In 1854 the
track across the Clyde Mountain to Braidwood was opened . Alluvial
gold was discovered nearby at Nelligen in 1862 although gold had
been discovered over the Clyde Mountain at Braidwood earlier in
the1850's.
The journey from Nelligen to Braidwood via the Kings
Highway takes the visitor through spotted gum forests with their
burrawangs of the Macrozamia genus. It has been suggested that the
large number of these plants in this area may be due to Aborigines
burning off their biological competition over a period of thousands
of years. The local tribes used them as a source of food.
.But it
was a petition by landowners and citizens of Braidwood in March
1852 which resulted in the Clyde nominated as a major trade route
and being drawn on the map. Construction of a road to replace the
packhorse trails was commenced in 1853, and was in use during 1856.
The road, which crossed the Sugarloaf, now Clyde Mountain, greatly
enhanced the movement of goods to and from Sydney, not only from
Braidwood, but from the Monaro
Plains.
>The
cache is located close to a main road,but requires a bit of a walk
to reach GZ.The cache is located on top in a top hollow of a
vertically challenged tree..