Parking
Park at the end of Hourigan Camp Lane, off Millar Road.
Overview
About Shallow Inlet Walk
Why go
- A short, flat path to the inlet through sheltered tea-tree and paperbark.
Heads up
- High tide can make the shoreline inaccessible.
Map & elevation
The route
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Full mapElevation1–11 m
Plan your hike
Before you go
Parking
Best time to go
Safety
2 active Wilsons Promontory alerts
- ClosureSouthern area closures and October deer-control restrictionsDo not enter the listed southern visitor areas during their closures, and plan around the October aerial deer-control operation.Official details
- InfoEntrance traffic management and delaysAllow extra travel time and follow traffic controls at the Wilsons Promontory National Park entrance.Official details
The highest, rockiest slopes around here are a summer buffet for grizzly bears.
Wilsons Promontory Tour Guide
Your drive to Shallow Inlet Walk, narrated.
Parkwolf is a GPS audio tour guide for Wilsons Promontory National Park. As you drive, it chimes in with what’s ahead: hidden gems, upcoming stops, history, geology, and wildlife, right through your car’s speakers.
More stories near here in the app
- The Walk to Big Drift
- The Sand That Joined the Prom
- Why This Grassland Needs Fire
- The Wombat's Hidden Day
- 22 audio storiesacross Wilsons Promontory’s roads, triggered by GPS as you drive
- Wildlife heatmapsfor Wedge-tailed Eagle, Koala, Bare-nosed Wombat, and 13 more
- Works offlinemaps, 36 trails, 46 places, and audio download before you lose signal
- CarPlay readysimple controls built for the drive
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Trail guide
Hiking Shallow Inlet Walk
A short route to the inletShallow Inlet Walk is a flat 0.
Shallow Inlet Walk is a flat 0.55-mile (880 m) out-and-back, about 440 m each way, from the end of Hourigan Camp Lane to the shore. Allow around 30 minutes for the return walk. It’s a short coastal leg-stretch, with the inlet at the end rather than a longer beach ramble.
Through the sheltered gullyThe gravel path runs through a sheltered gully of tea-tree and swamp paperbark before opening…
The gravel path runs through a sheltered gully of tea-tree and swamp paperbark before opening at the water. The route is easy and flat, so this is a simple way to reach the inlet without committing to a longer walk. At the shore, you can look across the inlet, then retrace the same path to the lane.
Wildlife
Wildlife in Wilsons Promontory
18 sightingsWedge-tailed EagleMost seen around 11 AMSighting map
29 sightingsKoalaMost seen around 6 PMSighting map
774 sightingsBare-nosed WombatMost seen around 6 PMSighting map
291 sightingsEastern Grey KangarooMost seen around 7 AMSighting map
512 sightingsSwamp WallabyMost seen around 6 PMSighting map
20 sightingsIndochinese Hog DeerMost seen around 7 AMSighting mapSighting maps show where each species has been reported across Wilsons Promontory. Wildlife moves, so no sighting is guaranteed.
