Distance: 3.5 km (1.5 DOC hours) - Surfaced walkway
Altitude: 32m to 109m. Gain: 217m. Loss: 258m . Gradient: 8 deg
Skills:

Surfaced walkway (2/9)
Gravelled / board-walked walking track for all abilities

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

Unknown (difficulty: 0/5)
Not specified

Unknown (difficulty: 0/5)
Not specified

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

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

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

No description

Note: Described in the reverse direction to your journey

From Karangahake Gorge car-park cross suspension bridge turn left and cross 2nd bridge. Follow sign to start of Windows Walkway( Take a head-torch as there are tunnels on this track and also on the Waitawheta pipeline track). When arriving at the bridge crossing the Waitawheta River go down the stairs to join Waitawheta Pipeline Track. Follow to next swing bridge and junction with Dobbbo96 Track.
Route is all well maintain fairly level track, following an old tramway, with cool views of the river gorge.