Distance: 0.7 km (0.7 DOC hours) - Unmarked route, clear - Easy-moderate terrain
Altitude: 1468m to 1525m. Gain: 57m. Loss: 42m . Gradient: 8 deg (Gentle)
Skills: Occasional scrambles (3/7)

Unmarked route, clear (7/9)
Unmarked route, follows obvious geography (river, spur, trail, etc)

Primary, unmapped (2/5)
Route not on maps, but is 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

Occasional scrambles (difficulty: 3/7)
Tramp with some scrambles and exposure to falls

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

Unknown (difficulty: 0/7)
Not specified

A narrow but rounded ridgeline of rock and low tussock leads SW to Girdlestone from Brockett. Reasonable going in still conditions.

Note: Described in the reverse direction to your journey

A narrow but rounded ridgeline of rock and low tussock leads NE from Girdlestone to Brockett. Reasonable going in still conditions.