Old Granite Quarry Walk

The walk consists of three main points of interest.

Old granite quarry walk. Old granite quarry walk blue markers this walk is approximately 6 kilometres in length with an estimated walking time of 3 hours return. Hindhede quarry the singapore quarry and the dairy farm quarry. From car park walk on to the beach turn left follow beach for approx. Hindhede quarry hindhede quarry named after the danish civil engineer jens hindhede he once operated a granite quarry until it ceased operations around the late 1980s.

Old granite quarry walk the blue route is 5 6 kilometers long and crosses over to the east side of the cape to the site of an old rock quarry. Winches cables cars buildings a demo shack and more. 1km then take stairs up to cliff top to loop walks. Granite s popularity as a building material was increasing and the reason for the quarry and tramway s creation was most likely a contract for george templer to use the stone for london bridge.

Stared at the cape woolamai life saving club car park to the sandy trail called cleeland bight lucky it was low tide along the beach to the old granite quarry. Today there are three main granite quarries in the immediate vicinity of the bukit timah nature reserve. Head south down the wide dirt trail. Pinnacles walk follow green markers 4 5km return 1 hours walking return.

First phase of new self guided historic quarry walk has opened. The self guided historic walk through picturesque quarry trails features fourteen carved stone pillars topped with narrative signs identifying and describing artifacts and illuminating the history of this granite quarry which served the berkshire community for over one hundred years spanning the industrial. Part of the british museum the old general post office in london and the waltham monument citation needed in ludgate circus were built of haytor. The beacon and lastly the unique granite rock structures that form the pinnacles.

Then up the steps to the beacon onwards to the pinnacles which was sensational. Cape woolamai s old granite quarry phillip island s highest elevation point. Take a leisurely walk through a granite quarry where time stands still. This abandoned quarry is full of relics including derricks.

All in all an 8 6k walk with plenty of stops for pics. In addition there are hiking trails in the woods including a beautiful vista looking west at the highest point in hampden county round top hill. Cape woolamai beacon walk black markers this route is approximately 6 6 kilometres in length with an estimated walking time of 3 5 hours return.