One Mile Creek

There are two major creeks in our area with misleading names. One Mile Creek is about Seven miles long. Four Mile Creek is about Ten miles long. Both creeks have their source in the beautiful bushland of Clear Mountain. Here’s some pictures of my ride through Clear Mountain and over the upper reaches of One Mile Creek.

This is the trail head of one of my favourite rides through Clear Mountain. Starting at the top of the mountain near Old School Road, Centre Road winds steeply down the hill through the eucalypts to a few crossings over One Mile Creek.

There are lots of trees, lizards and no sounds except bird calls and wind through the leaves.

It’s a great place to ride, and I’m so glad most of it is a state forest reserve.

The crossings over One Mile Creek have created some steep banks which are challenging to cycle in and out of, but are always enjoyable.

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ADDED: 22 Jan 2011
Based on Leith’s comments below, here’s a map showing the distance from Gordon’s Crossing of One Mile Creek and Four Mile Creek as they cross the Old North Road. The distances are pretty much spot-on. One Mile Creek crossed the Old North Road just over 1 mile from Gordon’s Crossing where the foot bridge is at the bottom of present-day Gordons Crossing Road West. Four Mile Creek crossed the Old North Road just under 4 miles from Gordon’s Crossing just south of present-day Bray Park High School near Nanbaree Drive and Acland Drive.

The original 2011 creek-distance map is unavailable because its KML source is no longer online.