From Junction Knob to Nichols Hut via Tararua Main Range track
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Distance: 3.4 km (2.5 DOC hours) - Marked route - Easy-moderate terrain
Altitude: 1155m to 1448m. Gain: 142m. Loss: 346m . Gradient: 8 deg (Moderate)
Skills: Occasional scrambles (3/7) Winter - Snow/ice underfoot (2/7)
GPX info source: Drawn on map

From the signposted track junction on Junction Knob, a poled route continues north along the Main Range, climbing Mt Crawford, and then dropping to pt1345 before swinging east. A steady descent along a narrow exposed ridgeline follows with one brief scramble. This entire section is very exposed to westerly winds and can become impassable when the wind is string.

The track drops briefly and steeply to a defined saddle between pt1276 and Nichols, where a signpost marks the turnoff to Nichols Hut 100m to the south.

Created by: Madpom on 2015-06-27. Experienced: 2015-03-23
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