Getting to Mid Greenstone

There are no signposts to this hut — print directions, especially if you'll arrive after dark.

From the Steele Creek / McKellar end: a few metres past the swing bridge at Steele Creek, take the old track that climbs left uphill (not signposted; it follows our stoat trap line). Orange markers (and the older white/red Permolat where slips have washed over) lead all the way to the hut, about 15 minutes up to the hut.

From the Glenorchy side: about an hour past the DOC Greenstone Hut you reach the open flats — a DOC sign warns about cattle. Continue along the flats (wind blows hard in the afternoons, river on your left). After crossing a rock slip right next to the river, keep going 10–15 minutes to a small boggy area with stepping stones. Count two orange poles; the path slightly climbs onto a hump and runs nearer the bushline than it has for a while. The next orange marker pole has electrical tape around the orange — turn right here. Head up the gully, cross the dried-up stream, and pick up the markers (orange, plus the odd tin-can lid on a tree). The track climbs steeply at first with a small switchback, then runs along the edge of the tree line up to the hut. About 20 minutes from the right turn.

If you reach the Ultimate Hikes lodge at Steele Creek, you've gone too far.