Spring Creek, Queensland

There are two ways to head to Spring Creek, through the intense Rigby Falls track or past Rosebud Dam towards Fountain Springs, which is much smoother. We took the easy way past Rosebud, which led us to our destination and what was also a watering hole for the Cobb and Co Coach horses back in the early 1900’s. Spring Creek is certainly an oasis, trees and unusual plants blossom from the rich water supply that is fed from a natural spring about 1 kilometre further upstream. Remains of rusted out bed frames, smashed glass and porcelain nestled in the back bushes allows your imagination to step back in time and wonder what it was like here in earlier times.

A track further up takes you to Trafalgar Mine, the lease has been re-operated in more recent times with some equipment sitting around, traces of blue malacite stone and higher views of the land make it worth the detour.