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January 6, 2023
Road cycling
The Explorer's Tree was allegedly a marked tree used as a waypoint by the European explorer's Blaxland, Lawson & Wentworth when they crossed the Blue Mountains in 1813, although that story may be apocryphal. Certainly, for the last ~150 years, the tree has been a symbol of the British colonisation of western NSW, for all that means.
The tree itself died in the 1950s and was slathered in concrete in an unsuccessful attempt to preserve its carcass, which has since been removed.
The tree itself died in the 1950s and was slathered in concrete in an unsuccessful attempt to preserve its carcass, which has since been removed.
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4
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83.4km
04:15
1,220m
1,220m
Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride.
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Elevation 1,080 m
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