Wellington Botanic Garden trails

For detailed Botanic Garden track and walkway maps:

• check out the Wellington Botanic Garden website 
• download the Wellington Botanic Garden map brochure [PDF, 4.4 MB]

• There are several entrances which you can access on foot, by car, public transport, or the Wellington Cable Car. Key entrances include the:
  • Main gate (Founder’s entrance) off Glenmore Street
  • Centennial entrance, near the Main gate, also off Glenmore Street. This provides walking or driving access to the Rose Garden
  • Cable Car entrance. Enter at the top of the Cable Car to walk down through the gardens.
• Buses regularly travel between Wellington Botanic Garden and the city centre from outside the main gate on Glenmore Street.
• You can also walk from the city. Beginning from the Parliamentary precinct near the Beehive, head up Bowen Street to the Bolton Street Cemetery. The cemetery walk goes past Anderson Park to the Lady Norwood Rose Gardens at the northern end of the Botanic Gardens.

• Public toilets are available throughout the garden.
• Enjoy Picnic Café in the rose garden or the café at the top of the Cable Car.
• The garden has a silver rating from Be. Accessible.
• The terrain is mostly hilly. Wheelchair-friendly areas include the top of the Cable Car, Lady Norwood Rose Garden, the main gate (Founder’s) entrance from Glenmore Street to the duck pond and the Treehouse Visitor Centre.
• Courtesy wheelchairs or mobility scooters are available from the Treehouse. To book in advance call 04 499 1400.
• Maps are available on map boards throughout the garden or at the Treehouse.