by Lophophaps » Tue 09 Apr, 2019 9:21 pm
Apart from fires, season and weather the mountains around there don't change much. Blairs Hut is not that good, with drafts and living things inside. Machinery Spur is somewhat exposed. A more sheltered route that has less descending and ascending and about the same distance is to go on the pole line to pole 267 then down to Dibbins Hut. As accommodation it's also not that good, but the camping is better. From Dibbins it's about two hours to Derrick Hut and then another hour to Loch Car Park.
Another option is to go south from pole 267 to the SEC Hut, about 40 minutes away. This is a nice snug hut, good camping. From here it takes about 90 minutes to get to Dibbins. Contour between the two pole lines just above the treeline to get back to the AAWT.
You may find that taking two days is a bit rushed. Three days is nice.