Chewton goldfields wander
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Trail stats
- Distance
- 4.11 mi
- Elevation gain
- 427 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Moderate
- Elevation loss
- 427 ft
- Max elevation
- 1,343 ft
- TrailRank
- 26
- Min elevation
- 994 ft
- Trail type
- Loop
- Moving time
- one hour 44 minutes
- Time
- 2 hours 25 minutes
- Coordinates
- 1172
- Uploaded
- September 9, 2023
- Recorded
- September 2023
near Chewton, Victoria (Australia)
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Itinerary description
This walk starts with a creek crossing - the map I was using said it was Fairbairn street - but there's not much street-like about it, it's just a trail.
At the time of doing this walk, there were logs across the creek, so we didn't get our feet wet.
The trail then passes a pine tree plantation and an area almost completely devoid of native vegetation - just gorse, blackberries and one or two fruit trees.
As the hike progresses, there is more native vegetation and we even managed to see some fly-catcher plants and a few small native flowers. But that is one of the things that is interesting about this area - the level of damage done to what the natural environment once looked like caused by 19th and early 20th century mining.
The highlight is the Garfield Water Wheel - but there are ruins scattered throughout the hike area - including building foundations and an old furnace chimney. There is a small amount of bush bashing.
You can easily make this hike longer and continue on to the Welsh village. I had time limits which meant this wasn't possible for me this time.
Enjoy!
At the time of doing this walk, there were logs across the creek, so we didn't get our feet wet.
The trail then passes a pine tree plantation and an area almost completely devoid of native vegetation - just gorse, blackberries and one or two fruit trees.
As the hike progresses, there is more native vegetation and we even managed to see some fly-catcher plants and a few small native flowers. But that is one of the things that is interesting about this area - the level of damage done to what the natural environment once looked like caused by 19th and early 20th century mining.
The highlight is the Garfield Water Wheel - but there are ruins scattered throughout the hike area - including building foundations and an old furnace chimney. There is a small amount of bush bashing.
You can easily make this hike longer and continue on to the Welsh village. I had time limits which meant this wasn't possible for me this time.
Enjoy!
Waypoints
Information point
1,040 ft
River
Archaeological site
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