Distance: 6.0 km (3.0 DOC hours) - Unmarked route, clear - Easy-moderate terrain
Altitude: 1253m to 1525m. Gain: 359m. Loss: 481m . Gradient: 8 deg (Gentle)
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)

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

Gentle (difficulty: 2/5)
Gentle slopes

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

Made this crossing in August, there was still lots of frost about. Take care where you step, and you'll be fine.

Head up along the ridge from Blyth Hut via marked route. This starts out in scrub and some trees, but gradually opens out onto exposed terraced ridge. Easy climb. DOC pole markers give way to cairns built from stone. Head up to around the 1500m contour before crossing the Mangaehuehu Stream just shy of the forks. This is a bit of a scramble from the eastern bank over to the western bank. Take care in icy weather! A steep bare slope takes you back onto the top of the adjacent ridge, marked by a cairn. Head back south-southeast to p1484, before crossing Waiharuru Stream. Nice gentle descent through marsh, linking up with the round the mountain track. Difficult to miss the track, as long as you're heading downhill from here you will eventually hit the track. No bush-bashing required!

Note: Described in the reverse direction to your journey

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