Distance: 2.4 km (2.0 DOC hours) - Unmaintained track - Moderate-hard terrain
Altitude: 812m to 1607m. Gain: 45m. Loss: 808m . Gradient: 21 deg (Moderate-hard)
Skills: Occasional scrambles (3/7) Winter - Snow/ice underfoot (2/7)

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-hard (difficulty: 4/5)
Continuous moderate climbs

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

Occasional scrambles (difficulty: 3/7)
Tramp with some scrambles and exposure to falls

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

Snow/ice underfoot (difficulty: 2/7)
Snow/ice likely on track

Snow comes right down to bushline in winter, can make for an icy climb up or drop down, take care in the top 100m.

Once at Pt 1614 or Kelly Knight Pourangaki junction, travel down ridgeline following Waratahs every ~100m (ridge is clear)
In some sections the track is unclear and punching through a leatherwood belt is necessary, though game trails can be used here.
Track becomes more clear in the bushline, though there are some confusing sections, especially if the track has not been travelled on recently. Hut pops into view within about ~50m.

Note: Described in the reverse direction to your journey

Good 800m climb, challenging in winter if tracks haven't been cut already