Highly recommended is the one-day hike from the Department of Conservation Siberia Hut to Lake Crucible, beneath Mt Alba. Our 9.30am departure was temporarily delayed due to low cloud over the Siberia Valley but after a 45-minute wait he gave us the thumbs-up. At the confluence of the Wilkin River and Siberia Stream we made a right-hand turn and headed up into the Siberia Valley. Ryan pointed to what looked like an extremely short and narrow line of cut grass next to Siberia Stream, apparently a left-over from deer-recovery days. It was now about 11am, much later than we had planned to start the 14km return hike to Lake Crucible.

Source: Otago Daily Times April 25, 2022 22:37 UTC