Mallacoota Inlet and Surrounds Walks and Visitor Guide The coastal township of Mallacoota is a popular holiday destination. Mallacoota Inlet provides opportunities for boating, fishing, walking and picnics. Mallacoota is surrounded by Croajingolong National Park, with breathtaking views, sandy beaches, colourful heathlands, tall eucalypt forests and small pockets of ancient rainforest. Things to see and do Boating Picnicking There are many spectacular areas around the Mallacoota Inlet and along the Wallagaraugh and There are picnic facilities at various locations Genoa Rivers which can be explored by boat. around Mallacoota Inlet, some of which are only There are launching ramps at Karbeethong, n o taccessible e s by boat. Free gas barbeques are Mallacoota and Gipsy Point, with a sewage provided at Gravelly Point, Captain Creek and disposal facility located at the Karbeethong Public Cape Horn picnic areas. Firewood is only supplied Jetty. at picnic sites around the Inlet during peak visitor times. At other times, visitors are required to supply their own firewood. Fresh water is not available at these sites so bring as much as you will need for the day. Picnic areas are also provided on the picturesque Betka River, at Betka Beach and at Double Creek at the commencement of the nature trail. Rubbish bins are not provided at any of these locations so please take your rubbish away with you. Snorkelling p a r k There are some fantastic opportunities to explore When boating, steer clear of sand bars, the underwater world around Mallacoota. The particularly in the Bottom Lake. It is generally rocks off Bastion Point and Quarry Beach feature advisable to use the main channels as detailed on an amazing array of seaweed which is home to the enclosed map. The islands located in the numerous marine creatures. Mallacoota Inlet are utilised as nesting sites by coastal and wading birds. In order to provide safe Camping and undisturbed nesting habitat, please do not land on the islands between October and Camping is not permitted around the Mallacoota February. Inlet, but there are campsites in Croajingolong Make sure you carry with you appropriate safety National Park and the Mallacoota Township. equipment, including approved life jackets, Canoeing detailed maps, a radio and let someone know where you are going. The Mallacoota Inlet and the lower sections of the Fishing Betka, Genoa and Fishing is permitted within the Croajingolong Wallagaraugh Rivers National Park excluding Marine National Parks. A are ideal for canoeing. number of different surf and estuary fish species Please check river levels may be caught. Please note spear fishing is with Parks Victoria on prohibited in the Mallacoota Lakes. 13 1963 before setting A Victorian Recreational Fishing Licence is out and inform a friend required to fish in all Victorian waters. or relative of your trip intentions. For more information call the Parks Victoria Information Centre on 13 1963 or visit our website at www.parkweb.vic.gov.au w Park Gipsy Point is a charming village HIGHWAY overlooking the Inlet. It can be reached by car or boat. The nearby Genoa Wallagaraugh River is considered to r e be one of the most beautiful in iv R T Victoria. gh ea au l gar C Croajingolong Walla re e D k A O R PRINCES F S A I N R N Coleman H I B Inlet A National Mallacoota V W E E Ge N N no R a O Riv Gipsy A er K D C F AI Park Point A RH to Genoa R AV T EN Cape Horn LIN N K ROAD c R APE HO Shipwreck Creek D U K E Lyrebird Point K T C R A A Cape Horn Bay R C T K Muddy Smellies W E B Inlet Inlet Private I AR V R Dahl ACOO ACK Point to Point Little Property E TA TR Private K Bight River Bank T A F McKenzie Property GE L NOA Genoa River Bight Rame Head Spotted Dog Mine Kangaroo Pt Jimmy Pt Dead Finish Lees Palmers Bank Bluff Goanna Bay The Howe Range ek re C S T TOP LAKE Tatum Pt dominates the er OU WES lwat Coo K Campshot Point Cemetery Bight skyline north east A C RM TRA of the Inlet. The Sou West Arm Gravelly Point highest point, Quamby Brown Howe Hill (392m) rass Ck Kingfish Pt Pioneers Cemetery rd G Point Point commands fine D o w Sandy Point o S SA The Big views, but is u NDY . Allan Head b PT. TK Bight l practically e The Narrows C Double Creek Dorron Bight inaccessible r e Nature Walk Bakers e Centre Shot except to k and Picnic Area Top Shot Bight Refuge Cove bushwalkers. Arm The Swimming Pt Double Creek Narrows Eight Maxwell Pt Captain Creek Foot Lakeview Original The first Mallacoota C Bank Hotel Site township including a a p Snapper Pt Goodwin Sands t hotel (destroyed by fire), a i n post office and several k K HOWE F e C LA C Bucklands T e A T houses once stood in r R k A R C Mallacoota Inlet C Jetty K T D this area s K OA e H & surrounds E Karbeethong Howe Bight i R o l E w r G Jetty e R a N Cr h C O ee H BOTTOM LAKE k There is excellent Highway C T N E I reek E et C Robertson opportunity for A ll B Mu T R Bank Major road P A bushwalking away from A K C Stingray Pt the Inlet. Much of the Minor/unsealed road area is very remote and Vehicle track GENOA a permit is required for TO overnight walks. Walking track M AL Rabbit Is. LA Main boating channel C Tea Tree Pt O Sha Genoa Peak O dy TA G Fisheries Pt. Navigation marker North west of Mallacoota, Genoa Peak offers u ROAD ll Horse Is. magnificent views of Croajingolong National Park, y Croajingolong National including the Wilderness Coast, the Thurra Dunes Park and Mallacoota Inlet. To access Genoa Peak, a Cape Howe Wilderness gravel road from the Princes Highway leads to a Goat Is. picnic area, where a walking track enables access Sandbank / shallow water to the summit. The walk is 1.5km in length and D a v moderate fitness is required. is C re ek Highway There is excellent opportunity for Major road bushwalking away from the Inlet. Much of the Minor/unsealed road area is very remote and Vehicle track GENOA a permit is required for TO overnight walks. Walking track M AL LA Main boating channel C O Sha Genoa Peak O dy TA G Fisheries Pt. Navigation marker North west of Mallacoota, Genoa Peak offers u ROAD ll Horse Is. magnificent views of Croajingolong National Park, y Croajingolong National including the Wilderness Coast, the Thurra Dunes Park and Mallacoota Inlet. To access Genoa Peak, a Cape Howe Wilderness gravel road from the Princes Highway leads to a Goat Is. picnic area, where a walking track enables access Sandbank / shallow water to the summit. The walk is 1.5km in length and D Tullaberga a Mallacoota v Cpt. Stevensons Pt moderate fitness is required. is Island C Recreational Facilities re Boating safety: There is a 5 knot speed limit in ek the channel between Captain Point and Rabbit Boatramp The entrance to the Inlet is very shallow Entrance and narrow and considerable care and Island and from 500m south east of Gipsy Point upstream. There is also a 5 knot speed limit Campground/caravan park Mallacoota local knowledge are necessary to Town Walk within 60 metres of any jetty, boat launching D negotiate it by boat. Gas BBQ R ramp or recognised landing place. Picnic Area Fireplace Bastion Pt. Mallacoota Inlet was formed by the drowning of A K Jetty T the Genoa River valley when sea levels rose at E B the end of the last ice age. It has been estimated Lookout Mallacoota: although its permanent population is that 25,000 years ago sea levels were 140 metres only 1,200, Mallacoota boasts a wide range of Tip Beach below present levels and that 7,000 years ago Picnic area services and facilities. There are restaurants, they were 10 metres below this level. Davis Creek shops, garages, a hotel, airstrip and police and Self guided walk Beach ambulance stations. Bait and fishing gear can be The islands in the Mallacoota Inlet and Tullaberga purchased and there is a boat repair service. Island are included in Croajingolong National Toilets Park. The Goodwin Sands are a haven for many Betka Beach waterbirds and migrating waders. The low lying sands are also a breeding area for the endangered Little Tern. Please avoid disturbing 0 0.5 1.0 or encroaching on these areas. N KILOMETRES Cartography by Charles Walsh K Nature Tourism Services 00/6 T E M Sandy Point to Campshot Point O R D Mallacoota Distance - 2 km return / 45 minutes O Waterskiing: is allowed in all areas not restricted under the R Airstrip D E R Quarry Beach speed restriction guidelines but the preferred locations are A T S Cemetery Bight and Dead Finish (Gravelly Point). Remember 2 km from Sandy Point, the track forks providing A O you may not waterski within 60 metres of any jetty or within MELBOURNE C access to Campshot Point. A major feature of D 30 metres of any vessel or people swimming. You may not L O this walk is the Saw Banksias. These gnarled, K approach within 90 metres of a vessel or buoy showing flag C A Secret Beach ‘A’ when towing a waterskier.