Castlemaine Diggings is a 14km, grade 3 hike located in the Castlemaine Diggings National Heritage Park, Victoria. The hike should take around 4 hrs to complete.
Hike summary
This hike is along some of the many wonderful walking tracks in the Castlemaine Diggings and includes part of the the Goldfields Trail. Walk from Chewton to the Welsh Village in the Castlemaine Diggings Heritage Park. The trail takes in the Manchester Mine, the remains of the Garfield Water Wheel, the Welsh Village and return via Forest Creek.
Route and GPX file
Max elevation: 427 m
Min elevation: 315 m
Total climbing: 322 m
Total descent: -322 m
Tips
Easy walk along relatively flat terrain. Keep to the track as there are many mine shafts in this park.
Gear you might need
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Let someone know before you go
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About the region
The Castlemaine Diggings National Heritage Park is near the town of Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia. The park protects a nationally significant historic cultural landscape of heritage value and relics of the Victorian gold rush. The Castlemaine Diggings National Heritage Park was added to the Victorian Heritage Register in December 2003. It is the largest non-indigenous protected cultural landscape in Australia. In January 2005 the park was added to the Australian National Heritage List recognizing its outstanding heritage value and importance in the course of Australia’s migration history.
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Acknowledgement of Country
Trail Hiking Australia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the lands on which we hike and pay respects to their Elders, past and present, and we acknowledge the First Nations people of other communities who may be here today.
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Great trail but you need GPS and a copy of the map as there are trails everywhere for different walks and it gets a bit confusing.