After many weekends without a car, it was time to rent one for the grocery / Costco /beer store chores. We took the opportunity of having a car to head over to the Dandenong mountain range for a nice day hike.

We settled on a 6.7 kilometer loop hike that included Olinda Falls.   The book we have stated it might be “muddy after rain” – that was an understatement.  We parked the car and immediately descended into the ferns.

About 2 kilometers later we were at Olinda falls.

After the falls, we continued along Olinda creek.  Then, in typical Australian fashion, we were met with poorly marked trail conditions and made a guess as far as which way to go.  Luckily we chose wisely.  See below, isn’t the trail obvious?

It was amazing to be so close to the city (~50km) yet so isolated and alone.  Not many others out bushwalking on a blustery winter day.