On an overcast and cold day, Sunday August 3, 2008, I did an interesting 4 km circuit in the Melbourne Water Reserve, north of the Silvan Reservoir Park, 35 km east of the Melhourne CBD.

This is a large area - on the west it is adjecent to the Mt Evelyn Forest in the Dandenong Ranges NP, and generally follows the Olinda Creek Valley and the Melbourne Water underground pipeline.

The Silvan Forest forms part of this region. ... (more)