Distance: 17.6 km (6.0 DOC hours) - Tramping track - Easy terrain
Altitude: 615m to 739m. Gain: 184m. Loss: 285m . Gradient: 2 deg (Flat)
Skills: - Streams (2/6)

Tramping track (4/9)
Cut, marked tramping track: natural, rough ground surface

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

Flat (difficulty: 1/5)
Flat

Easy (difficulty: 1/5)
Grass / prepared surface

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

Streams (difficulty: 2/6)
Small streams, danger only in extreme weather

Unknown (difficulty: 0/7)
Not specified

No description

Note: Described in the reverse direction to your journey

From Careys Hut follow the 4WD track northwards, around a bluff at the top of North Mavora Lake and then down onto flats of the Mararoa RIver. The 4WD track is followed all the way to Boundry Hut. Cross the swing bridge just south of the hut and carry on up the true right of the Mararoa. The track passes through a farm gate and then for a short distance follows a farm track. The marked Mavora Walkway then leaves the farm track behind and from then on follows the western side of the valley northwards, quite differently from what is shown on the map. The Walkway is quite indistinct with snow poles very spaced out and it can be hard to see where you are supposed to be walking. Finally, a large side creek is crossed and Taipo Hut is visible on the true left of the Mararoa River. Cross a swing bridge to reach the hut.