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

Location: Bass Coast
Closest Town: Wonthaggi
Distance from CBD: 137km
State: VIC
Latitude: -38.53595161
Longitude: 145.406975

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Bass Coast Walk and Rail Trail is a 21.8km, grade 2 one way hike, located in Bass Coast, Victoria. The hike should take approximately 6hrs to complete.

Hike Summary

The popular Bass Coast Walk and Rail Trail is a cliff top hike that stretches from the outskirts of San Remo at Punchbowl Road, to the Bass Highway (just opposite the hall at Peppermint Road) in Kilcunda. The final 12km is along the Bass Coast rail trail from Kilcunda to Wonthaggi. The Trail ends in Graham Street Wonthaggi where you will collect your cars and return to the start point.

Rugged Cliffs, crashing surf, remote beaches, rural pastures and a rich coal mining history all form part of this hike.

The hike offers spectacular views of the coastline and follows the route of the explorer George Bass' epic voyage of discovery along the southern edge of the Anderson Peninsula, over 200 years ago.

Access

Wonthaggi railway station site, Bent Street (or carparking at the shopping centre on the western side of the Bass Highway)
Kilcunda township - on Bass Highway
Anderson - V-Line carpark opposite roundabout to Phillip Island on Bass Highway
Woolamai Recreation Reserve on Trew Road.

About the region

Basham Beach Conservation Park is a large park which links Middleton and Port Elliot along the foreshore. During the winter, the stretch of water between Middleton and Port Elliot known as Fisherman Bay can host Southern Right Whales during the migration period.