Distance: 1.7 km (0.3 DOC hours) - Unmarked route, clear - Easy-moderate terrain
Altitude: 829m to 899m. Gain: 70m. Loss: 1m . Gradient: 2 deg (Gentle)
Skills: - Streams (2/6)

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

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

From the Snowy forks, follow the south branch 1.5km up, passing a lake on the north side and crossing a low saddle. Hideaway Biv is tucked against the eastern side of the valley beyond the saddle, across a small stream.

Note: Described in the reverse direction to your journey

From Hideaway Biv, head NW over the low saddle into the snowy, passing the tarn on terraces to it's north/east. For those heading up the Snowy, remain high and pick up terraces 60-80m above the river on the TL (east). Otherwise, drop to the forks to head down to the Ahuriri.