Adventure 008, Hike 089 - Quarry Trail

Capture California, the Game-2012

Adventure: 008, Hike 089 – Quarry Trail

Team: Thing One, Thing Two

Date: September 6, 2012

Location: Quarry Trail Morro State Park

Hike Info:

Trail: Quarry Trail

Distance: 1.3 miles

Duration: 0:42

Elevation Rise: 323'

Description:

This was Thing One and Thing Two’s first trail in this area. We were hiking along the base of Cerro Cabrillo which is a two peaked plug volcano on the Nine Sisters volcano chain of morros. After we walked up the hill there was a sign for the quarry. The rock in this area was used for Highway 1. When you turned around you had views of the Morro Bay Estuary. While we were walking along this trail Thing One started thinking about the Peter, Paul and Mary’s Halloween’s song Don't Go Down to the Quarry (where people do not return.) Thing One was questioning whether we would return. We did return but on the Canet trail. It was an enjoyable trail and a go way to start to explore this area.

From the sign at the trail head: “Quarry –several areas along the southern base of Cerro Cabrillo were quarried for rock. The rock was crushed and used mainly for road base for Highway One. Other old quarry sites can be found near the Chumash trail, by turtle rock and at Black Hill”

For more information on this area: http://santalucia.sierraclub.org/ninesis.html