Point Nepean Mornington Peninsula

Point Nepean National Park

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4.6/5
(418) · National park in Portsea, Australia
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Point Nepean National Park is the most westerly point on the Mornington Peninsula and sits on one of the most treacherous coastlines in Victoria. Point …

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Jan 19, 2025
Fantastic walk with loads of history to see! For morning walkers, park at Gunners Cottage (inside the National Park) and do the 7km round trip walk to Fort Nepean and back. For those wanting to talk …Full review by Thelly76
Dec 8, 2024
This is the traditional Country of the Bunurong People. They are Aboriginal people of the Kulin nation, who are the traditional owners of the land from the Werribee River to Wilsons Promontory in th…Full review by Crystalline4u
Mar 29, 2024
The Point Nepean National Park is an interesting place to visit. We parked at the quarantine station which was very quiet. There is an varied collection of buildings but they are very sparse and in n…Full review by Nigel B
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What do you see on the Range Area Walk? Is it more of a nature walk, or are there actual things to see related to the …
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What do you see on the Range Area Walk? Is it more of a nature walk, or are there actual things to see related to the training that took place there?
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There are several historical sites and buildings that reflect part of the history of this site as a quarantine station and defence area during wars. It is run by our National Parks service …
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There are several historical sites and buildings that reflect part of the history of this site as a quarantine station and defence area during wars. It is run by our National Parks service so is well sign posted and the ocean, and bay views, are fantastic.
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How long is it to walk from the carpark to different attractions?
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We walked leisurely from the Gunners Cottage car park to Fort Nepean, taking time to climb Cheviot hill and view Eagles nest and Fort Pearce. It took about 2.5 hours....then we caught …
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We walked leisurely from the Gunners Cottage car park to Fort Nepean, taking time to climb Cheviot hill and view Eagles nest and Fort Pearce. It took about 2.5 hours....then we caught the shuttle bus back. We also had a picnic lunch with us that we ate overlooking The Rip at Point Nepean.
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Till what point of the park can we access by car ? Is there a toll to take the car in ?
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You cannot access the point by car. That said there is a bus stop adjacent to the car park at the Quarantine Station. You can get on and off the bus as you wish.
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Are the cycling paths generally flat as we are a group of over 50s and some of us have weak knees. It would be a …
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Are the cycling paths generally flat as we are a group of over 50s and some of us have weak knees. It would be a challenge if we have to cycle up slopes.
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The bike path is pretty good with occassional hills but nothing severe. If you use the road this would be more difficult. The bike/ walking track follows the coast and is therefore less hilly
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