Distance: 4.1 km (2.0 DOC hours) - Unmarked route, clear - Moderate terrain
Altitude: 466m to 579m. Gain: 18m. Loss: 130m . Gradient: 2 deg (Gentle)
Skills: - Prolonged rivers (4/6)

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

Moderate (difficulty: 3/5)
Low scrub in open or bush / river rocks

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

Prolonged rivers (difficulty: 4/6)
Frequent river travel - impassible after rain, risk of getting trapped

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

A good riverbed route runs down the Tukituki from the base of the Longview track (500m downriver from Daphne). The valley floor is mainly flat and travel is on river banks, not in the river. A few bouldery sections, and occasional river crossings - but easier going than the gorge further upriver. The river is generally knee deep in normal flows, but would be impassable after rain.

Two major forks are passed on the true left. The first marks the base of the track down from Black Ridge / Tarn Biv and is marked by DOC triangles.

The second is at the downriver end of Governments Spur. Good campspots exist on flats 150m up this northern fork, but the first 100m are tight and a scramble.

Note: Described in the reverse direction to your journey

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