Beech Forest is a town in Victoria

Victoria (Australia)

Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....

, Australia. The area of Beech Forest is largely used for potato farming.

The town was named after the many myrtle beech trees of the area. Beech Forest Post Office opened on 10 May 1890 and closed in 1994.

The town had a railway station on the Crowes railway line from 1902 until 1962. Much of the route of the old railway has been converted to the Old Beechy Rail Trail

Old Beechy Rail Trail

The Old Beechy Rail Trail is a 45–kilometre rail trail running from Colac to Beech Forest along to the route of the disused Crowes railway line. The historic "Beechy" train ran on this line from 1902 to 1962...

, via which cyclists and walkers can travel 45km between Beech Forest and Colac

Colac

Colac can refer to:* Colac, Victoria, a town in Australia**City of Colac, a former local-government area in Victoria, Australia**Shire of Colac, a former local-government area in Victoria, Australia...

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Cliff Young

Cliff Young (athlete)

Albert Ernest Clifford "Cliff" Young was an Australian potato farmer and athlete from Beech Forest, Victoria, best noted for his unexpected Westfield Sydney to Melbourne Ultra Marathon win at 61 years of age.-Early life:...

, winner of the 1983 Westfield Sydney to Melbourne Ultra Marathon at the age of 61, lived in Beech Forest.

External links

• Walkabout Travel Guide - Beech Forest