Distance: 6.6 km (3.5 DOC hours) - Surfaced walkway - Easy terrain
Altitude: 477m to 710m. Gain: 123m. Loss: 343m . Gradient: 4 deg (Gentle)
Skills:

Surfaced walkway (2/9)
Gravelled / board-walked walking track for all abilities

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

Unknown (difficulty: 0/7)
Not specified

From the Flats Hut turnoff, carry on down the flats and through bush to reach the car park at Routeburn Shelter.

Note: Described in the reverse direction to your journey

From the Routeburn Shelter and carpark, follow the great walk up the flats flats and through bush to reach the short turnoff to the Routeburn Flats Hut.