Distance: 4.3 km (2.0 DOC hours) - Unmarked route, clear - Moderate-hard terrain
Altitude: 1262m to 1578m. Gain: 149m. Loss: 462m . Gradient: 8 deg (Moderate-hard)
Skills: Occasional scrambles (3/7) - Prolonged rivers (4/6)

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

minor (5/5)
A viable route, not widely used

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

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

Occasional scrambles (difficulty: 3/7)
Tramp with some scrambles and exposure to falls

Prolonged rivers (difficulty: 4/6)
Frequent river travel - impassible after rain, risk of getting trapped

Unknown (difficulty: 0/7)
Not specified

No description

Note: Described in the reverse direction to your journey

From the Mangamaire Valley, regain the tops to the west and continue south. The ground cover is herbfield and some low scrub, giving way to bare tops as you move south. After pt 1575, when you swing west towards Te Wetenga and Makorako, cairns start to appear.