Distance: 2.2 km (4.0 DOC hours) - Marked route - Moderate-hard terrain
Altitude: 656m to 1369m. Gain: 33m. Loss: 746m . Gradient: 21 deg (Steep)
Skills: Occasional scrambles (3/7) - Prolonged rivers (4/6) Winter - Snow/ice underfoot (2/7)

Marked route (6/9)
Uncut route, with markers normally within sight

minor (5/5)
A viable route, not widely used

Steep (difficulty: 5/5)
Steep climbs of >1000m

Moderate-hard (difficulty: 4/5)
Tall, walkable scrub / large rocks, occasional waterfalls or gorges in rivers

Occasional scrambles (difficulty: 3/7)
Tramp with some scrambles and exposure to falls

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

Snow/ice underfoot (difficulty: 2/7)
Snow/ice likely on track

Scottys Biv can be accessed up the second side-creek downstream from Griffin Creek Hut. The route follows the Rocky Creek saddle track initially but leaves it where crosses to the TR of the creek. The track just follows the main river to Scotty's Saddle, and up the main scree slope that you can see on satellite view.

Travel is straightforward initially but gets progressively rougher and more challenging with a series of small waterfalls starting around the 1000m contour.
The river starts off easy and transitioning into rather large boulders to bypass.

There is a short length of rope to assist getting around the first of these which is a small scramble up the side of the waterfall rockface on the TR.
The next waterfall has a steep marked scrub detour up onto the narrow side ridge on the TL around the second dropping back into the riverbed.
A final short detour through the alpine scrub on the TR gets you to where the creek opens up somewhat and eventually peters out.
Climb out of the creek around the 1320m contour and head up a scree towards the obvious low point in the range (E1469280/ N5259365 (BV20 693 594)).
A large boulder with a cairn on top marks this unnamed saddle which lies 200m South of Scottys Saddle. Scottys Biv is accessed by following the waratahs down from point 1406m. Allow 4-5 hours from Griffin Creek Hut to Scottys Biv or a long day (8-10 hours) from the Griffin roadend at Harrington Creek on SH73.

Note: Described in the reverse direction to your journey

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