Distance: 7.3 km (3.0 DOC hours) - Unmarked route, clear - Easy-moderate terrain
Altitude: 517m to 711m. Gain: 527m. Loss: 375m . Gradient: 7 deg (Moderate-hard)
Skills: Alpine weather (2/7) Winter - Snow/ice underfoot (2/7)

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

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

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

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

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

Open Top traverse.
Going around Mt Allen (and the hill to the north of Mt Allen) there is an unmarked track through the rocks.
The rest of the way you you can walk where you please although there are a few spots of formed track.

Watch out for the Southern NZ Dotterel which is critically endangered and roosts on these high points. (ie don't walk though tussock and look where you put your feet!) DOC also have traps and staff shooting feral cats in the area, so be wary.

Note: Described in the reverse direction to your journey

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