Distance: 4.5 km (1.0 DOC hours) - Unmarked route, clear - Easy-moderate terrain
Altitude: 562m to 633m. Gain: 188m. Loss: 130m . Gradient: 4 deg (Flat)
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

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

A distinct 4WD track continues south from Palmer Hut towards Palmer Stream. The 4WD track descends from the terrace Palmer Hut is located on, across a grassy flat, all-the-while gradually moving away from the Clarence River, & up into the wide & stony Palmer Stream valley, where pt. 1014 stands guard & a stand of willow trees occupy the TL bank. Continue along the 4WD track, which criss-crosses Palmer Stream with the flow being ankle to shin deep. At the head (2km from the Clarence River) of this wide part of Palmer Stream can be seen more willows, where the route swings south-east. Follow the stream bed, south-east, for 1km, crossing as required & alternating between the stream bed itself & the sides of the stream. The valley walls begin to close in but travel remains easy in the stream. Rounding the corner, from the spur that runs south-west from pt. 1112, the valley opens up to the east, with pt. 1117 dominating the south-east skyline.

Note: Described in the reverse direction to your journey

Head due north from the major Palmer Stream forks, following the stream bed into the closing valley walls. Cross the stream as required. After 1km, the valley opens up to the north & a 4WD track can be picked up that criss-crosses the stream itself. Continue north down the expanding rocky valley flow in the general direction of the willows on the TL bank. These indicate the confluence with the Clarence River. Before reaching the Clarence, the 4WD becomes more obvious, & this can be followed north-east across a grassy terrace. The 4WD track can be seen climbing to a higher terrace, where Palmer Hut is located.