Accommodation

www.RideForrest.com.au

This is a great website built specifically to profile the Forrest MTB trails and well as the various services and facilities offered in the township like accommodation, food things to do. It should be your first port of call if looking for accommodation on Forrest.

Alternately, if Forrest is booked out (which it normally is so get in early) then the surrounding visitor information centres provide a great accommodation booking service and should be your next port of call.

Great Ocean Road Visitor Information Centre
Open 9am-5pm daily
Foreshore, 100 Great Ocean Road, Apollo Bay
Ph 03 5237 6529
E gorvic@colacotway.vic.gov.au

www.accommodationinapollobay.com.au
 

Colac Visitor Information Centre
Open 9am-5pm daily
Cnr Murray & Queen Sts
Ph 03 5231 3730
E colacvic@colacotway.vic.gov.au

Travel Times/Distances:
Melbourne-Apollo Bay (inland via Colac): 195km, 3hr drive
Melbourne-Apollo Bay (via Great Ocean Rd): 185km, 3 ½ hr drive

Things to see and do

The Otway Ranges and nearby Great Ocean Road and world class destinations with a plethora of things to do (other than ride your bike).

The visitor information websites are a great place to start and listed below and a few popular sites that list some of the great range of things to do down the coast:

www.visitapollobay.com
www.visitotways.com
www.visitvictoria.com
www.travelvictoria.com.au