Walking Since 1939

Great Ocean Walk: Beginners Pack Carry

Closed

Distance: 23.5km

Walk Description

Saturday 29th February:
Drive to Apollo Bay and meet at the Visitors Information Centre (100 Great Otway road, Apollo Bay) at around 11.00 am. Organize car pooling and then drive to Elliot river road carpark where the walk begins.
Walk to Elliot ridge campsite for lunch. Walk to Blanket Bay GOW hike in campsite and camp here Saturday night.
Tank water is at the campsite.
Distance: 12km, rated by Parks Victoria, easy. 4hrs and 30minutes to walk the distance.

Sunday 1st March:
Walk from Blanket Bay campsite to Cape Otway Light house. At Cape Otway light house, we board the shuttle bus to return to Elliot river road carpark to drive back in to Apollo Bay.Distance: 11.5 km, rated easy/medium and 3 hrs and 45 minutes to complete the distance.

Cost, Booking and Payment

The cost of the trip includes the cost of the hike-in campsites and the shuttle service plus the booking fee ($10 for non-members, free for members):

MEMBERS $35
NON-MEMBERS $45

Booking is  required for this walk.  The Leader will confirm your acceptance onto the walk, or not, via email.  Payment in full is required once the leader accepts you onto the walk.   Payment details are provided on your acceptance pending payment email.    Once your payment has been confirmed by the Leader (please allow a few days for this) you will receive a confirmation email.

What to bring:

Refer to our Gear Checklist page for details.   If you are not properly equipped, the walk leader can decide not to let you participate on this walk.

It is expected that anyone undertaking an overnight walk has at least the experience and equipment necessary to comfortably complete a “medium” graded day walk.   If you are new to overnight camping, please refer to our Gear Checklist page or discuss with the leader.   Some equipment (eg tents, stoves) can be borrowed or shared provided you advise the leader of this when booking.  For harder-graded walks, the leader has the right not to accept bookings from anyone they consider is not sufficiently fit or experienced to undertake it, so please provide as much relevant information as you can when booking.

If you are paying via EFT use Trip Code: 290220 {Include this + your name as payment description/reference. For a branch deposit, put the trip code in the Six Digit Aux Serial No.}

Passengers must pay the driver their share of car-pooling costs as described on the Car-pooling page. Please bring cash for this purpose.

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Activity Date(s)

Start:

February 29, 2020 11:00 am

End:

March 1, 2020 2:30 pm

Information

Type:

Pack-carry

Grade:

Easy-med

Leader:

Robert P

Booking Request

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