Distance: 0.6 km (0.3 DOC hours) - Road - Easy terrain
Altitude: 613m to 658m. Gain: 45m. Loss: 32m . Gradient: 8 deg (Gentle)
Skills:

Road (1/9)
Formed road, 4WD track, etc

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

Gentle (difficulty: 2/5)
Gentle slopes

Easy (difficulty: 1/5)
Grass / prepared surface

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

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

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

From the Sunrise carpark, a poled 4WD track (walking only allowed) crosses farmland for 200m to the park boundary. Dogs are not permitted (they can head up the Waipawa river instead though, with appropriate DOC permits), and fierce signs ban just about everything else too.

On reaching the park boundary, barren poor grazing land is replaced by lush bush, and the 4WD track continues a further 200m to a signposted track junction. Triplex Hut lies 100m to the north down the 4WD track.

Note: Described in the reverse direction to your journey

From Triplex Hut, head south to join the Sunrise Track 100m away, and follow the 4WD track out to the poark boundary. 200m of poled track across farmland follows to the Sunrise Carpark, with dogs strictly banned.