Distance: 4.6 km (3.5 DOC hours) - Unmarked route, clear - Easy-moderate terrain
Altitude: 498m to 1510m. Gain: 1097m. Loss: 85m . Gradient: 15 deg (Moderate)
Skills: Alpine weather (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

Moderate (difficulty: 3/5)
Occasional moderate climbs

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

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

Unknown (difficulty: 0/7)
Not specified

Head up the Spur behind Cow Creek Hut on the track towards Arete Forks. After a 300m climb the track cuts west off the spur. Ignore the track and continue up the spur. An old, unmaintained track follows the spur and is easily followed to the bushedge. Once on tussock, climb the remaining 200m to pt1390 on good tussock then follow the ridgeline round the head of North Mitre Creek until you reach Brockett Highpoint. Travel is unmarked, but good going all the way on short tussock and good rock.
Track start is sign posted from Arete Sidle track and well marked to bush edge. Once at bush edge bear right onto ridge proper where there is a cairn. Follow cairns up ridge.

Note: Described in the reverse direction to your journey

Dropping north from Brockett the ridgeline widens to flat, tarn-dotted tops. A series of low, flat peaks and saddle follow as the ridgeline swings round the north side of North Mitre Stream. Easy descents follow to pt1390 then to the bushedge on tussock and good fine scree all the way. An old track can be found at the bushedge, dropping down the spur to Cow Creek Hut and is readily followed once found. The sidle track from Arete Forks Hut joins soon before you reach the river.