Distance: 2.1 km (1.0 DOC hours) - Unmarked route, clear - Easy-moderate terrain
Altitude: 990m to 1350m. Gain: 361m. Loss: 53m . Gradient: 12 deg (Moderate)
Skills: Alpine weather (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

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

Unknown (difficulty: 0/7)
Not specified

The most common route west from Worsley Pass (according to the Worsley Biv hut book is via pt1315). Wilst I struggled to find a good route west of pt1315, the ascent from Worsley Pass to pt1315 was straight forward.

From Worsley Pass / Chasm Creek confluence, head up the spur north of Chasm Creek through brief low scrub then good tussock. At about 1250m good gentle tussock faces start above the steep Tawhana valley. Sidle these west then NW to pt1315, avoiding dropping into bluff systems below. Approaching prt1315 the ridgeline drops to meet you and can be followed to the knob. Impressive fault-lines cross the ridgeline -thankfully rubble filled and easily crossed.

Note: Described in the reverse direction to your journey

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