The Olinda Forest, 30 km east of the Melhourne CBD, is quite beautiful in mid-winter.

Many varieties of colored Fungi appear, and if you listen carefullly you may hear the spirits of the timber cutters of the late 1800s and early 1900s.

There are many management tracks in the Forest, shared with walkers, bikes and horseriders. Most follow the alignment of the original bullock trails, which carried the logs to the rail heads. ... (more)