Track and Fire Trail Closures
Abseiling prohibited - Springs Lookout
Abseiling prohibited - Springs Lookout
Abseiling prohibited - Springs Lookout
Abseiling and rock climbing are prohibited at The Springs Lookout. The new balustrade is not rated for this use, and ropes spanning the lookout footprint impede access by visitors. This restriction applies to all users, including school groups and commercial operators.
Pipeline Track - caution needed
Abseiling prohibited - Springs Lookout
Abseiling prohibited - Springs Lookout
There is a hole in the Pipeline Track surface at a culvert over the Levert Rivulet (approx 42.945955 S, 147.230185 E). This section of track is outside of Wellington Park. The track remains open to riders and pedestrians, but has been closed to maintenance vehicles pending assessment and repair.
Pinnacle Road traffic data
Annual traffic data
The Trust uses the ATLYST platform to assess traffic counter data that has been collected by the City of Hobart since May 2014. The traffic counter records vehicle counts, speed, direction and vehicle class. In 2025, annual data was updated to reflect financial year totals instead of calendar years. The busiest day on Pinnacle Rd on record was 26 Sept 2021, when 1,871 vehicle entered Wellington Park following heavy snowfall. The busiest day in 24-25 was 18 January 2025, when 1,368 vehicles entered the Park for no discernible reason other than it being a warm and perfectly clear Saturday!
Recreational Trail Network usage
The Wellington Park Management Trust and Park Management agencies have deployed a network of 44 track counters across the recreational trail network in Wellington Park. Some of these are permanent placements, whilst a small number of counters are moved around the Park to collect seasonal or sample usage data. This data is important in monitoring visitor dispersal across the Park, and to inform trail maintenance requirements.
During 2024, new counters were installed to record use on the Tolosa Fire Trail, Strickland Falls, Mt Connection and the Knights Creek Trail. Once there is a sufficient data record, figures for these trails will be included in summary data. Counters placed at the Octopus Tree and Myrtle Forest are also recent installations, hence the absence of 2023 data.
(Graph updated 9/01/2025)