Snow hike to Mount Speculation?

[nihil]

Hi All,

I am looking for advice on how to go about this hike. I know it's not possible to drive in to the usual camp grounds where people often start at.

Any advice (or better hikes perhaps in the same vein) much appreciated.

[bernieq]

Your only option, imo, is to (4wd) drive up to Lake Cobbler. You could then (depending on conditions) walk / sno-shoe / ski up the road to Camp Creek and then up to Mt Spec.

This is a serious undertaking - you need appropriate skills. I would advise not doing it solo.

[nihil]

Hi Bernie,

Thanks for that info. I see that Mt Buller is roughly as close as Lake Cobbler - would it be as-quick to walk from there?

[CaptainC]

There is a lot of major up and down between Mt Buller and Mt Speculation, whereas Lake Cobbler to Mt Speculation just follows a ridge.

[Xplora]

Spec road to Camp Creek will for the most part be barren of snow unless you have a good dump (aspect and altitude). You can head up to Mt. Koonika and across to Spec also which cuts off a fair bit of the road but you will have more snow. As the captain said. Forget a Buller approach. If you are not familiar with the area then it may be better to wait until summer to check out the winter options.