Distance: 1.7 km (1.0 DOC hours) - Surfaced walkway - Easy terrain
Altitude: 748m to 1215m. Gain: 536m. Loss: 69m . Gradient: 21 deg (Moderate)
Skills: Alpine weather (2/7)

Surfaced walkway (2/9)
Gravelled / board-walked walking track for all abilities

Primary, mapped (1/5)
Formal route, on maps, principal access to hut or along range / catchment

Moderate (difficulty: 3/5)
Occasional moderate climbs

Easy (difficulty: 1/5)
Grass / prepared surface

Alpine weather (difficulty: 2/7)
Tramp on open tops, exposed to alpine weather

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

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

A good benched track climbs gently up the spur from Mountain House Shelter to Powell Hut. A couple of steep staircase sections, before exiting the bushline onto a rocky section with good views down the Waiohine Valley to Totara Flats and beyond

Note: Described in the reverse direction to your journey

A good benched track descends gently down the spur to Mountain House Shelter from Powell Hut.