Distance: 1.6 km (0.7 DOC hours) - Tramping track - Easy-moderate terrain
Altitude: 187m to 520m. Gain: 109m. Loss: 442m . Gradient: 21 deg (Moderate)
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 (difficulty: 3/5)
Occasional 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 well maintained, popular tramping track drops from the tops to Ross Creek. Steps are provided on the steeper sections.

Note: Described in the reverse direction to your journey

A well maintained, popular tramping track climbs to the tops from Ross Creek. Steps are provided on the steeper sections.