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Quarry Trail, Morrow Mountain State Park
The Quarry Trail at Morrow Mountain State Park is not quite a loop off of the parking lot for the park’s swimming pool and main picnic grounds. One trailhead is marked with a sign at the parking lot near picnic shelter B and, several yards away, the other entrance to the trail is a paved sidewalk that passes picnic shelter C and men’s and women’s restrooms.
The highlight of the easy 0.6-mile walk is noticing that you are within the walls of the Civilian Conservation Corps rock quarry, which supplied many of the rocks used to construct the park’s buildings, curbs and walls.
A wider shot shows the expanse of the former quarry.
A bridge over the pond that formed from excavations offers a close-up view of another wall of the quarry.
Another curiosity of the Quarry Trail is a CCC-constructed barbecue pit.
The Quarry Trail is part of the parks system’s Kids in Parks Track Trails program, which offers brochures matched to signs along the trail for kids to find.
Check out our primary Morrow Mountain State Park page for information about:
- Mountaintop views and picnic area
- Riverfront and other points of interest for a quick visit
- Two more popular hiking trails
- Camping and vacation cabins
Morrow Mountain State Park is in Stanly County, six miles east of Albemarle, off of N.C. 24/27 or N.C. 740 south of Badin.
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