Sherbrooke Forest - Welch Track and Puffing Billy

The Welch Track is a very 3km (return) steep trail in the southern section of the Sherbrooke Forest, Dandenong Ranges National Park, 45 km east of the Melbourne CBD.

It starts at Nation Rd, Selby, passing through fern gullies and bushland, reaching the junction of Coles Ridge Tk and the Old Monbulk Rd, about 1 km away.

The Puffing Billy steam railway is nearby!

I explored this track on March 31, 2008.

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Sherbrooke Forest Tracks

The Sherbrooke Forest, 40 km east of Melbourne, in the Dandenong Ranges National Park, is one of the main habitats of the lyrebird.

These extremely shy creatures may sometimes be seen on or adjacent to the many walking tracks in the forest.

I visited the eastern section of the forest on March 29, 2008, on a 5 km circuit hike starting from the Sherbrooke Picnic Ground, along the Sherbrooke and Ridge Tracks.

I saw only one lyrebird, which was very photo-shy!

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Sherbrooke Forest Lyrebird Walk

The Sherbrooke Forest, 40 km east of Melbourne, in the Dandenong Ranges National Park, is one of the main habitats of the lyrebird.

These extremely shy creatures may sometimes be seen on or adjacent to the many walking tracks in the forest.

I visited the eastern section of the forest on March 27, 2008, on a 5 km circuit hike starting from Cook's Corner, Kallista, along the Lyrebird Track, Neumann Track, Fovet Track, and Hall Track.

I saw only one lyrebird, which was very photo-shy!

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