Day 3, Tuesday, 8 March – (24km) to Johanna Beach. (bypass Aire River)

We started  around 7:40am because of the distance we had to cover that day. This section of trail was very close to the ocean most of the times.

GOW Day 3 – Part 1

We arrived at the Aire River campsite shortly after 10am and was greeted by a clan of swamphens at the the ‘reception area'(shelter).

This campsite was also the only one with multiple toilets. Cape Otway has a pair of toilet cubicles, but this one had four!

The Great Ocean Road converged with the Great Ocean Walk at Castle Cove, so we saw more people at this tourist attraction during our short stay than the total number of people we saw for the rest of the day.

GOW Day 3- Part 3

Johanna beach camp had some sites with awesome view, but hike to get there involved walking on the sand for nearly 2 kilometres with full pack on.

As a reward, the campsites had, in my opinion, the best view of all hike in campsites. You can set your tent up very close to the cliff edge, over looking the ocean from the top of the hill.

Day 4,  Wednesday, 9 March  – (14km) Johanna Beach to Ryan’s Den.

After left the campsite with astonishing view, the track entered a hilly farmland area. This part reminded me of the six foot track. Kangaroos observed us from afar.

Great Ocean Walk Day 4 – Part 1

 

There were a couple of farms at the either side of the road, and road itself looked as if it was frequently driven on.

Great Ocean Walk Day 4 – Part 2

7-8 kilometres on, the track returned to it’s normal, hiking along the ocean theme – up and down the green hilly side, next to the ocean.

Great Ocean Walk Day 4 – Part 3

Then after crossing a dried creek at low tide, the tracked started going up. There were some dense blackberry bushes at the side of the track.

Great Ocean Walk Day 4 – Part 4

There were a couple of steep climbs in this section, but none of them were very long. The trail was well maintained.

Great Ocean Walk Day 4 – Part 5

We arrived the campsite fairly early, although the frequent ups and downs during the second half would raised this section’s difficulty to medium.