Distance: 9.3 km (2.0 DOC hours) - Road - Easy terrain
Altitude: 1246m to 1611m. Gain: 405m. Loss: 521m . Gradient: 6 deg (Moderate)
Skills: Alpine weather (2/7)

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

Alpine weather (difficulty: 2/7)
Tramp on open tops, exposed to alpine weather

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

A good 4WD track traverses the northern face of Kakanui Peak 100m below the summit. This track runs along the ridgeline between Mt Pisgah and Kakanui peak and is well maintained (2021)

Note: The only realistic access to water was the creekheads north of pt1253 - and would have required a 100m-200m descent.