Distance: 4.4 km (3.0 DOC hours) - Unmarked route, clear - Moderate terrain
Altitude: 708m to 1045m. Gain: 310m. Loss: 554m . Gradient: 11 deg (Moderate)
Skills:

Unmarked route, clear (7/9)
Unmarked route, follows obvious geography (river, spur, trail, etc)

Secondary, unmapped (4/5)
Route not on maps, an alternative recognised access to hut or along range / catchment

Moderate (difficulty: 3/5)
Occasional moderate climbs

Moderate (difficulty: 3/5)
Low scrub in open or bush / river rocks

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

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

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

No description

Note: Described in the reverse direction to your journey

4km of easy ridgeline travel in mature beech. Note that there is no water on the ridgeline.

From the Waikakaho – Cullen Creek track at the saddle, a well traveled route (with sporadic orange/pink paint markers) runs WNW along the ridgeline to Dukeshead and Mt Cullen