Lake Angelus Skyline Scramble, via Robert Ridge and Cascade Tracks

The highlight of this run is the off track ridgeline scramble above Lake Angelus.

The route starts by heading straight up the Pinchgut Track from the carpark. It's a steep grunt for a couple of k's, before reaching Relax Shelter. From this point there is about 9km of beautiful ridgeline. Some sections are beautiful runnable open terrain, others are pretty scrambly through chunky rockfall. Enjoy the views from this section!

Eventually, just after the turnoff to the Speargrass Route, you come to a ridge where you get your first view down to Lake Angelus Hut. This is the point where you leave the main track. Instead of going to the hut, turn right, and head onto the ridgeline. After a couple of minutes you will reach the Lake Angelus webcam - if you time it right you might even get a selfie on the webcam! Continue to follow this ridge around until you intersect the poled Mt Cedric Route. This section is not runnable, so allow plenty of time (2km/h speed is a reasonable pace for this section). It may well be snowy too, even in summer. There are a few sections on this ridgeline that require some almost bouldering moves - nothing too challenging, but be prepared. You will need to be confident with some exposure and on loose terrain. There are probably options to avoid the worst bits by sidling on the Western Side where needed. There are some sections where it's safer to go one at a time to avoid dislodging loose rocks onto each other.

Follow the Mt Cedric route for 1km back to Lake Angelus Hut and enjoy a well deserved lunchbreak.

Follow the Cascade Track all the way down the valley to the Lower Travers Valley track. The top section is steep and technical, but the bottom half is a gorgeous flowy beech forest descent - enjoy! At the bottom, turn left and follow it out to Coldwater Hut. Fill up with water, then follow the Lakeside track to the intersection with Paddys Track. Turn left onto this, and make your way up a short but grunty final wee steep push. At the next intersection turn right and follow this out to the carpark.