Distance: 14.5 km (5.0 DOC hours) - Road - Easy terrain
Altitude: 179m to 293m. Gain: 167m. Loss: 57m . Gradient: 1 deg (Flat)
Skills:

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

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

Flat (difficulty: 1/5)
Flat

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

None (difficulty: 1/7)
No alpine skills required

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

None (difficulty: 1/7)
No alpine skills required

No description

Note: Described in the reverse direction to your journey

3hr+. From the carpark a 16km walk takes you north up Tutaki Road then west along the asphalt Mangles Valley Road to SH6 at Longford where River Lodge provides upmarket accommodation. Murchinson is a further 5km west along the highway and has a range of accommodation options, cafes and shops.