Recreation
Some popular activities on the peninsula include:
- Hang gliding - On the steep cliffs of the south-west coastlines. Particularly near Portsea, Rye and Sorento. Hang gliding is restricted around Point Nepean.
- Skiffleboarding - Particularly on the flat beaches near Rosebud, Rye, Somers and Balnarring Beach.
- Surfing - On the south-west coastline on Bass Strait. Particularly at Gunnamatta, Sorrento, Portsea and Point Leo Surf Beaches.
- Fishing - Mostly hobby fishing off piers and in beaches on Port Phillip.
- Sailing - Various locations on the shores of Port Phillip and Western Port including Somers, Balnarring Beach, Safety Beach and many others.
- Scuba diving - Particularly at Mornington Pier, Rye Pier, Blairgowrie Pier, Portsea Pier & Portsea Hole and Flinders Pier. Diving tours for Port Phillip and Bass Strait depart from Portsea. A remarkable variety of diving environments including wrecks, reefs, drift dives, scallop dives, seal dives and wall dives.
- Running & Cycling - Popular along the Nepean Highway as it follows the coastline on Port Phillip.
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