Distance: 1.6 km (0.3 DOC hours) - Road - Easy terrain
Altitude: 1432m to 1546m. Gain: 114m. Loss: 43m . Gradient: 5 deg (Gentle)
Skills: Alpine weather (2/7) Winter - Snow/ice underfoot (2/7)

Road (1/9)
Formed road, 4WD track, etc

Primary, unmapped (2/5)
Route not on maps, but is principal access to hut or along range / catchment

Gentle (difficulty: 2/5)
Gentle slopes

Easy (difficulty: 1/5)
Grass / prepared surface

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

None (difficulty: 1/6)
No unbridged river crossings

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

Rough but dry 4wd track, ending at dropoff from pt1550 to pt1485

Note: Described in the reverse direction to your journey

Rough but dry 4wd track, starting at dropoff from pt1550 to pt1485. Turnoff to Brown hut is obvious