Distance: 11.3 km (2.5 DOC hours) - Road - Easy terrain
Altitude: 1552m to 1845m. Gain: 483m. Loss: 246m . Gradient: 4 deg (Gentle)
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

Gentle (difficulty: 2/5)
Gentle slopes

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

A good 4WD track runs along the summit of the Hawkdon Range over flat scree tops. Unsignposted track junctions lead down to the head of Clear Stream from pt1857, and down Long Spur from pt1622. Both tracks are clear on the ground.

Note: Described in the reverse direction to your journey

A good 4WD track runs along the summit of the Hawkdon Range over flat scree tops. Unsignposted track junctions lead down to the head of Clear Stream from pt1857, and down Long Spur from pt1622. Both tracks are clear on the ground.