Distance: 1.0 km (0.5 DOC hours) - Marked route - Easy-moderate terrain
Altitude: 1466m to 1543m. Gain: 46m. Loss: 77m . Gradient: 7 deg (Gentle)
Skills: Alpine weather (2/7) Winter - Snow/ice underfoot (2/7)

Marked route (6/9)
Uncut route, with markers normally within sight

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

Gentle (difficulty: 2/5)
Gentle slopes

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

From the signposted track junction 400m north of Mangahuia highpoint, a poled route runs north-east towards Triangle Hut. The track drops gently to a broad saddle, before starting to climb towards the next highpoint. About 200m from the saddle the marked route to triangle swings abruptly west off the range and starts to sidle the face towards the spur which drops to Traingle Hut.

Note: Described in the reverse direction to your journey

The poled route swings SW off the spur climbing from Triangle Hut, and sidles the face of pt1635 to reach the next saddle south of the highpoint. From here it climbs gently SW to reach a signposted track junction 400m north of Mangahuia highpoint.