Distance: 3.4 km (1.5 DOC hours) - Unmarked route, clear - Easy-moderate terrain
Altitude: 1297m to 1670m. Gain: 239m. Loss: 605m . Gradient: 15 deg (Moderate-hard)
Skills: Prolonged scrambles (4/7) Winter - Iceaxe/crampons (4/7)

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

Secondary, unmapped (4/5)
Route not on maps, an alternative recognised access to hut or along range / catchment

Moderate-hard (difficulty: 4/5)
Continuous moderate climbs

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

Prolonged scrambles (difficulty: 4/7)
Scramble, frequently on exposed ridges, spurs, faces

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

Iceaxe/crampons (difficulty: 4/7)
Ice axe and crampons required in winter

A steep descent off Ohuinga, initially through tussock and then along the edge of several large slips - some of which are better negotiated on the eastern side. A good ground trail exists. A small climb to 1496 is followed by good long flat sections of easily traversed tops past several large tarns (good camping spots with views). The biv can be seen from the top of the final climb after the second large tarn.

Note: Described in the reverse direction to your journey

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