Distance: 3.4 km (1.5 DOC hours) - Unmaintained track - Easy-moderate terrain
Altitude: 600m to 710m. Gain: 148m. Loss: 241m . Gradient: 7 deg (Moderate)
Skills:

Unmaintained track (5/9)
Former track, overgrown - markers / ground trail still followable

Secondary, unmapped (4/5)
Route not on maps, an alternative recognised 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

From the open space, head into the bush to the South East. You'll climb over a large tree a few metres into the bush. Follow the track through the bush to a small clearing and turn left down the hill to the road, Follow the road until nearly the end. About 100m from the end, you'll turn into the bush to the left to get onto the not very obvious ridge. Follow this, dropping into a dip, climbing over 673 and dropping down to the junction near the saddle.
The track is a combination of unmarked ridge and open mapped 4wd roadway.

Note: Described in the reverse direction to your journey

From the saddle, head South West along the ridge. The ridge is fairly open and while not clearly marked, easy to follow. At 730 (45 minutes) an old road is met which speeds up travel. The short piece of road heading south on the map appears to be longer, heading out of site down the spur. Follow the road through the bush to a T junction (25 minutes) with road heading to the north and south. There is a small pond here and a clearing.
Carry on up through the bush on a less obvious track to a small clearing with taped track markers heading to the North and South. Take the track north and follow it along until the open clearing is reached.
The track is a combination of unmarked ridge and open mapped 4wd roadway.