Distance: 2.3 km (1.5 DOC hours) - Road - Easy terrain
Altitude: 619m to 959m. Gain: 340m. Loss: 153m . Gradient: 13 deg (Moderate)
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

Moderate (difficulty: 3/5)
Occasional moderate climbs

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

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

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

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

An old 4WD track sidles down to the forks of Buckler Burn and Bonnie Jean Creek before crossing and zigzagging up the far side.

The crossing is deep and fast with a bad runout to rapids below. The cableway shown opn some maps has been removed. This crossing can become impassable even after short periods of rain or heavy snowmelt. As always - if in doubt, do not cross. Be prepared to turn back.

The 4WD track climbs gently through beech before emerging onto tussock faces. McIntyre hut is just above the track after the first switchback and is visible from the track.

Note: Described in the reverse direction to your journey

From MacIntyre Hut the 4WD track zigzags down to the forks of Buckler Burn with Bonnie Jean Creek.

The crossing is deep and fast with a bad runout to rapids below. The cableway shown opn some maps has been removed. This crossing can become impassable even after short periods of rain or heavy snowmelt. As always - if in doubt, do not cross. Be prepared to turn back.

On the far side the track makes a sidling climb travelling 1km downstream as it rises to join the Mt Judah Track at The Junction.