Distance: 5.7 km (2.0 DOC hours) - Road - Easy-moderate terrain
Altitude: 532m to 618m. Gain: 94m. Loss: 8m . Gradient: 1 deg (Flat)
Skills: - Streams (2/6)

Road (1/9)
Formed road, 4WD track, etc

Primary, mapped (1/5)
Formal route, on maps, principal access to hut or along range / catchment

Flat (difficulty: 1/5)
Flat

Easy-moderate (difficulty: 2/5)
Tussock / river-gravel / open bush / cut track

None (difficulty: 1/7)
No alpine skills required

Streams (difficulty: 2/6)
Small streams, danger only in extreme weather

None (difficulty: 1/7)
No alpine skills required

No description

Note: Described in the reverse direction to your journey

Good 4WD track down the valley floor. Frequent crossings – ankle deep. Turnoff to Black Spur hut is passed after 1km.

2.5km before the Clarence the 4WD track starts to leave the river and climb the northern face (to head over to Quail Flat). A signpost and information kiosk at this point mark the junction, with a riverbed route continuing down river and another 4WD track climbing the southern face towards Palmer Hut.