Distance: 5.0 km (4.0 DOC hours) - Unmarked route, hard - Easy-moderate terrain
Altitude: 1110m to 1545m. Gain: 681m. Loss: 279m . Gradient: 11 deg (Moderate)
Skills: Occasional scrambles (3/7)

Unmarked route, hard (8/9)
Unmarked route, no clear geographic features to follow

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

Occasional scrambles (difficulty: 3/7)
Tramp with some scrambles and exposure to falls

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

Unknown (difficulty: 0/7)
Not specified

A route marked with blue dots / triangles sidles the east face of The Twins at around the bushedge before climbing to the ridgeline south of the peaks.

From Ellis Hut the route follows the obvious spur over pt1196 and sidles terraces visible on the map just below the bushedge before climbing to the saddle at spot height 1248. This section is well marked with blue triangles and cairns, which weave in between spectacular sinkholes and through tesalated pavements. I hit the track part-way along and cannot say where it branches off the Ellis Hut Track.

From pt1248 follow the base of the steep faces of The Twins, above the bushedge on stable scree, climbing gradually to stay close to the base of the steep faces. Occasional cairns give reassurance but are not frequent enough to follow. Follow the spur WNW bwside the creek shown on the maps to regain the main Arthur Range ridgeline, ensuring you stay above steep bluffs at around 1500m.

Once on the ridgeline the NW face can be descended to get past the bluff layer and down to the narrow saddle with pt1476. The ridgeline west from here is narrow but easily navigable to pt`1541 where the broad spur leading to Loveridge Peak joins from the south.

Note: Described in the reverse direction to your journey

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