About Leyburn Heritage Trail
Known as the town of living history, Leyburn will charm you with its old time feel. Patrick Leslie passed through this area in 1840, and this small village came to life as a resting point for the bullock teams that later followed in his footsteps. It was originally known as Leslie Crossing but its name was later changed to Canal Creek and finally Leyburn, after a town in Yorkshire, England. Many of its buildings and landmarks date back to mid to late 1800s and the town's historians have pinpointed them with informative commemorative plaques. To immerse yourself in all the stories Leyburn has to tell, install Southern Downs Regional Council's free official Southern Downs & Granite Belt Visitor App on your mobile device, and tap and scroll your way to the Leyburn Heritage Trail, and let the app take you on a tour of the town. This trail is 10 kilometres long and will take most people around 3 to 4 hours to complete on foot, depending on your walking speed. If that is too far for you to walk, you may prefer to jump in the car to look at some of the sites that are furthest from town, such as the Leyburn Cemetery and the Secret WW2 "Z" Special Unit Camp.
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