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Length: 21.8km
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Duration: 6hrs
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Grade: 2
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Style: One Way
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Start: Wonthaggi
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End: Anderson
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Location: Gippsland
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Closest Town: Wonthaggi
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Distance from CBD: 137km
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State: VIC
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Latitude: -38.53595161
Longitude: 145.406975
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Bass Coast Rail Trail is a 21.8km, grade 2 One Way hike located in Gippsland Victoria. The hike should take approximately 6hrs to complete.
Summary
This is a very pleasant and easy to ride section of the trail where the scenery is a mix of farmland and coastal heath and paperbark
This is a spectacular coastal railtrail which can easily be ridden in both directions in a few short hours
An original timber trestle bridge at Kilcunda right on the beach
Phillip Island only a few kms away
Spectacular Coastal and rural views
Plenty of places to eat and stay at Wonthaggi and Kilcunda
Historical mining sites
Wonderful mining museum in Wonthaggi at old State Coal Mine site
Museum, arts and craft shop at Wonthaggi station site.
The trail from Anderson is a steady decline and then flat, giving panoramic views of the surrounding areas, farming land and Western Port Bay.
For more information on this trail see the book Rail Trails of Victoria.
Wonthaggi – The old railway station, located by the nearby mine tower head to Anderson – The carpark opposite the roundabout turn-off for Phillip Island
Notes
Wonthaggi to Anderson in Gippsland
130km south-east of Melbourne, near Phillip Island
Fine gravel
Flat and undulating
For more information and a location map please visit RailTrails Australia.
14 thoughts on “Bass Coast Rail Trail (21.8km)”
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Looks good
Deb Newman King
Jasper Riley Darcy Joel
Rachael Mullinger
Liz Lees done!
Deb , have you done this?
Kim no, l guess l haven’t because it’s more of a bike trail then a hike. Good for a fitness walk though
Aaron Cardy have you done this one? Its been on my list 😋 hint hint
Kristy Hope Arvaj haha na I haven’t but put it on the growing list 😂😊
Aaron Cardy 👏👏👏 yasss!
Kristy Hope Arvaj I’m already sore thinking about them 😂😂
Aaron Cardy dont be weak 😋
Kristy Hope Arvaj you might have to carry me across the line 😉
Aaron Cardy i was already counting on it 😉