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Draft Final Report, 19 th July, 2012
There are two main viewing sites:
(i). Jack Boy Hill which overlooks the former WH Bramble
Airport, now covered by volcanic pyroclastic flows. The
facility includes a viewing platform, picnic areas, Barbeque
pit, washrooms (sometimes without water), a viewing
telescope, a mini trail and landscaped grounds with
access to the Katy Hill trail system (see below). There are
many complaints in the MTB’s annual visitor survey about
the poor condition of the road leading to this site; and
Volcano Interpretation Centre
Construction is expected to commence shortly on a new
Volcano Interpretation Centre (VIC) adjacent to the new
National Museum at Little Bay.
(ii). Garibaldi Hill provides a panoramic view of Plymouth and
other areas in the south, with contrasting prospects of
Salem and lush greenery to the north. This site is not
accessible during periods of heavy rainfall, and additional
passing areas are needed on the very steep, single lane
access road to the top. The present unkempt appearance
at the summit (litter, overgrown bush, the LIME building
and fencing, etc.), and lack of visitor facilities, also need to
be addressed.
Richmond Hill is
another potential
vantage point (in
presently the exclusion
zone), with an old
sugar mill which
formerly housed the
National Museum).
This site affords
another, closer view of
the abandoned former
capital (which now lies
buried in ash,
mudflows and volcanic
debris).
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