Millionaires Walk - Sorrento to Portsea - Grade 2 (Easy)

The Catholic Walking Club of Victoria invites you to join them on the Millionaires Walk, from Sorrento to Portsea Return.  This walk is part of the Try Bushwalking Month, celebrating the 90th Anniversary of Bushwalking Victoria, the peak body representing 60+ bushwalking clubs across Victoria. 

Join this coastal walk past gracious Edwardian era homes and gardens. Extensive Bay views, pretty coves, jetties, boat sheds, historic structures. Some beach walking and sections of an Artists’ Trail. A photographer’s delight!

DISTANCE:  10km approx. return

WHO IS THIS WALK FOR? Walkers of reasonable fitness, who enjoy history and seascapes.

CHILDREN AND PETS:  This walk is for adults 18 years and over, and due to the nature of the walk, we ask you to leave dogs and other pets at home.  Please contact the club directly to inquire about service animals, and any family or pet friendly walks.  

AWT GRADE 2 (Easy): Suitable for most ages and fitness levels, with two short, steep descents.  AWT Grade information. 

PACE: Slow and steady, with opportunities for photography

TOTAL ASCENT: 80 metres. Two short steep descents and a few moderate uphill sections.

WALK DESCRIPTION: 

Walk includes a great variety of residential, coastal and historic features, including a famous section along the clifftops overlooking the Bay between Sorrento and Portsea, dubbed, for obvious reasons, “The Millionaires Walk”.  After picnic lunch at Portsea Front Beach we will return via a good pedestrian path along Point Nepean Road, and see “the other side” of homes we have passed on the clifftops.  Sealed paths, sandy tracks and beach walking.  Bring water and if needed, refill bottles at Portsea.

MEETING POINT:  The main entrance to Sorrento Historic Park, at the corner of Point Nepean Road and Hotham Road (near the roundabout at MEL 157 B7).  Please allow at least 10 minutes to park in the carpark further along Point Nepean Road towards Portsea, or in Hotham Road, and walk to the meeting point.

DIRECTIONS: Google map: https://maps.app.goo.gl/N3S2i9XHDPDVTgyL7.  From Melbourne, follow Point Nepean Road to Sorrento Historic Park.

CARPOOLING/PUBLIC TRANSPORT:  Bus 788 runs from Frankston to Portsea, via Sorrento. The bus stop in Sorrento is about 10 minutes walk from the meeting point.

PHONE SIGNAL:  Available through most of the walk

TOILETS: Sorrento Historic Park near the meeting point and finish; Portsea Front Beach at lunch spot.

WHAT TO BRING

Mandatory:

• Emergency contact form with medical info.  Download this form here, or get one from the leader on the day.
• 1.5L water
• Backpack
• Rain/wind jacket 
• Personal first aid kit (your health is your responsibility)
  
• Sun hat/sunscreen

Recommended:

• Lunch 
• Hiking poles
• Bug spray

LEADER:  Joan Kenny and Carole Donnell - contact via info@catholicwalkingclubvic.org.au.  The leaders will be in touch with participants by phone during the week prior to the walk to answer questions.

EXTRA INFORMATION: Please contact the leaders directly if you have any queries.  

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF RISK:  When registering for this event, we ask that you view and agree to our Acknowledgement of Risk.

ABOUT OUR CLUB: The Catholic Walking Club of Victoria, founded in 1951, is a small club of approximately 100 members providing a variety of walking, cycling, cross country skiing and camping opportunities for anyone (not just Catholics!) with a love of the outdoors. Visit our website.

PRIVACY:  

Your privacy is important to us. Bushwalking Victoria and its member clubs are committed to safeguarding your personal information and ensuring that your privacy is protected. The personal data we collect from you is used solely for the purpose of facilitating your participation and communicating important details about the event. 

Please note that your contact information will be shared with Activity Leaders for the purpose of organising activities. Your information will not be shared with any external parties without your consent, except where required by law, but may be used for follow-up contact regarding your participation in this event.

You can view the BWV Privacy Policy on our website.

Inclusion in Photographs

We encourage participants to take photographs during activities, which may be shared publicly through various channels such as newspapers, magazines, websites and social media.  If you do not wish to be included in any photographs, it is your responsibility to inform the photographer and take reasonable steps to avoid being captured in the images.