Eldorado - Monument Hill Walk

This rugged outcrop of granite at the south-east corner of the Eldorado township is home to a monument honouring farrier Edwin Baldwin who died while serving in the Boer War.



The original memorial plaque is on the northern face of the monument with a new brass plaque, supplied by the RSL in 2004, on the western face. The missing upper section of the monument is thought to have been brought down by lightning.

Walk from the museum in the centre of town to a laneway heading to the base of Monument Hill. A short but steep walk to the lookout offers a spectacular vantage point over the town and surrounding Chiltern Mt-Pilot National Park.

The walk is a 2km return walk, Grade 3, on an unformed track.

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Points of Interest

1. Monument Hill Lookout
The lookout offers a spectacular vantage point over the town and surrounding Chiltern Mt-Pilot National Park.

Review:

We found it very difficult to find the access path near the museum along Main Street without walking across private property. It is much easier to start the walk (and return to the same point) from the track starting along Percy Street (behind the house at the corner of Percy Street and MacKay Street). Walk along the track for a short distance until you reach a gap in the fence with the gate missing. From there, follow white-tipped poles along various tracks up Monument Hill. There is more than one track you can follow - our suggestion is to free-wheel and be flexible. The track gradually rises and when you reach the rocky peaks there are lovely views.

We saw a few kangaroos along the walk. There were a lot of cacti (be very careful not to slip onto your backside) and wildflowers in season.

Head for the northern peak where there is a memorial erected by the residents of Eldorado in memory of
Farrier Edwin Charles Bawden who died from an illness contracted while serving his country in South Africa. A faithful Victorian soldier of the Queen.

On the southern side is a tall telecommunications tower. The access road to the tower is on private property.

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