The Mornington Peninsula Walk - Parks Victoria

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St Andrews Beach. Koonya Ocean Beach. Diamond Bay. St Pauls Beach. Portsea Surf Beach. London Bridge. Point Nepean Natio
The Mornington Peninsula Walk

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Park Information

Toilets for the disabled

Water body

Beach activity

Restaurant

Short walks

Heritage site

Picnic table

Hiking

Drinking water

Showers

Wildlife viewing-birds

Guided walk

Snorkelling

Hang gliding ramp

Surfing

Wildlife viewing – kangaroos

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FARNSWORTH TRACK 3km return scenic walk along clifftops from Portsea Surf Beach car park to London Bridge.

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CAPE SCHANCK Follow the walking track from the kiosk towards the Cape via the wooden staircase and boardwalk, descending to the beach and rock platform. Lookouts give spectacular views over the geological formations of Pulpit Rock and Devils Desk, which were created over millions of years.

COPPINS LOOKOUT Loop return 0.5km, or add 1.2km loop to Sphinx Rock. Short circuit walk from Sorrento Life Saving Club via Coppins Lookout rotunda. On a clear day you can see along the coast from Cape Schanck to the Otway’s and Dandenong Ranges.

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Hooded Plover symbols identify you are on ‘The Coastal Walk’ Orange markers indicate ‘through’ track Blue markers indicate a ‘circuit’ walk

COPPINS TRACK 3km historic track winds its way along cliff tops from Diamond Bay, with original 1800s limestone paved footpath. Spectacular coastal views.

Fingal Track

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LOOKOUT HILL CIRCUIT WALK 1km walk begins at the end of Eaton’s Cutting Road and takes in some spectacular scenery, including distant views to Melbourne.

30km hike from Cape Schanck to London Bridge at Portsea, featuring clifftop tracks with magnificent views of surf, sand, tidal rock pools and dense coastal scrub. Long beach walks are included, and short tracks inland provide exit points along the way..

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KINGS FALLS CIRCUIT WALK 1km circuit starts just off Two Bays Walking Track (near Waterfall Gully Road) and leads to Kings Falls, which flow for most of the year.

DIAMOND BAY, SORRENTO Steps to Diamond Bay and stunning views from St Paul’s Lookout

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Bushrangers Bay Picnic Area

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BLOWHOLE TRACK

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Flinders Ocean Beach MUSHROOM REEF MARINE SANCTUARY

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Simmons Bay

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T.C. McKellar Circuit Walk

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Kings Falls Circuit Walk

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Lookout Hill Circuit Walk

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O.T. Dam Circuit Walk

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Baldry’s Circuit/s

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Long Point Circuit

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Bushrangers Bay Nature Walk

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Fingal Beach

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WILSONS FOLLY TRACK 1.7km track links London Bridge in the Mornington Peninsula National Park with Point Nepean National Park. The track is an extension of the Coastal Walk from Cape Schanck. QUARANTINE STATION 1.5km from the Information Centre. Wander around the historic site which was established in 1852 to protect the colony of Melbourne from ship borne diseases. From the 1950s the buildings also housed the Army Officer Cadet School. RANGE AREA WALK The 1.8 kilometre walk meanders through coastal scrub, a former Rifle Range and passes Monash Break and Light with sweeping views of the park and Melbourne City. The Range Area was used to train cadets in the Army Officer Cadet School; training included firing rifles, grenades and machine guns. The walk links the Quarantine Station and Cheviot Hill.

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Coppins Lookout to Sphinx Rock

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Farnsworth Track

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Wilsons Folly Track

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Quarantine Station

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Range Area Walk

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1km return

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Fort Nepean Walk

5.2km from Point Nepean Information Centre

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4. THE BAY TRAIL

Bushrangers Bay Picnic Point

Wilson’s Folly Track at London Bridge takes you into Point Nepean National Park and to the tip of famous Point Nepean. Visit the historic Quarantine Station, explore historic fortifications and gun emplacements, Moonah woodlands, enjoy views of Bass Strait and Port Phillip Bay at the Heads.

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Walter Pisterman Heritage Walk

CAPE SCHANCK LIGHTHOUSE RESERVE Cape Schanck

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Arthurs Seat Circuit Walk

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ARTHURS SEAT CIRCUIT WALK Easy 1.8km circuit guides you to the highlights around Arthurs Seat summit and Seawinds Gardens.

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LIFESAVING TRACK 11km track constructed in the 1890s to provide quick access to the coast after two disastrous shipwrecks. Vantage points at the Bay of Islands and St Paul’s Lookout provide fine coastal views. Head further west to Koonya Ocean Beach and No 16, (the 16th lifesaving point). Short detours to Diamond Bay, Jubilee Point and St Paul’s.

Blue Wren symbols identify you are on ‘Two Bays Track’ Orange arrows indicate ‘through’ track Blue arrows indicate a ‘circuit’ walk

SEAWINDS These delightful gardens are just a short walk from the summit of Arthurs Seat and provide access to several walks including Two Bays Walking Track. Seawinds is a popular attraction in all seasons.

Cape Schanck Visitor Area

BRIDGEWATER BAY, BLAIRGOWRIE 2km return circular walk starts at St Johns Wood Road car park, overlooks rugged Bridgewater Bay and returns on a sheltered coastal bush track.

26km from Dromana on Port Phillip Bay via Bushrangers Bay to Cape Schanck. You’ll walk through a great variety of habitats as you cross the Peninsula, including steep gravel sections around Arthurs Seat and gently undulating tracks through Greens Bush, the largest remnant bushland on the Peninsula. There are also short walks from the main track.

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GUNNAMATTA TO ST ANDREWS Includes some beach walking with rock pools and reefs at low tide. Popular surfing and fishing beach

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FINGAL BEACH 2km return with some steep sections through dense coastal vegetation, with lookouts to vantage points and spectacular views of basalt cliffs at Selwyn’s Fault. At low tide, Fingal beach is exposed but always check tides before setting out.

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Experience the diversity of the Southern Peninsula from bay to bush, cape to point. The walk can be completed in sections or approximately 100km continuous walk linking the following:

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BLOWHOLE TRACK 1.2km return from the car park at Boneo Road, where huge bluestone boulders meet the sea. The blowhole is at the end of Elephant Rock. Take care walking over the boulders and watch for large ocean swells.

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BUSHRANGERS BAY 5km track to Cape Schanck via Bushrangers Bay. Follow the staircase to the sandy beach which is formed by Main Creek and surrounded by basalt cliffs.

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LONG POINT CIRCUIT 4km circuit walk leads you through eucalypt forest with bracken understorey, before opening to views across grasslands and gullies of coast banksia and blackwood.

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BALDRY’S CROSSING CIRCUIT WALKS 3.6km circuit includes a creek crossing, moist fern gullies and contrasting drier forest. A 1.6km option is a short but rewarding walk through eucalypt woodland.

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ROSEBUD SOUTH STREET SECTION After leaving Arthurs Seat State Park at Waterfall Gully Road, Two Bays Walking Track meanders through several streets to a shire reserve, Gardens Road, Hyslop’s Road and then through the magnificent Mornington Peninsula National Park.

28km Portsea to Dromana

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O.T. DAM CIRCUIT WALK 3km circuit in tranquil bushland includes boardwalk around O.T. Dam.

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Collins Settlement Historic Site Camerons Bight

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6.4km from Wilsons Folly Track at London Bridge to the tip of Point Nepean

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PORT PHILLIP HEADS MARINE NATIONAL PARK

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Tracks wind through the Quarantine Station, forts, gun emplacements and Moonah woodland, with sweeping views of Bass Strait and Port Phillip at the Heads

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You can explore our beautiful bushlands, spot kangaroos and birds, gaze over deserted ocean beaches of our national, marine and state parks, discover early history at Point Nepean, Cape Schanck and Collins Settlement Site and enjoy popular bay beaches as you trek the southern Peninsula. A great variety of accommodation, excellent food and fine regional wines are all within easy reach.

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The Mornington Peninsula boasts some of Victoria’s most spectacular walking landscapes, including peaceful bays, wild ocean coastlines and tranquil bush. The 100km Mornington Peninsula Walk is the ultimate challenge, but there are many other short walking opportunities along the way.

Recreational Facilities

WALTER PISTERMAN HERITAGE WALK 1km return starts at Gunners Cottage passing Point Nepean Cemetery to the remnants of the former quarantine cattle jetty where there is a picnic area and views of the bay. Stroll through coastal vegetation to Port Phillip Bay at Observatory Point with views of Port Phillip Heads. CHEVIOT HILL AND HAROLD HOLT MEMORIAL Cheviot Hill is the highest point of Point Nepean, with World War II fortifications. Walk the track up to the hilltop which overlooks Cheviot Beach, the site where former Australian Prime Minister Harold Holt disappeared in 1967. A memorial is located 500 metres from Cheviot Hill. FORT PEARCE AND EAGLES NEST Explore the lookouts from the fortifications with stunning views of Bass Strait, the Pearce Barracks site where army personnel lived and the location of Australia’s largest Disappearing Gun. FORT NEPEAN 5.2km from the Information Centre. Contains a series of military fortifications dating back to the 1880s with stunning views of Port Phillip Bay and Bass Strait. Explore the tunnels, forts and gun emplacements from which the first allied shots of both World War I and World War II were fired

28km Portsea to Dromana. This is one of the most scenic shared use trails on the Peninsula. Through foreshores and camping grounds from Portsea to Dromana, it winds its way past piers and jetties, swimming beaches and charming shopping villages and beachside homes along Point Nepean Road. Easy walking with varying surfaces. (Please note: there are some short sections of alternative track and beach walking as work on the trail continues, including a section between Sorrento and Rye).