Wellington Park is the protected area which encompasses kunanyi / Mount Wellington and surrounds near Hobart, Tasmania. There are numerous hiking and mountain bike tracks within the park of varying difficulty.

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Wellington Park
IUCN category II (national park)
Hobart with Mount Wellington in the background
Nearest city	Hobart
Coordinates	42.89°S 147.16°E / -42.89; 147.16[1]
Area	182.5[2]
Established	November 1, 1993 (1993-11-01)
Visitors	280,491[3]
Operator	Wellington Park Management Trust
www.wellingtonpark.org.au

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Although it carries the same status as a national park (IUCN protected area category II^[2]), because the park contains private land it cannot technically be reserved as a national park.^[4]

Wellington Park is administered by the Wellington Park Management Trust established in 1993 whose members include: Hobart and Glenorchy City Councils, Tasmania Parks and Wildlife Service, DPIPWE, TasWater and Tourism Tasmania.^[5] The Wellington Park Management Trust is outlined in the Wellington Park Act 1993.^[6]

• Protected areas of Tasmania
• Wellington Range