Distance: 0.1 km (3.0 DOC hours) - Unmarked route, clear - Easy-moderate terrain
Altitude: 776m to 1633m. Gain: 128m. Loss: 861m . Gradient: 39 deg (Moderate-hard)
Skills: Alpine weather (2/7) - Occasional rivers (3/6)

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

minor (5/5)
A viable route, not widely used

Moderate-hard (difficulty: 4/5)
Continuous 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

Occasional rivers (difficulty: 3/6)
Occasional rivers - impassible after heavy rain

Unknown (difficulty: 0/7)
Not specified

The ridge line of the Livingstone Mountains is broad and easy to follow so head northwards past Peak 1588 (sidle on scree on its eastern side) and follow the ridge line up to the base of Peak 1750. Peak 1750 makes a good side trip and is easily climbed from here. Drop northwards down steep scree and tussock into the valley draining the northern slopes of Peak 1750, and descend down on the true right avoiding numerous Spaniard bushes. Between 900-1000m cross the stream to the true left and descend down tussock slopes into the Windon Burn valley, Forks hut clearly visible on the other side of the river. Look for a crossing point , or make your way down to the 4WD ford and gain the 4WD track on the true left of the Windon Burn. Follow this up to Forks hut.

Note: Described in the reverse direction to your journey

Cross to the true right of the Windon Burn and head up into the Spaniard infested valley southwest of Forks hut. You can follow the stream all the way to the valley head, or climb moderate slopesdirectly to the west from the 1200m contour to gain the lowest part of the ridge line between Pt1750 and 1659. The ridge line is broad with good scree almost as far as Pt 1588, which can be avoided on scree slopes beneath its eastern side. Traverse to the low point between Peak 1588 and Peak 1777.