A climbable hill with great views of Rangitoto and the city, Mount Victoria is one of Devonport’s famous landmarks.
Easily accesible by foot, the walk takes about 20 minutes to get the top and once you're there you're treated to 360 degree views of Auckland.
The summit can also be reached by car or bike.
Mount Victoria is known to the Māori as Takarunga. The mountain was once a Maori pā and pā terraces and pits can still be seen on the mountains’ upper slopes. The mountain was later developed by Europeans as a military position for an expected Russian invasion.
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Devonport. She’s free, mate. TAKE CARDBOARD. Drive to the top or park at the bottom and follow the spiral path to the summit with older kids. Awesome views, great for a picnic. Slide down the sides on your cardboard like a boss. You’ll find plenty of slide tracks the locals use, fast, slow, the odd jump, evn one for the littlies. Make like a local and have a fab time, The kids will remember this one :) Do the decent thing and put some money into the local economy by buying them all an iceblock afterwards. Priceless.
