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1. Circuit Flat Bridge and Sampsons Pass

The road near Ten Mile Hollow (1-2 hours)
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A few hundred metres north of the Mogo Creek camping area a track branches to the east of the St Albans/Mogo Creek Road. This becomes the original Great North Road. A leisurely level walk through relatively open sandy terrain, graced by grevillias, banksias and scribbly gums leads to another of the early Great North Road bridges. Circa 1831-2. Projecting buttresses flank each corner, and the seven stone supports projecting from each abutment would have braced the timber deck which has now gone. The stone was quarried from a hill about 1 km to the north west.


To see the picked walling and road surface at Sampsons Pass continue past Circuit Flat bridge for another 3 km.
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  • Home
  • Visiting
    • Trail Itinerary >
      • 1. Five Dock to Epping
      • 2. Epping To Wisemans Ferry
      • 3. Wisemans Ferry to Clares Bridge
      • 4. Bucketty to Mt Manning
      • 5. Bucketty through Wollombi to Broke
      • 6. Bucketty through Wollombi to Newcastle
    • Walking and Cycle Tours >
      • 1. Circuit Flat Bridge and Sampsons Pass
      • 2. Devines Hill
      • 3. Finchs Line
      • 4. Shepherds Gully
      • 5. Ten Mile Hollow
      • 6. Simpsons Track
      • 7. Old Great North Road
    • Other Attractions
    • Visitor Information Services
    • Useful Links
    • Location Details
  • History
    • The Grand Vision
    • The Road Begins
    • Which Way North?
    • Which Route North?
    • Usage and Decline
    • Time Lines
    • Key People >
      • Sir Thomas Mitchell
      • Heneage Finch
      • Lieutenant Simpson
      • Ben Singleton
      • John Howe
      • John Blaxland
      • John MacDonald
      • William Parr
      • Solomon Wiseman
      • Lieutenant Warner
      • Journal Entries
  • Convict Life
    • Conditions
    • In The Hills
    • Hunter Valley
    • Freedom Earned
    • Medical Care
    • Road Gangs
    • Gangs Time Line
  • Construction
    • Clear, Blaze and Survey
    • British Ordnance Survey
    • Formation
    • Quarrying, Walls and Fills
    • Drains, Culverts and Races
  • Media
    • Videos >
      • Extras
    • The Pick
    • Convict Database
  • Store
  • Donations
  • About Us
    • Updates >
      • Latest News
      • Newsletters
      • Australian Heritage Festival
      • CTP >
        • Annual Report
        • Membership
        • Supporters
    • Contact
    • FAQ