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Mt Wellington
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Mt Wellington descend trail
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Mt Wellington looking north.
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Mt Wellington summit shelter
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Tundra on Mt Wellington
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Fern Tree settlement
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Mt WELLINGTON

Mount WELLINGTON is a beautiful mountain in south eastern Tasmania. It is just west of Hobart. It gives awesome views in many directions. In winter the locals play in the snow of Mt Wellington. It has a number of great bush walks and there is an exciting bike ride down the mountain. There is an emergency shelter on the peak, but no other facilities. There is much accommodation in nearby Hobart.

From the Mt Wellington summit you are 30 minutes from HOBART CBD and the SOUTH of HOBART. You are 60 minutes from the NORTH of HOBART, BELLERIVE and PONTVILLE. Nearby places are described in the REGION HOBART page.


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FACILITIES: There is an emergency shelter on Mount Wellington. Mt Wellington is close to the Hobart CBD, which has the largest shopping precinct in Tasmania. There are also shopping precincts in the Hobart suburbs. There is much accommodation in Greater HOBART.

TOURIST information is at 20 Davey Street, HOBART CBD, the telephone is (03) 6230 8233 or contact www.wellington.org.au or www.hobartcity.com.au

SIGHT: HOBART is rated as one of the most beautiful cities in the World, because Mt Wellington towers over its beautiful harbour. The views from the summit are simply awesome, as the mountain is 1270 metres high. There are also some great bush walks on Mt Wellington, which give awesome views of the harbour and the City.

ROUTE: From HOBART CBD drive west onto B64 Huon Road, which exits from the western side of the City. A few kilometres out of the city in the hilly suburbs, you will see C615 Pinnacle Road, takes you to the summit.

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Mt Wellington

1/ Mount Wellington is the beautiful mountain that towers over Hobart. This is the view from just south of Hobart City. Note the massive telecommunications tower on the summit.

Mt Wellington

2/ This view was taken from the Mt Wellington summit shelter and looks north. Notice how the forest covered mountains come right up to the edge of the Hobart suburbs.

Mt Wellington

3/ This is the Mt Wellington summit shelter. It looks down on Hobart City. In the distance to the right you can see the Tasman Bridge that crosses the River Derwent.

Mt Wellington

4/ This is the Mt Wellington summit shelter. The walkway leads to two lookouts. Behind the shelter is the massive communications tower. There is a plan to build a cable car from Hobart City to near this shelter. It will allow for very easy access to this awesome point.

Mt Wellington

5/ The Mount Wellington summit presents a bleak tundra landscape. These fields are frequently snow covered.

Mt Wellington

6/ The tundra landscape is punctuated by some interesting rocky outcrops.

Mt Wellington

7/ This is one of a number of trails that lead down from the Mt Wellington summit. It is used by both walkers and riders.

Mt Wellington

8/ This is the massive telecommunications tower on the Mt Wellington summit. I estimated that it was at least 120 metres high. It can be seen from all over the Hobart area.

Mt Wellington

9/ This view shows you the station at the base of the telecommunications tower.

Mt Wellington

10/ In this view looking east you can see most of Hobart including the Hobart CBD.

Mt Wellington

11/ This view looks south down the Derwent Estuary.

Mt Wellington

12/ Halfway to the Mt Wellington summit is the settlement of Fern Tree. There is a church, cafe, a car park and a bus stop at Fern Tree. Many walks around Mt Wellington start from this point.

Mt Wellington

13/ This was one of the walkways from Fern Tree. It was in a very good condition and was suitable for both walkers and riders.

Mt Wellington

14/ This is the view of Mt Wellington seen from Taroona, which is about which is about 15 kilometres south east of the Mt Wellington summit.

Mt Wellington

15/ This is the view of Mt Wellington from Blackmans Bay, which is about 20 kilometres south east of Mt Wellington. Just south west of Mt Wellington is a strange peak called Mt Sleeping Beauty. When viewed from the south Mt Sleeping Beauty looks like a lady looking up at the clouds. It is the rocky peak on the left of this photo.

 

Mt Wellington Devils Throne

1/ The Devils Throne is one of a number of sights on Mt Wellington. To access it, you drive up the Mt Wellington Pinnacle Road almost to the end. You then take the Thark Ridge Track. This track accesses the Devils Throne, Mt Montagu and Mt Connection. This image shows our part reaching the Throne. It is about 1100 metres high.

Mt Wellington Devils Throne

2/ The Thark Ridge Track ascends over a vast scree field. This image looks to the east towards Hobart City. The Pinnacle Road is just beyond the tree line. This track is only suitable for people who are capable of crossing large areas of scree and boulders.

Mt Wellington Devils Throne

3/ This image looks across boulder and tundra fields towards the Mt Wellington summit in the east. The telecommunications tower makes a good point of reference.

Mt Wellington Devils Throne

4/ The trail had good views in all directions, but it was mostly across scree and boulders. This area is very windy and snow covered in winter.

Mt Wellington Devils Throne

5/ This view looks down the trail towards the north east. The trail is just a marked route through the boulders that you can see in the centre.

Mt Wellington Devils Throne

6/ Finally we reached the Devils Throne and enjoyed the panoramic views.

Mt Wellington Devils Throne

7/ This view from the Devils Throne looks towards the north east. The nearest peak is Mt Arthur.

Mt Wellington Devils Throne

8/ This view looks towards the east. It shows the many peaks that surround Hobart. Note the forest on the lower slopes. The higher slopes are too cold and windy for trees to survive.

Mt Wellington Devils Throne

9/ This image shows the view to the west.

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