People of all ages walk the track. It is popular with school groups during the week and clients of private guided trips vary from as young as 10 to 82 years old! If you are tackling the track independently you should have some prior bush walking experience and prepare for your trip with training, paying careful consideration to the factors listed under the ‘Safety’ section of this website. If you’ve walked for instance the Overland Track in Tasmania or the Larapinta trail in the Northern Territory you’ll have no problems with the Great Ocean Walk as it is less remote and challenging than either of these walks. Obviously walking independently & carrying your own pack is going to be a more challenging experience than if you join a guided or self guided tour package where your luggage is carried for you. Most of the estimated times on the signage are intended for people who are carrying their own packs and an estimated walking speed of 3km is used. How long is the Great Ocean walk? If you set off from the Visitors Centre at Apollo Bay the signage there states it is 91km, yet a more commonly given distance is 104km. Why? The track has been re-routed a few times since that sign was first put up. At the time of writing the track finishes at Gibsons Steps. If you add up the distances given below, taken from Parks Victoria’s website, you’ll see it adds up to 104.3km