Henry Bayles Ford

Best from stop 1 — the story is told in order. Tap Start here on any stop to begin there instead; the guide will catch you up.

1. 1

   12 Apostles Sign

   “The Apostles Sign”

   The interpretive sign at the western trailhead, where the Great Ocean Walk begins beneath the limestone stacks.

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2. 2

   Gibson Steps

   A lookout above the steep stairway cut down the cliff to the beach beneath the Apostles.

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3. 3

   Shipwreck Beach

   The beach below Moonlight Head where the anchors of two lost ships still lie in the sand.

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4. 4

   Johanna Lookout

   A high lookout over the long surf beach and green river flats of Johanna.

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5. 5

   Castle Cove Lookout

   “Castle Cove”

   A lookout on a cliff where the folded rock beneath holds fossils from the age of dinosaurs.

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6. 6

   Aire River

   “Aire River Mouth”

   The viewpoint where the Aire River meets the sea behind a wide sandbar and wetland.

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7. 7

   Cape Otway Lighthouse Cemetery

   “The Keepers' Cemetery”

   The small burial ground in the scrub near the Cape Otway Lightstation, where lighthouse families were laid to rest.

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8. 8

   Cape Otway Lightstation Lookout

   “Cape Otway Lightstation”

   The lookout at Australia's oldest surviving mainland lighthouse, on the headland where the Southern Ocean meets Bass Strait.

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9. 9

   Blanket Bay

   A sheltered bay east of the cape that once served as a landing and timber loading point for the Otways.

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10. 10

    Saint Aidan's Anglican Church

    “Saint Aidan's, Apollo Bay”

    The Anglican church at the end of the walk in Apollo Bay, the trail's final landmark.

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