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| Old Boiler at the New Road Mill Site |
I parked a little down New Road from where the forestry land starts and walked up to where I thought the road branched off to the mill. All this area had been recently logged and I turned off too early, but eventually found the track leading to the mill.
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| Recently logged area (not pretty) |
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| Castle Forbes Rivulet |
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| Track to the Mill |
There used to be an old tramway track here also but that is really non existent now. I wandered around a few tracks before beginning the scrub bash south westwards towards the forestry roads. It was okay at first but became thicker with scrub and cutting grass. There was evidence of logging in the distant past and it was a relief to finally break out onto the road.
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| Old Logging Technique |
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| Open Bush before the Cutting Grass |
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Almost as soon as I reached the road I was supposed to take a short cut which I figured was on an old track but it proved to be a scrubby creek and not a track. Having had enough of scrub bashing for the day, I back tracked to the road and walked a bit of a circuit to get where I wanted to be. It was then an easy amble back to the car. There were plenty of spring flowers around.
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| Some really tall Eucalypts |
This is a walk I would not recommend due to the scrub and cutting grass but a visit to the mill site is worth it even though it would be only a short walk. It is possible to drive to about 1.0 kms. from the site
Distance: 17.6 kms.
Time; 5'56"
Ascent: 400 metres
GPX file is here.
Hi My husbands grandfather Albert Nickel owned this sawmill and was working it up until his death in 1941 I think. We will be coming down to Tassy in April and we would love if we could find out more about how to access this mill area. I know its on th New Road Franklin but is it easy to access? my husband is a boilermaker by trade and would be interested in the boilers etc. Could you send us any info or if you would be interested in showing us yourself?
ReplyDeleteHi, the area was easy to access when I did it in 2018. When I went there I drove up New Road approximately 4.6kms and parked in a side road to the left at property no. 454 with green Land for Wildlife sign. It is possible to drive a little further. I walked approximately 1.8kms up New Road to a junction and took the left fork. It is not too far along here to the site. It could be more overgrown now. I am unable to show you as I don't live in the area anymore but otherwise I would have. Hope you find it.
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