Parking
Hurst Road end car park at the Great Ocean Walk access; follow Hurst Road to its dead end. The unsealed road can be rough after rain.
Overview
About Red Rocks Lookout Walk
Why go
- A coastal lookout reached on a short walk
- Beach access is an optional extra
Heads up
- Loose gravel and an uphill return
- The unsealed Hurst Road approach can be rough after rain
Map & elevation
The route
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Full mapElevation82–94 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 Red Rocks Lookout 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 area
The Holes in an Abalone Shell0:00 / 0:29
“If you notice an ear-shaped abalone shell on the beach, look at the neat row of holes along one edge. Those openings were made by the animal as it grew.”
Plays on the road 1.7 km from the trailhead in the Parkwolf Great Ocean Road Tour Guide.
More stories near here in the app
- Great Ocean Road Chocolaterie
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- Why Waves Bend
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- 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 Red Rocks Lookout Walk
The short coastal optionRed Rocks Lookout Walk is an out-and-back from the Hurst Road access to a lookout over Red…
Red Rocks Lookout Walk is an out-and-back from the Hurst Road access to a lookout over Red Rocks Beach. The mapped route is about 0.8 mile (1.3 km) return and takes roughly half an hour. One route description gives 2 km return; this map follows the direct car park-to-lookout line and ends before any time spent exploring the beach.
The way inFrom the car park, take the short fenced approach to the T-junction and turn left for Red Rocks.
From the car park, take the short fenced approach to the T-junction and turn left for Red Rocks. The other arm heads toward Anglesea on the longer Surf Coast Walk. This is a broad gravel track through coastal scrub, downhill to the lookout and uphill on the way back. Hurst Road is unsealed and can be rough after rain.
At the lookoutLook east over Red Rocks Beach or west toward Anglesea.
Look east over Red Rocks Beach or west toward Anglesea. A small interpretive panel explains the nearby Point Addis Marine National Park. You can continue down to the beach for a longer stop, then retrace your steps. Dogs are allowed on lead along this coastal route.
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.
