Distance: 4.2 km (1.3 DOC hours) - Road - Easy terrain
Altitude: 595m to 637m. Gain: 35m. Loss: 52m . Gradient: 1 deg (Flat)
Skills:

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 (difficulty: 1/5)
Grass / prepared surface

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

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

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

A brief road walk takes you from South Mavora Lake to the Oreti roadend. After 2km winding through beech your reach the Mt Nicholas Road hwich corsses a broad flat saddle and drops to the Oreti river bridge, The roadend is 100m beyond.

Note: Described in the reverse direction to your journey

A brief road walk takes you to South Mavora Lake from the Oreti roadend.