Parking
Start at the Triplet Falls Picnic Area car park off Phillips Track. Follow the Triplet Falls track to the signed Little Aire branch, roughly 100 m from the start.
Overview
About Little Aire Falls Walk
Why go
- The walk ends at a suspended platform above a rainforest waterfall.
Heads up
- A steep, stair-heavy track makes the short distance slower than it looks.
Map & elevation
The route
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Full mapElevation319–404 m
Plan your hike
Before you go
Parking
Safety
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 Little Aire Falls 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.
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“You're approaching Triplet Falls, where a rainforest loop leads to three cascades among tree ferns. Allow about an hour for the two-kilometre circuit, with plenty of stairs and a climb back out.”
Plays as you drive up to this trailhead in the Parkwolf Great Ocean Road Tour Guide.
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Trail guide
Hiking Little Aire Falls Walk
What this walk gives youThis is a 2.
This is a 2.5 km out-and-back from Triplet Falls Picnic Area to a suspended platform over Little Aire Falls. Allow about 2.5 hours. It is a short rainforest walk with a steep, stair-heavy return; the platform is the payoff, and the track does not reach the falls’ base.
Follow the Little Aire branchStart on the Triplet Falls track and take the signed Little Aire branch after roughly 100 m.
Start on the Triplet Falls track and take the signed Little Aire branch after roughly 100 m. The route passes through cool temperate rainforest and wet eucalypt forest along an old logging winch line, with fern gullies and bridged stream crossings. Expect around 360 steps and steep sections. At the diagonal track crossing, stay on the main path and continue straight. Dogs are not allowed in Great Otway National Park.
At the fallsThe route ends at an eight-metre cantilevered platform above the falls and valley.
The route ends at an eight-metre cantilevered platform above the falls and valley. Its grated floor can feel exposed if heights bother you. Water can run stronger after rain, though the track may also be muddy then. From the platform, include some of the surrounding fern forest in a photo to show the falls in their setting.
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.
