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Chewton - Garfield water wheel to expedition pass reservoir via the Welsh village

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Trail stats

Distance
6.9 mi
Elevation gain
640 ft
Technical difficulty
Moderate
Elevation loss
640 ft
Max elevation
1,411 ft
TrailRank 
58
Min elevation
1,134 ft
Trail type
Loop
Moving time
2 hours 52 minutes
Time
4 hours 30 minutes
Coordinates
1944
Uploaded
January 14, 2018
Recorded
January 2018
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near Chewton, Victoria (Australia)

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Photo ofChewton - Garfield water wheel to expedition pass reservoir via the Welsh village Photo ofChewton - Garfield water wheel to expedition pass reservoir via the Welsh village Photo ofChewton - Garfield water wheel to expedition pass reservoir via the Welsh village

Itinerary description

A great bush walk through the goldfields around Chewton, there are many deep mine shafts in the area so be mindful, lots of old ruins from the mining era of the 1800’s, the Welsh village is well worth seeing having many mines and crumbling buildings, the trek back from the reservoir was less appealing having to walk on a few gravel roads, but overall well worth doing.

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PictographPhoto Altitude 1,158 ft
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PictographPhoto Altitude 1,158 ft
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PictographPhoto Altitude 1,191 ft
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PictographPhoto Altitude 1,201 ft
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Blacksmiths hut

PictographPhoto Altitude 1,217 ft
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Puddling works

PictographPhoto Altitude 1,280 ft
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PictographPhoto Altitude 1,355 ft
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PictographPhoto Altitude 1,299 ft
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Deep mine shaft

PictographPhoto Altitude 1,296 ft
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Welsh village

PictographPhoto Altitude 1,293 ft
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PictographPhoto Altitude 1,289 ft
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Welsh village

PictographPhoto Altitude 1,302 ft
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Welsh village

PictographPhoto Altitude 1,296 ft
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Welsh village

PictographPhoto Altitude 1,293 ft
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Welsh village

PictographPhoto Altitude 1,329 ft
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Welsh village

PictographPhoto Altitude 1,362 ft
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Welsh village

Deep mine shaft

PictographPhoto Altitude 1,240 ft
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Expedition pass reservoir

PictographPhoto Altitude 1,234 ft
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Expedition pass reservoir looking north

PictographPhoto Altitude 1,175 ft
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Back at Garfield water wheel

PictographPhoto Altitude 1,161 ft
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