Distance: 1.8 km (0.7 DOC hours) - Tramping track - Easy-moderate terrain
Altitude: 720m to 864m. Gain: 54m. Loss: 190m . Gradient: 8 deg (Moderate)
Skills: - Streams (2/6)

Tramping track (4/9)
Cut, marked tramping track: natural, rough ground surface

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

Moderate (difficulty: 3/5)
Occasional moderate climbs

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

Unknown (difficulty: 0/7)
Not specified

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

Unknown (difficulty: 0/7)
Not specified

From the Lewis Pass trailhead, the walkway passes left of Alpine Tarn and into the bush. A steep zig zag descent leads to the swing bridge that crosses the Maruia River to the TR.

Note: Described in the reverse direction to your journey

Having crossed to the TL of Maruia River (right branch), the track climbs steeply, zig zagging to ease the gradient, to Alpine Tarn and the Lewis Pass trailhead.