Distance: 2.3 km (1.0 DOC hours) - Unmarked route, clear - Easy-moderate terrain
Altitude: 1243m to 1552m. Gain: 419m. Loss: 110m . Gradient: 14 deg (Moderate)
Skills: Occasional scrambles (3/7) Winter - Snow/ice underfoot (2/7)

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

Primary, unmapped (2/5)
Route not on maps, but is 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

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

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

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

Ice axe recommended, crampon will be necessary if snow/ice is present.

From John Reid Hut, follow the poled route back up to the ridgeline north of the hut. From here the route is unpoled but has a good ground trail.

Head west along the ridgeline to pt1463. Look out for where the ground trail drops north off the ridge to sidle to the saddle with pt1460, avoiding an exposed rocky section of the ridgeline. From the saddle the main ridgeline can be followed over pt1460 to pt1566, where a cairn marks the junction with Gibbs Track, joining from the SE.

0.5-1hr

Note: Described in the reverse direction to your journey

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