when: 18 April 2025 - 11 May 2025 | venue: National Arboretum Canberra | cost: See event for details | address: Forest Drive Molonglo 2611 | website: https://nationalarboretum.act.gov.au
published: 28 Apr 2025, 5 min read
Unearth the deep past on a self-guided tour of the National Rock Garden, where some rocks are more than two billion years old! Touch fossils and reveal the past lives of giant clams, trilobites and corals, the inhabitants of tropical reefs that once grew in Canberra. Young explorers can follow the Treasure Map to uncover unique geological treasures (collect map from the Visitors Centre).
This event can be accessed by an assisted wheelchair. Paths are sealed, with a Grade 1 (slight) gradient. Please contact the Visitor Services Information desk to learn more.
This event is being run in collaboration with the Canberra and Region Heritage Festival and the National Rock Garden.
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Unearth the deep past on a self-guided tour of the National Rock Garden, where some rocks are more than two billion years old! Touch fossils and reveal the past lives of giant clams, trilobites and corals, the inhabitants of tropical reefs that once grew in Canberra. Young explorers can follow the Treasure Map to uncover unique geological treasures (collect map from the Visitors Centre).
This event can be accessed by an assisted wheelchair. Paths are sealed, with a Grade 1 (slight) gradient. Please contact the Visitor Services Information desk to learn more.
This event is being run in collaboration with the Canberra and Region Heritage Festival and the National Rock Garden.
Go see Unearth Deep Time - Self Guided Walk 2025.

Unearth Deep Time - Self Guided Walk 2025 is on 18 April 2025 - 11 May 2025. The opening hours are: See event website for details. Conveniently located in Molonglo. Call 02 6207 8484 for details. Visit their website at https://nationalarboretum.act.gov.au.
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