Distance: 7.1 km (3.0 DOC hours) - Road - Easy terrain
Altitude: 558m to 1628m. Gain: 0m. Loss: 1070m . Gradient: 9 deg (Moderate)
Skills: Alpine weather (2/7) Winter - Snow/ice underfoot (2/7)

Road (1/9)
Formed road, 4WD track, etc

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

Moderate (difficulty: 3/5)
Occasional moderate climbs

Easy (difficulty: 1/5)
Grass / prepared surface

Alpine weather (difficulty: 2/7)
Tramp on open tops, exposed to alpine weather

None (difficulty: 1/6)
No unbridged river crossings

Snow/ice underfoot (difficulty: 2/7)
Snow/ice likely on track

The public 4WD Symes Road drops east from Old Man Range to Mitchell's Cottage where asphalt begins. It's an 1100m descent to SH6 - good fun on an MTB.

Note: Described in the reverse direction to your journey

A good public 4WD road climbs from Mitchell's Cottage to the summit of the Old Man Range. 2WD access is generally possible part, sometimes all of the way dependent on the track condition. It's s long walk, and even longer bike-ride to the top!