Heathcote
- For the NSW national park, see Heathcote National Park
Heathcote is a town around 50 km (31 mi) south of Bendigo in rural Victoria.
Get in
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Map of Heathcote
Take the B75 exit from the Hume Freeway heading north from Melbourne at Wallan.
Take the A280 south east from Bendigo.
Get around
[edit]Possible to walk around the town. A fair hike up to the Pink Cliffs and to viewing rock. A car is best unless you are very enthusiastic.
See
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Pick up a map of the attractions from the tourist information centre.
- 1 Pink Cliffs, 68 Pink Cliffs Rd. A whole area near Heathcote was mined for gold by eroding the area with high pressure water, using a water race from a nearby supply. The result 100 years later is an area that resembles a moonscape, with craters and cliffs eroded originally by the miners, and subsequently by the wind and rain. A 2-km loop walking track covers the whole area. Admission is free, and interpretive signs explain the history at the various points of interest.
- 2 Viewing Rock (accessible from the end of Range Road, or from a 800-m uphill walk from the Powder Magazine.). A view over the town and the surrounding area.
- Swing Bridge (at the end of Jennings St). A timber swing bridge over the river hangs from a single steel rope.
- Powder Magazine
- Range Bushwalks
- Devils Cave
Do
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[edit]Eat
[edit]- 1 Chauncy, 178 High St, ☏ +61 3 4432 7951, bonjour@chauncy.com.au. F–M 12:30–4:30PM.
- 2 Gaffney's Bakery, 63-65 High St, ☏ +61 3 5433 3199.
Drink
[edit]Sleep
[edit]- 1 Union Hotel, 171 High St, ☏ +61 402 256 419.
Connect
[edit]Go next
[edit]| Echuca-Moama ← Elmore ← | N B75 SE | → Kilmore → Wallan |
| Bendigo ← | NW B280 E | → END |