Distance: 4.2 km (1.5 DOC hours) - Marked route - Moderate terrain
Altitude: 931m to 1466m. Gain: 87m. Loss: 607m . Gradient: 10 deg (Moderate-hard)
Skills: - Streams (2/6)

Marked route (6/9)
Uncut route, with markers normally within sight

Primary, mapped (1/5)
Formal route, on maps, principal access to hut or along range / catchment

Moderate-hard (difficulty: 4/5)
Continuous moderate climbs

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

Unknown (difficulty: 0/7)
Not specified

Streams (difficulty: 2/6)
Small streams, danger only in extreme weather

Unknown (difficulty: 0/7)
Not specified

A rough track initially, it drops steeply before descending more moderately to the fixed bridge crossing to the TR. Note that this bridge is removed in winter because of avalanche risk.

From the bridge, the track drops height, contours a litle and drops again to a gully then gains the main ridge and descends to the bridge immediately before Dart Hut

Note: Described in the reverse direction to your journey

Cross the bridge up from the hut and immediately begin to climb gaining 300m before swinging to the right and crossing an obvious gully.

Continue climbing, more moderately, to the fixed bridge and cross the the TL. Climbing again, moderately first then steeply to Rees Saddle.