Cape Woolamai to Beacon Point Loop Walk

Located in Victoria, on Phillip Island, this Cape trail has lots of varied landscapes to discover; woodlands, beaches, shrub and sand dunes along with uninterrupted spectacular coastal views, especially from the Beacon hill and the scraggy Pinnacles and there’s lots of amazing wildlife! To get here take the M! East from Melbourne for about 20 miles before taking the exit for South Gippsland Freeway, the M420. Stay on this for 60 miles or so and take the exit for Phillip Island. Follow signs for Woolamai Beach and there is a car park at the end of the road. There are toilet facilities here. Cape Woolamai is the highest point on the island and is a great hike for nature enthusiasts. Every year the untamed Cape is home to around a million shearwaters between October and April. These amazing birds can dive down to 70 metres! They come here to breed in underground burrows up to a metre long before returning to Alaska. Other birds to look out for are penguins and hooded plovers and sometimes fur seals can be seen swimming in the bay. In the summertime, the woodlands are just full of butterflies and you will be sure to see wallabies, possums and koalas. Starting from Woolamai Information shelter, take the wooden ramp down to the beach and walk along the sand for about half a mile to the wooden staircase on the left. Go up the stairs and here there is a sign for the Cape Woolamai Trails; there are three trails here and each has a unique colour to identify them on the trail markers. The trail is a 4 mile loop trail that is graded as Medium. For information on how we grade trails, please click here. Expect the trail to take around 2.5 hours to complete although caution is advised on trail times as this depends on multiple variables. For more info, click here. This trail is unsuitable for wheelchairs and pushchairs due to the steps and soft sand. Young children may also struggle a little, if taking them make sure they are supervised at all times; there are some sheer drops. This trail s fairly exposed in places so take sun cream and lots of water in summer especially. Due to the wildlife, dogs are not allowed on the trail.Be aware that as lovely as it is, Woolamai Beach, very popular with surfers, is notorious for rips and strong undertows, so don’t venture in before checking conditions and only swim between the flags when there is a lifeguard here. Map Source:https://walkingmaps.com.au/Photo Credit :Richard Goh