Melbourne loop · the Spurs, Walhalla, the ferry and the Otways

Ferry

Itinerary · 32 stops

1. Melbourne

   Melbourne

   40.5 mi · 1h 9m Flowing

2. 2

   Healesville

   Healesville

   10.4 mi · 18m Twisty

3. 3

   Dom Dom Saddle

   Dom Dom Saddle

   Picnic ground at the crest of the Black Spur, under the mountain ash. Roadside stop.

   10.7 mi · 18m Flowing

4. 4

   Marysville

   Marysville

   2.8 mi · 5m Twisty

5. 5

   Nicholl Lookout

   Nicholl Lookout

   Roadside lookout on the climb out of Marysville.

   8.1 mi · 14m Twisty

6. 6

   Cambarville

   Cambarville

   Car park off the Marysville – Woods Point Road. Cumberland Falls is a short walk in.

   16.7 mi · 28m Very twisty

7. 7

   Reefton Spur

   Reefton Spur

   Sealed, tight and quiet. Skip it in the wet.

   10.8 mi · 18m Flowing

8. 8

   Warburton

   Warburton

   30.5 mi · 52m Flowing

9. The Toolshed, Noojee

   The Toolshed, Noojee

   Pub lunch. The parma is what the locals send you for.

   50.2 mi · 1h 26m Flowing

10. 10

    Rawson

    Rawson

    8.2 mi · 14m Very twisty

11. 11

    Walhalla

    Walhalla

    Gold-rush town in a gorge. The Star Hotel is the bed for the night.

    23.2 mi · 40m Twisty

12. 12

    Tyers

    Tyers

    Walhalla – Tyers Road: the better way out of the gorge.

    19.5 mi · 33m Gentle

13. 13

    Old Sale Road

    Old Sale Road

    Single-lane back road north of the M1.

    8.4 mi · 14m Gentle

14. 14

    Shady Creek

    Shady Creek

    14.4 mi · 25m Gentle

15. 15

    Drouin

    Drouin

    60.0 mi · 1h 42m Gentle

16. 16

    Red Hill

    Red Hill

    4.3 mi · 7m Flowing

17. 17

    Arthurs Seat Summit

    Arthurs Seat Summit

    The whole of Port Phillip from the top. Parking at the summit.

    10.6 mi · 18m Gentle

18. 18

    Flinders

    Flinders

    9.9 mi · 17m Flowing

19. 19

    Cape Schanck Lighthouse

    Cape Schanck Lighthouse

    Boardwalk down to the cape from the lighthouse car park.

    17.4 mi · 30m Gentle

20. 20

    Sorrento ferry

    Sorrento ferry

    Car ferry to Queenscliff, about 40 minutes.

    7.7 mi · 13m Gentle

21. 21

    Queenscliff

    Queenscliff

    Night two.

    41.6 mi · 1h 11m Gentle

22. 22

    Winchelsea

    Winchelsea

    14.8 mi · 25m Mostly straight

23. 23

    Birregurra

    Birregurra

    15.9 mi · 27m Gentle

24. Forrest

    Forrest

    Last stop before the range road down to Apollo Bay.

    23.1 mi · 39m Twisty

25. 25

    Apollo Bay

    Apollo Bay

    10.9 mi · 19m Flowing

26. 26

    Cape Patton Lookout

    Cape Patton Lookout

    Roadside pull-off on the Great Ocean Road. Ridden west to east, it is on your side of the road.

    11.0 mi · 19m Twisty

27. 27

    Mount Defiance Lookout

    Mount Defiance Lookout

    Roadside lookout, coast in both directions.

    6.1 mi · 10m Very twisty

28. 28

    Teddy's Lookout

    Teddy's Lookout

    Up the hill behind Lorne. Short spur, big view down the St George River to the coast.

    9.1 mi · 16m Twisty

29. 29

    Memorial Arch, Eastern View

    Memorial Arch, Eastern View

    The Great Ocean Road arch. Parking on the ocean side.

    3.7 mi · 6m Flowing

30. 30

    Split Point Lighthouse

    Split Point Lighthouse

    Aireys Inlet lighthouse, a short walk from the car park.

    18.0 mi · 31m Gentle

31. 31

    Torquay

    Torquay

    61.7 mi · 1h 45m Gentle

32. Melbourne

    Melbourne

    Ferry Queenscliff - Sorrento · 6.8 mi · about 0.7 h