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The Otways encompasses the lush rainforest of the Otway Ranges and the Great Otway National Park, quiet hamlets, as well as spectacular coastline that stretches between Lorne and Apollo Bay forming part of the Great Ocean Road.

The Otway Ranges is criss-crossed with steams and rivers with spectacular cascades and waterfalls. It is also home of the famous Otway Fly Treetop Walk and home to the carnivorous snail.

For Otway accommodation click here. For additional information drop into the local tourist centres:

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Parks Victoria Information Centre
Ph: 13 19 63
Email

Great Ocean Road Visitor Information Centre

 

MSN Map of Otway Shire, Victoria, Australia
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Otway Ranges Attractions

The Cape Otway Centre for Conservation Ecology
• Ph: 03 5237 9297 • Fax: 03 5237 9299 • Email
• Opened in April 2004, the centre is a 165 acre wildlife rehabilitation and ecological research centre adjoining the Great Otway National Park. Accredited at the highest level by Ecotourism Australia and benchmarked by Green Globe 21, The Centre is recognised internationally for leadership in environmentally sustainable tourism and has been awarded on many occasions for environmental leadership, including the prestigious Banksia Foundation's Award - 2005 Prime Minister's Environmentalist of the Year.

Access to The Cape Otway Centre is exclusive to guests of the Great Ocean Ecolodge. Check the website for more information.
Great Ocean Walk • Parks Victoria
• Ph: 13 19 63
• The Great Ocean Walk, on Victoria’s spectacular west coast, stretches 91 km from the idyllic resort town of Apollo Bay to Glenample Homestead (near to the 12 Apostles). It passes through beautiful national pParks and overlooks the Marine National Park and Sanctuary.

The Great Ocean Walk has been designed so that walkers can ‘step on and step off’ the trail at a number of places, completing short, day or overnight hikes. Enjoy local accommodation and restaurants or camp overnight at picturesque camping sites.

More information can be had by ringing the number listed or by visiting any of the accredited visitor information centres along the Great Ocean Road route.
Old Beechy Rail Trail • Railtrails Australia
• Covering some 45 km, this trail follows much of the original path of the narrow gauge railway ‘The Beechy’, which ran from 1902 until 1962. The trail is open between Colac and Beech Forest, albeit with several on-road diversions. Suitable for mountain bikes and walkers, some sections of the trail is suitable for beginners and families, whilst some parts are only suitable for intermediate to advanced riders.

The trail could only be established with the good will of local landowners who have allowed the trail to pass through their properties in several sections - so please respect private property and adhere to the Code of Conduct.

You can purchase the guide books, become a member or make a donation to support the works of Railtrails Australia, Inc. Check their website for more information.
Otway Fly • Tree Top Walk
• Ph: 03 5235 9200 • Freecall: 1800 300 477 • Email
• Details: A fantastic 600 metre walkway that takes you 47 metres high, elevated up in the treetops, winding through the temperate rainforest of the beautiful Otways. There is the lookout, which is ascended via a spiral walkway through the understorey, emerging amongst the top of the giants of the forest.
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