Currawong Falls circuit

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!

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 10.95 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 3h 45 
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    Difficulty: Moderate
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
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    Vertical gain: + 209 m
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    Vertical drop: - 204 m
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    Highest point: 230 m
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    Lowest point: 20 m
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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 : km 0 - alt. 31 m - Currawong Falls car park, Distillery Creek Picnic
  2. 1 : km 1.34 - alt. 33 m - Junction - Straight
  3. 2 : km 4.86 - alt. 124 m - Currawong Falls viewpoint
  4. 3 : km 7.41 - alt. 230 m - Junction - Dogleg pylon
  5. 4 : km 8.47 - alt. 170 m - Viewpoint over the great ocean road
  6. 5 : km 10.5 - alt. 49 m - Junction - Left
  7. S/E : km 10.95 - alt. 35 m - Currawong Falls car park, Distillery Creek Picnic

Practical information

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.

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