Distance: 3.4 km (3.0 DOC hours) - Unmarked route, clear - Moderate-hard terrain
Altitude: 965m to 1836m. Gain: 0m. Loss: 871m . Gradient: 15 deg (Moderate-hard)
Skills: Prolonged scrambles (4/7) - Streams (2/6) Winter - Iceaxe/crampons (4/7)

Unmarked route, clear (7/9)
Unmarked route, follows obvious geography (river, spur, trail, etc)

Secondary, unmapped (4/5)
Route not on maps, an alternative recognised access to hut or along range / catchment

Moderate-hard (difficulty: 4/5)
Continuous moderate climbs

Moderate-hard (difficulty: 4/5)
Tall, walkable scrub / large rocks, occasional waterfalls or gorges in rivers

Prolonged scrambles (difficulty: 4/7)
Scramble, frequently on exposed ridges, spurs, faces

Streams (difficulty: 2/6)
Small streams, danger only in extreme weather

Iceaxe/crampons (difficulty: 4/7)
Ice axe and crampons required in winter

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Note: Described in the reverse direction to your journey

From Brabyn. If ascending, once you hit 1700m it gets really hard going. Crampons on the firmer stuff works, and snow from 1800 onwards in December.

Note, you can travel largely on the TR of the upper Sudden with dry feet.