Distance: 4.0 km (3.0 DOC hours) - Unmarked route, clear - Easy-moderate terrain
Altitude: 975m to 1640m. Gain: 730m. Loss: 208m . Gradient: 14 deg (Moderate-hard)
Skills: Alpine weather (2/7) - Streams (2/6) Winter - Snow/ice underfoot (2/7)

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

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

Moderate-hard (difficulty: 4/5)
Continuous moderate climbs

Easy-moderate (difficulty: 2/5)
Tussock / river-gravel / open bush / cut track

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

Access track clearly marked by standard large orange DOC triangles on river. Steep climb through bush up to tops. Maybe 1.5hrs to tops? Water available 5mins before you break out of bush. Follow ridgelines up of Motutere and along tops. Drop off to camp in big tussock hanging basin. Flat tent sites and water available.

Note: Described in the reverse direction to your journey

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