Distance: 2.0 km (1.0 DOC hours) - Tramping track - Easy-moderate terrain
Altitude: 1000m to 1181m. Gain: 227m. Loss: 193m . Gradient: 12 deg (Moderate)
Skills:

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

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

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

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

Between Alpha Hut and Omega, the Southern Crossing track drops two the two low saddles of Hells Gate, climbing in between to pt1187. Sections of the track are steep, and there's an element of despair for some at throwing away all that altitude for nothing, but that aside it's a well cut, well marked, well travelled track.

Alpha Hut is on the track 100m before the bushedge.

Note: Described in the reverse direction to your journey

Between Alpha Hut and Omega Highpoint, the Southern Crossing track drops two the two low saddles of Hells Gate, climbing in between to pt1187. Sections of the track are steep, and there's an element of despair for some at throwing away all that altitude for nothing, but that aside it's a well cut, well marked, well travelled track.

A signposted junction just before Omega marks the turnoff left (NE) to Cone Hut via Bull Moumd