Distance: 5.6 km (1.8 DOC hours) - Road - Easy terrain
Altitude: 268m to 795m. Gain: 662m. Loss: 165m . Gradient: 9 deg (Gentle)
Skills: - Streams (2/6)

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

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

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

Unknown (difficulty: 0/7)
Not specified

From Waiorauru Hut the 4WD Oddlands Rd winds its way south up the face of the Waiotauru valley to hit the ridgeline at Maymorn Junction. Numerous overgrown logging tracks turn off this section of road.

Note: Described in the reverse direction to your journey

From Maymorn Junction the 4WD Oddlands Rd winds its way north down into the Waiotauru valley to hit the valley floor at Waiotauru Hut. Numerous overgrown logging tracks turn off this section of road.