Everything tagged: japanese tunnel

Along the slope we could see two entrances, one open and one blocked. Once inside we could see they were connected by this U-shaped tunnel:

After the two short tunnels we saw earlier, we didn't expect much from this. But the fact there was a breeze indicated there would be at least one other exit open.

A couple of collapses at the front of the tunnel. They are quite common, as the start of the tunnel was dug through earth. Once they hit the rock, the tunnels are usually in good shape.

This is a bit unusual, in that the first section into the hill is wider than usual. It soon narrows though.

The other thing that is unusual is that there's a mound of spoil from the excavation just in front of the tunnel. Typically there isn't much sign of the spoil, and I've assumed it they's moved it away so it didn't show up in aerial photos.

Perhaps this was dug by a different group, or dug very late in the occupation and was a work in progress?

Here's the view inside:

As the Hiking and Tunnel finding season draws to a close, I went out last weekend for a poke around Mt Violet.

 I went out for a little “Walk-about” this afternoon around Jardine’s Lookout. As I was walking back down towards Parkview I spotted a small trail leading off to the side near the covered Water Reservoir next to the old Anti-Aircraft Battery. The trail went around the side of the hill behind where the BBQ site is for about 40m, along a fairly steep and slippery path. I noticed a big groove cut out of the hill and when I got closer it was clearly a blocked up Japanese tunnel.

I'd seen this on an earlier hike, but went back on Sunday for another look. It was disappointing in that there was nothing much in the way of a tunnel. Still, it's an unusual layout, in that there is a deep (1.5-2m) square hole, with a short 2m tunnel leading into the hill beside it.

The marker is approximate - if you're walking along the Wilson trail from Kornhill you soon come to a T-junction, andthere's a public toilet there too. The Wilson trail continues right, the Hong Pak Country Trail starts off to the left. Follow the Hong Pak Trail, and a little way along, on the bank up to your right you can see the sharply cut sides of a tunnel entrance.

It's a bit of a scramble up, and the whole entrance is filled with earth.

Nothing very exciting, just a short tunnel that runs straight back into the hillside.

If you're looking on the Countryside Series map, you'll see a small hill marked with '135' height, just to the north of the youth camp. This tunnel is on the south west slope of that hill, just above the footpath that is marked with the solid line (you can also see the path in the satellite view above).

The entrance is where you can see the tree in the middle of this photo: