Distance: 0.9 km (0.3 DOC hours) - Road - Easy terrain
Altitude: 99m to 213m. Gain: 0m. Loss: 114m . Gradient: 7 deg (Moderate)
Skills:

Road (1/9)
Formed road, 4WD track, etc

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

Moderate (difficulty: 3/5)
Occasional moderate climbs

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 Ferny Gully Track turnoff, the Rata Ridge drops climbs steadily through gorse and scrub to the roadend at Stanley Road. This section of track is of 4WD standard - broad and easy to follow, if unexciting.

Note: Described in the reverse direction to your journey

From the end of Stanley Road, the Rata Ridge track climbs steadily through gorse and scrub onto Rata Ridge. This section of track is of 4WD standard - broad and easy to follow, if unexciting. The right turn to Ferny Gully is signposted.