Connecting with Quarry Hills

The picturesque natural environment of Quarry Hills Parkland will be even more accessible to residents and visitors when 4.5 kilometres of new walking and cycling trails are added to the existing network.

The trails, which are expected to be complete in late 2024, will provide access to key lookout points with breathtaking views of the city and mountain ranges.

Epping-based mental health counsellor Vinay Nair has run the Whittlesea Walk and Talk group for more than two years.

“I think that Quarry Hills has such tremendous potential and it needs to be appreciated more, which these new trails will help to do.” – Vinay, Whittlesea Walk and Talk group.

Each Saturday morning at 9am, the group meets at Foothills Park and walks for about an hour in the Quarry Hills Parklands.

“We don’t necessarily talk much; we just enjoy nature and the sunrise and the views of the city.”

City of Whittlesea Chair Administrator Lydia Wilson said the Quarry Hills Connecting Trails, together with the Granite Hills Major Community Park and Aboriginal Gathering Place, will transform the park.

“Quarry Hills Parkland is the region’s premier open space and the new trails will allow more people than ever to appreciate the site’s stunning natural beauty,” she said.

“The additional 4.5 kilometres of trails will be supported by interpretive signage that will highlight the site’s significance to the traditional owners of the land, the Wurundjeri Willum Clan.”

The project is funded by the City of Whittlesea, a $322,000 grant from the Victorian Government’s Growing Suburb Fund and $1 million from the Suburban Parks Program.

For more information, visit Quarry Hills Connecting Trails page.