Distance: 7.4 km (3.0 DOC hours) - Tramping track - Easy-moderate terrain
Altitude: 596m to 1730m. Gain: 1274m. Loss: 148m . Gradient: 11 deg (Moderate-hard)
Skills: - Streams (2/6)

Tramping track (4/9)
Cut, marked tramping track: natural, rough ground surface

Primary, mapped (1/5)
Formal route, on maps, principal access to hut or along range / catchment

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

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

Unknown (difficulty: 0/7)
Not specified

Streams (difficulty: 2/6)
Small streams, danger only in extreme weather

Unknown (difficulty: 0/7)
Not specified

The DOC track, and part of the Te Araora trial, is surprisingly rough, possibly due to the bad weather the previous December. The West Sabine hut is at about 670 m elevation, and the Travers Saddle at 1,787 m meaning a significant climb. However, the track, while long, is well graded to the bushline where it becomes steep. At the saddle there are impressive views of Mt Travers (Figure 23b), the St Arnaud range and the Travers Valley. The track descends quite quickly to the lovely Upper Travers Hut (Figure 24a). The Travers valley is a beautiful valley, idyllic for camping.

Note: Described in the reverse direction to your journey

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