Distance: 3.7 km (2.0 DOC hours) - Unmarked route, clear - Easy-moderate terrain
Altitude: 895m to 1548m. Gain: 464m. Loss: 653m . Gradient: 18 deg (Moderate)
Skills: Alpine weather (2/7) - Streams (2/6) 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 (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

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

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Note: Described in the reverse direction to your journey

Cross the creek (ankle-knee deep) and head up the side valley west of Top Timaru Hut either int he open beech or sidling the bushedge on the southern face. At forks follow the gentler middle fork of the creek NW to the easy saddle at pt1600. Descend the north side of the saddle on low tussock to reach easy sidling 1-200m above the bushedge and sidle west to the spur just beyond Mae West Biv. The spur can be descended on good deer trails to the bushedge. Mea West Biv is hidden just below the bushline 60m east of the spur.

1.5-2 hrs