Distance: 1.0 km (1.0 DOC hours) - Unmarked route, clear - Hard terrain
Altitude: 1156m to 1506m. Gain: 0m. Loss: 350m . Gradient: 21 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

Hard (difficulty: 5/5)
Thick scrub-bash / continuous river boulders, waterfalls, or gorges

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

Follow the spur ESE from Mid King towards the confluence of Baldy Creek and Sth Mitre Stream. After 100 vertical meters you enter leatherleaf. There is no track nor any markers - just stick to the spur. Around the 1300m contour, ENE of the biv, you will find DOC triangles. These mark a route cutting back WSW to Mid King Biv, dropping 100m into the basin in the process.

Note: Described in the reverse direction to your journey

From Mid King Biv, follow the DOC track ENE back to the spur, gaining 100m. Once on the spur, swing west and follow it uphill. 300 vertical meters of pushing through leatherleaf follows before you break out into tussock for the last 100m to the summit.