The Fossickers Way Visitor Guide Volume 1 | Page 9

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• What You Might Find: Gold,
sapphires, crystals, zircons
• Equipment Needed: Gold pans
and sieves, hammer and pick

THE PEEL INN
Dating back to the 1860s, The Peel
Inn is a grand corner pub built in the
gold rush, when it was one of 16 pubs
in town. It’s the last remaining, and
serves a mean feed for which people
campsites to boutique bed
and breakfasts.

THERE’S GOLD IN THEM HILLS

Reef gold was first discovered
in Nundle in 1852, with
alluvial gold found as early
as 1849. Today, the ruins
of old mine workings and
equipment are dotted around
the valley and the mountains.

WHERE TO FOSSICK

For exact fossicking locations
pop into the Nundle Visitor
Information Outlet.

Swamp Creek, gold

Follow the River Rd approx.
3.5km until you come to
Swamp Creek. You can fossick
in the open spaces of the
Creek and Peel River, roughly
700m upstream to a property
boundary.

Hanging Rock, crystals

Head 8km out of town
towards Hanging Rock and
turn into the lookout road.
Park at the picnic shelter
200m in then, staying on the
top side of the gully, start

travel from far and wide. Its
award-winning beer garden overlooks
the Peel Valley, while the upstairs
motel rooms provide respite for weary
fossickers.

walking parallel to the gully
down the hill until you come
across some diggings.

Forest Way, sapphires and zircons

Turn onto Forest Way,
opposite the Hanging Rock
turnoff and continue 7km
until you come to Duncan’s
Creek Rd. Stay on Forest Way
for another 400m, then park
on the left hand side of the
road. Head into the trees on
the right of the road about
20m until you see diggings in
a clay material.

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