Browns Reef

Browns Reef is the longitudinal gash in the east of the map. This was the first reef mining site in the Bendigo goldfields. As such it is a significant historical site. It would have been a sizeable quartz outcrop (blow) with obvious gold veins. All that remains is a large trench.To understand what this feature would once have looked like visit the only remaining quartz blow at Amherst near Talbot.

Map suitability:  Much of the map is typical Bendigo gentle spur gully terrain. As such it is suited to red line style course setting. Not suited to middle or long distance style courses.

Land Manager: Parks Victoria

Access issues: The only access issue to date has been the use of the forest by sporting shooters when an orienteering event was booked.

Assembly sites:

1 Landry Track. At the intersection of Landry Track and Bucks Road there is a large, informal parking area. This has parking for 35 cars, sufficient for our local events. This is the best site on the map for local events. Fast traffic on Lockwood Rd requires a warning sign of the approaching turn for those travelling from Kangaroo Flat.  Competitor Instructions. 

2 Hazeldene's Paddock. Private land requiring permission from Hazeldenes. Access will depend on the current use of the paddock. Sometimes it is covered with poultry manure. Used for the Australian Secondary Schools Championship in 2012.

3 Wishbone Lane off Weigards Rd. Wishbone Lane is wide enough to allow parking on one side, the west. This road is clearly developed to service some outpost sheds of Hazeldene's chicken farm. The only traffic will be related to that business and should be quiet on weekends. This location is on the wrong side of the map for the more interesting terrain. Only use for small scale events.

Safety Issues: Fast traffic on Lockwood Rd. Avoid legs that make the road a route choice, especially for juniors. 

Map status: Mapped in 2003 by Alex Tarr using Pat Thwaites photogrammetry. Several track updates have been made by Neil Barr. The latest was 2016. 

Dja Dja Wurrung Status: 

• Covered by MOU

Map files: Ocad file V1.2 Sep 2016

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Page updated 15 Feb 2025