waterfalls around melbourne

If you’re chasing waterfalls around Melbourne (and yes, do go), start close with Sherbrooke Falls and Olinda Falls in the Dandenong Ranges—lush, quick, and easy. Stretch the legs to Steavenson Falls at Marysville, which gets theatrically lit at night, or head northwest to the thundering drop of Trentham Falls. Got time and snacks? The Great Otway National Park dishes up Erskine, Hopetoun, and Beauchamp Falls, all ferns, mist, and smug smiles. Check track conditions, mind the leeches, and resist the urge to “just hop that wet rock”—gravity’s got better traction than you.