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The Cairnmuir Hill track traverses the mountain range between Cromwell and Clyde and follows a route that was used in the 1800’s prior to the development of the Cromwell Gorge road. The walk described is from the Cromwell end to the top and back. The climb is worth it for the great views of Cromwell and the surrounding mountain ranges. DOC have marked the track with yellow pegs and installed signs and stiles.Start From the Cromwell Information Centre take the Bannockburn Road and turn left immediately after crossing the bridge over Lake Dunstan (5.8 km). Continue on the Cairnmuir road round Bannockburn Inlet and onto a terrace past the motor camp and Bannockburn Heights vineyard (8 km). A DOC sign marks the start of the walking track (10.3 km).Walk Follow a well maintained 4 wheel drive track that climbs through arid tussock land. After climbing a ridge descend to a small saddle [1]. The main track descends into a valley before continuing over the hill to the Cromwell Gorge. At [1] go through a gate and continue up the main ridge on a less well maintained 4 wheel drive track. The ground is covered by thyme and higher up very short cushion plants that tolerate the arid conditions. Point C (622 m) [2] is just before the track turns to the left and makes a small descent. It has views of Cromwell, Bannockburn,

the Pisa Range, Dunstan Mountains and Lake Dunstan. Return to the car park by going back down the 4 wheel drive track.

Other Option - Boundary HutFor a longer return trip to the hut and back (5.5 hours, 14 km, 840 m) proceed to Point C as aboveand continue up the track. After afurther climb, the 4 wheel drivetrack rounds a small knoll, climbsover a spur and descends to ajunction with another 4 wheel drivetrack [3]. This track climbs backonto the ridge. Two gates mark asheep holding pen. From the ridgethe line of an old race can be seenleading from Cairnmuir Gully. A further climb up a gully leads to ajunction [4]. Take the left gate anddescend steeply through pastureto Boundary Hut.

The hut is derelict inside and is believed to date back to 1860. This is the only place you will

find water on this track.Return to the car park by

descending back down the track.

Other Option - Cromwell to ClydeThe full traverse is a very long day and is best attempted in good weather (9 hours, 25.5 km, 1250m). A good level of fitness is required and take enough food clothing and water. This traverse can be combined with the Alexandra - Clyde 150th Anniversary Walk for a comfortable 2 day trip to Alexandra. Follow the route to Boundary Hut described above and continue up the track on a long final steady climb which leads to views of Lake Dunstan just below the summit of Mt Jackson [5]. The track crosses the basin between Mt Jackson and Cairnmuir Hill to a sharp right-hand turn [6]. Go left through the fence to the summit of Cairnmuir Hill.Return to the track and continue to the stile [7]. From the stile, the track follows fence lines through low tussock and spear grass. The fence line runs along the Fish and Jackson Creeks and marks the boundary between Cairnmuir Station and Earnscleugh Station. From the saddle a short climb [8] and stile leads to a vehicle track which undulates over the hill tops to Point S [9]. To the south there is a good view of the end of the Obelisk Range and Fraser Dam. The track descends steeply to the junction with the Sheehey Lake track [10]. Another gate leads to an undulating descent to the Hawksburn Road [11]. The numerous overhead transmission lines make small zapping noises. The Hawksburn Road is maintained reasonably well up to the lookout, but from the lookout, the road may not be negotiable by car. It is preferable to walk down

the road to Clyde.

This short track climbs up to a former Cromwell water reservoir and is worth the effort for the view and the chance to walk through vegetation in one of the most arid places in New Zealand.Start From the Cromwell Information Centre take Highway 8B across Lake Dunstan and turn right onto the road to Alexandra (SH8) and stop at the Bruce Jackson Lookout (3 km).Walk From the Bruce Jackson lookout there are good views of the Junction. Walk for a short distance down the highway and carefully cross the road to the track which starts in a briar filled gully [1]. The track zig zags up the hill, crossing the abandoned water supply pipeline before reaching the reservoir wall [2]. The reward for this short climb are great views of Cromwell and Lake Dunstan.The water scheme was built after an outbreak of typhoid fever was

traced to a previous water scheme that brought water to Cromwell from Mt Pisa by an open race. The council purchased a miners race in Firewood Creek and built the reservoir in 1875. A pipe ran from the reservoir, across the now submerged bridge over the Clutha and into the town’s water mains. The reservoir was enlarged and faced with stone in 1882. Further renovations and extensions were made in 1892 and 1898. Return back the way you have come.Other Option (1 hour, 2.3 km, 120 m) From the Reservoir [2] continue up the hill to a stile and vehicle track. Descend the track, and climb the knoll where there are good views up Firewood Creek and the race that feed the reservoir [3]. Return to the Vehicle track and descend to the top of the Cromwell Slide [4]. The field of survey pegs are used to detect land movement. The track steeply descends to Firewood Creek [5] and then return back to start.

Warning: Be very careful when walking along and crossing the Highway. Travel on the Lake Dunstan side of the road.

Warning: Cairnmuir Hill is isolated and exposed. Be prepared for all kinds of weather. Take enough clothing for sudden changes in weather and plenty of water. Carry a cell phone but do not rely on it working.

Extensive landscape development along the lake shore has created an excellent walking track or gentle bike ride. Start from Old Cromwell Town. Take the track past the ruins to the Junction Lookout [1].Continue north along Alpha Street and take a narrow foot path behind the Bowling Club building. Cross Victoria Park and around Sanders Inlet [2] to the Alpha Street Reserve. Take the track above the lake which goes past a small peninsula to Deadmans Point Bridge [3]. Go under the bridge and emerge to a view over the main body of the lake. The

next part of the walk can be exposed to strong northerly winds that blow down the lake. Large areas of exposed sand between here and the town, combined with strong winds caused the town considerable problems and expense in the 1800s. Climb the bank at a group of pine trees to a car park and sandy picnic area at Dunstan View. Carefully cross the road. Return to Old Cromwell Town by taking Alpha Street past the Holiday Park and rejoining the shoreline track at [2].

Start from Old Cromwell Town and follow the narrow track to a large car park at Melmore Marina. Cross the car park and follow the shore using the road and then a track through willows to cross a bridge over a drain. A vehicle track goes around the oxidation ponds to a gate and sign [7]. A track then follows the edge of the terrace above the lake past a stone hut in pine trees. Then the track after following a line of power pylons descends to cross gold workings [8] before reclimbing the edge of the terrace. The track follows this terrace until emerging at the car park at the intersection of Pearson Road and Bannockburn

Road [9]. Return back along the track to Old Cromwell Town. Other Option - Longer South Lakeside Walk (6 hours, 22 km, 40 m) It is possible to continue along the lake edge from the end of Pearson Road [9]. The track goes under the Bannockburn Bridge and then along the edge of a terrace where there are small herringbone tailings and other gold workings [10]. From the terrace there are views up the lake. As the lake fills with sediment large islands have formed in this part of the lake. After crossing a gulch [11] the track descends to cross a gravel pit and large herringbone tailings before continuing to the Goldfields Mining Centre [12]. Return back along the track.

Start Take the State Highway 6 to Wanaka. The track car park is at the 45th Plinth.Walk Cross the highway and up terrace face via 501 steps to panorama views of Cromwell basin. Then descend a hidden gully through early gold workings to Lowburn inlet. Turn left and follow the the edge of the inlet. Cross the highway, turning left antd take the to return to the 45th Parallel car park. The Sugar Loaf terrace land form as it is locally known, contributes values as part of the registered geo-preservation site. It is the best example of fluvio-glacial outwash terraces in New Zealand. A sequence of widely spaced terraces. These terraces are recognized by the community as an outstanding natural feature.The sparse biodiversity reflects

the semi-arid low rainfall climate and light soils with the mix of native and introduced dryland plants species dominated by native Raoulia species – Vegetable sheep mats; small native grasses – Poa species; Acaena sp – Bidibid; introduced plants Sedum acre – stone crop mat forming with distinctive yellow flowers; Hypericum sp – St John’s wort.The 45th Parallel is the line that marks the theoretical halfway point between the Equator and the South Pole. The true halfway point is 11 kilometres south of this parallel because the Earth is not a perfect sphere, but bulges at the equator and is flattened at the poles. Unlike its northern counterpart, the southern 45th Parallel passes mostly over open ocean. It crosses the Atlantic Ocean, the Indian Ocean, Australasia, the Pacific Ocean and South America.

Other Option - Longer North Lakeside For a longer walk (5 hours, 19 km, 20 m) from Old Cromwell Town go to Dunstan View and then continue along the shore to McNulty Inlet [4]. A boat club and aquatic centre have been established in this sheltered harbour. There is also a picnic area at Rotary Glen. Proceed around the Inlet and through extensive poplar plantings to the main road. As part of the formation of the lake, the landscaping used extensive planting of trees including varieties of willow and eucalyptus. The plantings were trickle irrigated to ensure their establishment. Take the metalled track nearest the lake to Lowburn. Lowburn Harbour [5] and peninsula has a site for boat

launching, extensive car parking and a picnic area. Cross the road and follow Lowburn Valley Road to the relocated Lowburn hall and church. Just prior to flooding Lowburn had been a settlement 1 km to the east consisting of a bridge, hall, church, camping ground and the Welcome Home Hotel. On the north side of the hall are the plaques that have been relocated from the 1930s concrete road bridge at Lowburn. The bridge still exists under Lake Dunstan. Continue around Lowburn Inlet back to the lake. Then go north on the vehicle track along the shore past the 45th parallel monument to the Lowburn Collie Club [6]. Return to Old Cromwell by using the track by the lake.

12 months later. Take Alpha Street past the Alpha Street Reserve - Victoria Park [4] Prior to 1980, this was the main sporting area of Cromwell - home of the rugby, soccer, tennis, croquet and bowling clubs. The Cromwell swimming pool, motor camp and a small mini golf course were also situated here. The only remaining club is the Cromwell Bowling Club, which opened in 1912, and welcomes visitors to its green and indoor rink.Turn up Molyneux Ave [5]. This part of Cromwell dates back to the 1860’s when Cromwell was established as a gold mining town on the banks of the Clutha and has a number of old stone buildings.At the corner of Blyth Street and Donegal Street is St Andrews Anglican Church [6]. Built in 1874 for £700, the church was consecrated by Bishop Nevill of Dunedin. The first service in the Anglican Church was preached by Rev. Dewe.Turn next into Sligo Street the site of the Catholic Church [7] of Mary Immaculate and the Irish Martyrs. Built at a cost of £2,400, the foundation stone was laid on St Patricks Day 1908, and the completed church opened on 18th April 1909. Mr W. Gair was responsible for the stonework.St John’s Presbyterian Church [8] in Inniscort Street was built for £1,100, and opened in 1881. The church had a Sunday school hall added in 1913.Continue along Inniscort Street to the Wellingtonia Trees [9] These two historic Cromwell landmarks were planted in 1889 by Mary, wife of John Richards who was licensee of the Bannockburn Hotel. The highest tree stands at about 41 metres. Tiles have been laid under the trees to allow the roots to grow.Descend Erris Street to Old Cromwell Town [10]. The historic precinct includes Murrell’s Cottage, in its original form but restored inside. This was the home of Edward Murrell,

watchmaker/tooth-puller. Other buildings are reconstructions of shops, offices and stables from Melmore Terrace, the old main street. Spend time exploring the shops and read the various plaques that give details of the history of this area.Continue up Melmore Terrace past the 1890 Masonic Lodge which is still in use today. On the corner of the block is the Victoria Hotel which was originally built in 1863.On the left hand side of the road is the Cromwell Memorial Centre [11]. Originally sited at the Junction, Cromwell’s War Memorial and captured German field gun were relocated to the present location in 1985.Take the greenway that starts at Down Street back to Neplusultra Street [12]. Cromwell was expanded in the 1970’s to become the base for hydro development. Greenways with winding asphalt paths, lighting and irrigated plantings were constructed in the new and old part of Cromwell to link the schools, residential areas and town centre together.At the end of Neplusutra Street cross into Anderson Park [13]. Named after Mr I.G. Anderson (Mayor 1960 - 1980), this sporting complex includes tennis and netball courts, rugby, touch 7’s and cricket grounds and the Cromwell Sports Club with lounge and bar facilities.The Central Otago Sports Turf is an artificial sand surface hockey field and was completed in 1997. The Cromwell Swim Centre was opened in 1985, and has two heated pools.Continue through the Public Gardens which has formal rose gardens, a large sun dial and a coin operated fountain. The fountain commemorates 100 years service to the district by the Cromwell Volunteer Fire Brigade. Adjacent is the children’s play area including an impressive flying fox.Cross Waenga Drive to return to the Cromwell Information Centre.

Start at the Cromwell Information Centre. The Cromwell town centre was opened in 1985 and was built to replace the drowned Melmore Terrace shopping area. The centre comprises shops, restaurants, banks, offices, C.O.D.C. Service Centre, medical centre, library, information centre and museum. The artificial stream that meanders through the centre is symbolic of the Clutha.Visit the Fruit Sculpture [1] (apple, pear, nectarine and apricot) which since its erection in 1989 has become an enduring symbol of Cromwell. Return to the

Cromwell Information Centre and go down Barry Ave and left into Neplusultra Street (Latin, means ‘farthest attainable point’ or ‘not more beyond’) to walk past the Cromwell Golf Course [2]. It is considered one of the top rural 18 hole courses in the South Island.Pass the Squash club and turn right into Litany Street to the Cemetery [3]. The headstones at the Litany Street Cemetery indicate the appalling conditions experienced by the early pioneers. The Scally family’s tombstone tells a grim story - four of their children dying of typhoid within a month, and their mother, Ellen, and one other child dying

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This map and guide describes a selection of the many varied and interesting walks that the Cromwell district offers including the Cromwell township, an historic water reservoir, gold mining areas and remote hills. For more details on walks contact the Cromwell Information Centre.

Car Park Thieves Cars left at the start of tracks have been broken into. Don’t encourage thieves. Remove valuables and lock car doors.Safety Watch If you see any hazards report to DOC Safety Watch 0800 999 005.Cover Photo North Lakeside walk .Information A & K Hamel Personal Survey 2001/2002, NZMS 260 Maps F42 F41 G41 G42,Cromwell Information Centre, Department of Conservation (DOC), Heart of the Desert J C Parcell. Every effort has been made to make the information on this map as accurate as possible. All feedback will be gratefully accepted. Contact the Cromwell Promotion Group, P. O. Box 38 Cromwell, email info@cromwell.org.nz, web site www.cromwell.org.nz.

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Tracks are less well formed, are longer, may be rough, slippery and muddy in places and often require boots and wet weather clothing.

Tracks require little experience or special equipment and are suitable for family groups but have good footwear and wet weather clothing.

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Edition 3 2016 - Copyright Text A & K Hamel, Photos and Graphics A & E Hamel - P.O. Box 1440 Dunedin

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A Cromwell 2 hours 5.5 km 20 m 1B 45th Parallel 45 minutes 2 km 80 m 2C Old Reservoir 30 minutes 2 km 60 m 3D Cairnmuir (Point C) 2.5 hours 6 km 412 m 4E North Lakeside 1.5 hours 5 km 20 m 5F South Lakeside 3 hours 11 km 40 m 5

G Bannockburn Sluicings 2 hours 4 km 120 m 6H Carricktown 5.5 hours 14 km 770 m 8I Young Australian 30 minutes 1 km 50 m 8J Northburn Tailings 45 minutes 2 km 80 m 7K Bendigo 45 minutes 1.5 km 70 m 10L Aurora Creek 1.5 hours 4 km 100 m 10

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Adams Gully

Pigroot Gully

Pipeclay Gully

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Border ChiefHeart of Midlothian

Vale of Avoca

Rob Roy

Heart of OakStar of East

Elizabeth

Collen Bawn

Robert Burns

Nil Desperandum

John Bull

Golden Gate

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Spears Pines

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Roaring Meg

Cromwell Township

Dunstan Lakeside

Cairnmuir

Old Reservoir

Carricktown

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Clutha River

Fraser River

Bannock Burn

Shepherds Creek

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Kawarau River

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Crippletown

Queensberry

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Queenstown

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Mount Pisa

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Swipers Creek

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Old Wom

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Duffers Saddle

Hawksburn Road

Frasers Dam

Tippets DamCarrick Dam

Wilding Pines

Pasture

Templars Hill

Main Sludge ChannelPipeclay

Terrace

Target Gully

Modern Race

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DOC Car Park

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Northburn Tailings45th Parallel Map 8

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Pisa Moorings

Logantown

Welshtown

Bendigo Bendigo Creek

Aurora Creek

School Creek

Chinamans Creek

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Bendigo Station

CrippletownLake Dunstan

Mt Koinga

Cromwell

Tarras

Come in TimeBattery

Alta

GoodallsBendigoGully Hotel

Lower Gorge

Site of School

State Highway 8

Loop Road

Thompson Gorge Road

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Kanuka Loop Track

Mt Pisa

Column Rocks

Gordon Rocks

Mt Dottrel

This is a full day tramp. (5 hours, 10 km, 300 m) Tramping in kanuka shrub land is a unique experience in Central Otago. The route traverses to the sky line ridges of Torumano, a 859 m hill, via a circuit of upper

Chinamans Creek. The effort in the steady climb is rewarded by ever changing panoramas of the Pisa Range, Upper Clutha Valley; St Bathans Range and the Dunstan Ranges.

Bendigo Kanuka Track

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(Contours 20 m interval)

Map 8

Northburn Tailings

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1 : 10,000 100m 200m Map 10Bendigo

1 : 10,000 100m 200m Map 6Bannockburn

1 : 25,000 250m 500m Map 7Carrick

1 : 250,000 2.5 km 5 km Map 11Cromwell

Map 9

BendigoReserve

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Start From the Cromwell Information Centre take Highway 8B across Lake Dunstan and turn left onto the road to Tarras (SH 8) and stop at John Bull Creek (8km).Walk From the car park take a vehicle track beside the highway south. Then climb for a short distance to the reserve which is on the top of a terrace. Enter the reserve and go to the viewing platform that overlooks the tailings. The best time to view the tailings are in the late afternoon sun. The neatly stacked rows of stone lead to a central backbone tail race. The tailings are fragile and should not be walked on.

They have a striking pattern. The tailings are the result of ground sluicing, without the use of high pressure water and in a confined working space. Neatly stacking the stones prevented them collapsing onto the working area or into the sluice or central race. Water was released from a holding dam and taken by a head race over a work face. The water was released in sufficient volume to wash the gravels into a central sluice where riffles would trap the gold. To do this efficiently miners worked paddocks and stacked stones which resulted in the herringbone formation. A group of people with great discipline would have been needed to make this system work. Return back down the track to the car park.

There were alluvial gold workings around Bendigo which were mined from 1862 but little is left of these workings. Bendigo is best known for being the richest hard rock gold mine in Otago. Thomas Logan, an alluvial gold miner, discovered a clearly defined reef in 1863. He was unable initially to exploit it because of the costs involved in quartz mining. After an initial company failed it was not until Logan and a small group formed the Cromwell Quartz Mining Company that the reef was profitably mined. The Company’s claim had the extraordinary luck of being on the richest part of the reef. From 1869 over half a million pounds of gold was extracted from the reefs. The Cromwell Quartz Mining Company mine yielded enormous dividends and the investors were recipients of one of the greatest fortunes ever made in New Zealand mining history.The reefs are now in an historic reserve. The broken terrain is littered with the remains of buildings, roads and mine shafts.Start From Cromwell Information Centre take Highway 8B across the bridge and turn left into the Tarras - Lindis Pass Road Highway 8 (2 km). Drive to the top of Lake Dunstan and turn right into a gravel road marked with a

Bendigo sign post (16 km). Drive past vineyards and stop at Bendigo township (19.4 km) to read the information panels. Take the road that climbs the hill past the school house site to emerge on dry open ground. The entrance to the reserve is marked by a cattle stop. Park at the car park at what was Welshtown (23 km).Welshtown [1] was not as important as Logantown but in 1876 there were a cluster of huts, stables and gardens around this hilltop. There is one nearly complete roofless stone hut with a number of other ruins.Follow the yellow pegs along a cart track to a shaft [2] covered by a grill. This is one of the numerous shafts into the reef. The track zig zags downhill past the ruin of a blacksmiths shop and across another shaft [3]. This marks further deep shafts into the main reef. The track emerges onto a cart track. Turn left to reach the main battery site.The Matilda Battery [4] was built as a replacement for the Soloway Battery which was down in the Bendigo township. The Soloway Battery had been put at the foot of the Bendigo Creek gorge to obtain sufficient water and its crushing of 238 ounces for 10 days work in May 1869 had started the Bendigo rush.The Matilda Battery was opened in

1878 and named after Matilda Goodger, the daughter of an original investor and miner in the Cromwell Company. The battery had sixteen stamps and was built from parts of the Soloway Battery and the Aurora Battery. It was driven by an 18hp steam engine fired by coal from Bannockburn and a water turbine using water from the Devils Creek race. The battery was set over the main shaft which gave low level access to the main body of the mine. High mining costs as the mine became deeper, the need to pump out water, and industrial strife destroyed any hope of making the sort of fortune the original investors, Goodger, Logan and Garrett, had made using the Soloway Battery. The company went into liquidation in 1884. In 1908 10 stampers from the battery were shifted to make the Come In Time battery which is where they still remain. The Come In Time battery can be visited by driving up the Thompsons Gorge Road and following a short sign posted walk into a creek bed.Return back up the cart track and continue to the No2 Shaft [5]. The No 2 shaft was sunk in the late 1880s and early 1890s by two new companies in an attempt to gain access to new areas of the mine. It was driven down 178 metres and opened a few successful

adits. The company employed the newest rock drill and an early form of battery and detonator - “an electro-dynamic exploding apparatus.” Work ceased on the shaft in 1892.The conical heap of spoil (mullock) is from the mine and the various concrete foundations are all that remains of a machine house, smithy, carpenter’s yard and shed. Admire the view north of the Pisa Range, Clutha valley and mountains to the north. Mining was hard dangerous work and would now be seen as primitive in its use of vast quantities of black powder and from 1880, Nobels dynamite, candles for illumination and horse power to lift and carry ore to the stamping battery. After a hard day in the mine there was at least a decent view to come up to. Follow the yellow pegs that wind up through the scrub back to Welshtown.

Logantown developed about 1869 when miners became tired of walking up the hill from Bendigo township. Named after Thomas Logan, the founder and developer of quartz mining at Bendigo, the township was an irregular line of corrugated iron buildings, a cottage for Logan, 3 hotels, 4 general stores, 2 butchers, a bakery and a draper. Other huts, stables and gardens were scattered along the dray road.Take the left hand fork by the sign [6] and descend to Aurora Creek. East of Aurora Creek is Bendigo Creek and the site of the low level adit (tunnel) which was designed to intersect and drain the main reefs. Work between 1875 to 1877 created a 375 foot tunnel but no gold was found and the tunnel was far short of the reefs. Turn right up the pegged track that follows the creek into a deep

gully [7]. This was the site of the short lived Lucknow battery. The reefs in this area were not as rich as the Cromwell Reef.The track zig zags up the hill through regenerating manuka / kanuka. Numerous shafts dot this area. Descend back to Aurora Creek [8]. John Perriam and his partners worked this reef using a battery at Bendigo in the 1860’s. A 10 stamp Aurora Battery was constructed at this site in the early 1870’s. It was powered by water from the Aurora Creek and a branch of the Devils Creek Race. In 1877 the battery was brought out by the Cromwell company and used to construct parts of the Matilda battery.Cross the magnificent stone causeway and climb to the ridge to over look the creek [9]. A massive amount of work was required just to build the roads necessary for the heavy machinery required for mining. It is now difficult to

imagine this picturesque gully was once the sight of heavy industry.The track follows a branch of the Devils Creek race back to the gravel road. Rather than going straight back to Welshtown, take a short detour into Swipers Gully to visit the remains of Pengelly’s Hotel. Follow the directions for Bendigo to the Matilda battery [4] and continue down the gully to the gravel road. Turn right and walk up the gravel road to return to Logantown [6].

This short, well sign-posted walk around the massive Bannockburn sluicings, gives a vivid picture of what was involved in mining this area. There are races, dams, sluiced cliff faces, tunnels, sludge channels and a ghost town. The area was mined from 1862 to the 1930’s. Baileys Gully and Pipeclay Gully have been created by sluicing operations which removed a huge amount of material to uncover the gold bearing layers.Despite being a short walk, it can still be very hot and rough so take good footwear and a drink. Start From Cromwell Information Centre take the Bannockburn Road and after crossing Lake Dunstan (5.8 km), turn right into Felton Road (6 km) and stop at a large dusty car park on the left (7.9 km).Walk Read the information panels at the start of the walk. Go over the stile and climb through an area of thistles and wild thyme to enter a small valley under high cliffs. There are 3 information panels in this valley. The entrance to one of the numerous tunnels is marked [1]. Prior to the availability of large quantities of water for sluicing, tunnels were a practical alternative way to mine the gold found in distinct layers of

the gravel. This particular tunnel dates from the 1930s. The next sign is at the entrance of a rock shelter [2]. The poorest miners sometimes lived in rock shelters or even caves near the sluice face although this particularly fine example which sports a chimney was used by a rabbiter in the 1930’s. The final sign refers to a particularly high sluiced cliff face [3].Leave the valley through a small valley to the left and then take a short zig zag climb to Menzies Terrace and over a stile [4].From here are good views over Baileys Gully and down to Cromwell and Lake Dunstan. The races and remains of dams on the terrace supplied water for the sluicing operations below.Walk along the edge of the terrace and over another stile to Menzies Dam [5]. This large dam was fed by races from Long Gully and later from the Carrick Race. The stone lining prevented erosion of the wall. A maze of races enters and leaves the dam. Water was a valuable commodity that was bought and sold by the ‘head’ and caused considerable disputes and often ended up in litigation.The orchard and remains of mud houses mark the site of Stewart Town [6]. David Stewart and John Menzies were miners who in the 1860’s built the Long Gully race

and lived as bachelors by the dam. Other miners lived in the few earth rammed houses and are all that remain of this small settlement. The orchard was planted in 1906 and the ancient apricot and pear trees still bear fruit.Leave Stewart Town by taking the track down the ridge between Baileys Gully and Pipeclay Gully. There are good views from this ridge. The ridge contains mine shafts so stay on the track. A stone lined stepped race (to stop the race eroding) brought water down the ridge to fluming (pipes) that then carried the water to the sluice faces [7]. A bull dozed vehicle track leads to a junction [8]. The detour to the left takes only 10 minutes and is well worth the time. The track leads over Pipeclay Creek, past a modern irrigation race, and tunnel entrance [9] to a low level dam [10]. This dam collected water that was used higher up and possibly also used to flush the sludge channel in Pipeclay Gully or supply water for low level sluicing. A short loop track over a stone covered knoll [11] leads past a deep rock lined tail race. The mass of stones in this area indicates the quantity of material that has been sluiced away. Return back to the junction and continue down to the Blacksmiths Shop [12].

The fluming was transported as flat sheets of iron that required shaping and riveting on the gold field. This work and the constant need to keep the pipes water tight provided blacksmiths with ample work. Continue down hill. This part of the sluicings is particularly barren with towering pinnacles giving an indication of how much was sluiced away. The pinnacles were left because they marked the corners of claims and may have caused disputes if they had been sluiced away. Very little vegetation has grown in this area due to the low rainfall and lack of soil.Another side track leads to a view over Baileys Gully and hut remains [13].Continue back on the main track for a view down to the main sludge channel [14]. Sludge (sluiced gravel) was a major problem as it needed to be transported away from the sluiced faces in order for the miners to continue to operate. By 1887 a 2.4 km stone lined channel 1.8 m wide with a 1 in 18 fall was completed and miners charged set rates to dispose of their tailings into the channel. The actual channel is no longer visible as it is buried with tailings. Return to the car park by descending and crossing Baileys Gully.

This walk up Caledonian Spur on a 4 wheel drive track is through a belt of quartz reefs. These were never as rich as Bendigo but were worked from 1869 despite arduous conditions and unreliable returns.Start From the Cromwell Information Centre go to Bannockburn (6 km) and turn right into Schoolhouse Rd (8.3 km) which climbs up to Gully Rd (9.3 km). Turn right into Quartzville Rd. Park at the gate (10.3 km).Walk Go a short distance up the track to an intersection. The poplar on the left marks Quartzville [1]. Take the track that goes through a gate and start to climb the spur. At the top of the trees the track crosses the spur [2]. This is the start of the lower quartz reefs.The track continues climbing mainly on the eastern side of the spur until a point is reached where there are views up and down Battery Stream and the track turns distinctly to the left. This was the site of Halfway House [3]. The New Caledonian mine runs under the road. The area is covered in indentations which mark collapsed mine shafts.Climb on up to Carricktown [4] which consists of a number of stone hut ruins on the spur before the track crosses Battery Stream. A steep climb leads to the next extensively mined area. Mullock heaps mark the Elizabeth Reef [5]. The Last Shot is at the next gate where there are two well preserved stone dams to the right of the road [6]. The final climb is not as steep and the top is marked by where the track crosses the Carrick Race [7]. To visit the Young Australian see Walk J. Return to start by going down the track.

Other Option For a shorter walk go only to Carricktown (2.5 hours, 6.5 km, 380 m).

This is a short walk for those who have a 4 wheel drive

vehicle and can drive to the start of the track by driving up the

Carricktown Road or driving down from Duffers Saddle. The road is

impassable in winter and cannot be traversed by a car due to massive ruts

and exposed rock sections.Walk From the DOC sign the pegged track follows a cart track and along a race to rock outcrops [8]. At this very exposed site there are the remains of two stone huts. The track goes back into the gully to a massive water wheel [9]. The Carrick Race brought water to power this wheel which in turn drove a stamping battery. Mining started in this area in 1871, the stone being carted down the hill to be crushed. In 1874 the wheel and a battery were purchased and installed in early 1875 at the same time as the Carrick race reached the site. Despite the enormous effort involved the venture was not successful and the company assets sold by creditors in 1877. In the 1990’s nearly all the wood of the wheel was renewed.The battery [10] was shifted to the other side of the gully at some stage and a pelton wheel installed. To visit the battery involves a scramble across the gully. Allow an additional 30 minutes to do this.

Warning: There are numerous shafts in this area Keep to the track. The top of the Carrick is isolated and exposed. Be prepared for all kinds of weather even on sunny days. Take enough clothing for sudden changes in weather and plenty of water.

Mountain BikingSome of the walks described are also suitable as Mountain Bike rides or a combination of biking and walking. Contact the Information Centre for other possible routes.A - Cromwell A short street ride. Stop and explore the Cemetery and Old Cromwell.D - Cairnmuir Except for between [7] and [8] the route follows vehicle tracks and is therefore bikeable. It takes lots of grunt to cycle up the very long climb and fearlessness to stay on some fairly hairy descents. Between [7] and [8] tussocks, speargrass and steep gradient combine to make walking the best option. Be prepared for punctures as parts of the track are lined with spear grass, matagouri and briar. To make a round trip the main Cromwell to Clyde (SH8) road or Hawksburn Road can be used.E - North Lakeside It is a fast and flat ride to Lowburn Collie Club and back along vehicle tracks. Good family riding with different tracks to take in some places.F - South Lakeside It is an easy ride to the oxidation ponds. From the ponds it is a more challenging single track to the Goldfields Mining Centre with some steep grades and soft bits. The Gulch is the most difficult section to ride. H - Carricktown For an energetic ride start at Bannockburn and climb the Nevis Road to Duffers Saddle. Descend the Carrick Road but make sure you stop and take time to look at the Young Australian and other mining remains on the way down.

Warning: There are numerous shafts in this area with the entrances of many hidden in the regenerating scrub. Keep to the marked route.

J Northburn45 minutes 2 km 80 m

G 2 hours 4 km 120 mBannockburn

K Bendigo45 minutes 1.5 km 70 m

L Aurora Creek1.5 hours 4 km 100 m

IYoung Australian30 minutes 1 km50 m

H Carricktown 5.5 hours 14 km 770 m

Bendigo Kanuka Track