Auckland: Mt Hobson

I’ve been living in Auckland for a bit over a year now and I don’t think we have fully made the most of the walks that can be done around here but we have gone on a few. A few months back we went for a walk up Aucklands Mt Hobson located between Newmarket and Remuera and as soon as we got to the top the clouds opened and bucketed rain down on us so we didn’t fully get to appreciate the view.

A couple of weeks ago we had a gorgeous sunny saturday that we just could not sit inside and waste so we ventured back to Mt Hobson again for another attempt. The walk up Mt Hobson isn’t too strenuous or long and most people would be able to manage it. While I couldn’t really see many places to park, if you were outside of the bus lane hours you could park across the road at the bottom of where the walk up Mt Hobson starts on Remuera road. Otherwise I’d leave my car somewhere in Newmarket or Remuera and walk from there, afterwards you could have a nice lunch or coffee or even check out some of the shops.

Mt Hobson is one of the smallest of the number of mountains located around Auckland at only 143 metres high. The walk up Mt Hobson will only take 10-20 minutes depending on your pace and there are A LOT of benches for you to sit on at the top. Once you get to the top you are treated to a gorgeous 360 degree view of Auckland. From one side you can see out over the harbour and out to Rangitoto Island and on the other side you can see the motorway and the sky tower in the distance.

You can also see the other main mountains dotted around the Auckland CBD including Mt Eden and One Tree Hill, both of which we have been up – we ran up Mt Eden and Cycled up One Trill Hill and are both definitely well worth a trip too!

Have you been up Mt Hobson??

What walks near you do you enjoy? I’d love to know in case I’m ever near them!!