Distance: 3.2 km (1.5 DOC hours) - Benched track - Easy-moderate terrain
Altitude: 517m to 773m. Gain: 34m. Loss: 256m . Gradient: 5 deg (Gentle)
Skills: - Occasional rivers (3/6)

Benched track (3/9)
Benched, maintained, marked tramping track or pack-track

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

Gentle (difficulty: 2/5)
Gentle slopes

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

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

Occasional rivers (difficulty: 3/6)
Occasional rivers - impassible after heavy rain

Unknown (difficulty: 0/7)
Not specified

From the track junction 1km east of the Styx Saddle, the benched pack-track climbs gently and heads over the low but boggy tussock saddle into the Styx, and on to Grassy Flats Hut. A crossing of the Styx River is required at the hut, but this is small and would only pose difficulties after heavy rain.

Note: Described in the reverse direction to your journey

From Styx Hut, follow the benched pack-track upriver. A crossing is required at the hut, which could pose problems after heavy rain, but is normally easy.

Continuing upriver, the track crosses a low boggy saddle before dropping gently beyond. A signposted track junction 1km beyond marks the junction with the track up/down the Arahura.