NZTM2000: 1536093, 5311327 (alt: 460m)

Basic facility DOC campground. Toilets, water, some sheltering trees, lots of sandflies.

Distance: 4.0 km (1.5 DOC hours) - Surfaced walkway - Easy terrain
Altitude: 456m to 573m. Gain: 120m. Loss: 4m . Gradient: 2 deg (Gentle)
Skills: - Occasional rivers (3/6)

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

Gentle (difficulty: 2/5)
Gentle slopes

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

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

Occasional rivers (difficulty: 3/6)
Occasional rivers - impassible after heavy rain

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

Ford the Maruia river opposite or up from the campsite. Follow the 4wd track up the TL of Alfred Stream, find the start of the track 60m past the high point crossing into the Pel Stream catchment.

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Distance: 2.6 km (1.5 DOC hours) - Unmaintained track - Moderate-hard terrain
Altitude: 563m to 648m. Gain: 123m. Loss: 136m . Gradient: 6 deg (Moderate)
Skills: - Occasional rivers (3/6)

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

Primary, unmapped (2/5)
Route not on maps, but is principal 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

Occasional rivers (difficulty: 3/6)
Occasional rivers - impassible after heavy rain

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

An unofficial semi maintained track. There's a sign at the turn off from the 4wd road, just after the highpoint. Old markers and ground trail follow along a high terrace and eventually down to Glichrist creek/Pell stream junction.

There are numerous gold mining remains on the terrace - water races and shafts - all well hidden in the bush.

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Distance: 1.3 km (1.0 DOC hours) - Road - Moderate terrain
Altitude: 560m to 607m. Gain: 106m. Loss: 78m . Gradient: 8 deg (Gentle)
Skills: - Occasional rivers (3/6)

Road (1/9)
Formed road, 4WD track, 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

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

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

Occasional rivers (difficulty: 3/6)
Occasional rivers - impassible after heavy rain

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

Follow Pell Stream, crossing as necessary. It is possible to scramble along the TL bank, but its steep and slow. Pick up the restart of the track after the larger unnamed side creek. If the stream bed suddenly becomes hopelessly gorged - you've missed the track start.

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Distance: 1.5 km (1.0 DOC hours) - Unmaintained track - Moderate-hard terrain
Altitude: 596m to 742m. Gain: 154m. Loss: 94m . Gradient: 9 deg (Moderate)
Skills: - Occasional rivers (3/6)

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

Primary, unmapped (2/5)
Route not on maps, but is principal 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

Occasional rivers (difficulty: 3/6)
Occasional rivers - impassible after heavy rain

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

the second and key section of track. Pell Stream looks impassable below this high sidle. Both ends are well marked (2015).

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Distance: 2.0 km (1.5 DOC hours) - Unmarked route, clear - Moderate terrain
Altitude: 655m to 731m. Gain: 76m. Loss: 2m . Gradient: 2 deg (Gentle)
Skills: - Occasional rivers (3/6)

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

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

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

Occasional rivers (difficulty: 3/6)
Occasional rivers - impassible after heavy rain

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

Follow Pell Stream up to the hut. Again there is a marked route on the TL but at normal or low flow following Pell Stream works just as well.

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NZTM2000: 1545552, 5313973 (alt: 728m)

Basic Hut/bivvy. A less visited 4 bunk S70 well maintained by DOC.