Distance: 7.8 km (2.0 DOC hours) - Road - Easy-moderate terrain
Altitude: 696m to 814m. Gain: 140m. Loss: 63m . Gradient: 1 deg (Flat)
Skills: - Occasional rivers (3/6)

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

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

Flat (difficulty: 1/5)
Flat

Easy-moderate (difficulty: 2/5)
Tussock / river-gravel / open bush / cut track

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

Occasional rivers (difficulty: 3/6)
Occasional rivers - impassible after heavy rain

Unknown (difficulty: 0/7)
Not specified

4WD track up Manuherikia west branch. Several river crossings -can flood.

Note: Described in the reverse direction to your journey

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