Distance: 4.6 km (1.5 DOC hours) - Road - Easy terrain
Altitude: 317m to 500m. Gain: 66m. Loss: 249m . Gradient: 4 deg (Gentle)
Skills:

Road (1/9)
Formed road, 4WD track, etc

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

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

This section of Te Araroa Trail runs through PNCC-owned forestry and has been predominantly closed for years due to logging. The good news is they'll soon run out of trees to cut down. Contact Palmerston North City Council to check is access is possible.

From the style at the end of Burtton's track, forestry roads drop north towards Scotts Roadend. Just keep following the forestry roads NE. The roadend is reached after 4.5km and is marked by a locked gate and style at a river-bridge.

Note: Described in the reverse direction to your journey

This section of Te Araroa Trail runs through PNCC-owned forestry and has been predominantly closed for years due to logging. The good news is they'll soon run out of trees to cut down. Contact Palmerston North City Council to check is access is possible.

From the locked gate at Scott's Roadend, the forestry track continues over the bridge and up the valley beyond. after about 2km a 3-way junction is reached with the westernmost track being the access to Burtton's Track. The junction is signposted. A further 2.5km of walk on dirt forestry roads remains to reach the style and signposted start of Burtton's track.