Mount Donna Buang and Mount Victoria Hiking Trail — Attraction in Melbourne

Lovely drive through montane rainforest, twisty road. Debris on road possible, snow and ice likely in winter. Two wheel drive access is possible in winter, especially with snow chains to the drive wheels. Four wheel drive best option for summit access in winter - if the roads are open. The road is often closed to the summit, stopping at the three carparks 400m below the summit, where Mountain Tucker can sell hot drinks and food - usually on weekends in winter. If heavy snow fall then the 10min carpark is the only option as the roads will be locked out with a 3 kilometer walk to summit. C505 from Healesville is closed in winter. Access...

A truly magical place when there is snow (which isn’t all that often). It can get crowded and the car parks can reach capacity pretty quickly, but it’s definitely a winter wonderland where kids can build a snowman (or 5), and you can byo toboggan. And the best part is that it’s free to access and reasonably close to Melbourne. The most recent trip was on a weekday after school has finished and stayed till sunset. One must wonder how many more snow covered days this place will get - at just 1200m above sea level, climate change will definitely have an effect in the...

Donna is a great place to go in winter if you want to see some snow! Not always there, but snow forecast websites are usually pretty accurate. Hiking trails are a bit steep but nice places to walk. At the summit there are some picnic tables and a toilet block, there's also a toilet block at the 10 Mile Carpark. Beautiful country! I just wish I could bring my dog but since it's a national park it's no...