01 Shallow Inlet Lake Circuit (2024)

The Walk in Detail

This walk starts at the Hourigan Camp Lane carpark, at the North-western tip of the Wilsons Promontory National Park. It is an easy, short walk – but is unique in nature and very beautiful.
Hourigan Camp Lane comes off Millar Rd, near Yanakie, and heads West.

The Shallow Inlet Lake walk is an out-and-back walk, South from the carpark along a management track next to the Wilsons Promontory park boundary fence.

Be careful on this track – watch for snakes! You may also see wallabies, echidnas, wombats and Yellow Tailed Black Cockatoos (a family of them live there, and they are very curious creatures!)

Once you have reached the dune system, you find yourself in an ecosystem that is seldom seen in Australia. Walk 250 m to the ‘centre’ of the dune, turn Southeast and keep walking! After about another 400 m there is a large and beautiful freshwater lake – Shallow Inlet Lake – nestled up to the dune! The lake is replete with birdlife, including swans. This spot, overlooking the lake, is an excellent place to stop for lunch! Explore the dune, and enjoy!

Return to the carpark following the management track North from the dune system.