Distance: 8.8 km (3.0 DOC hours) - Road - Easy terrain
Altitude: 306m to 932m. Gain: 15m. Loss: 641m . Gradient: 4 deg (Gentle)
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

Gentle (difficulty: 2/5)
Gentle slopes

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

A 4wd track drops on an easy, steady gradient from Mt Bee Huts to Irthing road. 1.5km of this track passes through private farmland. DOC's Eyre Mountains brochure (2018) implies that there is a legal easement (foot access) but the DOC track details page states that permission is required.: "Access to Mt Bee is restricted. Anyone requiring access by foot or vehicle must seek approval from the landowner and give at least 2 days notice. Contact the landowner Ben Walling +64 27 444 6823."

Note: Described in the reverse direction to your journey

A 4wd track climbs on an easy, steady gradient to Mt Bee Huts from the Irthing road/Mulholland road junction. 1.5km of this track passes through private farmland. DOC's Eyre Mountains brochure (2018) implies that there is a legal easement (foot access) but the landowner apparently thinks differently. It may pay to consult DOC or ring the landowner before using the track.