Self Guided Walks

Want to guide yourself? Consider bothfeet walking lodge your home base. Bring your own gear, follow our comprehensive track notes, and be transferred back each day to hot showers, drinks on ice and a soothing foot spa. Plus our 24 hour emergency back up is your peace of mind on the trail.

About the Great Ocean Walk

We have been walking the Great Ocean Walk for over five years and we still feel a bit smug that this is our office.  104km of beautiful wild coastline: some of the trail at beach level where a kick of a stone may split it open to reveal a fossil (Marengo Beach), some on beautifully sculptured trails with the water visible through a patchwork of mannagums (Parker Inlet) or the stunning Twelve Apostles on slow reveal as you undulate over sandstone dunes.  There are a couple of short sections of country road walking too:  some ridge lines you just have to go around!

104km long in its' entirety, The Great Ocean Walk has been designed to "step on and step off" at well placed access points.  You can complete the walk while enjoying the eco-comforts the bothfeet lodge has to offer.  Besides, doesn't everyone deserve a warm bed, great food and a great glass of wine after a day of hiking.

Some maps you see have The Great Ocean Walk covering 91km from Apollo Bay to Glenample Homestead.  Glenample Homestead is now closed so the track finishes near the 12 Apostles. The length of the track now is upto 104kms, and there is constant track realignment being done to make the  length vary a little.

Included as one of the 50 walks to do before you die, The Great Ocean Walk is a must include on your bucket list.

Self Guiding the Great Ocean Walk with bothfeet

The Great Ocean Walk has quickly become one of the world's "must do" trails. Since the Great Ocean Walk opened in January 2006, bothfeet has become synonymous with the ultimate way to experience this iconic walk.  Our enviable location at the midpoint of the trail (we are 45kms from the beginning and 45km from the end) makes us the perfect home base to discover a little or all of the track.  

All the signage has been installed to encourage walkers to move from east to west.  As a licenced tour operator, we encourage this too.  This assist with track health and also reduces the likelihood you will pass people on the way.  Most days it feels like you have the track to yourself!

With a map, good directions (we provide both in our packages) and as long as you're relaxed in the bush, you can confidently self guide the trail.  We know how long it takes to walk every section and arrange a meeting time with you before you set off.  If you miss this meeting time by longer than an hour and we haven't heard from you, our emergency planning kicks in, and we come and find you.  Just in case of emergency, we have you carry an EPIRB satellite beacon.  If anything does go wrong, you set this off and we can pinpoint you using GPS co ordinates.

While we know our lodge is the best place to stay on the Great Ocean Walk, booking your walk with us also gives you the peace of mind that you have a professional team to back you up, just in case.  Hopefully you won't need this side of our service.

A couple of things to note with our Independent Self Guided Walks:

• Walks start and end at the bothfeet walking lodge – Johanna
• Arrival time is 11.00am
• Walkers make their own way to the lodge on Day 1
• bothfeet walking lodge is a licensed property. BYO is not permitted.
• bothfeet single rooms share a bathroom with one other person.  No single supplement for single travellers.
• Gear hire available
• Ask us about Melbourne transfers
• EPIRB satellite beacon use included in our rates

bothfeet walking lodge - Great Ocean Road

Walkers know what walkers need at the end of a day on the trail.  That's why we've built our own exclusive place to stay.  Be our guest at the 4 Star bothfeet walking lodge - Great Ocean Road - a fabulous purpose built walking retreat located half way along the Great Ocean Walk.   State of the art, best practice sustainable design and a serene bush setting combine to compliment perfectly the experience of one of Australia's best walking trails.  Did we mention fabulous regional food prepared by our internationally trained chef onsite and some of Victoria's best wines?  And the only way to experience all this is with bothfeet.   And it costs no more for you to have a single room.

 This walk is eco certified by Eco Tourism Australia.  bothfeet is committed to sustainable tourism.

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SELF GUIDED WALKS SGOW7 Start Day:  Sunday Prices:  Sep 2012 - May 2013 7 Day Great OCEAN WALK Adult:$2095pp Child: $1676pp (8-14 years) Single travellers: no  single supplement./ Departure Dates 2012   Sep Oct Nov Dec 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 21, 28 18, 9, 16, 30 Departure Dates 2013 Jan 13, 20, 27 Feb 10, 17, 24 Mar 17, 24, 31 Apr 21, 28 May 12, 19, 26 strikethrough = fully booked
Code: SG12AW Start days: Wed and Sun Prices: Sep 2012- May 2013 4 DAY Self Guided Twelve Apostles Walk Adult $1395pp Child: $1116pp (8-14 years) Single travellers pay no single supplement.
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Code: SGOW3 Start days: Mon and Thu Prices: Sep 2012- May 2013 3 DAY Self Guided Great Ocean Walk Highlights Adult $1095pp Child: $876pp (8-14 years) Single travellers pay no single supplement. Starting Dates 2012 Sep Oct Nov Dec 3, 6, 10, 13, 17 20, 24, 27  1, 4, 8, 11, 15, 18, 22, 25 29, 5, 8, 12, 15, 19 22 26, 29 3, 6, 10, 13, 17, 20 24 Departure Dates 2013 Jan 1 3, 7, 10, 14, 17, 21, 24, 28, 31 Feb 4, 7, 11, 14, 18, 21, 25, 28 Mar 4, 7, 11, 14, 18, 21, 25, 28 Apr 2, 4, 8, 11, 15, 18, 22, 25, 29 May 2, 6, 9, 13, 16, 20, 23, 27, 30  Prices are in A$  * Terms