The track makes extensive usage of eco-friendly facilities; with Parks Victoria and tour guide operators attempting to raise environmental awareness.

[4] The track hugs coastline which is not always visible from the Great Ocean Road;[4] and traverses an area that hosts koalas, wallabies, echidnas, reptiles, bird species, snakes (including tiger, brown, and copperhead),[5] ants, bees, European wasps and leeches.

[6] The track passes through several named areas; including Elliot Ridge, Blanket Bay, Cape Otway, Aire River, Johanna Beach, Ryans Den and Devils Kitchen.

The difficulty of the track increases along the walk; with the section between Apollo Bay and Cape Otway suitable for beginners, becoming more challenging when reaching the rugged terrain through Ryans Den.

[7] Tourism and park officials offer bus services to and from accommodations, ranging from basic camp-sites to modern eco-lodges which utilise alternative energy.

[8] There are seven dedicated hike-in camps along the walk at Elliot Ridge, Blanket Bay, Cape Otway, Aire River, Johanna Beach, Ryans Den and Devil's Kitchen.

[1] Elliot Ridge, Blanket Bay and Cape Otway have three dedicated group camping areas; with access to the same facilities as the hike-in camp-sites including environmentally friendly toilet, a three-sided shelter and park benches.

[9] About $500,000 was spent on constructing the camp-sites, with each selected after taking into account environmental, cultural, geo-technical, experiential, risk, cost and community interests.

Most of the walks I've done in the past— Kokoda, Mt Kilimanjaro — were about speed and pushing my limits, [In Victoria] I had the chance to slow down, let the camera crew catch up, and take in the beauty of the area.

[16] To combat further shipwrecks on the Bass Strait coast and King Island, the Cape Otway light-station was built in 1848; standing 18 meters tall (at 90 metres above sea level).

Besides that, ship captains hailed the lighthouse as ultimately successful in helping them performing a dangerous manoeuvre they referred to as threading the eye of the needle, entering the western entrance of Bass Strait.

[21][22] The homestead also contained information about early station life, including other shipwrecks and local pastoral history, but the building has been closed indefinitely since 13 September 2007.