Distance: 7.6 km (5.5 DOC hours) - Unmarked route, clear - Moderate-hard terrain
Altitude: 83m to 212m. Gain: 422m. Loss: 499m . Gradient: 7 deg (Moderate)
Skills: - Occasional rivers (3/6)

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

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

Moderate (difficulty: 3/5)
Occasional moderate climbs

Moderate-hard (difficulty: 4/5)
Tall, walkable scrub / large rocks, occasional waterfalls or gorges in rivers

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

Occasional rivers (difficulty: 3/6)
Occasional rivers - impassible after heavy rain

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

Off track route through Doughboy Bay wilderness. There are old plastic ties throughout this route, but they are old and many have fallen off.
It is easy to lose the 'track' and therefore you need to be able to navigate confidently. We lost the 'track' multiple times but eventually picked up a marker again.
This was done with a group of 4 which definitely helps when trying to spot the markers. (ie more eyes!)
The bush is mostly reasonable going, but at times became scrubby which was slow going.
The old 'track' has been machete cut in places which helps.

After crossing the major stream, there is a significant flat area. However this is damp and not good for camping. We camped on the spur to the SE of the stream.

Note: Described in the reverse direction to your journey

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