Distance: 4.6 km (12.0 DOC hours) - Unmarked route, hard - Hard terrain
Altitude: 559m to 1199m. Gain: 815m. Loss: 175m . Gradient: 12 deg
Skills: Alpine weather (2/7) - Prolonged rivers (4/6)

Unmarked route, hard (8/9)
Unmarked route, no clear geographic features to follow

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

Unknown (difficulty: 0/5)
Not specified

Hard (difficulty: 5/5)
Thick scrub-bash / continuous river boulders, waterfalls, or gorges

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

Prolonged rivers (difficulty: 4/6)
Frequent river travel - impassible after rain, risk of getting trapped

Unknown (difficulty: 0/7)
Not specified

Follow TR of Poerua past two gorges to reach the three way junction. Ascend difficult jungle and scrub to reach tussock on TR. Sidle until steep gullies draining pts 1608 & 2095m. Work down until above to cross the streams. Ascend slopes (more bush) towards the Poerua Glacier. Cross the glacial stream and ascend scrubby hillside with many rocks.

Note: Described in the reverse direction to your journey

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