Distance: 0.3 km (0.1 DOC hours) - Unmarked route, clear - Easy-moderate terrain
Altitude: 1489m to 1542m. Gain: 0m. Loss: 53m . Gradient: 12 deg (Moderate)
Skills: Alpine weather (2/7) - Streams (2/6) Winter - Snow/ice underfoot (2/7)

Unmarked route, clear (7/9)
Unmarked route, follows obvious geography (river, spur, trail, etc)

Primary, unmapped (2/5)
Route not on maps, but is principal access to hut or along range / catchment

Moderate (difficulty: 3/5)
Occasional moderate climbs

Easy-moderate (difficulty: 2/5)
Tussock / river-gravel / open bush / cut track

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

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

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

From the signpost on the Fraser Basin track, drop east into the head of the small creek. The route is not marked, but Boundary Hut soon becomes visible in the basin below.

Note: Described in the reverse direction to your journey

From Boundary Hut, climb back west 500m to the main Fraser Basin 4WD track.