How long is the Cape Schanck walk?

Bushranger Bay & Cape Schanck is a 13km, grade 3 return hike, located in Mornington Peninsula, Victoria. The hike should take approximately 4hrs to complete.

How long is the Two Bays Walking Track?

26km
The Two Bays Walking Track is one of the longest continuous walking track on the Mornington Peninsula. It stretches 26km through a diverse range of Mornington Peninsula landscape.

What is Cape Schanck known for?

Cape Schanck offers a breathtaking view of unspoilt beaches and scenic walking tracks. One of its most recognisable landmarks is the iconic lighthouse. The Cape Schanck Lighthouse was constructed in 1859 from limestone blocks laced with decorative brackets.

Is Cape Schanck lighthouse dog friendly?

Easy: there are several lookouts which are spectacular and an easy walk from the car park. Bring your camera. If you are fit and have two hours, Fingal Beach walk is on your left a kilometre or so from Cape Schanck. Once again no dogs, not even in your car.

How many steps Cape Schanck?

At Fingal Beach we start the climb up the 439 steps (9) to meet our original track, where we retrace our steps back to the Cape Schanck car park.

Can you swim at Bushrangers Bay?

Quality is a unifying theme around here, so it should come as no surprise that Bushrangers Bay is a top-shelf swimming option. The basalt coastline is quite unlike anywhere else in the area, or even the state.

How do I get to bushrangers Bay?

Bushrangers Bay can be accessed from the Boneo Road car park and picnic area (2.5km). This section of the Two Bays Walking Track passes along Main Creek and provides fine views and passes through shady Banksia groves. You also get views over the surrounding farmland and into the creek valley below.

Where is gunnamatta located?

Mornington Peninsula National Park
Gunnamatta Beach in Fingal is an exposed, high energy, 3km stretch of beach with a wide, rip dominated surf zone. It is located in the Mornington Peninsula National Park and is part of the 30km long sandy and rocky coast that extends from Cape Schanck to Point Nepean.

What happened at Cape Schanck?

In 1893 a steamship, the SS Alert, sank off the coast at Cape Schanck during a storm. It was rediscovered after 113 years on the ocean floor in June 2007.

Where can I hike with my dog in the Bay Area?

7 Dog-Friendly Hikes in the Bay Area

• Sweeney Ridge Trail.
• Presidio.
• Lands End Trail.
• Oyster Bay Regional Shoreline Park.
• Pulgas Ridge Open Space Preserve.
• Ed R. Levin County Park.
• Fremont Older Open Space Preserve.

Can you fish at Cape Schanck?

This month l will continue with a brief introduction to one of my favourite Victorian spearfishing destinations, Cape Schanck. This side of the cape offers reasonable spearfishing with snook, snapper, trevally, whiting and your usual reef species in the summer and autumn months.

How did we get to Cape Schanck Lighthouse?

Somehow we always end up climbing something – rocks, mountains, stairs… and this walk was no different!

How long is walk from Cape Schanck to bushrangers Bay?

Parking the car at the Cape Schanck Lighthouse in the Mornington Peninsula, we took some time to walk around the lighthouse and take in the breathtaking view from the lookout before starting off on the 40 minute walk to Bushrangers Bay along the coastal track.

What to see on the Fingal to Cape Schanck walk?

This walk takes you back to nature with a peaceful bush track, scenic beach views, a historic lighthouse and the chance to see whales playing in the ocean and seals swimming amongst the waves!

Where is the second coastal lighthouse in Victoria?

On the way back to the car park you will notice a lighthouse .This was built in 1859 as the second coastal lighthouse in Victoria. It is located at the southernmost tip of the Mornington Peninsula and measures 21 metres.