrying it back out with them.
N.A really cool old hut from 1946. A lot of rubbish has been left behind, we packed a lot out. Nice location next to the river. Had a fun time with the open fire place. A tree has been chainsawed nearby so there was plenty of firewood.
R.Wonderful old Tararua Hut.
R.One of the oldest huts in the Tararuas. It has been restored and is maintained well - small and beautiful
J.me and da boyz luv 2 hit the cone hut lol
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