Distance: 1.5 km (0.5 DOC hours) - Surfaced walkway - Easy terrain
Altitude: 88m to 98m. Gain: 3m. Loss: 13m . Gradient: 1 deg (Flat)
Skills:

Surfaced walkway (2/9)
Gravelled / board-walked walking track for all abilities

Primary, mapped (1/5)
Formal route, on maps, principal access to hut or along range / catchment

Flat (difficulty: 1/5)
Flat

Easy (difficulty: 1/5)
Grass / prepared surface

None (difficulty: 1/7)
No alpine skills required

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

None (difficulty: 1/7)
No alpine skills required

From the roadend at Skerrets Creek cemetery, head down the west bank of Skerrets Creek to the bank of the main Wainuiomata River and pick up the Wainuiomata RIver Tarck. It is surfaced with gravel, and is flat all the way to Skerrets Creek. The walk starts on the river bank, passes along side sports fields, before returning to the riverbank through parkland to reach the main road bridge..

Note: Described in the reverse direction to your journey

The river track starts on the south bank of the Wainuiomata River at the bridge. It is surfaced with gravel, and is flat all the way to Skerrets Creek. The walk starts through parkland on the river bank, passes along side sports fields, before returning to the riverbank to Skerrets Creek. It turns right up Skerrets to hit the roadend on the west side of the sidecreek at the old cemetery.