Distance: 3.8 km (1.0 DOC hours) - Unmarked route, clear - Moderate terrain
Altitude: 565m to 878m. Gain: 8m. Loss: 321m . Gradient: 5 deg (Moderate)
Skills: - Streams (2/6)

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 (difficulty: 3/5)
Occasional moderate climbs

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

None (difficulty: 1/7)
No alpine 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

Public Easement:

Follow the Shag River banks upstream from the road until a farm track is seen climbing west 400m before the DOC boundary. This route may be scrubby in places. Follow the easement up this track to the main track on the spur, which can be followed to the DOC boundary.

https://www.linz.govt.nz/crown-property/crown-pastoral-land/status-and-location-crown-pastoral-land/longlands-station

Alternatively, direct access up the spur may be possible with permission from Longlands Station