Portsea~London Bridge Lookout to Fort Nepean (return)

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Trail stats

Distance: 10.27 mi
Elevation gain: 896 ft
Technical difficulty: Moderate
Elevation loss: 896 ft
Max elevation: 184 ft
TrailRank: 64
Min elevation: 3 ft
Trail type: Loop

Moving time: 3 hours 25 minutes
Time: 5 hours 13 minutes
Coordinates: 2863
Uploaded: February 22, 2021
Recorded: February 2021

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near Portsea, Victoria (Australia)

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Itinerary description

An amazing hike albeit I was sand whipped and almost blown off Pt Nepean!

Really enjoyed the entire days hike and historic information. I have provided some historic commentary on waypoint photos.

Would strongly recommend using hiking poles and wear hiking shoes...lots of sandy dune patches and hills to navigate over.

Toilets at London Bridge carpark, Quarantine area and Fort Nepean.

Some water fountains along the way but I’d recommend you bring 1L each person and plenty of snacks for energy.

Waypoints

London Bridge cark park

Start of path to Pt Nepean

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Wilson’s Folly

The track is well defined, sandy in part and much easier to navigate with walking poles

Excellent signposts

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Coles Tk

Groomed trails make for pleasing walking

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Shuttle Bus

There’s a service on offer, tickets purchased off driver

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Gun Placements 1-5

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The First Shots

Midnight (German time) 4/8/14, Great Britain declared war on Germany. Simultaneously (5/8/14 Australian time) a German steamer SS Pfalz was attempting to exit Port Philip Bay before it could be interned. At 12.45pm barrel 1489 fired a heave-to shot convincing Cpt Wilhelm Kuniken to stop. This was the first British empire shot of WW1.