This afternoon, I decided to visit Lake Tyers Beach and check out some of the walking tracks here. I remember coming here last year with my support worker Ben in the early evening and it was a very different experience to say the least. There were lots of fishermen out hoping to catch prawns plus we were able to walk along the foreshore.
This time, it was mid afternoon and the water level was much higher than usual. Therefore, walking along the foreshore of Lake Tyers Beach was basically out of the question. Still I didn’t let that unexpected curveball stop me from doing some exploring of the area. Plus there were plenty of people out enjoying the beautiful sunny weather and either walking, fishing, boating and/or kayaking.
I began at the Waterwheel Beach Tavern carpark where the Walking Track to Boat Ramp No 2 begins. It’s actually kind of hidden on the corner but well signposted. Walking along here felt like going through a secret garden. Magical plant life and incredible views of the Mud Islands and Lake Tyers Aboriginal Trust in the far distance. There was a huge array of vegetation along here including German Ivy, Red Box, Sweet Pittosporum and Common Ferns. I also spotted a few Eastern Yellow Robins which were very cute.
There’s a point where the track splits into two with a lower track and timber steps leading down to Lake Tyers. But of course with it being high tide, the bottom steps were submerged in water. At the end of the Walking Track, you’ll reach the Lakeside Drive Boat Ramp and Jetty which features a few picnic tables, public toilets, information boards and parking. Plus lots of birdlife including Australian Pelicans, Cormorants, Sea Gulls and Black Swans.
Back to the Waterwheel Beach Tavern carpark, I walked up the timber steps on the opposite side and the gravel road leading down to Lake Tyers Beach. Here there are lots of sand dunes, small pools of lake water, tiny islands with coastal vegetation and nesting shorebirds as well as some areas of swampland. I decided to walk along Lake Tyers Beach up past the Sand Bar and to the corner edge where Lake Tyers State Park begins. It was such an amazing experience seeing the lakes separated by the ocean (Bass Strait) by this wide Sand Bar.
Finally, I completed my walk back to the carpark by walking along this short Walking Track to Camp Street. It features some beautiful rainforest vegetation and several sections of timber steps, leading to the end of Camp Street and next door to Lake Tyers Camp and Caravan Park. https://www.strava.com/activities/11243609473
Further Reading:
http://www.laketyersbeach.net.au/
https://www.visitgippsland.com.au/destinations/east-gippsland/lake-tyers-beach
https://tides4fishing.com/au/victoria/lake-tyers-beach
https://egcma.com.au/what-we-do/estuary-openings/lake-tyers/
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-06-24/lake-tyers-opens-naturally/100239556
https://ssdavies.net/2023/05/01/lakes-beachfront-holiday-park-clifftop-walk-shelly-beach-lake-tyers-beach-sand-bar-stony-creek-lakeside-drive-jetty/
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