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Walk 11 Whroo Forest -150 Walks In Victoria

May 9, 2018 By nextphaseinfitness 4 Comments

The Whroo Forest in Central Victoria, is the site of one of the biggest gold mining areas in Victoria in the 1850s. The Balaclava Mine, a deep open cut nine, was a hugely successful mine. There are many tunnels that visitors can still walk through. I gave that a miss as I was walking alone and wasn’t too keen.

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Care needs to be taken when walking in the forest as there are many open shafts. But don’t let that put you off, as most of the shafts are now fenced and trails through the forest are well marked.

I was interested to see the historic Whroo cemetery as my partner has family history at Whroo

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The forest is about 5k from the historic town of Rushworth. In my previous life, before moving to Bendigo, I lived just outside Rushworth on the beautiful Waranga Basin which is very popular for fishing and boating. With Whroo Forest being so close to us, I have walked and cycled through it many times so I was very much looking forward to returning to one of my old haunts.

The Forest didn’t disappoint. It is very very dry but to my eyes very beautiful. This is one of my favourite parts of Victoria both for its history and the beauty of the environment.

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If you love getting out into  the dry Australian bush, you will love this very easy  5k walk. There are many left over signs and relics from the gold mining era which are an added bonus to the walk.

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  1. Leanne | www.crestingthehill.com.au says

    May 9, 2018 at 7:17 pm

    It looks like an interesting walk Jennifer – and very do-able when it’s only 5kms. I imagine it’s even prettier in real life than in your photos and seeing those mine shafts and the old cemetery would be really fascinating.
    Thanks for linking up with us at #MLSTL and I’ve shared this on my SM xx
    Leanne | http://www.crestingthehill.com.au

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    • nextphaseinfitness says

      May 9, 2018 at 8:47 pm

      This one was very short flat and dry Leanne. You’re right very doable. Thanks again for visiting

      Reply
  2. Victoria says

    May 10, 2018 at 4:25 am

    I love to look at old cemeteries and do not believe I have ever seen a mine shaft. This sounds like a very interesting walking area.

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    • nextphaseinfitness says

      May 10, 2018 at 10:27 am

      I share your love of old cemeteries and can’t drive past without stopping to look around

      Reply

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