Distance: 9.7 km (3.5 DOC hours) - Road - Easy-moderate terrain
Altitude: 727m to 1633m. Gain: 925m. Loss: 31m . Gradient: 6 deg (Moderate)
Skills: Alpine weather (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-moderate (difficulty: 2/5)
Tussock / river-gravel / open bush / cut track

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

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

Unknown (difficulty: 0/7)
Not specified

A very steep, loose 4WD track climbs the front face of the Hawkdon Range from Home Hills Road to Walking Spur. If you're driving, this track is best done as a descent unless you have a well set up vehicle, as it's very easy to dig holes n the loose scree ascending. If you're walking this is a long climb through a spectacularly barren rock and scree landscape. Note that the lower section of the track passes through an army firing range, so stick to the track.

Note: Described in the reverse direction to your journey

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