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🌿 Kennett River Nature Walk

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🌿 Kennett River Nature Walk
Koalas, forest trails, and wildlife encounters on the Great Ocean Road


🕐 2 min read · Updated 1 Apr 2026 at 23:05
📋 Fast Facts
  • Location: Between Lorne and Apollo Bay on Victoria's Great Ocean Road
  • Walk duration: 20–40 minutes at relaxed pace
  • Terrain: Gentle dirt path through temperate rainforest, flat and easy
  • Wildlife: Koalas, king parrots, crimson rosellas, kookaburras, wallabies

Kennett River Nature Walk is a short bush trail located between Lorne and Apollo Bay on Australia's Great Ocean Road. The walk follows a gentle dirt path through a river valley behind the small coastal settlement of Kennett River, passing through tall eucalyptus trees, dense fern gullies, and temperate rainforest. It is recognized as one of the most accessible and reliable locations in Australia for observing native wildlife in their natural habitat ...

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