Explore The Scenic Mornington Peninsula Bay Trail

Aside from the glorious beaches along the trail, you will find picnic facilities with barbeques, gazebos, adventure playgrounds, and outdoor fitness equipment.

Various piers and jetties are found on route, at Safety Beach, Dromana, Rosebud, Rye, Sorrento and Portsea. 

Along the route on the beach you will also find Sailing Clubs at Safety Beach, McCrae, Rosebud, Rye, Blairgowrie and Sorrento, with many sail boats in the marinas.

For people with boats and jet skis, boat ramps are provided all along the beaches. 

A feature of the landscape all along the beach and bay trail is the gorgeous multi-coloured bathing boxes. There are in fact 240 beach boxes on the Mornington Peninsula.

On the main road parallel to the Bay Trail there is an assortment of restaurants, bars, cafes, ice cream shops, retail and accommodation on offer.

The foreshore along the trail provides camping and caravanning amenities during the Summer season, which is always booked in advance and very popular. It has been a much loved holiday spot for many families growing up in Melbourne, myself included.

You will also find interesting and historic landmarks along the way, commemorating the heritage of the Mornington Peninsula area, such as:

• Collins Settlement, the first European Settlement of Victoria dated from 1803 in Sorrento.
• Tallest Lighthouse of Port Phillip Bay in McCrae.
• Whitecliffs Lookout in Rye.
• Lime Stone Kiln monument, a memorial of the limestone industry in the mid 1800’s in Rye.
• Point Nepean National Park in Portsea.

Other attractions on the trail include:

• Car and Passenger Ferry, from Sorrento Pier across the Bay to Queenscliff.
• Rye Carnival on the Rye foreshore during Summer.
• Various street art and sculptures.
• Millionaires Walk in Sorrento.