Distance: 3.4 km (1.5 DOC hours) - Unmarked route, clear - Easy-moderate terrain
Altitude: 1474m to 1662m. Gain: 206m. Loss: 328m . Gradient: 9 deg (Moderate)
Skills: Occasional scrambles (3/7) Winter - Snow/ice underfoot (2/7)

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

Moderate (difficulty: 3/5)
Occasional moderate climbs

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

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

Unknown (difficulty: 0/6)
Not specified

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

From Ohuinga, head NW along wide open tussock tops for approx 500m before turning NNW to maintain the ridgeline as it narrows up. From here it is a matter of staying as close as possible to the top of the ridge - there are side trails which lead down to pt1204 and many other side spurs which require careful navigation in clag. There are a couple of little scrambles through and around rocks before the Pourangaki track junction, but are relatively straightforward to negotiate.

Note: Described in the reverse direction to your journey

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