Great Ocean Walk (Multi Day Hike)

🥾 Hike #5: Great Ocean Walk Multi Day Hike

Get ready for our first BHC multi day! 🏕️ Over two days, we’ll take on a spectacular section of the Great Ocean Walk, hiking from Aire River East to Moonlight Head with an overnight stay at the beautiful Johanna Beach.

🌿 Day 1 - Aire River East → Johanna Beach

🥾 ~14km | ⏱️ ~5 hours

We’ll make our way through coastal heathland, eucalypt forest and rugged coastline, with plenty of opportunities to take in the views along the way. Late October is a fantastic time to be on the trail, with spring wildflowers bringing colour to the heathland. 🌼

We’ll finish the day at Johanna Beach, where we’ll set up camp and enjoy a relaxed evening by the coast. 🏖️🌅

🌊 Day 2 - Johanna Beach → Moonlight Head

🥾 ~24km | ⏱️ ~7-8 hours

Day two is the big one! We’ll continue along the spectacular coastline, tackling rolling hills, cliff-top sections, beaches and some of the most remote scenery on the Great Ocean Walk before finishing at Moonlight Head.

Along the way, we’ll have the chance to spot native wildlife, enjoy sweeping ocean views and experience the wildflowers at their spring best. 🌼🦘🌊

🎒 This is a challenging overnight hike, so you’ll need to be comfortable hiking for several hours with a fully loaded overnight pack (~10-15kg). We’ll keep a steady, social pace and take breaks along the way, but this one is best suited to hikers with a good level of fitness and some overnight hiking experience.

🏕️ Camping & Cost

💰 Cost: $15 per person

The $15 fee will cover the campsite booking/organisation costs.

⛺ Tent requirements: Each campsite needs to accommodate 2 people, either:

• 2 × 1-person tents, or
• 1 × 2-person tent shared between two people.

When you RSVP, please let us know:

• ⛺ What size tent are you bringing? 1-person or 2-person
• 👫 Would you be happy to share a 2-person tent? If so, we’ll pair people of the same gender where possible.

If you’re bringing a 2-person tent and are happy to share, please mention this when you RSVP so we can work out the campsite arrangements.

📅 Dates

24-25 October

🚗 Logistics

We’ll have plenty of cars, allowing us to leave vehicles at Moonlight Head before driving everyone to our starting point at Aire River East. This means we’ll have cars waiting for us when we finish. It will be an early start from Melbourne as we need to be hiking by 11am.

🎒 Bring

• ⛺ Tent and sleeping gear
• 🎒 Overnight hiking pack
• 🥾 Good hiking shoes/boots or trail runners
• 💧 Plenty of water (4L minimum)
• 🍝 Food for two days + breakfast
• 🧻 Toiletries
• 🧥 Warm and waterproof layers
• 🔦 Head torch
• 🩹 Personal first-aid supplies
• 🦯 Hiking poles are recommended

This will be a proper adventure - two days of spectacular coastline, spring wildflowers, camping at Johanna Beach and great company.

BHC Members who have done 1+ hikes will get priority.

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By attending this event, you acknowledge that hiking involves inherent risks including injury, illness, property damage, and adverse weather conditions. You participate voluntarily and are responsible for your own safety, fitness, equipment, and decisions during the event. The organiser is not acting as a professional guide and accepts no responsibility for any loss, damage, injury, or expense incurred as a result of participation.