Distance: 8.2 km (6.0 DOC hours)
Altitude: 838m to 1609m. Gain: 1049m. Loss: 1095m . Gradient: 15 deg
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Follow the track up from Lake Roe Hut to Lake Roe. A faint ground trail leads around the north side of the lake (also, round the south). The trail becomes clearer as you mount the ridge leading to point 1595. (we took 2 1/2 hours, carrying packrafts). Descend through bare rock basins to the outlet stream of Lake 1101. Cross nearer Lake 1023, and find a tussocky ramp down to the lake shore. Follow the shore to the east side and sidle across to the Stairway to Heaven. This is a steep descent at places on rock slabs, and would be tricky when wet. Continue until near the outlet stream of Lake 1023, the descend steep grassy slopes to the flats below

Note: Described in the reverse direction to your journey

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