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Eureka Reef Quartz Mining Relics

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Eureka Reef Quartz Mining Relics

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Eureka Reef Quartz Mining Relics

Name: Eureka Reef Quartz Mining Relics
Rating: 2

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Location: Victoria, Australia

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1. Poverty Gully Reservoir – Cornish Chimney loop from Wesley Hill

17.4km

04:42

240m

Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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2. Cornish Chimney loop from Wesley Hill

7.65km

02:03

90m

Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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June 11, 2018

Eureka Reef boasts some of the earliest quartz mining relics in Victoria including a massive exposed quartz reef, foundations of Cornish crushing batteries and a mining village. Aboriginal rock wells are also present.

A pleasant 1.8km walk takes you through 140 years of mining history. See the forest through the eyes of the Jaara people, alluvial gold diggers and quartz reef miners.

In winter and spring there are many native wildflowers in the Eureka Reef forest.

Source: parkweb.vic.gov.au/explore/parks/castlemaine-diggings-national-heritage-park/things-to-do/eureka-reef

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Distance 215 m

Uphill 20 m

Downhill 0 m

Weather

Thursday 6 November

27°C

8°C

30 %

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Max wind speed: 4.0 km/h

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Location: Victoria, Australia

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Eureka Reef Quartz Mining Relics

1. Poverty Gully Reservoir – Cornish Chimney loop from Wesley Hill

2. Cornish Chimney loop from Wesley Hill

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