Parking
Start at Point Danger car park on Anzac Drive in Torquay. This section ends at Bird Rock Lookout; arrange a pickup or a return plan.
Overview
About Surf Coasting Walk: Point Danger to Bird Rock
Why go
- Rocky Point panorama and a second broad view at Bird Rock
- Mostly flat grade-2 route with a Spring Creek boardwalk
Heads up
- One-way logistics unless you retrace the route
- Some sand, steps and exposed coastal path
Map & elevation
The route
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Full mapElevation0–33 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 Surf Coasting Walk: Point Danger to Bird Rock, 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
Torquay Beaches and Point Danger0:00 / 0:32
“Torquay's beaches are coming up, with two quite different ways to spend a break. For a picnic or calmer water, I'd choose Front Beach and its sheltered Cosy Corner beside Point Danger, though conditions still change.”
Plays as you drive up to this trailhead in the Parkwolf Great Ocean Road Tour Guide.
More stories near here in the app
- Australian National Surfing Museum
- Jan Juc and Bird Rock Lookout
- The Bell a Winner Rings
- Bells Beach
- 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 Surf Coasting Walk: Point Danger to Bird Rock
The walkThis is a one-way 3.26 km (2.
This is a one-way 3.26 km (2.03 mi) leg of the Surf Coast Walk, running from Point Danger in Torquay to Bird Rock Lookout in Jan Juc. It links surf beaches and coastal lookouts, with a wide panorama at Rocky Point and a final view over Half Moon Bay. Allow about an hour for the walk itself, with extra time for the viewpoints. This is the Point Danger–Bird Rock section, not the full Surf Coast Walk or the following Bird Rock–Bells Beach leg.
Footing and routeThe path leaves Point Danger by the ANZAC Memorial, follows the clifftop past Torquay’s surf…
The path leaves Point Danger by the ANZAC Memorial, follows the clifftop past Torquay’s surf beaches, crosses Surf Beach Drive and reaches the timber boardwalk at Spring Creek. After Jan Juc Surf Life Saving Club, it crosses Clubhouse Road and continues toward the Ocean Boulevard lookout and Bird Rock. The official grade is 2: mostly flat on a well-formed path, with some steps and sandy footing. Cyclists are directed onto a golf-course track after Spring Creek because the cliff path is sandy.
LookoutsRocky Point is the standout pause for a broad view along the coast and across the surf breaks.
Rocky Point is the standout pause for a broad view along the coast and across the surf breaks. Farther on, the Ocean Boulevard lookout faces Half Moon Bay; Bird Rock Lookout brings the walk to its endpoint above the beach and cliffs. Keep to the formed track while taking in the exposed coastal views.
Stops along the wayToilets are marked at Back Beach, Torquay Surf Life Saving Club, Jan Juc Surf Life Saving Club…
Toilets are marked at Back Beach, Torquay Surf Life Saving Club, Jan Juc Surf Life Saving Club and Three Tier car park. A kiosk is listed by Voss car park, but its current operation and hours are unconfirmed, so do not rely on it as your only drink stop.
Surf coast settingTorquay and Jan Juc are central to the local surf story, and this section gives you a changing…
Torquay and Jan Juc are central to the local surf story, and this section gives you a changing view of the beaches and breaks that define the coast. Rocky Point is a natural place to pause and look back along the route before continuing toward Bird Rock.
Point-to-point planningThe walk ends at Bird Rock, away from its start at Point Danger.
The walk ends at Bird Rock, away from its start at Point Danger. Arrange a pickup or plan to retrace the route; walking back makes the outing about 6.5 km (4.1 mi). The two viewpoints also work as separate short stops, but visiting only one end does not cover the whole section.
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.
