Distance: 1.0 km (1.0 DOC hours) - Unmarked route, hard - Moderate-hard terrain
Altitude: 872m to 1188m. Gain: 0m. Loss: 316m . Gradient: 19 deg (Moderate)
Skills: Alpine weather (2/7)

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

minor (5/5)
A viable route, not widely used

Moderate (difficulty: 3/5)
Occasional moderate climbs

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

Alpine weather (difficulty: 2/7)
Tramp on open tops, exposed to alpine weather

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

Unknown (difficulty: 0/7)
Not specified

Descend steep snow grass to boggy flats at 1000 metres then pick your route to bush bash down to the Routeburn track. I went northwest as the contours looked further apart but I still encountered a near vertical bank which required some tree swinging to get down. Keep descending until you hit the Routeburn, you can't miss it.

Note: Described in the reverse direction to your journey

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