A beautiful short walk in the forest. An easy walk that makes you feel like you've seen something of the forest as you pass through. Perfect for a stop on The Great Ocean Road.

We visited the Maits Rest Rainforest Walk, a part of the Great Otway National Park. The walk was named for Maitland Bryant who was the first state forest inspector in 1914. On the walk through this temperate forest, we saw some of the world’s tallest trees including the Heritage and Hollow and fern gully. Mountain Ash, the world’s tallest flowering plant, is over 200 years old. Most of the trail is on a boardwalk but there are some areas are unpaved and full of roots. The entrance to the walk is off the Great Ocean Road.

Did not expect much from this minor detour on our way down to the Great Ocean Road, it was just a picnic stop to break the journey. But we spent a delightful hour here doing the circular walk of the forest. It is really well laid out with proper walkways and little information boards, all free to visit. You go right into this ancient forest and get to soak up the peace and nature (if you happen to go at a quiet time, which we were lucky to do). Definitely recommend if passing nearby

This is a short, easy, stunning walk in the cool temperate rainforest of the Otway Ranges. The paths and walkways are well maintained and the signage is interesting and informative. Of particular significance are the hollow tree and the Mountain Ash. We were lucky to spot a Yellow Robin. It was a tranquil and peaceful stroll. As we returned to the car park, a very noisy group, talking at the top of their voices, were starting the loop. We were thankful to be leaving!

If you don't have time in your trip to get into the Otways then this is a very nice trail.  Goes up and down but nothing too hard, could push a pram on it.  If you come around 12pm all the tour busses will be there which can be a pro and con.  You can tag along to hear some of the tour guides, but also will be a lot more people.  No facilities on-site.  Expect to spend about 45 minutes doing this walk.

Short but occasionally steep walk around a rain forest with ferns, massive trees and water. Best when not too busy, strangely didn’t see any wildlife but could hear a lot going on. Track is partly metal grid boardwalk and partly compacted track. Much of both sloping with bridges.

Beautiful "temperate" rain forest. Walk takes around 30 minutes through beautiful foliage. We did this as part of a guided Great Ocean Roads Tour and enjoyed seeing this different beautiful aspect of nature. Relatively easy walk.