Early in 2011 DSE closed the Lerderderg Track between Jubilee Lake and St Leonards Hill following storm damage. The track is still closed. GDTA has repeatedly requested that the track be reopened. At a meeting with DSE Midlands District in November 2011 the GDTA asked DSE to take urgent action to reopen the track.
DSE have advised that only DSE posts are allowed on their land. This means that on the Lerderderg Track between Jubilee Lake and Blackwood, DSE will replace all green GDT posts with grey DSE posts.
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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
Gold Fields Walk
Mt Franklin - Vaughan Springs* 23km
This section passes through historic goldfields only accessible by walking. It includes a number of often dry gullies. Water must be carried in this area most times of the year, as the first permanent water is found at Vaughan on the Loddon River.
There is no permanent settlement at all once you head north of Mt Franklin. It is a great area for experiencing a quiet, challenging walk through a forested, uninhabited but once thriving mining area.
NOTE: *The Vaughan Springs Reserve was temporarily closed in Nov 2009 by Parks Victoria after a wind storm]
Vaughan Springs