Wilsons Prom Circuit Trail

Wilsons Prom Circuit Trail

Wilsons Promontory National Park

Length: 44 kilometres
Walk: 3 days/2 nights return
Track: Varies
Grade: Moderate
Start: Tidal River
Finish: Tidal River
Nearby: Foster
Permits/bookings: For overnight hike.

The 3-day Prom circuit takes in the breadth of scenery at Victoria’s best loved national park. The track heads east across Windy Saddle before dipping through tall fern gullies and over a boardwalk-covered swamp into Sealers Cove, a pretty inlet protected by rocky peaks and tall eucalypts. Camp here overnight or continue on to the clear waters of Refuge Cove, a 6km walk along a scenic coast track. The following day’s hike climbs near Kersop Peak, a prominent point that affords views across the wild coast (keep an eye out for whales). Descend to Little Waterloo Bay, the second campsite, through a forest of sheoaks and banksias, and the next day cross the dunes and coastal scrub of Oberon Bay back to Tidal River.

Status: Track work is ongoing and some sections may be rough

Optional Detour — Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse

Length: 7.6 kilometres
Walk: 2.5 hours one way
Start: Waterloo Bay
Finish: Wilsons Prom Lighthouse
Permits/bookings: none required

Follow the Lighthouse Track to the Wilsons Promontory lighthouse across undulating woodland.

An Alternative — Sealers Cove

Length: 10 kilometres
Walk: 3 hours one way
Track: varies
Grade: moderate
Start: Telegraph Saddle car park
Finish: Sealers Cove
Permits/Bookings: none required

A perfect day trip at the Prom is the walk to the beautiful white crescent beach and smooth waters of Sealers Cove. Leave your car at Telegraph Saddle and follow the track across to Windy Saddle, where the views take in both the east and west coasts of the promontory.