Distance: 2.2 km (0.5 DOC hours) - Road - Easy terrain
Altitude: 779m to 823m. Gain: 48m. Loss: 14m . Gradient: 2 deg (Gentle)
Skills:

Road (1/9)
Formed road, 4WD track, etc

Primary, mapped (1/5)
Formal route, on maps, principal access to hut or along range / catchment

Gentle (difficulty: 2/5)
Gentle slopes

Easy (difficulty: 1/5)
Grass / prepared surface

None (difficulty: 1/7)
No alpine skills required

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

Unknown (difficulty: 0/7)
Not specified

An old 4WD farm track in good condition climbs gently from the Waiau to Lake Guyon, crossing the lake outlet on a bridge. Lake Guyon Hut is on the northern lake shore.

Note: Described in the reverse direction to your journey

An old 4WD farm track in good condition drops gently to the Waiau from Lake Guyon. The creek crossing is bridged. A signpost marks the crossing with the St James Cycleway on the eastern bank of the Waiau.