2nd Castlemaine scout camp directions.Updated 2009 following completion of the extension to Calder highway duel carriageway.

Parents – please keep these directions.

  1. Proceed via Calder Hwy towards Bendigo.
  2. ElphinstoneCastlemaine exit B180
  3. Turn left, follow sign to Elphinstone Castlemaine, also sign to CastlemaineHistoricTown.
  4. Straight ahead at traffic lights, ignore turnoffs to Elphinstone & Taradale. Stay on road to Castlemaine
  5. 5.7 km “ChewtonArcheryPark” sign on the left closely followed by 80kph sign marks the start of Chewton. Historic buildings and vehicles visible on the right below the road.
  6. Pass sign “Welcome to Chewton”
  7. Pass 60kph sign
  8. Cross unnamed bridge closely followed by “LawsonsBridge”
  9. Pass 50kph sign and trivia marker on the right.
  10. Pass -
    aged persons sign,
    mother and child school warning sign,
    another aged persons sign.
  11. Pass Red Hill Hotel, Post Office andOldChewtonTown Hall
  12. 8.3 kmTurn Left (south) at Fryers Rd (signposted but only on the corner, appears as Vaughan-Chewton rd on some maps).
    Signpost:
    ”9 Fryerstown”
    ”5 Herons Reef Gold Diggings”
    Road is opposite “Chewton Service Station”, a small mixed business.
    There is a sports ground on the south west corner.
    You will follow the main bitumen road until instruction 18. Instructions 12 – 17 are landmark information. The following distances all relate to this turn off as the start point.
  13. 0.4 km pass under rail line
  14. 0.8km “Dinah rd” - keep right stay on route “41”
  15. 1.2km “Prior St” keep left
  16. 1.6km Minehead visible on right
  17. 1.9km 100kph sign
  18. 3.0km Straight on - Signpost “Escot Grave” & “Evanmore Tk”
    overhead powerlines form 3-way junction at pole with 2 lines crossing the road.
  19. 3.7km This is the hard one! (WGS84 37o 6’.864 S 144 o 15’.074 E) Exposed and noticeable gravel verge about 30 – 40m in length is visible on right hand side of road as you descend a hill. It is just after the bottom of the dip. An act of faith is required - slow down and prepare to turn right onto the gravel area. There are 2 tracks emanating from the gravel verge, neither is visible until you actually turn onto the gravel area. Take the first track – very rough – and keep right.
    If you try this at night it will be a lot easier with a GPS.
    If you overshoot this turn off you will come to some water tanks at the top of the next hill.
  20. 4.0km Track forks, stone ruins and shed roof visible 30m up left fork. (WGS84 37o 6’.820 S 144 o 14’.952 E) Proceed via bush gate on left fork. You’re there.