Sherbrooke Forest (and Alfred Nicholas Gardens) walk - March 9th 2008

A quite hot day; think it was high 30’s C. Summer had a last bite.

But a few of us still made our way up to the Dandenong Ranges and did a fun – and not too hot – walk. It was mainly in the shade.

We basically left the car at Grants Picnic Area and did the walk (Clematis Track, I think) towards the Sherbrooke Falls. Lunch was at the O’Donahue Picnic Ground. We never got to see the falls – the name is almost ironic, it’s a tiny trickle – as we spotted a sign, literally in the bush, pointing to Alfred Nicholas Gardens. We were very happy as we’d planned to drive there after the walk, never imagining the walk itself took us very close to the Gardens.

So we followed the signs to the most beautiful Gardens. Built into the steep hills, they have a lovely, cool and green theme. Lakes and water features just add to the serenity.

Then we made our way back, pretty much the way we had come. I myself used Google Maps to create a map of our route and here it is.