Distance: 4.2 km (1.5 DOC hours) - Tramping track - Easy terrain
Altitude: 180m to 238m. Gain: 76m. Loss: 88m . Gradient: 2 deg (Flat)
Skills:

Tramping track (4/9)
Cut, marked tramping track: natural, rough ground surface

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

A well maintained cut/marked tramping track connects Hope Arm hut to Back Valley hut via Back Valley through majestic open forest. A 3-wire bridge crosses Stinking Creek.

Note: Described in the reverse direction to your journey

A well maintained cut/marked tramping track connects Hope Arm hut to Back Valley hut via Back Valley through majestic open forest. A 3-wire bridge crosses Stinking Creek.