29/11/2021
Bannockburn Sluicings
Want a history lesson you have found it right in your own backyard. Family, friends and hikers alike
Come and stay for the week or a weekend and explore Bannockburn in Central Otago.
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Bannockburn offers Trampers, Hikers, Walkers, Mountain bikers, families etc an amazing scenery through your journey of discovery
The sliced hills and 'western movie' terrain of Bannockburn Sluicings, and the nearby Stewart Town, provide dramatic evidence of Otago's gold mining era which spanned 5 decades commencing in the early 1860s.
Bannockburn Sluicings Historic Reserve includes a well signposted two-hour return walk that takes you through the historical points of interest. Along the walk a series of information panels explain the history of the monuments you are looking at.
Visit the remains of the dams, water races, rock tailings and caves left untouched since the last of the goldminers. This spectacular man-made landscape that can be explored on foot or bike via various tracks
The walking track to Stewart Town offers sweeping views across Cromwell and Bailey's Gully. The town itself was named after David Stewart, who built the Long Gully Race with John Menzies during the 1860's. Today, the remains of the town include mud-brick buildings, an ancient orchard, dams and old water races that used to take precious water to the mining sites.
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