Distance: 0.9 km (0.5 DOC hours) - Road - Easy terrain
Altitude: 1255m to 1470m. Gain: 215m. Loss: 0m . Gradient: 13 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 the saddle and track junction at pt1244, the old 4WD track climbs steeply towards McIntosh Huts gaining 250m in 500m.

Note: Described in the reverse direction to your journey

From McIntosh Huts the old 4WD track drops steeply to the saddle visible below, where a signpost marks the turnoff to McIntyre Hut and the Mt Judah Track.