The Olinda Valley is in the Dandenong Ranges National Park, 40 km east of the Melbourne CBD.

The extensive R. J. Hamer Forest Arboretum is located in the Valley, and many pleasant walking tracks pass through and around it.

The Woolrich Lookout, on Chalet Rd, near the Olinda Golf Course and Lookout Rock, overlooks the Arboretum, with marvellous views towards the Kinglake and Yarra Ranges. ... (more)