Comments on: Great Ocean Walk http://ourhikingblog.com.au/2007/05/great-ocean-walk-may-2007.html Bushwalking, hiking & backpacking information, meals, advice Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:10:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Frank http://ourhikingblog.com.au/2007/05/great-ocean-walk-may-2007.html/comment-page-1#comment-45587 Frank Tue, 04 Jan 2011 02:15:20 +0000 http://www.ourhikingblog.com.au/2007/05/great-ocean-walk.html#comment-45587 Hi Cherie, Thanks for dropping by! I reckon if they did Hinchinbrook they would be fine with the Great Ocean Walk. The steep slopes are not too steep and the track is less "rough". I struggled a bit on Hinchinbrook with some of the open rocky tracks (did not wear boots...) If you just plan to go from site to site i.e. not skip any sites , you should all have pretty easy and enjoyable days. Easter is great down that way, it is a bit later this year so expect some rain. Hard to advise on swimming weather, most 9 year olds I know will have a good splash in any weather! Would not recommend your 9 year olds swim here but our , much older kids, love this spot near Blanket Bay: http://ourhikingblog.com.au/2008/01/blanket-bay-follow-up.html I am not sure how the booking situation is at Easter. If you are doing the GOW you really need to book your sites / nights. Have a great trip and thanks for the positive feedback Frank Hi Cherie,
Thanks for dropping by!
I reckon if they did Hinchinbrook they would be fine with the Great Ocean Walk. The steep slopes are not too steep and the track is less “rough”. I struggled a bit on Hinchinbrook with some of the open rocky tracks (did not wear boots…) If you just plan to go from site to site i.e. not skip any sites , you should all have pretty easy and enjoyable days.

Easter is great down that way, it is a bit later this year so expect some rain. Hard to advise on swimming weather, most 9 year olds I know will have a good splash in any weather! Would not recommend your 9 year olds swim here but our , much older kids, love this spot near Blanket Bay: http://ourhikingblog.com.au/2008/01/blanket-bay-follow-up.html

I am not sure how the booking situation is at Easter. If you are doing the GOW you really need to book your sites / nights.

Have a great trip and thanks for the positive feedback

Frank

]]> By: cherie price http://ourhikingblog.com.au/2007/05/great-ocean-walk-may-2007.html/comment-page-1#comment-45584 cherie price Tue, 04 Jan 2011 02:00:52 +0000 http://www.ourhikingblog.com.au/2007/05/great-ocean-walk.html#comment-45584 Hi, our walking group are planning a walk on the Great Ocean Road. We are thinking of taking our 9 year old children. They are great walkers and completed Hinchinbrook last June without any problems. We are getting mixed stories about steep slopes and how it would be too far for the kids. What is your opinion? also we were thinking Easter time, would the weather still be warm enough for swimming etc or would we still have the unpredicatble weather changes at that time of the year. Many thanks, have enjoyed reading all your adventures. Hi, our walking group are planning a walk on the Great Ocean Road. We are thinking of taking our 9 year old children. They are great walkers and completed Hinchinbrook last June without any problems. We are getting mixed stories about steep slopes and how it would be too far for the kids. What is your opinion? also we were thinking Easter time, would the weather still be warm enough for swimming etc or would we still have the unpredicatble weather changes at that time of the year.
Many thanks, have enjoyed reading all your adventures.

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