Distance: 2.1 km (1.5 DOC hours) - Tramping track - Easy-moderate terrain
Altitude: 559m to 1148m. Gain: 590m. Loss: 2m . Gradient: 16 deg (Moderate)
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

Moderate (difficulty: 3/5)
Occasional moderate climbs

Easy-moderate (difficulty: 2/5)
Tussock / river-gravel / open bush / cut track

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

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

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

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Note: Described in the reverse direction to your journey

From the junction the marked track drops steadily (but not too steeply) downwards to the stream. Cross this and climb a short track up the other side to reach Makaretu Hut