This track starts from above the bush line at the Temple Basin car park, 5 km north of Arthur’s Pass Village. It zigzags steeply up the hill to an open tussock basin, ski-club buildings, and the Lockwood day shelter.
The marked track finishes at the Lockwood Day shelter. There is no marked route above this point. There is complex avalanche terrain beyond the shelter.
From November to February, the alpine flowers present in the alpine meadows are typically in bloom.
On a clear day you get magnificent views of Mt Rolleston/Kaimatau across the valley.