Dandenong Ranges National Park

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Dandenong Ranges National Park
Giant eucalyptus and tree ferns in Sherbrooke Forest
Giant eucalyptus and tree ferns in Sherbrooke Forest
Dandenong Ranges National Park (Victoria)
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Coordinates: 37 ° 48 ′ 37 ″  S , 145 ° 23 ′ 8 ″  O
Location: Victoria , Australia
Specialty: Narrow gorges, giant eucalyptus, tree ferns
Surface: 32.15 km²
Founding: 1987
Kokoda Track Memorial Walk in Ferntree Gully
Kokoda Track Memorial Walk in Ferntree Gully
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The Dandenong Ranges National Park is located in the Dandenongs , a small mountain range in the Australian state of Victoria , 38 km east of Melbourne .

Because the park is located close to the city, there are always difficulties with stray pets and wild animals. A few years ago a curfew for cats was imposed throughout the Dandenong area and since then the number and diversity of lyre tails and other wild bird species has increased significantly.

The Dandenong Ranges National Park is divided into five sections:

  • Doongalla Forest - with Mount Dandenong itself and the SkyHigh restaurant on its top, which offers a distant view of Melbourne's east.
  • Ferntree Gully - the southwest of the national park between the villages of Ferntree Gully and Boronia in the west, Upwey in the south, Tremont and Sassafras in the east and The Basin in the north. In the park there is the Thousands Steps Trail up to One Tree Hill . The very steep hiking trail contains over 700 steps, is over 2.5 km long and is reminiscent of the battle for the Kokoda Track in the territory of Papua (New Guinea) during the Second World War . The steps are a popular destination for tourists and fitness enthusiasts alike. In the Australian Football League (AFL) preseason , a number of AFL and similar teams from Melbourne rushed their teams up the stairs to document their fitness. It's not known exactly when the steps were made, but it is believed that it must have been in the early 1860s, when it was the only way to get to the top of One Tree Hills. According to a tourist guide from 1868, all other areas were covered with dense forest. A study in the park found that over 82% of visitors use the park for running training on weekends. The area is also popular for picnics.
  • The Sherbrooke Forest is near Belgrave .
  • The Olinda Forest covers the eastern slopes of Mount Dandenong.
  • The Mount Evelyn Forest forms the northernmost part of the park.

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Commons : Dandenong Ranges National Park  - Collection of Pictures, Videos and Audio Files