Great Ocean Road Explorer
Australia's most famous touring road — surf towns, cool-climate rainforest and the limestone sentinels of the Shipwreck Coast, all in one long weekend.
Join to pin routes to your passport — then stamp them by checking in along the way.
Itinerary
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Day 1:Surf coast warm-up
Torquay Lorne · 47 km
Bells Beach lookout, then the cliff-hugging run into Lorne. Short day on purpose — pick a beach and stay on it.
Bells BeachPoint AddisTeddy’s Lookout -
Day 2:Rainforest and the Bay
Lorne Apollo Bay · 45 km
Waterfall detours through the Otways — Erskine Falls is ten minutes off the road and worth an hour. Fish the jetty at dusk.
Erskine FallsKennett River koala walkApollo Bay jetty -
Day 3:The Shipwreck Coast
Apollo Bay Port Campbell · 98 km
Over Lavers Hill and out to the Twelve Apostles. Go at first light and you’ll have Loch Ard Gorge nearly to yourself.
Maits Rest rainforest walkTwelve ApostlesLoch Ard Gorge
Good to know
- Best season
- Year round · quietest Apr–Nov
- Grade — Easy tourer
- Sealed or well-kept roads — any vehicle, any experience level.
- The route
- VIC · Torquay → Lorne → Apollo Bay → Port Campbell
Leave no trace — pack it in, pack it out, fill your holes. And tell someone your plan before you lose bars.
Run it as a member
Members get partner rates on gear, fuel and stays, field days along routes like this one, and an Adventure Passport that keeps the score.