Distance: 3.4 km (2.0 DOC hours) - Tramping track - Easy-moderate terrain
Altitude: 284m to 818m. Gain: 539m. Loss: 13m . Gradient: 9 deg (Gentle)
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

Gentle (difficulty: 2/5)
Gentle slopes

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

From the Roebuck Hut turnoff the Rock Hut track climbs steadily of the spur to the west. The track is well cut and well marked (it is part of Te Araroa). Roebuck Hut is on the track on the ridgeline.

Note: Described in the reverse direction to your journey

From Rocks Hut, a trampoing track heads south along the range before swinging SE and dropping steadily towards the Pelorus River. The track is well marked and well cut (this is Te Araroa) and the only annoyance is treeroots. 1km before reaching the river a signpost marks the turnoff to Roebuck Hut.