Distance: 6.6 km (3.5 DOC hours) - Surfaced walkway - Easy terrain
Altitude: 477m to 710m. Gain: 343m. Loss: 123m . Gradient: 4 deg (Gentle)
Skills:

Surfaced walkway (2/9)
Gravelled / board-walked walking track for all abilities

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

Gentle (difficulty: 2/5)
Gentle slopes

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

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

None (difficulty: 1/6)
No unbridged river crossings

Unknown (difficulty: 0/7)
Not specified

From the Routeburn Shelter and carpark, follow the great walk up the flats flats and through bush to reach the short turnoff to the Routeburn Flats Hut.

Note: Described in the reverse direction to your journey

From the Flats Hut turnoff, carry on down the flats and through bush to reach the car park at Routeburn Shelter.