#8 of 79 · coastal
Great Ocean Road
Torquay, Victoria → Warrnambool
243 km · Oct – Apr · Easy
Australia’s coastal monument. Surf coast, then rainforest, then the Twelve Apostles standing in the Southern Ocean like a sentence that will not end.
Viewpoints
Twelve Apostles
Dawn if you can. The stacks do not need a crowd.
185 km
40 m
Loch Ard Gorge
A short walk. Better than the main lookout at noon.
190 km
30 m
Kennett River
Koalas in the eucalyptus if you go slow.
70 km
20 m
- Road
- Good two-lane, tourist traffic, wildlife at dusk. The Apostles car park fills by ten.
Tips
- 01
Two days
Torquay to Apollo Bay, then the stacks at sunrise.
- 02
The stacks at dawn
Or skip the main car park and walk Loch Ard.
From the road
2 notes
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Priya A.
Feb 2026
Apostles at 6:20 — four other cars. Loch Ard after, which is better than the main lookout at noon. The stacks at midday are a different, worse place.
Liam C.
Nov 2025
Torquay to Apollo Bay the first day, stacks at sunrise the second. Koalas at Kennett if you go slow. 243 km is not a single push.
