The annual two-day Otway Trial followed a familiar format with starts in Geelong, Ballarat, Skipton and Mildura, converging in the northern Otways before heading to Apollo Bay for an overnight stop. The SUnday run included Dreeite and Corangamite to Beeac, then Foxbow, Dereeel, Bamgaine and Bannockburn to the finish at Stonehaven.