Hermon'sTrack,, Olinda Forest

The Eagle Nest picnic ground is in the Olinda Forest, Dandenong Ranges National Park, 35 km east of Melbourne town.

It is reached from Silvan Rd, then along the Eagle Nest Rd.

Walking tracks radiate from the picnic area.

On Sunday afternoon February 28, 2010 I visited Eagle Nest, and hiked a 3 km circuit. This took me along Eagle Nest Track, then on to George's Track, and along Hermon's Track.

The Lybrebird Creek is crossed near the picnic ground.

Eagle Nest was once a potato farm in the early 1940s, and was subsequently amalgamated into the Park.

See all of the Photos of my visit!

This circuit follows old logging tracks, now used for fire management purposes, with good signposting, through beautiful timber forest and fern gullies.

Hermon's Track - Olinda Forest

Hermon's Track is a popular 3 km walking/cycling/equestrian trail in the Olinda Forest, Dandenong Ranges National Park, 35km east of the Melbourne CBD.

It is reached from the Eagle Nest picnic ground, off Silvan Rd, and follows the Lyrebird Creek valley.

It passes through regrowth forest, fern gullies, and across the creek, with cockatoos screeching overhead!

My visit was on February 15, 2009.

See the full set of Photos, which include some images taken at the nearby Woolrich Lookout, looking east towards the ranges around Gembrook, where bushfires were still burning in the Bunyip State Park.

A Hike on Hermon's Track, Olinda Forest

An appealing shorter walk of about 2.5 km includes Hermon's Track, in the Olinda Forest, Dandenong Ranges National Park, 30 km east of the Melbourne CBD.

Hermon's Track starts at the Eagle Nest Picnic Ground, off the Silvan Rd, and joins George's Rd, which merges with Eagle Nest Rd. The walk then continues in a loop on the opposite side of the Lyrebird Creek, back to the Picnic Ground.

My trip was on October 12,2008, through excellent tall forest, past fern gullies and tree ferns, to the accompaniment of screeching white and black cockatoos!

See the Photos