Distance: 3.8 km (2.5 DOC hours) - Unmarked route, clear - Easy-moderate terrain
Altitude: 772m to 932m. Gain: 202m. Loss: 45m . Gradient: 4 deg (Gentle)
Skills: Alpine weather (2/7) - Occasional rivers (3/6) 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

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

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

DOC route down Minchin Stream

Note: Described in the reverse direction to your journey

DOC route up Minchin Stream