Distance: 1.9 km (2.5 DOC hours) - Unmarked route, clear - Moderate terrain
Altitude: 586m to 1196m. Gain: 650m. Loss: 60m . Gradient: 22 deg (Moderate-hard)
Skills: Alpine weather (2/7) - Occasional rivers (3/6) Winter - Snow/ice underfoot (2/7)

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

Moderate (difficulty: 3/5)
Low scrub in open or bush / river rocks

Alpine weather (difficulty: 2/7)
Tramp on open tops, exposed to alpine weather

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

Snow/ice underfoot (difficulty: 2/7)
Snow/ice likely on track

From Cromel Branch Hut, head downstream and cross Cromel Stream just below the forks. Head straight up towards pt 1203. The bush is steep but clear with lots of deer trails. Above the bushline there is a belt of head-high scrub to pick your way through before getting into rocky clearings.

Note: Described in the reverse direction to your journey

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