Mandy Fitz

I had been researching the Great Ocean Walk online when my sister gave me a brochure from Walk91 she had picked up either from your shop or the Information Centre over the road.  As my plan was just to walk each day – no camping and no cooking – it gave me some easy options.

I thought the itinerary was great.  The only decisions I had to make was how many days I wanted to walk over, catered or non-catered and the style of accommodation.  I was looking for something that was already organised and this was.

I think the Great Ocean Walk package is perfect as it is.  There are lots of options and something that will suit most people.

The accommodation owners – they were all fantastic.  Both Frank & Katrina and Andrew & Maria were extremely welcoming and friendly.  All the meals were amazing and I felt very spoilt.  The Great Ocean Walk accommodations themselves were also great – beautiful locations, comfortable, great facilities – great places to relax after a day of walking.

There was no difficulty in finding the meeting spots each day as I had the photos as a guide as well as a set location.

I really enjoyed the walk.  Apart from a bit of humidity and some rain on the first day I was lucky enough to have near perfect weather.  I walked on my own the first 2 days which I enjoyed and then during the afternoons of the next 4 days I walked with my sister and 13 month old nephew – which I also enjoyed.  The scenery was amazing, the well placed seats much appreciated, lots of bird and wildlife along the way – a beautiful area of the world.

I think the Great Ocean Walk is amazing as it is.  It is obviously well maintained and clearly marked.  There was only one occasion on the first day when I would have liked an extra marker – just to confirm I was on the right track.  The only other day was day 5 – the morning section of the walk.  It was quite a hard morning and even just one sign half or three quarters of the way along to let people know how much further to Moonlight Head would be great
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My tips: Just enjoy yourself:)  Appreciate the amazing coast that we have, enjoy the scenery and leave only footprints as you pass by.

Thank-you to Walk91 for the fantastic pre-walk information.  The track notes were extremely useful and the background information of the walk was great to read.  The breakdown for each day gave a good guide to what to expect each day – both distance and degree of difficulty.  I had a wonderful time and discovered some places I can visit again and spend some more time exploring.

Thank-you:)