Bikely

Australia > Victoria > Geelong
Southern Otways Easter Tour  
by sedona

The way points of this bicycle route:

Colac

Start off the Warnambool train

Gellibrand Lookout

1st day lunch stop

Cafe and pub in town

Beech Forest Railtrail

2nd section of Beech Forest Railtrail

Beech Forest Hotel

Last supplies before camp

Aire Plantation campsite

Small forestry campsite, but quieter camping under the redwoods

Old Bay Road turn-off

A minor trail off to the left

Old Bay Rd

Narrow track, two wheel tracks, can be muddy

End of Old Bay Rd

Gate at end of forest. Becomes Killala Rd

Views of Apollo Bay

Road to Paradise

merge onto sealed Paradise Rd

Apollo Bay

Lunch stop

Great Ocean Rd

Good coastal views

Cape Horn

turn left onto minor track, Parker Ridge Rd

Parker Spur

Generally descending along the ridge

Parker River bridge

Water in the river gully

Parker Hill

2nd night campsite

Sealed Cape Otway Rd

Cape Otway

Tours of the lighthouse and buildings

Bimbi Park

Access Rd unto Bimbi Park campgrounds

Bimbi Park campground

Kiosk for basic supplies

Great Ocean Rd

Steep descent

Calder River flats

Glenaire

Cafe at the junction, coastal lookout up the hill

Old Ocean Rd

Quiet, peaceful gravel road along a river valley

Great Ocean Rd

Back to the GOR for a short piece

GOR

Right turn onto Wait-a-while Rd

Wait-a-while Rd

Long, steady climb. No supplies, roadside lunch stop

Wyelangta

Sealed road along the Otways ridge

Ferguson

Turn-off for the Otway Fly, 3 km down Phillips Track

Beech Forest

Camp by the information bay in town, pub for dinner

Turton's Track

Left turn onto Lardners Track

Forestry area

Major track fork

Impressive large gum tree. Go left on Old Lardners Track

Gellibrand

Lunch stop again

Railtrail picnic ground turn-off

Beech Forest Railtrail

Barongarook

Leave the railtrail, onto gravel road to left

Barongarook

Sealed road

Colac

Colac main street

Colac Botannical Gardens

Gardens tearooms

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