Distance: 5.2 km (2.0 DOC hours) - Road - Easy-moderate terrain
Altitude: 825m to 1327m. Gain: 749m. Loss: 291m . Gradient: 12 deg (Moderate)
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

Moderate (difficulty: 3/5)
Occasional moderate climbs

Easy-moderate (difficulty: 2/5)
Tussock / river-gravel / open bush / cut track

Unknown (difficulty: 0/7)
Not specified

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

Unknown (difficulty: 0/7)
Not specified

The walking track parallels the Cobb Reservoir for the first km and crosses the bridged Galena Creek before beginning the climb to the tops. Zig-zaging up the steeper sections through beech forest, the gradient eases as it approaches the open tops.

Note: Described in the reverse direction to your journey

The track heads SE from Sylvester Hut and quickly enters the bush and begins to descend, the steeper sections zig-zaging until reaching Cobb Reservoir. After crossing the bridged Galena Creek, it's a flat 1km to the trailhead.