Day packs only, fine weather, no recent rain.
The track into Devils Chute was straight forward.
There is a gate in the electric fence prior to crossing the Hawdon River.
The gorge, while being an uneven surface, around and over rocky areas presented no problems. A number of stream crossings, below knee depth.
Watch for cairns or orange track markers where the track goes into the bush.
The chute itself is very easy to find. Heading towards Barrier Falls, there is a high, narrow waterfall on your left, and a narrow scree chute on your right. The track climbs up thru the bush to the left of the scree chute. The track is steep, there are no ropes, but no real problems. Our party of 10 managed the climb without difficulty. I must add, that there had been no recent rain to make the track slippery. Descending the track would be another matter. After the steep climb, the track sidels left thru bush to the top of the falls. At the top of the climb, there is a name plaque on a tree, and the scree slope is visable. There is an obvious track descending down to the scree. We took this track onto the scree slope on the return leg, avoiding the very steep descent. Absolutely no problems dropping down the scree chute to Sudden valley Stream. Not a scree for running down and beware of the possibility of sending rocks down onto the people in front
