Another walking-cycling option is to follow the southern bank of the river westwards from the bridge through Banyule Park State Forest and beyond, returning to the information centre via River Ave, Goulburn Rd, Packenham St and Sturt St.En route there are picnic-barbecue facilities at Bowers Bend and a swimming area. Sawmills, an abbatoir, a tannery and fellmongery, a shipyard and the houses of employees were once situated in this area.Chambers Bend is the site of the first European habitation, where James Maiden established a punt service c.1845. Today there is a boat ramp. Another way to get there is to follow the graded road that heads north-east off Pakenham St through the forest and then turn right. Sunny Beach is 150 metres downstream at Connors Bend (turn left off the graded road).