Beechworth Tree Walks – Churches Walk 

103 Ford Street Beechworth Victoria
Circuit
Historic Walks
2.6 km
60 minutes
Grade 1: No bushwalking experience required. Flat even surface with no steps or steep sections. Suitable for wheelchair users who have someone to assist them. Walks no greater than 5km.
Grade 2: No bushwalking experience required. The track is hardened or compacted surface and may have a gentle hill section or sections and occasional steps. Walks no greater than 10km.
Grade 3: Suitable for most ages and fitness levels. Some bushwalking experience recommended. Tracks may have short steep hill sections a rough surface and many steps. Walks up to 20km.
Grade 4: Bushwalking experience recommended. Tracks may be long, rough and very steep. Directional signage may be limited.
Grade 5: Very experienced bushwalkers with specialised skills, including navigation and emergency first aid. Tracks are likely to be very rough, very steep and unmarked. Walks may be more than 20km.

Warm summers and cold winters highlight the diversity of colour and texture in foliage and form of the trees, which live side-byside with stone cottages and hand-hewn granite-lined gutters.

Their familiarity reassured the pioneers who longed for European landscapes and residents and visitors alike can enjoy vistas planted up to 150 years ago, side by side with native species and new additions. The first Methodist church services in Beechworth were held in the open air by a Methodist miner and lay preacher, Mr C Williams. Shortly after, a tent was purchased for £20. More significant places of worship have survived the years.

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