The pine tree on the summit of Mt Beckworth is a land mark visible from a significant area of Central Victoria. The locals often refer to it as the "Lollipop Tree", it was planted in 1918.
Today my first encounter after leaving the Cork Oak car park was a disused feldspar mine, a small tunnel with its entrance blocked by blackberries. I couldn't find any details about this mine online. Some of the uses of feldspar are in paints and ceramics. The Beckworth State Reserve is mostly granite and decomposed granite, feldspar is constituent of granite.
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| The Lollipop Tree is just visible in this picture, taken from the park access road. |
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| The Lollipop Tree up closer |
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| A Tangle of Ancient Box trees |
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Looking toward Clunes & Bendigo
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| Ancient Box Tree |
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| Blackberries over the entrance to the feldspar mine |
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| Looking towards the summit from the Cork Oak picnic ground |
Stats,
distance: 13.3Km
moving time: 2hr, 15min
Elevation: 655metre
Calories:1011
