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The most striking thing when visiting Elora Quarry is that one would always expect a conservation area to be somewhere away from an inhabited area. While driving towards Elora Quarry we thought that we missed a turn or probably are heading in the wrong direction. The best thing could be that out GPS maps were outdated. The point that I am trying to make is that the GPS may still be saying that there are 500 m left to your destination, but you are still driving somewhere in Elora and you have buildings on both sides of the road.
Elora Quarry is a small quarry with vertical cliffs all around and a small beach between Grand River and the quarry. I have never read the history of the quarry, but the vertical cliffs looked artificial.
Activities:
- For children: There is little activity for children at Elora Quarry. We did not see and playground in the area, and the quarry was fairly deep. There is no patrol on the beach, and the beach itself is small. The beach is around 30 -40 meters wide with cliffs on both sides.
- Hiking: As I mentioned the quarry is in Elora. You could rather go shopping or to a museum after plunging in the quarry than go hiking. There is however a little hiking opportunity that can be done around the Quarry. It started raining cats and dogs when we visited to Elora Quarry, se we had no chance to actually hit the trail.
- Fishing: The grand river is right next to the quarry and the catch and release restrictions are in effect when fishing in the grand river in this area
- Photography: The best pictures are probably the ones from the official site. Some pictures from the air would probably be amazing too. Usual photographer is usually limited by the fact that you need an extra wide angle lens to take a picture of the quarry
- Camping: No camping is available
- Picnicking: Picnicking is limited to the area around the beach.
Verdict:
- Children:It is worth visiting the quarry one time or two even with children. You have to be extra careful however when visiting with children and the cliffs are high and the quarry is deep. Although officially it is not permitted to jump from the cliffs, many teens would keep jumping in the deep water from the nearby cliffs. Many would also climb the cliffs which looked risky.
- Camping: No camping
- Day trip: I would rather prefer to visit Elora Gorge which is right next to the quarry if swimming is not intended to be the primary activity when visiting the conservation area. The time on the road would be approximately the same
Elora Quarry Conservation Area
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