Distance: 4.4 km (3.0 DOC hours) - Unmarked route, clear - Easy-moderate terrain
Altitude: 1545m to 1711m. Gain: 245m. Loss: 334m . Gradient: 8 deg (Moderate)
Skills: Alpine weather (2/7)

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

Secondary, unmapped (4/5)
Route not on maps, an alternative recognised access to hut or along range / catchment

Moderate (difficulty: 3/5)
Occasional moderate climbs

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

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

Reasonably easy walking along Hikurangi Range. The odd section of thigh deep tussock, but mostly much shorter and easier going.
The odd Cairn exists and the odd evidence of a trail from other people and/or deer.