Mount Victoria Lookout, Wellington 6021, New Zealand

Mount Victoria Lookout, Wellington 6021, New Zealand 

The Mount Victoria Lookout is easily accessible from Wellington’s city center and offers 360-degree scenic views. Learn how to get there and what to expect.

The Mount Victoria walk takes you up Mount Victoria at 196 m for 360-degree scenic views of Wellington in New Zealand.

Mount Victoria provides stunning 360-degree views of Wellington City, the harbor and the ocean to the south. Car and bus access is via Alexandra Road while walking tracks lead from Oriental Parade and Majoribanks Street.

Legend has it that Wellington harbor, originally a land-locked lake, was home to two large and very active taniwha (sea monsters). One taniwha forged a passage to the open sea creating the entrance to the harbor. The second, named Whataitai, tried a different route, became stranded and died. It is believed that Tangi-te Keo (Mt Victoria) was named after the soul of Whataitai.

Mount Victoria is part of the Wellington Town Belt, land set aside in 1841 by the colonial New Zealand Company for a “public recreation ground for the inhabitants of Wellington”. It’s a great place for walking, jogging and mountain biking.

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