 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.
Experience the sensation of being 25 metres above the forest floor! The walk commences at the visitor centre, 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. For the thrill seeker, a new Zip Line Tour has been added to provide a bird's eye view of the native plants & wildlife. Otway Fly: 360 Phillips Track Weeaproinah, VIC, 3233 www.otwayfly.com.au Phone: 03 5235 9388
Triplet Falls Rainforest Walk
The Triplet Falls Rainforest Walk, only a short distance from the Otway Fly, 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. 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 is 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. It is one of the most unique and attractive trail destinations that draws bike riders from across Victoria and beyond.
Bike hire has also recently been introduced through Craters to Coast Bicycle Hire.
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. But 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.
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Food, Wine & 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 Distillery
The Timboon Distillery has become 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.
Timboon Distillery: Railway Yard 1 Bailey St Timboon
www.timboondistillery.com.au Phone: (03) 5598 3555
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.
Apostle Whey Cheese
: 9 Gallum Road Cooriemungle
www.apostlewheycheese.com.au Phone: (03) 5598 7367
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.
Gorge Chocolates: 1432 Princetown Road, Cooriemungle 3268
www.gorgechocolates.com.au Phone: (03) 5598 8125
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.
Heytesbury Ridge: 1170 Cooriemungle Road Cooriemungle
www.heytesburyridge.com.au Phone: (03) 5598 7394
L'Artisan Cheese
(formerly Timboon Farmhouse Cheese)
L'Artisan Cheese offers a unique range of local cheeses, including camembert, brie and feta. Enjoy light lunches in the pleasant garden at the “Mouse Trap”, where tastings and sales are offered in relaxed surroundings. The “Mousetrap” is open daily from 9.30am to 5.00pm.
L'Artisan Cheese: Ford & Fells Road, Timboon
www.lartisancheese.com.au Phone: 03 5598 3387
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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