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60°F / 16°C
(Partly Sunny. Cool.)
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Ashburton Gorge Road
Mount Somers
8354
+64 (0)3 308 1064 (Ashburton Information Centre)
Fax: +64 (0)3 308 1050 (Ashburton Information Centre)
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This easily-accessible area has a rich coal mining history and a patch of ancient silver beech forest. There are several pleasant walks emanating from the car park where there are toilets, picnic facilities and information panels. The 25-minute Miner's Track leads through regenerating bush to the foot of an old jig (downhill railway). Well worth the effort is the 30-minute climb to the abandoned Blackburn Coal Mine. There are lots of interesting bits of mining equipment scattered around--look for the explosive safe--and you can walk a few meters into the old mine itself.
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