Length: 21.8km
Duration: 6hrs
Grade: 2
Style: One Way
Start: Wonthaggi
End: Anderson

Location: Gippsland
Closest Town: Wonthaggi
Distance from CBD: 137km
State: VIC
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.

Hike 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

About the region

Stretch your legs in some of Victoria's most spectacular national parks, be charmed by tiny towns, and indulge in gourmet fresh produce in Gippsland. Amble along Ninety Mile Beach, set up camp in Wilsons Prom or set sail on the Gippsland Lakes. Feed your curiosity at galleries and studios, or at local cellar doors, boutique distilleries and renowned restaurants.