DAY TRIP TO DREAMY FOREST WITH SCENIC DRIVE #australia #travel
3DAY TRIP TO DREAMY FOREST WITH SCENIC DRIVE | Macedon Ranges
Everyone loves a road trip, right? Getting the windows down, prepping the perfect playlist, loading the car with snacks and playing countless rounds of eye spy. We’re pretty lucky here in Victoria, we’ve got beaches, forests, deserts, mountain ranges and valleys all at our doorstep. So when it comes to road trips, we can pretty much take our pick of the best scenic drives around—just decide what kind of trip you’re after and you’ll be there in a few hours.
To help you make the choice, we’ve rounded up our pick of the best scenic drives in Victoria along with some pit stops and sites to see on the way. You bring the aux cable, we’ve got the rest sorted.
Mount Macedon
The Macedon Ranges is one of those areas where you’re like, “This is why I live in Victoria”. Hop on the Calder Freeway from Melbourne and stretch your legs in Woodend. You’re going to see mountain ranges, plenty of Gold Rush towns and heaps of cows along this scenic drive (and you’ll realise why so many city folk flocked here during 2021). Make it an overnight road trip during the Autumn months (the foliage up there is insane) and find a snug bed-and-breakfast to hibernate in. Bring your appetite, there’s a bunch of local eateries along the way, not to mention wineries too. Fitness types: make sure you squeeze in a dawn hike at Hanging Rock, that sunrise won’t watch itself.
Great Ocean Road
We couldn't make this list without including the iconic Great Ocean Road. This epic road trip has got to be one of the best scenic drives in Victoria, and it makes us feel so lucky to live here. It doesn’t matter where you start on The Great Ocean Road, just hop in the car and follow the winding B100 along countless beaches. This drive might take some time, purely because you’ll be stopping the car every 30 minutes to take the most Insta-worthy pics at the lookouts, and in summer you’ll be stopping for a swim at every hidden beach. But that’s the beauty of this drive, you can stop at different points and have a different trip every time.
The Edgy Veg Trail – 26 cafes, restaurants and pubs around the region will serve up innovative and delicious plant-based dishes for you to try.
Country Canvas Autumn Acrylic Painting Classes – head to a farm in Malmsbury and join local artist Tia Alysse. Paint gorgeous creatures, like a fox, golden goose, red panda, stag or red robin on various dates throughout the festival.
Double Oaks Estate Wine and Clay Day – sip on wine and create something out of clay at this popular workshop on April 1 or April 15. Potter Sue Chehab will lead the way, and you’ll enjoy wine from Double Oaks Estate Winery while you’re there.
Paranormal Investigation Ghost Tour – go ghost hunting and hone your investigating skills at the historic Kyneton Masonic Lodge