Begin the walk at the gate at the start of Loves Track. This is a very pleasant forest track leading through some of the tall Brown Stringybark trees that are a feature of the walk. They provide ideal breeding sites for the Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoos. About 100 m from the gate there is an open area and a small track on the left that leads you through a moist area to one of the sites where the Anglesea Grevillea grows. You will need to walk about 150 m before you find the distinctive leaves and possibly the red flowers of this special plant. If you are lucky, you might also see Southern Emu-wrens in this habitat. They are very shy, and you will need to be very quiet.

Return to Loves Track and walk along it until you reach the Trig Point. This is a distance of about 2.5 km from the gate. From here follow the narrow track that leads to the picnic ground. As you walk down this narrow track, at times a little uneven underfoot, you will gain some glimpses of the coast through the eucalypts. There is a commemorative seat for Claire Roberts, a keen environmentalist and co-founder of the Friends of the Eastern Otways. It is a great place to sit and admire the view.

You can even see Lorne at one stage, and there is certainly a magnificent view of the Split Point Lighthouse and the township of Aireys Inlet nestled between the coast and the Park.

Other views are gained over the Ironbark Gorge with the sheer cliffs that were once a favourite spot for Peregrine Falcons. Take care to keep well back from the cliff edge. The narrow track you are on will lead you down through the ironbarks to the Distillery Creek Picnic Ground.