Distance: 5.6 km (2.8 DOC hours) - Tramping track - Easy-moderate terrain
Altitude: 725m to 908m. Gain: 654m. Loss: 482m . Gradient: 12 deg (Moderate)
Skills: - Streams (2/6)

Tramping track (4/9)
Cut, marked tramping track: natural, rough ground surface

Primary, mapped (1/5)
Formal route, on maps, principal 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

Unknown (difficulty: 0/7)
Not specified

Streams (difficulty: 2/6)
Small streams, danger only in extreme weather

Unknown (difficulty: 0/7)
Not specified

Immediately after crossing to the TR, a steep zig zag climbs above the river. The walkway continues well above the river until entering the clearing that leads to Cannibal Gorge Hut.

Note: Described in the reverse direction to your journey

From the hut, the track heads downstream crossing the clearing and entering the bush and crossing a bridged side-stream.

Now the track enters Cannibal Gorge and, with some ups and downs, is usually well above the river.

A steep, zig zagging descent arrives at the swing bridge that crosses to the TL.