Distance: 2.7 km (2.0 DOC hours) - Unmaintained track - Moderate terrain
Altitude: 1037m to 1441m. Gain: 117m. Loss: 433m . Gradient: 12 deg (Moderate)
Skills: Alpine weather (2/7) - Streams (2/6) Winter - Snow/ice underfoot (2/7)

Unmaintained track (5/9)
Former track, overgrown - markers / ground trail still followable

minor (5/5)
A viable route, not widely used

Moderate (difficulty: 3/5)
Occasional moderate climbs

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

Alpine weather (difficulty: 2/7)
Tramp on open tops, exposed to alpine weather

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

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

Saddle around the tarn is overgrown with 6 foot scrub. Bash through this maintaining the ridgeline. 10-15mins should see you breakout. Follow ridge up Te More and cairns around the tops to western bushline and end of tops. Here you will hit the old hunter access and White markers with reasonable track down to Rangitikei. Keep right of some windfall not far in the bush and just before you start dropping down. Track follows the spur to the river. There will be a cairn at the bottom at the river edge marking track. Campsite opposite, 50m upstream. Private property. Tramping permit from Helisika required.

Note: Described in the reverse direction to your journey

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