CCT - S4 - Gold Creek Station Traditional Cache
CCT - S4 - Gold Creek Station
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“The Canberra Centenary Trail is a 145 kilometre self-guided, non-motorised loop trail for walkers and touring cyclists that showcases Canberra and takes users on a journey between urban and rural environments past iconic sites and hidden treasures."
Users are able to join or leave the trail in many locations.” See attached link.
Map of Section 4 - Hall Village to Black Mountain
This part of the trail begins at Hall Village, passes through Belconnen Town Center and the Australian Institute of Sport and ends at the foot of Black Mountain.
On 1 January 1911, over 2,280 square kilometres of land was acquired by the Commonwealth to establish the Federal Capital Territory. The resumption abruptly changed the lives of the area's 1,700 residents. Shocked locals found they had lost the right to vote, could no longer sell their land on the open market and had no surety of leasing their land back once acquired by the government. For those who stayed, it was as temporary tenants only. The region's small rural communities fractured and dispersed. Hall, on the edge of the ACT, is one of the few pre-Federation villages to remain. Today, Hall is a reminder of the small but proud rural communities that were relocated to create the Capital at Canberra.
This section of the Canberra Centenary Trail is 19.2 kilometres long and is rated as a 6.5 hour walk or 2 hour ride. Like most other areas of the Centenary Trail, this section can be easily accessed at various points. The trail ranges from formed concrete paths, dirt trails or the side of the road. Exercise caution when sharing the road.
As with all outdoor and bush activities, take plenty of water, and a spare battery for the GPS. Summer in the bush within the ACT does have an abundance of wildlife, including various reptiles. When this series was laid, our biggest concern was to avoid spraining an ankle in the many wombat holes however in the warmer months, snakes will be active in the area. Stick to the formed tracks of the trail and remain observant.
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