Distance: 4.8 km (2.0 DOC hours) - Unmarked route, clear - Easy-moderate terrain
Altitude: 460m to 547m. Gain: 49m. Loss: 127m . Gradient: 2 deg (Flat)
Skills: - Occasional rivers (3/6)

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

Primary, unmapped (2/5)
Route not on maps, but is 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

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

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

Good open river flats are present most of the way downstream from the Red / Glenrae forks to the park boundary at Glen Rae Hut. Travel is on the riverbed, crossing as required. Crossings were ankle to knee deep in average winter flows.

Glen Rae hut is only just visible on terraces west of the river. The climb to the hut is not marked and it is easy to miss.

Note: Described in the reverse direction to your journey

From Glen Rae Hut drop to the riverbed and follow river flat upstream, crossing as required. Crossings were ankle to knee deep in average winter flows.

The valley remains mainly flat and open until the obvious Red Stream / Glenrae River forks.

1-2 hrs