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hockswillow (contributor)

Mt. Wellington or Kunanyi to the Aborigines or simply the Mountain to locals is Hobart’s top tourist attraction and stands around 1,270 metres above sea level.

The Park where the Mountain sits stretches over 20km west of the Mountain’s pinnacle, and encompasses 18,250ha. Easily accessible from Hobart, Glenorchy and other regional areas, this reserve connects the city to the bush, and the mountains to the waterways.

More here -http://www.wellingtonpark.org.au/

Some of the walking tracks – to explore-
Collins Cap fire trail
Ringwood fire trail
East-West fire trail (west from Myrtle Forest Track)
Mountain River Trail

parisluna (contributor)

From the top of Mt Wellington, on a clear day, you are rewarded with spectular views. You can see over to the Tasman Penninsula and also to the Southern Wilderness Area. Mt Wellington is 1270 metres (4000 feet) high. It is about 21 km drive from Hobart CBD on good roads, taking you through temperate rainforest to sub-alpine terrain.

Mt Wellington is noted for its unpredictable weather. Even on the finest day it can be cold and very windy at the summit. It regularly sees snow – even in the middle of summer. My visit was on 31st October.

There is an interpretation centre and you can take a picnic or cook a barbeque. There are hiking & cycling trails and abseiling for the more adventurous.

The access roads are well signed if there are closures due to bad weather.

ceginmaisey (contributor)

Over 4,000 ft in height (1270 meters), Mount Wellington is not only a Tasmanian icon, it’s an Aussie Icon as well. After Uluru and Kosciusko it’s probably Australia’s most famous mountain.
It’s important to know that the weather up here can be so different from that in Hobart, even though it’s only a few kilometres as the crow flies.
I took photographs of the falls in the previous tip when the mountain was shrouded in mist and it was drizzling rain yet, in Hobart CBD, it was a sunny day and hadn’t looked like raining.
If you want to explore then getting yourself a map is a smart thing to do, then you can decide on your options as to what you want to do.
One popular pastime among the fit is to ride a bike up to the summit or, if you’re less fit but looking for a thrill, there are tours available that will take you up there, supply you with a bike and you can simply go down the hill.
Some people walk it but it’s a long hard slog and the weather is so changeable.
It often snows up here, even in summer, and it gets windy……very, very windy at times.
You have been warned.

checkerscord (contributor)

Mount Wellington conjours up dramatic dolerite cliffs, clouds, views over Hobart and the climb to the top.
But the mount is much more than that. There are tracks all over the place and the rainforest you see here is about 2/3 of the way up the mountain.
You get to see the odd Octopus Tree (pic 4) with its root system wrapped around a large rock, O’Gradys Falls and, if you want to go down a little further, Strickland Falls. Here there is a picnic area you can drive to and have the option to walk up to the other attractions.

pepsiowl (contributor)

When you have the chance, go to Mount Wellington. You will have a great view over Hobart. It will take you about 20 minutes by car to go from the centre of Hobart to the lookout on Mount Wellington.
I was there at the end of September. At this time of the year you can find some snow on the Mountain. You also will be blown away as the wind is pretty heavy.

geminipoached (contributor)

A great thing to do on a clear day is a walk up Mount Wellington (or drive up). From top of the 1271m high mountain you’ll have splendid vistas on Hobart and the surroundings.
There are a lot of different tracks up, but they require a certain level of fitness (a return walk takes about 6 hrs). To get to the starting point of the tracks, take bus 48 or 49 from Franklin Square to Fern Tree. From there you’ve got a 13km walk to the top.

stumbleuponwrack (contributor)

This makes a great trip on a clear sunny day where you can catch breath-taking views of Hobart and parts of South Tasmania, 22kms above sea level. There are observation decks at the summit to offer you different vantage points. You can spend about 0.5-1 hour at the summit.

Please note that it is colder up at the summit and it can get quite windy, so do remember to bring your warm clothes.

You can catch a Mount Wellington Shuttle Bus Service from near the Tourist Info Office in Hobart for A$25.00 return (circa 2004) per pax. Free & Easy.

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