Distance: 2.1 km (1.5 DOC hours) - Unmaintained track - Moderate terrain
Altitude: 563m to 1166m. Gain: 686m. Loss: 83m . Gradient: 22 deg (Moderate-hard)
Skills:

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

Secondary, unmapped (4/5)
Route not on maps, an alternative recognised access to hut or along range / catchment

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

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

None (difficulty: 1/7)
No alpine skills required

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

None (difficulty: 1/7)
No alpine skills required

Old track starts to the right of the toilet at Makaretu Hut. Follow the spur up to the Ruahine Range. Track is marked with orange triangles, but is overgrown at lower elevations and requires some care to follow. Exits at DoC sign on the ridge.

Note: Described in the reverse direction to your journey

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