Great Walks editor Brent McKean was recently interviewed for Time Out to talk about the new hardback coffee table book Great Coastal Walks Australia.
In the interview Brent was asked what his favourite coastal walk was and he named it Victoria’s Great Ocean Walk.
“If you were in a car, you wouldn’t even know the walk was there. And from the track, you can’t see or hear the traffic above,” said Brent
Just like the famous drive, the Great Ocean Walk hugs the coastline from Apollo Bay to the Twelve Apostles, and can be tackled as a series of day walks or as a multi-day hike that typically takes five to six days to complete.
McKean advises, “You can walk it independently using the public campsites along the way (they all include a dining shelter), or do it self-guided (using a map and an app), catching a shuttle bus to the start of each day’s walk, then being dropped back at your accommodation.
“You can even do it fully guided, where you are dropped off at the start of each day’s walk, then afterwards returned to luxury accommodation, where chef-prepared meals – washed down with local wines – await. It’s up to you (and your budget!)”
Read the full interview here and here for more info on Great Coastal Walks Australia.