Audio Tour
Torquay to Port Campbell
93miles
14stops
1h54m
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1
Torquay Where Australian Surf Culture Began
Mile 0 — Torquay VIC 3228
Torquay is where Australian surf culture was essentially invented.
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2
Farming the Hinterland Above the Surf Coast
Mile 11
You're crossing through the Surf Coast hinterland, a stretch of rolling farmland that sits on some of the oldest rock in this region.
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3
Crossing the Barwon at Winchelsea
Mile 21 — Winchelsea VIC 3241
The Barwon River you're crossing here is the longest river in southern Victoria, running about two hundred kilometers from its headwaters in the Otway Ranges to the sea…
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4
Winchelsea's Bluestone Squatter Town Origins
Mile 22 — Winchelsea VIC 3241
Winchelsea was purpose-built in the 1840s as a supply and rest stop for squatters driving livestock between Geelong and the vast pastoral runs of the Western District.
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Birregurra and the Otway Hinterland Transition
Mile 32
Birregurra sits right on a geological boundary.
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Lake Colac's Vanishing Act on Volcanic Plains
Mile 43 — Colac East VIC 3250
Lake Colac is one of the largest natural freshwater lakes in Victoria, covering roughly 30 square kilometers at full capacity, yet it's remarkably shallow, averaging…
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7
Colac and the Western Dairy District
Mile 45 — Colac VIC 3250
Colac sits on some of the most productive farmland in Australia, and that's no accident.
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8
Stony Rises and the Lava Landscape
Mile 52
The terrain you're driving through right now is part of the Stony Rises, one of the most unusual volcanic landscapes in Australia.
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9
Irrewillipe and the Squattocracy Fortunes
Mile 59 — Irrewillipe VIC 3249
Irrewillipe sits on land that once generated staggering wealth.
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10
Heytesbury Forest and the Soldier Settlers
Mile 70
You're crossing the edge of the Heytesbury Forest, one of the largest land-clearing operations in Australian history.
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11
Timboon's Narrow Gauge Railway Legacy
Mile 82 — Scotts Creek VIC 3267
Timboon's narrow-gauge railway was an engineering oddity.
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12
Heytesbury Forest and the Soldier Settlers
Mile 87
The open farmland you're driving through was dense forest less than a century ago.
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13
The Great Ocean Road War Memorial Highway
Mile 93 — Port Campbell VIC 3269
The road you're about to join is the world's largest war memorial.
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14
Port Campbell's Sheltered Gorge Harbor
Mile 93 — 42 Lord St
Port Campbell exists because of a geological accident.
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1
Torquay Where Australian Surf Culture Began
Mile 0 — Torquay VIC 3228
Torquay is where Australian surf culture was essentially invented.
0:00
2
Farming the Hinterland Above the Surf Coast
Mile 11
You're crossing through the Surf Coast hinterland, a stretch of rolling farmland that sits on some of the oldest rock in this region.
0:00
3
Crossing the Barwon at Winchelsea
Mile 21 — Winchelsea VIC 3241
The Barwon River you're crossing here is the longest river in southern Victoria, running about two hundred kilometers from its headwaters in the Otway Ranges to the sea…
0:00
4
Winchelsea's Bluestone Squatter Town Origins
Mile 22 — Winchelsea VIC 3241
Winchelsea was purpose-built in the 1840s as a supply and rest stop for squatters driving livestock between Geelong and the vast pastoral runs of the Western District.
0:00
5
Birregurra and the Otway Hinterland Transition
Mile 32
Birregurra sits right on a geological boundary.
0:00
6
Lake Colac's Vanishing Act on Volcanic Plains
Mile 43 — Colac East VIC 3250
Lake Colac is one of the largest natural freshwater lakes in Victoria, covering roughly 30 square kilometers at full capacity, yet it's remarkably shallow, averaging…
0:00
7
Colac and the Western Dairy District
Mile 45 — Colac VIC 3250
Colac sits on some of the most productive farmland in Australia, and that's no accident.
0:00
8
Stony Rises and the Lava Landscape
Mile 52
The terrain you're driving through right now is part of the Stony Rises, one of the most unusual volcanic landscapes in Australia.
0:00
9
Irrewillipe and the Squattocracy Fortunes
Mile 59 — Irrewillipe VIC 3249
Irrewillipe sits on land that once generated staggering wealth.
0:00
10
Heytesbury Forest and the Soldier Settlers
Mile 70
You're crossing the edge of the Heytesbury Forest, one of the largest land-clearing operations in Australian history.
0:00
11
Timboon's Narrow Gauge Railway Legacy
Mile 82 — Scotts Creek VIC 3267
Timboon's narrow-gauge railway was an engineering oddity.
0:00
12
Heytesbury Forest and the Soldier Settlers
Mile 87
The open farmland you're driving through was dense forest less than a century ago.
0:00
13
The Great Ocean Road War Memorial Highway
Mile 93 — Port Campbell VIC 3269
The road you're about to join is the world's largest war memorial.
0:00
14
Port Campbell's Sheltered Gorge Harbor
Mile 93 — 42 Lord St
Port Campbell exists because of a geological accident.
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