Distance: 4.1 km (2.0 DOC hours) - Unmarked route, clear - Easy-moderate terrain
Altitude: 1360m to 1535m. Gain: 39m. Loss: 191m . Gradient: 3 deg (Gentle)
Skills: Alpine weather (2/7) Winter - Snow/ice underfoot (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

Gentle (difficulty: 2/5)
Gentle slopes

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

Snow/ice underfoot (difficulty: 2/7)
Snow/ice likely on track

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Note: Described in the reverse direction to your journey

Follow broad top of range through low tussock. Mostly very easy going.
We did it in cloud so had the compass out to ensure we stayed on track. Would be very easy in fine weather.
We missed the turn side spur in the cloud , but the ridge gets narrow shortly past the turn off so it is easy to realise you have gone to far.
THere are waratahs on the poled route, but they are fairly sparse.