Distance: 3.2 km (3.0 DOC hours) - Unmarked route, clear - Easy-moderate terrain
Altitude: 751m to 1812m. Gain: 1115m. Loss: 54m . Gradient: 22 deg (Moderate-hard)
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)

Secondary, mapped (3/5)
Formal route, on maps, an alternative recognised access to hut or along range / catchment

Moderate-hard (difficulty: 4/5)
Continuous 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

Follow the Mt Bealey track, which is marked as far as the bushline. From here, follow clear but unmarked track up the ridge through low alpine scrub. Snow would conceal the "track" but the ridge is obvious and easy to follow.

The route is generally straightforward, with some exposure on a sidle around a section before pt 1780, and short sections of narrow ridgeline above steep terrain between pt 1780 and 1836.

Note: Described in the reverse direction to your journey

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