Distance: 1.4 km (0.5 DOC hours) - Road - Easy-moderate terrain
Altitude: 495m to 631m. Gain: 145m. Loss: 10m . Gradient: 6 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-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 little used forestry track follows the south-western boundary of the PNCC-owned forestry between the Punga Track ad Burtton's Track. The track runs through native scrub and so is unlikely to be affected by forestry operations - but you are probably supposed to ask PNCC if you can use it.

Punga Track is not signposted. The track starts at the highest point on the ridge reached by the forestry track, before it cuts back north and starts to descend. The track start is across the fenceline and hard to locate.

Note: Described in the reverse direction to your journey

A little used forestry track follows the south-western boundary of the PNCC-owned forestry between the Punga Track ad Burtton's Track. The track runs through native scrub and so is unlikely to be affected by forestry operations - but you are probably supposed to ask PNCC if you can use it.

At the western end, the start of the Burtton's Track is signposted and features a style over the fence.