Saddleworth and Manoora 

Stop in at Saddleworth to experience a traditional country town atmosphere and to wander through the shops. The old Catholic Church cemetery atop the hill has interesting epitaphs as well as a nice view over the town. A heritage walk brochure is available from the Saddleworth Institute.

The town was settled and named after 'Saddleworth Lodge' in Yorkshire by pastoralist James Masters and, like many others, it thrived during the copper-mining boom.

• Further north on the highway you come to the small railway town of Manoora, the gateway to the heritage town of Mintaro and the start of an especially lovely drive.

Features

• See the historic buildings
• Take the heritage walk
• See the remnants of the copper mines and do some fossicking
• Take a scenic drive