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Platypus Reserve

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Nature Reserve

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Campsites(5)

7.8km

Glenpatrick Reserve

Campsite · 7.8km

9.2km

Chinaman Campground and Picnic site

Campsite · 9.2km

9.9km

Mount Cole Bush Camp

Campsite · 9.9km

10.1km

Camerons

Campsite · 10.1km

11.6km

Bush Camp

Campsite · 11.6km

Trails(3)

5.8km

Hayden's Hollow

Trail · 5.8km

6.4km

Kennedy's Rush

Trail · 6.4km

7.4km

Ben Nevis Road

Trail · 7.4km

Attractions(4)

30.5km

Railway Museum

Museum · 30.5km

30.8km

Langi Morgala Museum

Museum · 30.8km

30.9km

Ararat Gallery TAMA

Museum · 30.9km

31.3km

Gum San Chinese Heritage Museum

Museum · 31.3km

Toilets(3)

1.3km

Elmhurst Recreation Reserve

Accessible · 1.3km

1.3km

Elmhurst Reserve

Accessible · 1.3km

7.4km

Ben Nevis

7.4km

Groceries(5)

21.4km

Weirs IGA St Arnaud

IGA · 21.4km

30km

Ryans IGA Beaufort

IGA · 30km

30.9km

ALDI Ararat

ALDI · 30.9km

31.1km

Ritchies IGA Ararat

IGA · 31.1km

31.3km

Woolworths Ararat

Woolworths · 31.3km

Fuel(5)

22.2km

Independent Landsborough

Ampol Independent · 22.2km

24h
27.7km

Ampol Foodary Ararat Western Hwy

Ampol Foodary · 27.7km

24h
28.6km

United Beaufort Roadhouse

United Petroleum · 28.6km

29.7km

United Ararat

United Petroleum · 29.7km

29.8km

Ampol Foodary Beaufort

Ampol Foodary · 29.8km

Dump Points(5)

21km

Avoca Dump Point

Free · 21km

26.7km

Green Hill Lake Camping

Free · 26.7km

27.7km

Green Hill Lake Reserve Camping Area

Free · 27.7km

28.3km

Ararat Dump Point

Free · 28.3km

30.1km

Beaufort Dump Point

Free · 30.1km

Pubs(2)

1km

Elmhurst Hotel

Pub · 1km

21.7km

Avoca Hotel

Pub · 21.7km

Fast Food(2)

30.7km

KFC Ararat

KFC · 30.7km

31.1km

McDonald's Ararat

McDonald's · 31.1km

24h

Golf Courses(4)

1.3km

Elmhurst Golf Course

1.3km

20.9km

Avoca Country Golf Club

20.9km

25.1km

Landsborough And District Golf Club

25.1km

26.1km

Lexton Golf Club

26.1km

Wineries(5)

5.2km

Wimmera Hills Winery

Pyrenees · 5.2km

11.8km

Mountainside Wines

11.8km

13km

Dogrock Winery

Pyrenees · 13km

17.7km

Mount Avoca

Pyrenees · 17.7km

17.8km

Peerick Vineyard

Pyrenees · 17.8km

Weigh Stations(1)

21.4km

Pyrenees Hay Processors Weighbridge

Attended · 21.4km

State Forests(5)

35.5km

Greens Creek Swamp Wildlife Reserve (hunting)

Recreation · 35.5km

36.8km

Bung Bong State Forest

State Forest · 36.8km

41km

Lake Goldsmith Wildlife Reserve (hunting)

Recreation · 41km

48km

Merin Merin and Middle Swamp Wildlife Reserve (hunting)

Recreation · 48km

48.8km

Lake Wongan Wildlife Reserve (hunting)

Recreation · 48.8km

National Parks(5)

4km

Sandy Creek, Elmhurst Streamside Reserve

Nature Reserve · 4km

5.4km

Glenpatrick Bushland Reserve

Nature Reserve · 5.4km

6.2km

Wimmera River, Eversley Streamside Reserve

Nature Reserve · 6.2km

11.2km

Mount Cole State Forest

Nature Reserve · 11.2km

12.8km

Mt Lonarch Berumgower State Forest

Nature Reserve · 12.8km

Rest Areas(4)

22.3km

Tanwood South Rest Area

Rest Area · 22.3km

22.4km

No 2 Creek Rest Area

Rest Area · 22.4km

28.4km

Lexton South Rest Area

Rest Area · 28.4km

29.1km

Bung Bong Rest Area

Rest Area · 29.1km

Visitor Centres(1)

30.9km

Ararat and Grampians Visitors Information Centre

Visitor Centre · 30.9km