Currawong Falls circuit

fr

This nice walk goes into the Great Otway National Park visiting Currawong Falls. In summertime, unfortunately, there is no water but it is worth going up for the next viewpoints over the Great Ocean Road and the lighthouse!

Details

n°46319425
Creation:
Last update:
Last review:
–
  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 6.80 mi
  • ◔
    Average duration: 3h 45 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Moderate
  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 686 ft
  • ↘
    Descent: - 669 ft
  • ▲
    Highest point: 755 ft
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 66 ft
Downloads
Open in the mobile app
Download GPX GPX
Download PDF PDF

Photos

Single track
Survival eucalyptus
Currawong Falls
Viewpoint over the Great Ocean Road and lighthouse

Description of the walk

Start: Currawong Falls car park, Distillery Creek Picnic Area
Currawong Falls waymarkers

(S/E) From the car park, walk towards the tables and find an information board about the Currawong Falls circuit walk. At the junction keep straight and start walking on boardwalks. As you keep walking straight ahead, enjoy information board about plants. When you reach the next junction, keep straight following waymarker Currawong Falls. You now walk along a single track.

(1) At the next junction, keep straight and straight again still following the waymarkers. Further on you start entering the gorge and going uphill.

(2) Reach Currawong Falls viewpoint. In summertime, unfortunately, there is no water but it is worth going up for the next viewpoint! As you walk uphill, you start having views of the canopy. At the top of the hill, you reach a wide path and junction.

(3) Dogleg right then left past the pylon and start walking downhill.

(4) Further along reach an incredible view over the great ocean road and lighthouse. Keep walking on this straight forward path until you walk over a bridge and reach a path junction.

(5) Go left and at the next junction keep straight to go back to the car park and start. (S/E)

Waypoints

  1. S/E : mi 0 - alt. 102 ft - Currawong Falls car park, Distillery Creek Picnic
  2. 1 : mi 0.83 - alt. 108 ft - Junction - Straight
  3. 2 : mi 3.02 - alt. 407 ft - Currawong Falls viewpoint
  4. 3 : mi 4.6 - alt. 755 ft - Junction - Dogleg pylon
  5. 4 : mi 5.26 - alt. 558 ft - Viewpoint over the great ocean road
  6. 5 : mi 6.52 - alt. 161 ft - Junction - Left
  7. S/E : mi 6.8 - alt. 115 ft - Currawong Falls car park, Distillery Creek Picnic

Notes

Start: Currawong Falls car park, Distillery Creek Picnic Area

Waymarkers : Currawong Falls

Note : In summertime, unfortunately, there is no water but it is worth going up for the next viewpoints over the Great Ocean Road and the lighthouse!

Please check any closures and fire ban at Parks Victoria website here.

For more walks, use our search engine .

The GPS track and description are the property of this route's author. Please do not copy them without permission.