The Maits Rest Rainforest Walk is a popular 800-meter circuit through an ancient cool-temperate rainforest in the Great Otway National Park, Victoria. Located directly off the Great Ocean Road, about 15-20 minutes west of Apollo Bay, it offers a quick immersion into a "dinosaur era" landscape of giant Myrtle Beech trees and towering ferns. We stopped here during our journey on the Great Ocean Road. read more

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An easy wander through the "jungle" with fantastic payoff views. The path is clear and easy to walk, only slightly steep in parts but flat for the most part. Bridges cover parts of the trail and there are many scenic opportunities for a photo without trampling the environment. Plenty of "fairy trees" (hollowed out, huge old trees) and interesting fungi and plants. The walk takes maybe half an hour or so, I think the sign says 40 minutes, but it doesn't feel long at all. The air is beautiful and cool and the streams trickle along. I wish there had been a bathroom somewhere before the walk... :-| read more

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This is one of those places that makes you realise that things that you were taught in primary school aren't necessarily true - this is a rain forest located in Southern Victoria, and I must say that it is nothing short of awesome, especially since you don't have to worry about mosquitoes giving you malaria, or being drenched in sweat due to the sub-tropical heat (though it does get quite hot in Victoria, but if you've been to Thailand you know what I mean). Okay, it is a fairly short walk, it will only take you about half-an-hour (fifteen minutes if you run, but seriously, who really wants to run around these places - unless of course you like running through rainforests, then run all you like). There is only one probably with this place - no toilets - so if you are busting for a leak you really have to step off the path, but there aren't that many bushes around, which means everybody sees you (and the park rangers don't really like you stepping off the path either, so maybe going for a run is probably not the best idea). read more

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