General Information
Distance: 4 kilometers loop
Total climb: negligible
Time taken: 1 hour
Map: Hill End 8731-1N 1:25 000
Guide: National Parks and Wildlife Service - link
Start point distance by road from Canberra GPO: 354 kilometers
Start point map grid reference:
Destination map grid reference: loop trail
End Point: same as start
Route
http://maps.six.nsw.gov.au/
Description
This is a very short walking track through the old gold mining land in the Hill End Historic Site. The track begins outside the Post Office in Reef Street and winds its way past a number of mining remains (information boards are provided at various points of interest).
Just past the furthest point of the track, the Bald Hill Mine can be found. Guided tours of this mine are available, apparently.
The trails loops back to where it began through some pretty bushland.
This walk should be part of any visit to the Hill End Historic Site. When we did it we were the only people walking along it; nice for us, but a shame that all the other visitors seemed to be missing it. It can be done without any hiking equipment except for a bottle of water, a hat and some good walking shoes.
Just past the furthest point of the track, the Bald Hill Mine can be found. Guided tours of this mine are available, apparently.
The trails loops back to where it began through some pretty bushland.
This walk should be part of any visit to the Hill End Historic Site. When we did it we were the only people walking along it; nice for us, but a shame that all the other visitors seemed to be missing it. It can be done without any hiking equipment except for a bottle of water, a hat and some good walking shoes.
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