Looking up at the Organ Pipes
Looking up at the Organ Pipes
60 Great Short Walks

Organ Pipes

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3 hours return, 7.4 km return
Grade 3: Some bushwalking experience recommended. Tracks may have short steep hill sections, a rough surface and many steps.
Supervise children. Tracks are subject to severe weather conditions. No bikes or dogs on track.
​​The walk begins on the Pinnacle Track.

About

​This walk gets you very close to one of Hobart’s most famous landmarks. The track leaves from The Springs on kunanyi ​/ Mount Wellington, and climbs towards, then beneath the extraordinary Organ Pipes. You’ll stretch your legs on this 7.4km (return) walk, and also your neck as you stare up at the formidable “pipes”. These columns of dolerite, up to 120m high, were formed as subsurface molten rock cooled and contracted into regular hexagonal pillars. The track ends at The Chalet, a rustic stone shelter. Return the same way or arrange a pi​ckup from The Chalet.​

The Organ Pipes are one of the most distinctive features on Moun​t Wellington, and form a magnificent sight along this track which runs just below their base. The dolerite rock that comprises the towering, columnar  cliffs was formed during the Jurassic period when Tasmania was in the process of separating from Antarctica during the final stages of the breakup of Gondwana. The cliffs are a favourite haunt of rock climbers.

This track is managed by the Wellington Park Management Trust.