About Otway Fly
Otway Fly Treetop Adventures is an elevated rainforest walkway and zipline attraction at Weeaproinah in the Great Otway National Park, Colac Otway Shire, Victoria. Opened in September 2003, it features a 600-metre steel canopy walkway 25 metres above the forest floor and a 47-metre spiral tower with views across the Otway Ranges. It is notable for providing accessible canopy-level access to cool temperate rainforest dominated by myrtle beech and mountain ash.
Visitors guide
Visitors can expect a 600-metre elevated steel walkway through the cool temperate rainforest canopy, 25 metres above ground, ending at a 47-metre spiral tower with panoramic views of the Otway Ranges. The site is set in dense mountain ash and myrtle beech forest within Great Otway National Park. Visitors can explore the self-guided treetop walk, an elevated forest floor trail, and a separate guided zipline tour through the canopy. The visitor centre area includes interpretive displays, cafe and gift shop surrounded by rainforest.
Key highlights
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600-metre elevated treetop walkway 25 metres above the rainforest floor
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47-metre spiral tower with views over the Otway Ranges and rainforest canopy
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Cool temperate rainforest with myrtle beech, blackwood and mountain ash
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Guided Otway Fly Zipline Tour with cloud stations and suspension bridges
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Prehistoric rainforest setting within Great Otway National Park
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Interpretive displays on forest ecology at the visitor centre
History of Otway Fly
Constructed in 2003 as a purpose-built ecotourism attraction to provide low-impact public access to the Otway Ranges rainforest canopy. The steel walkway and tower were engineered to showcase the cool temperate rainforest ecosystem of the Great Otway National Park while minimizing ground disturbance.
Culture & Context
Located within the Great Otway National Park on Country traditionally associated with the Eastern Maar and Gadubanud peoples. The surrounding rainforest is valued for its ecological and natural heritage significance as one of Victoria's largest remaining cool temperate rainforest areas.
Route
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