Distance: 1.7 km (0.8 DOC hours) - Unmaintained track - Moderate terrain
Altitude: 801m to 879m. Gain: 78m. Loss: 68m . Gradient: 5 deg (Gentle)
Skills:

Unmaintained track (5/9)
Former track, overgrown - markers / ground trail still followable

Secondary, unmapped (4/5)
Route not on maps, an alternative recognised access to hut or along range / catchment

Gentle (difficulty: 2/5)
Gentle slopes

Moderate (difficulty: 3/5)
Low scrub in open or bush / river rocks

None (difficulty: 1/7)
No alpine skills required

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

None (difficulty: 1/7)
No alpine skills required

From Mick south you alternate between scrub and good bush. The route has a reasonably well defined ground trail, and occasional, assorted markers. Things get really scrubby as you approach the 'clearing' at Tangata Maunga - skirting it to the west may be the best plan.

Note: Described in the reverse direction to your journey

Forth from the scrubby clearing at Tangata Maunga follow the ridgeline north to Mick. There's a reasonable ground trail and occasional, assorted markers. Mick summit is of tall scrub, and marked by assorted tape.