Distance: 0.6 km (0.3 DOC hours) - Marked route - Easy-moderate terrain
Altitude: 1400m to 1421m. Gain: 28m. Loss: 12m . Gradient: 4 deg (Gentle)
Skills: Alpine weather (2/7) Winter - Snow/ice underfoot (2/7)

Marked route (6/9)
Uncut route, with markers normally within sight

Primary, mapped (1/5)
Formal route, on maps, principal 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

Continuing NW from the Manson Biv junction, the poled route reaches another stamped metal signposted track junction after 500m - just below the Manson highpoint. This is the turnoff to Otutu Hut.

Note: Described in the reverse direction to your journey

From the signposted Otutu Hut turnoff, the Manson Tops track continues SE across broad tops. After about 500m the track starts to swing south & a stamped metal signposted junction is reached with the main poled route dropping south off the main ridge towards Manson Hut & a poled (though not shown on maps) route continuing SE along the ridge to Manson Biv.