- Distance
- 17.4km
- Total Ascent
- 616m
- Time
- 5-6hr
- Grade
- Moderate
- Accom.
- Paske Hut, 6 bunks/$5
- Access
- Lake Tennyson Campsite, St James Conservation Area
- Map
- BS24, BS25
- Notes & Map
- paske-hut-via-rainbow-valley (pdf, 1 MB)
- GPX File
- paske-hut-via-rainbow-river (gpx, yo 36 KB)
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This is the easiest route into Paske Hut as it involves no high climbs, however a high clearance 4WD vehicle is required to reach the Rainbow River along the Wairau-Hanmer Springs Hydro Road. There is also a locked gate near Coldwater Creek which is open from December 26 to Easter each year, however a toll fee of $25 per vehicle is charged. Once at the Rainbow a 4WD track and later a tramping track leads into Paske, taking about half a day. At least one ford of the Rainbow is required.
