Distance: 4.6 km (4.0 DOC hours) - Unmarked route, clear - Easy-moderate terrain
Altitude: 1468m to 1720m. Gain: 339m. Loss: 339m . Gradient: 8 deg (Moderate)
Skills: Occasional scrambles (3/7)

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

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

Moderate (difficulty: 3/5)
Occasional moderate climbs

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

Occasional scrambles (difficulty: 3/7)
Tramp with some scrambles and exposure to falls

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

Unknown (difficulty: 0/7)
Not specified

Make your way up the ridge ling near Point 1580. From here the ridge can be climbed north and by picking your way up ledges around small bluffs, Peak 1740 can be gained. The view over Lake Nerine from up here is worth the effort. The rocky ridge can be followed north to Peak 1744 without difficulty. A ridge drops east from Peak 1740 which can be followed down to a low pass west of Point 1594 (the low pass is the route north out of the Lake Nerine basin). Point 1594 has great views down the Rock Burn. The outlet of Lake Nerine is reached via rolling, smooth rock ledges around Point 1508. The outlet stream initially drops gently for a couple of hundred metres down into the Rock Burn valley and has interesting polished rock formations.

Note: Described in the reverse direction to your journey

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