Distance: 6.1 km (6.0 DOC hours) - Unmarked route, clear - Moderate-hard terrain
Altitude: 96m to 1042m. Gain: 96m. Loss: 1039m . Gradient: 11 deg (Moderate)
Skills:

Unmarked route, clear (7/9)
Unmarked route, follows obvious geography (river, spur, trail, etc)

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

Moderate (difficulty: 3/5)
Occasional moderate climbs

Moderate-hard (difficulty: 4/5)
Tall, walkable scrub / large rocks, occasional waterfalls or gorges in rivers

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

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

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

Beyond pt1045 it gets progressively tougher, with stunted, closely packed beech becoming common. The marked route continues, but can be hard to follow in some places, and you are probably best finding your own way. Descend your chosen ridge to Kenningtons Road – good ridges lead down from pt 867 connecting with legal roads on the park boundary. You pass through an area of pines here - don;t worry, they're part of the DOC land!

Paper roads down the valley diverge from the formed track (see WAMS air photos for a comparison). So you can legally walk down here, but knowing where the legal access is could be tricky. You may prefer to ask the Jorgensons (2006) for access down the farm track.

Note: Described in the reverse direction to your journey

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