Cape Liptrap Coastal Park Visitor Guide Stretching along the coast from the sand barrier of Point Smythe to the sheltered waters of Waratah Bay and Venus Bay, Cape Liptrap Coastal Park has strikingly beautiful scenery. The coastal park transforms from being a peaceful coastal area to wild, windy and awe inspiring in stormy weather. Whatever the season, Cape Liptrap Coastal Park is worth exploring. Finding your way Do not start a walk in this area any earlier than Cape Liptrap Coastal Park is 4,175 ha in size and two hours before a low tide and aim to finish a situated 160 kilometres south east of Melbourne. walk no later than two hours after low tide. Tide It is reached from the South Gippsland Highway at times are the same as for Port Phillip Heads. Leongatha or the Bass Highway from Inverloch. Fire access tracks can be used to explore notes Things to see and do extensive heathlands and woodlands of the sheltered gullies and hills behind Walkerville and Walking Waratah Bay. 1. Point Smythe Walk (6 km circuit, 2 hours) This circuit walk takes you through thick coastal When walking always remember to wear a hat, vegetation and onto the beach at Point Smythe. sunscreen, shirt and sunglasses, to take plenty of The track is particularly sheltered on windy days. drinking water, and to check tide times. 2. Anderson Inlet Walk (2 km, 40 minutes one Swimming way) The broad sandy ocean beaches of Venus Bay This track follows the southern edge of Anderson are popular for swimming and surfing. Swimmers Inlet east to the carpark at Doyles Road. The track must be careful as strong currents and rips occur takes you along the intertidal mudflats where you along this section of the coast. Venus Bay No. 1 can see a great variety of marine plants and Beach is patrolled by surf lifesavers during the animals including mangroves rich with bird life. summer months. park 3. Lime Burners Walk (750 metres, 15 minutes Camping one way) Camping is available in the park at Bear Gully This track links the north and south settlements of where shady campsites are set right on the shore Walkerville through stands of Drooping She-oak, of Waratah Bay. Campers should be self-sufficient past cliffs and the ruins of lime kilns. A short side and bring their own firewood and drinking water. track leads to the historic Walkerville Cemetery. Advance booking and payment required year 4. Overlook Walk (1.2 km, 45 minutes one way) round. Book at www.parks.vic.gov.au/stay or call This track links the caravan park at Walkerville Parks Victoria on 13 1963. North with the Prom View Estate. The track leads Camping facilities are also provided at caravan parks at Walkerville North and Waratah Bay. through coastal woodlands with a diverse understorey. A side track (700 metres) leads to a Horseriding viewing platform overlooking Waratah Bay with Horseriding is permitted within the park on the the peaks of Wilsons Promontory as a backdrop. intertidal area of beach below the high water mark Other walks between the ocean outfall pipeline and Arch Rock. Access to the beach is via the Five Mile Track. A A variety of coastal walks exist along the shoreline permit is required, which is available from the between Venus Bay and Waratah Bay. Short Foster Office. walks are also available at Bald Hills and Kings Flat Reserves Fishing and boating The coast between Venus Bay and Walkerville is Recreational line fishing is popular from the very rocky and access is very dependent on the beaches and rocks with the area offering a large tides. variety of fish. For more information call the Parks Victoria Information Centre on 13 1963 or visit our website at www.parks.vic.gov.au To Leongatha D N U BASS O P To Koonwarra HIGHWAY - A B460 R R D TARW A A IN W O N R O K INVERLOCH O E K E To Wonthaggi To R Inverloch C L O W Anderson E Point Inlet R Smythe Fisheries To Tarwin Reserve Middle C442 LO LO Tarwin WER FFA LEES BU 97 SEE INSET FOR DETAIL R 97 O A No 5 Beach Venus D Nolan R E Bay Bluff V I R No 4 Beach ROAD DUNLOP No 3 Beach ROAD N C442 I No 2 Beach W R Tarwin A T T A Lower R W No 1 Beach I N Bald H 97 ill Cre ek BALD HILLS ROAD Point Smythe POINT SMYTHE INSET L O Bald Hills ANDERSON W Nature Conservation Reserve E R INLET O Lake L Point Smythe Walk A Polteney F F U Anderson B Inlet Walk Ocean outfall Doyles pipeline Ba Road Fisher ld Lake W Kings Flat Nature A R Conservation Reserve A T A H LEES H A T Point Smythe A R A ROAD W R VENUS BAY 5 MILE TRACK O (4WD ONLY) A D WALKERVILLE INSET No vehicles are Promontory Cape ek Views Estate allowed on the beach re Liptrap C te hi Coastal W Park Promontory Ten M ile Views Estate Cape Overlook Walk S Walk e C RO c BASS re o e n k d Middle P O Liptrap O C L r C e r e e k e k Walkerville Arch Rock M Foreshore Mt ac Liptrap P Reserve her s on C D r A e e O k Walkerville North STRAIT Mo R rgan Creek B Coastal e a Historic r Cemetery ROAD Morgan 97 Beach P A C R r T BEAR e P e I GULLY Park The L Creek Bluff Bluff D Lime Burners Walk A O Historic Lime Kilns LO R E OP P A Bird Rock C Bear Gully Walkerville Arch Rock South Grinder Point Cape Liptrap Cape Liptrap Lighthouse Reserve Legend Recreational Facilities Sealed road Camping Unsealed road Lookout Vehicular track Picnic area To Meeniyan Walking track Walking track Buffalo Horseriding area Toilets AD RO ALO M FF E Parking BU E Cape Liptrap Coastal Pk. N 97 IY A N Other reserve / public land Surf Life Saving Club P RO Anderson Inlet Fisheries MO RO N Reserve Patrolled beach AD TO RY Waters of Shallow Inlet Horseriding Reserve Fireplace 97 Touring route Information Boat launching site Swimming beach Caravan park Wildlife hide ROAD Historic lime kilns Hang gliding B Lighthouse r to Foster id g e Nature Conservation Reserve Dogs on leash SUMMERS No vehicles O L A C ROAD r F e e F k U B STAMP ROAD KE Ba RR F 0 1.5 3 ld S O D S A T O E RO R R KILOMETRES AD N D Cartography by Charles Walsh H iv ill Creek id Nature Tourism Services 11/11 i EK n E g H R C A C THOMSON T r e D A RD e A W R k O IL A H 97 R S FIS O W S N M S Coast Views Tk DA Rock Hill L A P E R C S O o Heath Track 2 T M o E O k N Heath R E s T L Track 1 O L R I R to Tidal River V Shallow O R E K C P L r Yanakie e o Waratah Bay A e n W k Coastal Reserve y C SA Waratah ND Inlet D k Y Promontory A Bay O Views Estate R P O IN ROAD Point T R Sandy A L P L I O M O L R O A D 97 reek Fis her mans C 10km / hr speed limit WARATAH Mt Liptrap BAY HOURIGAN CAMP Walkerville Bird Sandy Point B Rock Waratah e a r SEE INSET FOR DETAIL ROAD Wilsons Promontory Bay Digger Island Melbourne National Park C BEAR re e GULLY k Taralgon Bell Point Moe Leongatha Yarram Wonthaggi vic Foster Bear Gully MELBOURNE Grinder Cape Liptrap Coastal Park For further information PIPIS:. Limits and conditions apply to pipi The light is still in operation and has a range of 18 Parks Victoria collection and these limits are regularly reviewed nautical miles (over 34 kilometres). Information Centre by the Department of Primary Industries. For Call 13 1963 more information contact DPI on 13 6186 or visit Rich in plants and wildlife or visit our website at www.dpi.vic.gov.au, or refer to the current Cape Liptrap Coastal Park features extensive www.parks.vic.gov.au Victorian Recreational Fishing Guide. A coastal heathlands of Scented Paperbark, recreational fishing licence is required to collect Park Office Common Heath, Scrub She-oak, Dwarf She-oak, pipis from Victorian Beaches. Cnr Victory Ave & Pink Swamp-heath, Prickly Teatree, Silver McDonald St MOLLUSC NO TAKE ZONE: All molluscs Banksia and Bushy Hakea. Foster VIC 3960 (commonly called shellfish) in the intertidal zone Thickets of Coast Teatree together with stands of South Gippsland between Point Smythe and Arch Rock are Coast Banksia are found at Point Smythe and Visitor Information Centre protected, except for pipis (see above), squid, along the coastal sand dunes. Open forests of South Gippsland Highway cuttlefish, octopus and squirters. Korumburra VIC 3950 Manna Gum and Messmate Stringybark occur in Ph. 1800 630 704 A recreational fishing licence is required to take the southern half of the park. fish (including bait and shellfish) in all Victorian Caring for the These forests are important as they include tree marine, estuary and freshwaters. The Victorian environment hollows which provide nesting sites for a variety of Recreational Fishing Guide specifies bag limits birds and mammals.