Inside tip · Apollo Bay & the Otways

After dark at Melba Gully near Lavers Hill, what lights up the forest?

Answer: Glow worms

After dusk, hundreds of glow worms light up Melba Gully's forest banks. Don't touch them or use bright lights.

Madsen's Track: short loop · arrive just after dusk

Bring a torch, ideally with a red filter, and keep voices low. The short Madsen's Track loop winds through one of Victoria's richest temperate rainforests.