Distance: 1.1 km (0.5 DOC hours) - Road - Easy-moderate terrain
Altitude: 606m to 893m. Gain: 304m. Loss: 17m . Gradient: 17 deg (Moderate-hard)
Skills: - Occasional rivers (3/6)

Road (1/9)
Formed road, 4WD track, etc

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

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

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

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

Occasional rivers (difficulty: 3/6)
Occasional rivers - impassible after heavy rain

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

No description

Note: Described in the reverse direction to your journey

Steep descent at the bottom. Great view of hut.
River would be unpassable after heavy rain.