B110 C777 C777 C787 M7 B110 C777 B110 B788 M7 C787 C789 C788 C787 C777 C784 C785 C788 C787 Freeway/Highway Major sealed road Minor sealed Local sealed road Unsealed road Winery Walking track Park Marine National Park/ Marine Sanctuary Water body Cartography by Spatial Vision 2010 M/8466 N 2 KILOMETRES 1 0 Recreational Facilities Toilets Toilets for the disabled Short walks Hiking Wildlife viewing-birds Wildlife viewing – kangaroos Wildlife viewing – marine life Bird hide Showers Snorkelling Surfing Surf fishing Surf lifesaving (Seasonal) Lookout Park Information Restaurant Picnic table Accommodation Barbecue Beach activity Heritage site Drinking water Guided walk Hang gliding ramp Kiosk Light house No. 16 Beach Collins Settlement Historic Site Pearse’s Beach St Andrews Beach Koonya Ocean Beach Diamond Bay St Pauls Beach Portsea Surf Beach London Bridge Point Nepean National Park Fingal Picnic Area Cape Schanck Visitor Area Bushrangers Bay Picnic Area Tea Tree Creek The Blowhole West Head Flinders Ocean Beach Gunnamatta Beach Coolart Wetlands & Homestead Greens Bush Stockyard Main Creek Picnic Area Greens Bush Arthurs Seat State Park Summit / Seawinds Kings Falls Circuit Walk OT Dam Sorrento Back Beach Bridgewater Bay Rye Ocean Beach Koonya Ocean Beach PORT PHILLIP HEADS MARINE NATIONAL PARK (Portsea Hole) CAPE SCHANCK LIGHTHOUSE RESERVE Point King Collins Bay Weerona Bay Police Point Capel Sound PORT PHILLIP BAY Collins Settlement Historic Site Camerons Bight Sullivan Bay Dromana Bay Defence Forts Point Nepean Nepean Bay Observatory Point Quarantine Station Ticonderoga Bay Coles Track ROAD DEFENCE Wilsons Folly Track PARK ENTRANCE Information Centre Portsea Point Macarthur ROAD ROAD ROAD ROAD HOTHAM LONDON BRIDGE POINT OCEAN BEACH BACK BEACH Farnsworth Track ROAD ST PAULS s n i p p o C k c a r T Sorrento Back Beach Portsea Surf Beach Sorrento NEPEAN MELBOURNE HUGHES ROAD MORNINGTON PENINSULA NATIONAL PARK Rye Ocean Beach BASS STRAIT PORT PHILLIP HEADS MARINE NATIONAL PARK MORNINGTON PENINSULA NATIONAL PARK g n i v a s e f i L k c a r T Blairgowrie ROAD ST JOHNS WOOD ROAD g n i v a s e f i L k c a r T O CANTERBURY JETTY ROAD PEARSE ROAD D A R Pirates Bay Bridgewater Bay TASMAN DRIVE g n i v a s e f i L k c a r T STREET White Cliffs Rye Tootgarook Rosebud Rosebud West Rosebud South Red Hill McCrae Dromana D A O R ROAD ROAD ROAD HYSLOPS D A O R ROAD ROAD D A O R D A O R GULLY L L A F R E T A W ROAD ROAD ROAD ROAD PURVES ROAD E N R U O B T S A E ROAD D A O R ROAD D A O R S N O S R E T T A P ROGERS ROAD E N O T S E M I L SANDY S N W O R B BONEO JETTY ROAD ROAD ROAD ROAD D A O R ROAD ROAD ROAD D A O R ROAD ROAD ROAD ROAD D A O R ROAD ROAD ROAD ROAD ROAD ROAD BOUNDARY POINT NEPEAN DUNDAS TRUEMANS SEAT ARTHURS CREEK MAIN BAYVIEW HILL HILL RED WHITE CREEK DUNNS DROMANA N R E T T I B MYERS TUBBARUBBA BALNARRING FLINDERS FRANKSTON SANDY POINT S Y E L N A T S MERRICKS COOLART McILROYS POINT LEO FLINDERS MORNINGTON SHOREHAM LORD SOMERS ROAD SHANDS BALDRYS GREENS MEAKINS BONEO ROAD ROAD CAPE SCHANCK BASS MEADOWS BOULEVARD PARADISE DRIVE BLOWHOLE TRACK GOLF LINKS ROAD Creek Chinamans Alloc Drum Drum Splitters St Andrews Beach St Andrews Beach Gunnamatta Beach Fingal Beach Cape Schanck Boneo MORNINGTON PENINSULA NATIONAL PARK MORNINGTON PENINSULA NATIONAL PARK (Greens Bush) Track Bushrangers Bay Main Creek l a g n i F k c a r T Long Bays Track t n i o P Two Burrabong Creek MORNINGTON PENINSULA NATIONAL PARK Highfield Cape Schanck Picnic Point B u s hranger s B a y Bushrangers Bay MORNINGTON PENINSULA NATIONAL PARK Cairns Bay Simmons Bay Creek Creek Creek Musk Creek Creek Creek Tree Spring Double Tea Tree Creek Flinders Flinders Ocean Beach MUSHROOM REEF MARINE SANCTUARY Shoreham Point Leo Somers Merricks Balnarring Merricks North Safety Beach Foxeys Hangout WESTERN PORT Honeysuckle Point Merricks Beach Balnarring Beach Main Ridge Red Hill South Coolart Point MORNINGTON PENINSULA Track ROSEBUD B.R. Walking ARTHURS SEAT STATE PARK s l l a F g n i K k c a r T t i u c r i C Creek West Head Kennon Cove Flinders Bight Creek Creek Cotton MAIN RIDGE N.C.R. Baldrys Crossing Lightwood Walking Track s y r d l a B t i u c r i C k c a r T Two Bays DROMANA B.R. ● Sheepwash Creek Bald Hill FREEWAY KANGERONG B.R. Bald Hill ● Creek Main Creek Creek Creek Creek Creek Creek Creek Stony Manton Coolart East Waterholes Creek Dunns T O m a D k c a r T BALD HILL N.C.R Bulldog Tubba Rubba COOLART HISTORIC AREA DEVILBEND N.F.R. Creek Creek Warringine Merricks Balcombe FLINDERS - SOMERS COASTAL RESERVE Range Area Walk POINT NEPEAN NATIONAL PARK BUCKLEY N.C.R. Bay Trail Winds through foreshores and camping grounds of Port Phillip from Portsea to Dromana 28km Portsea to Dromana Two Bays Walking Track Varies from steep gravel sections over Arthurs Seat to undulating tracks through Greens Bush 26km from Dromana on Port Phillip via Bushrangers Bay to Cape Schanck The Coastal Walk Includes cliff top tracks and beach walking 30km from Cape Schanck to Portsea Surf Beach Point Nepean Walks Tracks wind through the Quarantine Station, forts, gun emplacements and Moonah woodland, with sweeping views of Bass Strait and Port Phillip at the Heads 6.4km from Wilsons Folly Track at London Bridge to the tip of Point Nepean 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. Blue Wren symbols identify you are on ‘Two Bays Track’ Orange arrows indicate ‘through’ track Blue arrows indicate a ‘circuit’ walk ARTHURS SEAT CIRCUIT WALK Easy 1.8km circuit guides you to the highlights around Arthurs Seat summit and Seawinds Gardens. 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. T.C. MCKELLAR CIRCUIT WALK 1km track from Seawinds Gardens’ information shelter. 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. 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. The Mornington Peninsula Walk 1. TWO BAYS WALKING TRACK 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. GUNNAMATTA TO ST ANDREWS Includes some beach walking with rock pools and reefs at low tide. Popular surfing and fishing beach 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. 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. DIAMOND BAY, SORRENTO Steps to Diamond Bay and stunning views from St Paul’s Lookout COPPINS TRACK 3km historic track winds its way along cliff tops from Diamond Bay, with original 1800s limestone paved footpath. Spectacular coastal views. 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. FARNSWORTH TRACK 3km return scenic walk along clifftops from Portsea Surf Beach car park to London Bridge. 3. POINT NEPEAN WALKS 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. 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. 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 4. THE BAY TRAIL 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). O.T. DAM CIRCUIT WALK 3km circuit in tranquil bushland includes boardwalk around O.T. Dam. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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.. Hooded Plover symbols identify you are on ‘The Coastal Walk’ Orange markers indicate ‘through’ track Blue markers indicate a ‘circuit’ walk 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. 2. THE COASTAL WALK The Mornington Peninsula Walk Two Bays Walking Track Coastal Walk Point Nepean Walks Bay Trail 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: 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. 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. WALK DISTANCE GRADE Arthurs Seat Circuit Walk 1.8km easy T.C. McKellar Circuit Walk 1km easy Kings Falls Circuit Walk 1km easy-medium Lookout Hill Circuit Walk 1km easy O.T. Dam Circuit Walk 3km easy-medium Rosebud South Street Section 5km easy Baldry’s Circuit/s 3.6km & 1.6km easy Long Point Circuit 4km easy Bushrangers Bay Nature Walk 5km medium Fingal Beach 2 km medium-hard Blowhole Track 1.2km return medium Bridgewater Blairgowrie circuit 2km easy Lifesaving Track 11 km easy-medium Coppins Track 3km easy Coppins Lookout to Sphinx Rock 1.7km easy-medium Farnsworth Track 1.5km easy Wilsons Folly Track 1.7km easy Quarantine Station 1.5km from Point Nepean Information Centre easy Range Area Walk 1.8km easy Walter Pisterman Heritage Walk 1km return easy Fort Nepean Walk 5.2km from Point Nepean Information Centre easy-medium