Distance: 37.0 km (4.0 DOC hours) - Unmarked route, hard - Hard terrain
Altitude: 38m to 1753m. Gain: 2356m. Loss: 3013m . Gradient: 8 deg (Steep)
Skills: Prolonged scrambles (4/7) - Streams (2/6) Winter - Iceaxe/crampons (4/7)

Unmarked route, hard (8/9)
Unmarked route, no clear geographic features to follow

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

Steep (difficulty: 5/5)
Steep climbs of >1000m

Hard (difficulty: 5/5)
Thick scrub-bash / continuous river boulders, waterfalls, or gorges

Prolonged scrambles (difficulty: 4/7)
Scramble, frequently on exposed ridges, spurs, faces

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

Iceaxe/crampons (difficulty: 4/7)
Ice axe and crampons required in winter

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Note: Described in the reverse direction to your journey

West Coast to Siberia Valley