Distance: 1.9 km (1.0 DOC hours) - Road - Easy terrain
Altitude: 958m to 1252m. Gain: 341m. Loss: 48m . Gradient: 12 deg (Moderate)
Skills: Alpine weather (2/7) Winter - Snow/ice underfoot (2/7)

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

Alpine weather (difficulty: 2/7)
Tramp on open tops, exposed to alpine weather

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

Snow/ice underfoot (difficulty: 2/7)
Snow/ice likely on track

From McIntyre's Hut the old 4WD track zigzags up the face to reach the saddle at the head of Long Gully, marked as pt1244 on maps. A signpost marks the junction with the McIntosh loop track.

Note: Described in the reverse direction to your journey

From the signposted turnoff a 4WD track drops down the eastern face of Long Gully in a series of zigzags, passing McIntyre's Hut.