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Mount Defiance Lookout loop from Torquay

Mount Defiance Lookout loop from Torquay

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Mount Defiance Lookout loop from Torquay

04:45

108km

1,030m

Road cycling

Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 16, 2026

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Great Otway National Park

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10.9 km

Great Ocean Road Chocolaterie and Ice Creamery

Highlight • Cafe

Take a lunch break here, and you may not want to get back on your bike! Or at least, your bike will be heavier with all the chocolate you walk away from this place with. Terrific stop!

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33.2 km

The Great Ocean Road, northeast of Lorne.

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

This is the only winding segment of the Great Ocean Road between Lorne and Torquay. Generous shoulders provide a measure of safety. A great ride in August, during the winter, when temperatures are moderate and cars are few.

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54.1 km

Mount Defiance Lookout

Highlight • Viewpoint

10-11am all the tour buses go through from Lorne heading west, go earlier or later

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64.6 km

Erskine River

Lake

108 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

107 km

897 m

285 m

161 m

141 m

Surfaces

108 km

196 m

107 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (120 m)

Lowest point (0 m)

Weather

Thursday 21 May

15°C

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Great Ocean Road Chocolaterie and Ice Creamery

The Great Ocean Road, northeast of Lorne.

Mount Defiance Lookout

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