The main road up Kunanyi/Mount Wellington will close for four days next week while council crews carry out “critical maintenance” ahead of the peak tourist season.
Pinnacle Road is expected to reopen by close of business on Thursday, the Hobart City Council said, with work to be carried out in two stages.
On Monday and Tuesday, the road will be closed from the Bracken Lane entrance to Wellington Park while crews work between there and The Springs.
On Wednesday and Thursday, drivers will be able to travel as far as The Springs, with the road closed beyond that point.
Crews will clear drains and pipes, replace culverts, repair the road surface and verges, install new parking and no-standing signs and cut back roadside vegetation.
“It is only the road that is closed – the mountain’s tracks and trails and visitor facilities remain open,” the council said in a parks update.
“All walking and bike tracks on Kunanyi/Mt Wellington will remain open, but for safety reasons cyclists and pedestrians will not be allowed on Pinnacle Road in sections that are closed for maintenance.”
The council said it had deliberately scheduled the work after Sunday’s Point to Pinnacle race.
Pinnacle Road will also be closed at the park entrance for the race from 9pm Saturday until 1pm Sunday.
The council is asking people to check its Pinnacle Road status page before heading up the mountain.
