Distance: 6.3 km (3.0 DOC hours) - Unmarked route, clear - Easy-moderate terrain
Altitude: 930m to 1140m. Gain: 93m. Loss: 297m . Gradient: 4 deg (Gentle)
Skills: - Streams (2/6)

Unmarked route, clear (7/9)
Unmarked route, follows obvious geography (river, spur, trail, etc)

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

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

Unknown (difficulty: 0/7)
Not specified

2hr+. Animal track lead downriver from Paske Hut, crossing to the true left after 400m. An orange circle marks the start of a rough track through beech. Dropping back to the creek, tussock terraces on the TL lead downriver. Climb the clear benched track to terraces about 4km below the hut as the river gorges out. Follow terraces down to the confluence with the Rainbow on good cattle tracks.

Note: Described in the reverse direction to your journey

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