Lava tube
| Location: | 300km south-west of Melbourne, 45km south of Hamilton (Melway 507 C10). At Hamilton, take the Hamilton-Port Fairy Road, turn into Murroa Lane to Coles Track. Then turn left into Menzles Pit road. |
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Lava tube
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| Light: | no |
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| Guided tours: | no |
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| Last update: | $Date: 2007/08/09 07:49:52 $ |
| 1926 | Mt. Eccles was declared a public purposes (picnic) reserve | |
| 1960 | the park was declared a National Park. | |
| 1987 | Mount Napier State Park was realized. |
Byaduk Caves are located in a lava flow stretching out 24km from Mount Napier to Mount Eccles. The lava tubes contain wrinkles, stalactites and stalagmites, columns and ropy lava. Volcanic eruptions in this area began about 20,000 years ago and continued for the next 12,000 years.
Only one cave of Byaduk Caves, Harman 1, is open to the public. Please remember to wear appropriate footwear and clothing and take a torch.
Bent-wing Bats spend the winter in some of the caves hibernating. This caves are closed to visitors during the winter.
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