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Pictures of post office, Calambeen Lake and Town Hall. Pictures used with permission of Travel Victoria. www.travelvictoria.com.au
Creswick is located 120 kilometres to the west of Melbourne. Creswick is a town that was developed around the gold mining boom that swept the region in the 1850s. Because of the wealth generated from the mines, it has some grand old buildings built during this period that remain to this day.
Creswick is located near the Creswick Regional Park which contains the bulk of the mountain biking opportunities in the region and it also has the Golfields Track running through the area down to Ballarat in the south and up to Bendigo in the north. In the 2nd quarter of 2018, work will begin on 100 kms of new trails as part of a tourism drive for the area sponsored by the Victorian Government. Further details below.
| Creswick Regional Park | Details on the Creswick Regional Park from the Creswick webpage. |
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| Creswick Regional Park | Details on the Creswick Regional Park from Parks Victoria. Includes park notes and other useful documents describing the heritage of the area. |
| RACV Creswick | The RACV has an MTB loop in their grounds at Creswick which is on a "free to use" basis. I have confirmed with the resort that they are open to the public for use and that the only fee that applies is that if you wish to hire a bike which can be done at the resort. The trails here are very good. Just be aware that there is an inner loop which is very pedestrian in nature but there is a single track loop outside of this which is very good. Easiest way to find it is to locate the tennis courts and it starts behind them |
| Planned 100km of Trails | The Victorian Government has announced in April 2017 that $2.56M in funding for 100 km of trails in the Creswick area to complement the RACV trails is to be made available. Further details can be found in this Courier article. Progress on works can be followed here. |
| Creswick Trails Website | This website provides details on the progress of the trail network at Creswick. Family friendly trails around Hammond Park and linking to the RACV resort in Ballarat will be the main focus initially. |
| Creswick | Click on link for map showing how to get there. |
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Local area information can be obtained at the Creswick webpage and the Visit Creswick Webpage. These webpages have good information on the area and details options for accommodation and other holiday oriented actvities in the area. |
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Creswick Visitor Information Centre |