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SUMMARY:Coliban Main Channel Section 3
DESCRIPTION:The Coliban Main Channel was constructed in the 1860's and earl
 y 1870's\, to deliver water to Bendigo from the Reservoir on the Coliban R
 iver at Malmsbury. Over 70km in length through hilly country\, it was\, an
 d still is\, an engineering marvel\; not just a channel\, it included nume
 rous flumes (elevated channel over gullies)\, several tunnels through high
  ridges\, a couple of inverted siphons (pipes across deep creeks) and seve
 ral dissipators (artificial rapids when the channel slope needs to be high
 ).
 This is the third of a series of walks that will traverse\, from Malm
 sbury towards Bendigo\, those parts of the channel accessible to the publi
 c - about 58km in total. Several of the walks (including this one) will be
  \"one-way\"\, ie a car shuffle will be needed. The car-shuffle in this ca
 se is bit complicated as the road route between the start and end-point is
  circuitous - hence I'm asking for an earlier than normal meeting time (9.
 00am).
 The walk itself is a delightful 15.6 km along the channel as it s
 queezes itself past Mt Alexander\, the major impediment to the route from 
 Malmsbury to Bendigo. Plenty of old granite stonework as gullies are bridg
 ed\, and the third tunnel and second siphon of the route. All in excellent
  rural scenery.
 The meeting point is a (rough) car-park just North of Mt
  Alexander\, where Harcourt-Sutton Grange Rd meets Leanganook Track and cr
 osses the Coliban Channel. There is no toilet there - stop on the way thro
 ugh Harcourt?
 Car-pooling also an option from Airport West.
LOCATION:Shire of Mount Alexander\, Victoria\, Australia
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