Kawarren - Birnam Station
Picnic at an old train station under a canopy of eucalypts in the Otway Forest Park. This area is also the starting point for a pleasant short fern loop walk.
This shady and peaceful picnic spot is located at the site of an old train station in the Otway Forest Park. Have your outdoor lunch against a soundtrack of birdsong, echoing around the surrounding towering eucalypts.
Birnam Station was on the original Beechy rail line. The Beechy line, built in the early 1900s, was a narrow-gauge railway line that was used to transport timber, potatoes and passengers from Beech Forest and Lavers Hill North to Colac, up until 1960.
Portions of the original right-of-way have been developed as part of the Old Beechy Rail Trail, a 50km walking and cycling track that runs between Colac and Ferguson.
Birnam Station Walk
Beginning at the Birnam Station picnic area, this short 0.6km walk takes you along a looped track surrounded by ferns and towering eucalypts.
Take your dog and enjoy the sounds of birdlife, living high above in the canopy.
How to get there
Birnam Station Picnic Area is located just off Colac-Lavers Hill Road, approximately 15km south of Colac. Turn left onto Cashins Road and find the site about 1km along.
Access for Dogs:
Dogs allowed
Location
Robinson Road, Kawarren 3249 View Map
Web Links
→ www.exploreoutdoors.vic.gov.au/activities/picnicking/birnam-station
