Distance: 3.5 km (1.5 DOC hours) - Unmarked route, clear - Moderate terrain
Altitude: 1502m to 1624m. Gain: 200m. Loss: 225m . Gradient: 7 deg (Moderate-hard)
Skills: Alpine weather (2/7)

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

Primary, unmapped (2/5)
Route not on maps, but is principal access to hut or along range / catchment

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

Moderate (difficulty: 3/5)
Low scrub in open or bush / river rocks

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

From Thunderbolt follow the range west to the junction of the ranges leading to Motutere and Karikaringa