Distance: 11.8 km (6.0 DOC hours) - Road - Easy terrain
Altitude: 564m to 1105m. Gain: 433m. Loss: 652m . Gradient: 5 deg (Moderate)
Skills:

Road (1/9)
Formed road, 4WD track, etc

Primary, mapped (1/5)
Formal route, on maps, principal access to hut or along range / catchment

Moderate (difficulty: 3/5)
Occasional moderate climbs

Easy (difficulty: 1/5)
Grass / prepared surface

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

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

Unknown (difficulty: 0/7)
Not specified

No description

Note: Described in the reverse direction to your journey

Walkway / cycleway along old farm tracks. A 700m altitude gain - but a reasonable gradient (for walking) along the summit of the ridgeline south of the Cromwell Gorge.

The Cairnmuir Musterers Hut is private but open and lies on the track.
3-6 hrs