Distance: 2.7 km (2.0 DOC hours) - Tramping track - Easy-moderate terrain
Altitude: 556m to 1327m. Gain: 802m. Loss: 36m . Gradient: 18 deg (Moderate-hard)
Skills:

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

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

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

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

A steady climb on a marked route, usually a few windfalls

Note: Described in the reverse direction to your journey

A clear and well marked trail drops through bush and then clearings. The turn off from the ridge is marked with an old routered sign to the lower biv.