Several pits and water races were installed to serve the steam-powered log haulers and to meet the fire safety requirements of the tramway license.

It crossed two bridges and consisted mainly of intermittent sections of corduroy roads, but there is a small length of wooden tramway at the very end of the branch, which lead to a skid site and associated draglines.

[4] The Right-Hand Branch runs eastwards up a slight incline from the junction, where exotic trees have since been planted on either side of the track.

[4] The Forest Service reserved a 15 chains (300 m) strip of native bush along the road for scenic purposes, when it sold the licence for timber harvesting.

[7] Dinwoodie was required to provide free carriage of young trees and materials for replanting for the New Zealand Forest Service, when unloaded trolleys were returning to the bush.

Perham Larsen and Co belonging to the Carter group, considered exploiting the area, but declined due to economic considerations.

[8] The route of the track north of the Makatote River, the structures and features relating to the sawmilling operations, including skid sites, a log hauler, water pits, bogie wheels and a range of metal artefacts are listed as Historic Place Category 2.