Hanmer Forest Park

Originally covering 250 hectares, the Hanmer Forest Park plantation now extends for some 5150 hectares. The oldest area of the forest, with trees planted in 1903-4 has become a mixed-age, near-natural forest, with many woody species having invaded from the township's gardens and the neighboring indigenous forest remnants.

Hanmer Forest was once part of a wider Forest Park having multiple management objectives, and the oldest area designated as a forest recreation reserve. This old forest is criss-crossed with recreational tracks for easy walking, mountain biking and horse riding.

The evolving nature of this mixed forest is of considerable scientific interest, and is an important component of the tourist attractions of Hanmer Springs, with its changing colours with the seasons.