Parking
Park near Bundjil Mirr Lookout on Alcoa Boundary Track. From Anglesea, use Noble Street and Harvey Street to Mt Ingoldsby Road, then No. 2 Road and Bald Hills Road; the approach roads are gravel.
Overview
About Yan Wirring Mirr Loop
Why go
- The lookout spans Anglesea, the coast and the rehabilitated mine.
- Ridge heath, paperbark gullies and creek sections make the walk varied.
Heads up
- Sandy, undulating footing; Salt Creek can be wet.
Map & elevation
The route
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Full mapElevation29–102 m
Plan your hike
Before you go
Parking
Safety
3 active Great Otway alerts
- ClosureWye Road closed after storm and flood damageWye Road is closed until further notice because recent storm and flood damage requires road maintenance and repair works; plan around the closure.Official details
- ClosureLorne-area walking trails closed after flood damageSome walking trails near Lorne are closed for public safety after the January 2026 flash floods washed away or severely damaged bridges and walkways.Official details
The highest, rockiest slopes around here are a summer buffet for grizzly bears.
Great Otway Tour Guide
Your drive to Yan Wirring Mirr Loop, narrated.
Parkwolf is a GPS audio tour guide for Great Otway National Park. 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 Otway audio tourRecorded for this area
Which Sheoak Carries the Cones?0:00 / 0:31
“A drooping sheoak with woody cones is a female tree. This species carries male and female flowers on separate plants. Male trees have little brownish flowering spikes at the ends of their branches.”
Plays on the road 3.1 km from the trailhead in the Parkwolf Great Otway Tour Guide.
More stories near here in the app
- The Bird Guarding the Flowers
- Haggarts and Allardyce: Across the Heath
- A Mistletoe Taps the Water Supply
- Why Clean Boots Matter in the Heath
- 252 audio storiesacross Great Otway’s roads, triggered by GPS as you drive
- Wildlife heatmapsfor Koala, Grey Kangaroo, Echidna, and 13 more
- Works offlinemaps, 83 trails, 79 places, and audio download before you lose signal
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Trail guide
Hiking Yan Wirring Mirr Loop
The circuitYan Wirring Mirr is a 4.
Yan Wirring Mirr is a 4.5 km loop from Bundjil Mirr Lookout through open heath, damp gullies and the Salt Creek catchment. The first 375 m is shared on the way out and back before the circuit branches. It is an easy-to-moderate walk; plan on about two hours, and longer if you stop for flowers and views.
The lookout gives you the broadest view, across Bald Hills, Anglesea, the coast and the rehabilitated Alcoa mine landscape. It is the best place to take in the whole setting at once.
Heath and gulliesThe path undulates through grass-trees, banksias and open heath, then drops into damper gullies…
The path undulates through grass-trees, banksias and open heath, then drops into damper gullies with Scented Paperbark. Farther along, the ground gets sandy and you reach taller eucalypts, tea-tree and Tassel Rope-rush. Look for the distinctive foliage of Satinwood beside the track.
Salt Creek and the nameThe Salt Creek crossing and several smaller watercourses are the dampest sections; the path can…
The Salt Creek crossing and several smaller watercourses are the dampest sections; the path can be wet at the creek, where frogs call from the gully. Spring brings the strongest wildflower display. The walk opened in 2021 and was named with Wadawurrung Traditional Owners: Yan Wirring Mirr means “walk, listen, look.” A 2026 plant report recorded Pink Swamp-heath here, previously known from only one other Surf Coast site.
Access and carePark near Bundjil Mirr Lookout on Alcoa Boundary Track.
Park near Bundjil Mirr Lookout on Alcoa Boundary Track. From Anglesea, follow Noble Street and Harvey Street onto Mt Ingoldsby Road, then No. 2 Road and Bald Hills Road to Alcoa Boundary Track; the approach uses gravel roads. Dogs are not allowed in this part of Great Otway National Park. Clean your footwear at the hygiene station before and after the walk to help limit Cinnamon Fungus.
Wildlife
Wildlife in Great Otway
204 sightingsKoalaMost seen around 6 PMSighting map
35 sightingsGrey KangarooMost seen around 6 AMSighting map
109 sightingsEchidnaMost seen around 5 PMSighting map
58 sightingsKookaburraMost seen around 6 AMSighting map
97 sightingsSwamp WallabyMost seen around 6 PMSighting map
20 sightingsBrushtail PossumMost seen around 8 PMSighting mapSighting maps show where each species has been reported across Great Otway. Wildlife moves, so no sighting is guaranteed.
