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Bells Beach
Australia's most famous surf beach near Torquay at the start of the Great Ocean Road, home of the world's longest-running surfing contest, the Rip Curl Pro, each Easter.
21 km · about 25 min drive
Victoria, Australia · Oceania
Barwon Heads is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Wallington, 56km from Erskine Falls.
Barwon Heads is a town located in Victoria, Australia. With a population of 3,685, it is an important destination in Oceania.
On a road trip, Barwon Heads sits in Australia, where you drive on the left. It's in the Australia/Melbourne time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Barwon Heads to your route.
Barwon Heads (previously known as Point Flinders) is a town on the Bellarine Peninsula, near Geelong, Victoria, Australia. It is situated on the west bank of the mouth of the Barwon River below Lake Connewarre, and is bounded to the west by farmland, golf courses and the saline ephemeral wetland of Murtnaghurt Lagoon.Read more
At the 2021 census, Barwon Heads had a population of 4,353.
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Barwon Heads is located in Victoria, Australia, Oceania. The coordinates are -38.2745 latitude, 144.4885 longitude.
Barwon Heads has a population of approximately 3,685 people, making it a town in Australia.
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beach
Australia's most famous surf beach near Torquay at the start of the Great Ocean Road, home of the world's longest-running surfing contest, the Rip Curl Pro, each Easter.
21 km · about 25 min drive
cafe
The starting point cafe at the iconic timber arch gateway to the Great Ocean Road in Eastern View, where every Great Ocean Road trip photo begins.
40 km · about 45 min drive
scenic viewpoint
A clifftop viewpoint above Lorne on the Great Ocean Road with sweeping views along the coastline and the forested Otway Ranges.
54 km · about 60 min drive
waterfall
A 30-metre plunge waterfall in the Otway Ranges, reached by a sealed road from Lorne and a short staircase to two viewing platforms among tree ferns. Skipped by most Great Ocean Road traffic that stays on the coast.
56 km · about 65 min drive
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