Is Pinnacle Rd open to the summit of kunanyi / Mount Wellington?

The Trust is pleased to advise that the East West Trail is now open to recreational 4WD permit-holders. Permits are available online and gate keys can be collected from Glenorchy City Council on presentation of your permit.

Annual growth in traffic volume on Pinnacle Rd has returned to pre-COVID levels, with vehicle numbers growing by 2% in 2024 compared to 2023.

The Wellington Park Management Trust 2023-24 Annual Report is now available.

Following a successful pre-application by the Wellington Park Management Trust, DarkSky International have invited a full application for assessment to certify Wellington Park as a Dark Sky Park. If successful, it will be Tasmania's first, and Australia's second Dark Sky Park.

Published in 2004, the mountain ...a people's perspective by Emily Stoddart is a unique collection of local history and stories of kunanyi / Mount Wellington. The book was inspired by the 2001 Wellington Park Oral Histories Project.  Price: $45 including postage to anywhere in Australia. 

A pocket-size pictorial guide to 47 bird species found in Wellington Park, produced by Flexi Field Guides. Price: $8.50 including postage to anywhere in Australia