Nomads Outdoors Group – Station Pier to Newport Station via the Westgate Punt

Enjoy a scenic walk overlooking Port Phillip Bay and the Lower reaches of the Yarra River, crossing the Yarra River on the Westgate Punt.

GRADE | LENGTH | TYPE: Grade 3 Medium, 10 km point-to-point walk on paved or compacted dirt paths (graded according to the AWTGS: Australian Walking Tracks Grading System).

ACTIVITY DESCRIPTION: From the Beacon Cove Terminus of the #109 Tram, the walk will follow the Beacon Cove Promenade Trail past one of Melbourne’s earliest urban renewal projects plus Station Pier and Princess Pier. Passing through the Maritime Cove Parkland, the walk will make the return trip along the Webb Trail to Sandridge Lookout. Next the walk will head to Westgate Park which will be the lunch spot in designated facilities. Then a walk through Westgate Park to the Punt pier (near the Westgate Bridge) to cross over the Yarra River. On the western side the walk will continue on off-road paths past the historic sewerage pumping station and the Newport Power Station. We’ll exit to take North Road to Newport Station, where you can board a train to return towards the CBD.