A few years back, the farmer for Black Hill had split the original station in half, named their half Black Hill Station with a new house , yards, barn, etc. Not only that; they have since carved out a new access road through their property up to the quarry road, having got the quarry going again on the western side to provide fine, pink chip. The road, fencing, etc is now fully upgraded all the way up.

This trip is usually scheduled for a 7am start, but this day was listed for 7.30am. Added to that we lost a little time finding the road access was no longer through the back of Redcliffe Station. So with not walking until 9.40am from just past the quarry, it was clear this would be an up and back directly to the top and not one of the round-trip options. The road upgrade now included a completely new section sidling Redcliffe Hill on the western face, up to the saddle.