Distance: 6.9 km (2.5 DOC hours) - Unmarked route, clear - Moderate terrain
Altitude: 829m to 1116m. Gain: 305m. Loss: 19m . Gradient: 3 deg (Moderate)
Skills: - Streams (2/6) Winter - Snow/ice underfoot (2/7)

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

Moderate (difficulty: 3/5)
Occasional moderate climbs

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

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

Streams (difficulty: 2/6)
Small streams, danger only in extreme weather

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

Pick up terraces on the TL (east) of Snowy Gorge at the confluence with the stream leading to Hideaway Biv. Follow these terraces until they end at the turn in the valley - poles and tape mark cut routes through a couple of bands of scrub. Ideally, cross the Snowy where the flats and and take advantage of good travel on the TR. Pick the best bank as conditions permit , with most travel on the TL (east). Climb the east fork into the upper basin, where Snowy Gorge Hut is hidden behind a low ridge of medial moraine in the centre of the otherwise flat valley.

Note: Described in the reverse direction to your journey

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