Surrounding day trips give you lots more to do.
The Otway Fly The Otway Fly is a 600 metre long 25 metre high elevated tree top walk ascending at a gentle grade through a magnificent stand of cool temperate rainforest featuring Myrtle Beech, Blackwood and Mountain Ash.

For the thrill seeker a 45 metre high lookout is ascended via a spiral stairway through the understorey to emerge amongst the crowns of the giants of the forest. Experience the sensation of being 25 metres above the forest floor. The walk commences at the visitor centre, which subtly introduces you to the rainforest, descending gently to the entry structure and onto the steel trussed tree walk. As you proceed along the level walkway, the ground progressively drops away taking you on a journey through the upper reaches of the rainforest vegetation strata. You emerge through the ferns of the forest floor to the tranquillity and beauty of the forest canopy. At 25 metres high you experience a unique, close view of the flora and fauna of the rainforest. Before you know it you are staring out above the tops of some trees and there are also some spectacular stands of ferns to look down on.
Triplet Falls Rainforest Walk The Triplet Falls Rainforest Walk has been extensively redeveloped to provide visitors with an impressive rainforest and waterfall experience.

The walking track to Triplet Falls winds through tall Mountain Ash eucalypt forest and shady Myrtle Beech rainforest. Look for giant Mountain Ash trees that are much older than the others, as you float above the forest floor on a series of low steel mesh panels. As you leave this ancient forest you can begin to hear the roar of Triplet Falls where a series of elevated viewing platforms and walkways provide you with spectacular views of Triplet Falls and the lower and upper cascades. The walk is not long, however sections with steep steps make it unsuitable for people with limited mobility. Distance 1.8 km Time 1 hour loop Address: Follow the signs from the Beech Forest - Lavers Hill Road past the Otway Fly and the Falls are just 3km further along a gravel road.
Coast to Crater bike trail The Coast to Crater Rail Trail in its ultimate form will be a wonderful addition to Victoria's Rail Trail portfolio, and a spectacular attraction for the region, leveraging the fantastic geography of the crater lakes, volcanic plains, and temperate rainforest of Corangamite Shire around Camperdown and Timboon, as well as the renowned Great Ocean Road and Twelve Apostles, into a vital tourism link for the region. It truly has the potential to be one of the most unique and attractive trail destinations that will draw bike riders from across Victoria and beyond. In its complete form the trail will open up the Great Ocean Road, Twelve Apostles and the other well known tourism attractions of the Coast to visitors without having to rely on cars.
Melba Gully & glow worms Just past Cape Otway on the Great Ocean Road lies Melba Gully, a small surviving remnant of dense rainforest in the Great Otway National Park. During the day this is a perfect setting for picnics and bushwalks among ancient mossy trees and giant tree ferns.

An easy walk along Madsens Track, the park’s main walking trail, reveals all its beauty. This 40-minute loop walk takes you through the original forest, following the Johanna River and passing the Big Tree, a 300-year-old Otway messmate with a massive girth of 27 metres, a reminder of the giant trees that once covered the Otway Ranges. Glow worms Visit Melba Gully after dark to experience the unique spectacle provided by the large colony of glow worms living in the banks beside the walking tracks. Address: Turn off the Great Ocean Road 3 kilometres west of Lavers Hill. Car park is 2 kilometres further. |
Food, Wine and Vistas loop Fill your picnic hamper on the way to a gourmet sunset or a fireside treat, fertile wooded valleys, rolling hills, historic buildings and all the glories of the coast await you on this 115km loop. Tasty treats and fun for kids: our food and wine loop passes four playgrounds, three skate parks and the most exciting stretch of coast on the planet.
Timboon Railway Shed Distillery The New Timboon Railway Shed Distillery is fast becoming a regional focal point for lovers of food, spirits and nature. This smartly renovated goods shed combines the old with the new in a ambience that’s comfortably stylish. Address: Railway Yard 1 Bailey St Timboon

Apostle Whey Cheese Apostle Whey Cheese is situated in the heart of the Heytesbury Settlement and provides visitors with free tastings of a range of delicious cheeses made on farm in our purpose built factory. A DVD shows how the cheese is made as well as some of the farm practices we adopt. Address: 9 Gallum Road Cooriemungle

Berry World There are strawberries and then there are Timboon strawberries! Taste the legend. See where food originates. Talk to the owner-operators. Berry World TImboon is a pick-your-own berryfruit experience that creates or revives memories. Address: 26 Egan Street Timboon
G.O.R.G.E. Chocolates Nestled high on a hill overlooking the Southern Ocean G.O.R.G.E Chocolates, offers an alluring side journey whilst visiting the 12 Apostles. located 8km from the 12 Apostles G.O.R.G.E Chocolates is fast becoming a must to do on the local food and wine loop. Address: 1231 Melrose Rd Princetown

Heytesbury Ridge Vineyard Retreat Dot and David invite you stay and relax in the tranquil setting of our vineyard retreat. Located a short distance inland from the Twelve Apostles and Port Campbell, Heytesbury Ridge offers luxurious bed and breakfast accommodation. Address: 1170 Cooriemungle Road Cooriemungle

Timboon Farmhouse Cheese Timboon Farmhouse Cheese offers a unique range of award winning speciality cheeses, including camembert, brie, gourmet fetta, brie spread, herb and pepper torte and buetten. Enjoy light lunches in the pleasant garden at the “Mousetrap”, where tastings and sales are offered in relaxed surroundings. The “Mousetrap” is open daily from 9.30am to 5.00pm. Phone 03 5598 3387. Address: 10 km south of Timboon on Ford and Fells Road.
Cape Otway Lightstation. Australia's most significant lighthouse Cape Otway Lightstation is the oldest, surviving lighthouse in mainland Australia.

The light, which has been in continuous operation since 1848, is perched on towering sea cliffs where Bass Strait and the Southern Ocean collide. For thousands of immigrants, after many months at sea, Cape Otway was their first sight of land after leaving Europe.
   
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