Hidden Treasure Track
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- Explore the easy Hidden Treasure Track, winding through dry rainforest alongside the tranquil Copeland Creek.
- Discover remnants of mining history, including adits and the historic boiler from the Criterion stamper battery.
- Observe microbats flitting through the mine entrance, showcasing the unique wildlife that thrives in this area.
- Breathe in the fresh air beneath a canopy of grey myrtle and yellow tulip, enriching your hiking experience.
Hidden Treasure track is an easy walk through dry rainforest following Copeland Creek beneath a canopy of grey myrtle, shatterwood, yellow tulip and other dry rainforest species. This hike also takes you past remnants of the area’s mining history. Look out for adits, which are tunnelled entrances to underground mines. See the boiler from Criterion stamper battery, which used to provide the power to crush ore from the nearby mines.
Hidden Treasure gold reef was discovered in 1877. Despite the name, the treasure did not really stay hidden for long, and this mine became the area’s second most productive, yielding 269 kilograms of gold after its construction. Now that all those miners have left, microbats have moved in and travel back and forth from the cave through the open mesh grill at the mine entrance, generally scavenging for insects.
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