Distance: 6.1 km (4.0 DOC hours) - Unmarked route, clear - Easy-moderate terrain
Altitude: 398m to 483m. Gain: 108m. Loss: 23m . Gradient: 1 deg (Gentle)
Skills: - Streams (2/6)

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

Gentle (difficulty: 2/5)
Gentle slopes

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

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

Streams (difficulty: 2/6)
Small streams, danger only in extreme weather

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

Above McKerrow travel is sidling the south face and on low terraces above the river. Reasonable going in good bush. Again, low river levels would allow easier travel on flats on the north bank, but a sidle fo the south is reasonable if necessary.

More clear flats are met at the top end of Hinds Flat, where Zora Canyon joins from the north - booming with water when we pass after 2 day of rain, sheer-faced to the east but apparently a viable route to Mueller Pass.

Side creeks could pose problems, but all had dropped to ankle-deep in the 8 hours since the end of 2 days of rain.

Note: Described in the reverse direction to your journey

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