Dry Diggings Track
Daylesford to Castlemaine
57km walk amongst historic goldfields relics
Passes Through:
- Daylesford
- Hepburn
- Mt Franklin
- Vaughan Springs
- Fryerstown
- Castlemaine
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Site sponsored by City of Ballarat
Developed by Knowers Ark
Dry Diggings Track
The Dry Diggings Track was the first section of the trail to be planned and implemented in 1995, linking the historic gold mining towns of Daylesford and Castlemaine.
The Dry Diggings Track covers 55 km and is an easy three day walk in either direction, through three distinct areas of bush, Ironbark on the Upper Loddon Walk, Box/Stringybark on the Gold Fields Walk and Candlebark/Messmate on the Springs Walk.
The walk takes you through a diverse series of historic mining landscapes which have been worked from the first discovery of gold in the 1850s up until recent times, and include the main mineral spring areas of Vaughan, Hepburn and Daylesford.
Camping facilities and water are available at Castlemaine, Vaughan, Mt Franklin, Hepburn Springs and Daylesford.
 The Blow Hole |
 Lake Daylesford |