Maungawhau / Mount Eden
Maungawhau / Mount Eden (summit)
A free lookout where the city spreads out past a grassy crater
- Hours
- Summer 7am–8:30pm, winter 7am–7pm (switches with daylight saving)
- Tickets
- Free
- Address
- Enter at 250 Mount Eden Road and walk to the summit
The highest volcanic cone in the city, 196 metres. At the top a grassy crater drops away like a funnel at your feet, and past it runs the Sky Tower, the harbour and Rangitoto. Private cars have been banned from the summit since 2016, so you walk, but the road is gentle and trainers are plenty. A boardwalk circles the crater rim to protect the terraces of the old Māori pā, so stay on it.