Distance: 2.1 km (1.0 DOC hours) - Tramping track - Easy-moderate terrain
Altitude: 137m to 480m. Gain: 343m. Loss: 0m . Gradient: 9 deg (Moderate)
Skills:

Tramping track (4/9)
Cut, marked tramping track: natural, rough ground surface

Primary, mapped (1/5)
Formal route, on maps, principal 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

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

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

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

From the signposted junction, the Waiopehu Track climbs briefly and steadily , gaining 100m onto the spur to the south. The track is well marked, well cut and well used.

One on the spur, it meanders south slowly gaining altitude, before making a second, steady 200m climb to pt515 and the signposted 6 Disk Track junction. This is the steepest, longest climb on the walk, but is still easy for a fit walker.

Note: Described in the reverse direction to your journey

From the 6 Disk Track junction the track to the roadend drops north, steadily losing 200m before finding a gently sloping spur to follow north. Keep your eyes on the orange triangle and ignore well-used side tracks marked with dots of dazzle paint, which can confuse.

After 1km of meandering north, the track drops again for a further 100 vertical meters to hit the Ohau River track 100m before the bushedge. The junction is signposted.