Distance: 24.3 km (24.0 DOC hours) - Unmarked route, hard - Easy-moderate terrain
Altitude: 397m to 2566m. Gain: 3293m. Loss: 2972m . Gradient: 15 deg (Steep)
Skills: Mountaineering (6/7) - Streams (2/6)

Unmarked route, hard (8/9)
Unmarked route, no clear geographic features to follow

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

Steep (difficulty: 5/5)
Steep climbs of >1000m

Easy-moderate (difficulty: 2/5)
Tussock / river-gravel / open bush / cut track

Mountaineering (difficulty: 6/7)
Mountaineering route - technical equipment & skills required

Streams (difficulty: 2/6)
Small streams, danger only in extreme weather

Unknown (difficulty: 0/7)
Not specified

No description

Note: Described in the reverse direction to your journey

Elcho Pass. Ridge to Mt Hickson. Descend and traverse to base Mt Jackson. Climb buttress and abseil back down. Traverse back to Elcho Pass. Traverse to Baker Ridge, ridge to Mt Baker.
Descend Baker Ridge until possible to descend to McKerrow Creek. Climb moraine wall to ridge off Mt Ward. Climb Mt Ward and abseil down. Descend stream draining Mt Ward to left branch of Ward Creek. Descend to junction with right branch and top of waterfall. Traverse on true left until scree slope is reached and descend to reach Ward Creek below the waterfall. Descend creek to the gorge on true right of pt 1074. Initially take true left on animal track in bush to avoid first waterfall then cross to true right. Descend and traverse into bush on true right when possible. Make a traversing descent in bush until the slope eases, then head back to McKerrow Creek. Descend McKerrow Creek to Landsborough.