Parking
The named start is beside Lorne Surf Life Saving Club. Walk-specific parking arrangements were not found.
Overview
About Doug Stirling Walk
Why go
- Easy gravel paths and foreshore boardwalks.
- Shipwreck plaques add a clear local-history thread.
Heads up
- A brief coastal stroll rather than a long hike.
Map & elevation
The route
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Full mapElevation0–20 m
Plan your hike
Before you go
Parking
7 active Great Ocean Road alerts
- ClosureLorne-area walking trails closed after flood and storm damageSeveral walking trails near Lorne remain closed; do not enter closed tracks. - Phantom Falls Walk is temporarily closed because flood and storm damage affected the trail and structures.Official details
- ClosureWye Road closed after storm and flood damageWye Road is closed until further notice for road maintenance and repairs following storm and flood damage; do not use the road. Check current Great Otway National Park conditions before travelling.Official details
The highest, rockiest slopes around here are a summer buffet for grizzly bears.
Great Ocean Road Tour Guide
Your drive to Doug Stirling Walk, narrated.
Parkwolf is a GPS audio tour guide for Great Ocean Road. As you drive, it chimes in with what’s ahead: hidden gems, upcoming stops, history, geology, and wildlife, right through your car’s speakers.
See the Great Ocean Road audio tourRecorded for this trailhead
Lorne Foreshore and Swing Bridge0:00 / 0:31
“You're nearing Lorne's foreshore, where the long town beach makes an easy break from the drive. Stop at the Visitor Information Centre on Mountjoy Parade if you want help choosing local stops for the time you have.”
Plays as you drive up to this trailhead in the Parkwolf Great Ocean Road Tour Guide.
More stories near here in the app
- Teddy's Lookout
- Lorne Pier and Point Grey
- St George River Loop
- Allenvale Mill and Phantom Falls
- 181 audio storiesacross Great Ocean Road’s roads, triggered by GPS as you drive
- Wildlife heatmapsfor Koala, Kangaroo, Little Penguin, and 13 more
- Works offlinemaps, 109 trails, 99 places, and audio download before you lose signal
- CarPlay readysimple controls built for the drive
“Fantastic app with many points of information… It’s great to just turn on while you’re driving and it gives you an audio tour of the national Park. We love it!!!!”
Trail guide
Hiking Doug Stirling Walk
The named foreshore walkDoug Stirling Walk is an easy 1 km one-way walk between Lorne Surf Life Saving Club and Lorne…
Doug Stirling Walk is an easy 1 km one-way walk between Lorne Surf Life Saving Club and Lorne Pier. It follows gravel paths and boardwalks along the foreshore; allow about 20 minutes one way, or roughly 40 minutes if you walk back to your start. The council’s longer Visitor Centre–Shelly Beach itinerary includes this section but continues beyond both endpoints, so its 1.5 km figure describes a different route.
Shipwrecks in Louttit BayThe foreshore boardwalk passes plaques commemorating shipwrecks in Louttit Bay.
The foreshore boardwalk passes plaques commemorating shipwrecks in Louttit Bay. They give this short waterfront stroll a bit of local history to stop for as you make your way toward the pier.
Access and dogsThe named segment starts beside Lorne Surf Life Saving Club and ends at Lorne Pier.
The named segment starts beside Lorne Surf Life Saving Club and ends at Lorne Pier. Dogs are allowed on leash on this walk. If you want to make a longer outing, the separate Visitor Centre–Shelly Beach walk continues beyond the Doug Stirling section; walking back from the pier makes this segment about 2 km in total.
Wildlife
Wildlife in Great Ocean Road
900 sightingsKoalaMost seen around 5 PMSighting map
358 sightingsKangarooMost seen around 6 PMSighting map
49 sightingsLittle PenguinMost seen around 8 PMSighting map
155 sightingsEchidnaMost seen around 6 PMSighting map
33 sightingsFur SealMost seen around 6 PMSighting map
59 sightingsRed-necked WallabyMost seen around 6 AMSighting mapSighting maps show where each species has been reported across Great Ocean Road. Wildlife moves, so no sighting is guaranteed.
