Boating at Tulum Beach (Balnarring)

 

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These pix were taken on December 28, 2011, at the Tulum Beach, Westernport Bay, 80 km south of Melbourne, on a 4 km (return) coastal hike starting at Balnarring Beach.

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Kitesurfing at Tulum Beach

These photos were taken on December 29, 2010, at Tulum Beach, Balnarring, on Westernport Bay, 80 km south of Melbourne.

They show Kiteboard action, and people having a good time!

Tulum Beach is the long, sheltered coastline extending from the main car park at the end of Balnarring Beach Rd, easterly to the Merricks Creek Estuary, passing through the Coastal Foreshore.

The very large Coolart Homestead and Woodlands Reserve is on the north bank of the Estuary, reached by footbridges from Tulum Beach.

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Windsurfing at Tulum Beach, Westernport Bay

These photos were taken on Tuesday afternoon November 30, 2010, at Tulum Beach, 75 km south of Melbourne, on Westernport Bay.

The nice beach runs between the village of Balnarring Beach and Somers Beach, and is adjacent to the Merricks Creek Foreshore Reserve and the Coolart Wetlands.

My 3 km hike started at the car park at the Balnarring Beach General Store, then along the beach to the footbridge leading to the Coolart Wetlands, and returned along the sand dunes.

There was plenty of windsurfing action!

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Tulum Beach coastal hike - Westernport Bay

Oct 24 2010 - 4 km coastal hike on Tulum Beach, between Balnarring Beach and Somers Beach, 70 im south of Melbourne.

Plenty of beach action!

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Tulum Beach coastal hike, Balnarring

Tulum Beach is the long strip of sheltered coast linking Balnarring Beach with Somers Beach, Westernport Bay, 65 km south of Melbourne.

It has been a popular spot since the early 1900s, and is adjacent to the Merricks Creek Eastuary and Coolart Wetlands.

I visited Tulum Beach on Friday afternoon April 16, 2010, enjoying a 4 km beach hike.

There was plenty of canoe action on the Estuary, with students from a Geelong school learning boating skills as part of a nine-day excursion. They were accommodated at the nearby Somers Education Camp.

Somers Beach

Merricks Estuary action

Tulum Beach - boat launching ramp

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Action at Tulum Beach, Balnarring!

There was certainly plenty of action down at Tulum Beach, Westernport Bay, on Monday January 25, 2010!

It's part of the Balnarring Coast, some 70 km south of Melbourne.

I did the 4 km (return) hike along the beach from the main car park to Somers.

Nice place!

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Tulum Beach - Coastal Hike

On Tuesday November 24, 2009, I visited the Tulum Beach Foreshore, Balnarring Beach district, abut 70 km south of Melbourne, on Westernport Bay.

From the main car park at the end of Balnarring Beach Rd, I followed the Coastal Heath Track, leading into Merricks Track.

This was in pleasant coastal bushland alongside the Merricks Creek Estuary, reaching the main Tulum Beach.

I returned to the car park along the Beach, via the western point - the total distance was about 3 km.

The views across the Bay to Phillip Island were excellent!

The network of walking tracks in the heathland is well signed, with some nice views of the Merricks Creek Estuary and water birds.

Tulum Beach is a nice spot for swimming, boating, fishing, suntanning, or beachcombing, and extends to Somers Beach.

Action at Tulum Beach, Westernport Coast!

The Tulum Beach is a 3 km strip of sandy coastline, extending from the Balranning Beach to Somers Beach, about 70 km south of Melbourne, on Westernport Bay.

The Merricks Creek Bushland and Coolart Woodlands border the Beach.

It is a popular spot for small boats, kayaking, yachts, surfboarding, wind-kites, land kites, swimming, paddling, sand castles, lying on the sand and beachwalking!

I visited this Beach on Saturday November 7, 2009, a hot day (32 degrees!) for the 4 km return beach walk to Somers Beach.

There was plenty of action, and many yachts were out in the main channel, off Phillip Island.

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Coolart Wetlands and Tulum Beach

On Saturday afternoon October 10, 2009, I went down to the Balranning Beach, 60 km south of Melbourne, on the Westernport Coast.

Balnarring Beach is also known as Tulum Beach.

From a starting point at the car park, I did a 6 km beach/bushland hike, which took me to the Merricks Creek Estuary, at Somers.

Merricks Creek enters the Bay at Somers, and is very wide at this point, with strong tidal flows.

After crossing the Creek at the big Suspension Bridge, I then returned along the beach to the boardwalk, which took me over the Small Bridge over the Creek.

This was my entry to the Coolart Wetlands, with a network of signed hiking trails, and I chose the Woodland Trail, reaching the Birdhide.

Nearby is the historical Coolart Homestead, for which an admission fee is charged, and reached by car from Coolart and Somers Rds.

Merricks Creek enters the Bay at Somers, and is very wide at this point, with strong tidal flows.

There was plenty of action on Tulum Beach!

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