Maloja Avenue runs along the Caloundra waterfront where the Pumicestone Passage meets Caloundra Bar, and Tripcony Lane leads down to the council's jetty and ramp. It is a single concrete lane at a ten per cent grade with a pontoon, a fish cleaning station with running water and a tap, and a small car park: eight bays in the state register, about five according to council. The state register flags it as tide-limited: the northern Passage here is sand banks and channels that dry on a big low, and the whole Caloundra end has been reshaped since the Bribie breakthrough of 2022.
It is a handy ramp for small boats working the Passage and Bells Creek, and for those who know the bar and use it to reach the ocean in settled conditions, as the bar is dangerous and has moved. Six knots applies along the Caloundra foreshore near swimmers. Flathead, whiting, bream and tailor.
The Golden Beach ramps (Churchill Street's four lanes, and Short Street) and Bells Creek at June Street are the alternatives with more parking. Marine Rescue Queensland Caloundra monitors VHF 16 and posts bar conditions.