Distance: 1.7 km (1.0 DOC hours) - Tramping track - Easy-moderate terrain
Altitude: 570m to 1201m. Gain: 0m. Loss: 631m . Gradient: 22 deg (Moderate)
Skills:

Tramping track (4/9)
Cut, marked tramping track: natural, rough ground surface

Secondary, mapped (3/5)
Formal route, on maps, an alternative recognised 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 good standard tramping track drops down the spur directly west of Jumbo Hut. Not a platformed motorway like the other nearby tracks, but good going through open bush. A signpost at the bottom marks the obvious junction.

Note: Described in the reverse direction to your journey

A good standard tramping track climbs the spur from the signposted junction on the river due west of Jumbo Hut to the hut. Not a platformed motorway like the other nearby tracks, but good going through open bush to the hut.