Distance: 0.5 km (0.3 DOC hours) - Unmarked route, clear - Moderate terrain
Altitude: 1353m to 1407m. Gain: 54m. Loss: 0m . Gradient: 6 deg (Moderate)
Skills: Alpine weather (2/7)

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

Secondary, unmapped (4/5)
Route not on maps, an alternative recognised access to hut or along range / catchment

Moderate (difficulty: 3/5)
Occasional moderate climbs

Moderate (difficulty: 3/5)
Low scrub in open or bush / river rocks

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

A moderate climb across tussock tops from the top of the Cow Saddle Track west to Waingawa highpoint. There is no ground trail but the ridgeline is obvious.

Note: Described in the reverse direction to your journey

A moderate descent down tussock tops to the top of the Cow Saddle Track east from Waingawa highpoint. There is no ground trail but the ridgeline is obvious.