Distance: 10.9 km (4.0 DOC hours) - Road - Easy terrain
Altitude: 992m to 1804m. Gain: 70m. Loss: 858m . Gradient: 5 deg (Moderate)
Skills: Alpine weather (2/7)

Road (1/9)
Formed road, 4WD track, etc

Primary, mapped (1/5)
Formal route, on maps, principal access to hut or along range / catchment

Moderate (difficulty: 3/5)
Occasional moderate climbs

Easy (difficulty: 1/5)
Grass / prepared surface

Alpine weather (difficulty: 2/7)
Tramp on open tops, exposed to alpine weather

None (difficulty: 1/6)
No unbridged river crossings

Unknown (difficulty: 0/7)
Not specified

No description

Note: Described in the reverse direction to your journey

4WD track via Omarama Saddle, or route heading up the Manukerekia to the lake and climb out there.