Distance: 3.8 km (3.0 DOC hours) - Unmarked route, clear - Easy-moderate terrain
Altitude: 954m to 1045m. Gain: 164m. Loss: 161m . Gradient: 5 deg (Gentle)
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

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

No description

Note: Described in the reverse direction to your journey

From Mt Cullen, the well-traveled route and occasional markers continues south as far as pt1045, where it rises above the bushline for the 1st time, giving views of Havelock, Blenheim and the Sounds.