Distance: 0.5 km (0.3 DOC hours) - Unmarked route, clear - Easy-moderate terrain
Altitude: 1416m to 1526m. Gain: 110m. Loss: 1m . Gradient: 14 deg (Moderate)
Skills: Occasional scrambles (3/7)

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

Primary, unmapped (2/5)
Route not on maps, but is 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

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

A steady ascent up a narrow ridge leads ESE to Girdlestone. The ridgeline only just wide enough to walk on in places - fun, but exposed!

Note: Described in the reverse direction to your journey

A steady descent down a narrow ridge leads WNW towards Tarn Hut. The ridgeline only just wide enough to walk on in places - fun, but exposed!