Distance: 5.2 km (6.0 DOC hours) - Unmarked route, clear - Moderate terrain
Altitude: 435m to 1548m. Gain: 286m. Loss: 1113m . Gradient: 16 deg (Steep)
Skills: Occasional scrambles (3/7) - Streams (2/6) 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

Steep (difficulty: 5/5)
Steep climbs of >1000m

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

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

Streams (difficulty: 2/6)
Small streams, danger only in extreme weather

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

From Gerhardt Spur biv, follow the obvious ridge towards jumble top. At the saddle below Jumble Top, you could take the ridgeline over the peak and down to Squall Peak. We did not have ice axes and crampons, and ice on some of the steeper/exposed sections prompted us to sidle under jumble top along low alpine scrub and snowgrass. A poled route begins below Squall peak, and a recently tidied track descends extremely steeply in the bush to Cedar Flat hut.

Note: Described in the reverse direction to your journey

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