Distance: 6.6 km (2.0 DOC hours) - Road - Easy terrain
Altitude: 1019m to 1142m. Gain: 169m. Loss: 47m . Gradient: 2 deg (Gentle)
Skills: - Streams (2/6)

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

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

Gentle (difficulty: 2/5)
Gentle slopes

Easy (difficulty: 1/5)
Grass / prepared surface

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

Streams (difficulty: 2/6)
Small streams, danger only in extreme weather

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

A good gravel road heads up the Wairau from Sedgemere. After 6km the road swings south. A rough 4WD track turns right off the road, continuing up terraces on the south side of the Wairau, signposted Island Gully Hut. The hut is 300m beyond the turnoff.

Note: Described in the reverse direction to your journey

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