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    Enter The Dragon

    May 09, 2021 6 minutes
    WORDS MIKE BLEWITT
    PHOTOS MARGARETE OTI / MURILO MATTOS - GEOCENTRIC OUTDOORS

    We love a multi-day mountain bike adventure, and Australia’s had a few popular events that string together some great trails. But not since Wildside has a multi-day mountain bike stage race ventured to Tasmania. When the Dragon Trail was announced as a 3-day stage race running from point to point in the stunning trail networks of north-east Tasmania, we knew we had to go!

    THE DRAGON TRAIL A HISTORICAL CONNECTION

    The north-east of Tasmania has an interesting history, mostly involving hardship and a colonial mining and forestry history from the late 19th century. It was a tough life, and while some sought their fortune on the Victorian goldfields, the Tin or ‘grey gold’ had its own appeal. Quite a large Chinese community developed in this period below the Blue Tier and around Weldborough. And Chinese miners were quick to adapt, building unpowered water systems to assist with the tin mining.

    The mining and later forestry

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