Distance: 0.6 km (0.3 DOC hours) - Unmarked route, clear - Easy-moderate terrain
Altitude: 602m to 616m. Gain: 14m. Loss: 0m . Gradient: 1 deg (Gentle)
Skills: - Occasional rivers (3/6)

Unmarked route, clear (7/9)
Unmarked route, follows obvious geography (river, spur, trail, etc)

Primary, unmapped (2/5)
Route not on maps, but is principal access to hut or along range / catchment

Gentle (difficulty: 2/5)
Gentle slopes

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

None (difficulty: 1/7)
No alpine skills required

Occasional rivers (difficulty: 3/6)
Occasional rivers - impassible after heavy rain

Unknown (difficulty: 0/7)
Not specified

The Waiau may generally be crossed from the 4WD carpark at The Terraces to reach Jones Stream / Jervois Hut on the western side. Crossings were knee deep under early-morning moderate flows after snow.

Access to Jones / Jervois is up the spur between the two rivers on the upstream side.

Note: Described in the reverse direction to your journey

The Waiau may be crossed 200m above the Jones / Waiau confluence. The 4WD carpark at The Terraces can be reached by climbing at initial low terrace at its southern end and then angling upriver to where the 4WD track can be seen descending from the upper terrace 200m upstream.