The Hanging Rock is located in the Central Macedon range of Victoria, about 5 km from the town Woodend, about 20 km from Gisborne (Gisborne), the largest town in Macedon range, and about 70 km from the Victorian capital.
The Hanging Rock is located in a dormant volcano 718 meters above sea level, characterized by a variety of boulders, formed in the volcanic eruption millions of years ago, the unique terrain created a unique scenery, climb to the top of 105 meters overlooking a Ma Pingchuan Macedon mountain quiet farmland.
Hanging Rock is famous for the novel by Australian playwright Joan Lindsay (Joan Lindsay)," Picnic under the Hanging Rock Picnic at Hanging Rock》, about a teacher who led a group of school girl to the picnic on Valentine's Day in 1901, and then the story of the bizarre disappearance of the group. Since then, Hanging Rock has become so famous that many people have come to experience the mysterious atmosphere. In 1975, the novel was also adapted into a movie and moved to the big screen.
Hanging Rock also regularly host various events where Bruce Springsteen (Bruce Springsteen), Eagle Band (The Eagles), Lo Stuart (Rod Stewart), Leonard Norman Cohen (Leonard Cohen) have all held concerts.
The Suspended Stone Discovery Center (Hanging Rock Discovery Centre) at the foot of the mountain is the entrance to the Hanging Rock, providing coffee and simple food from which it can reach the top in about 30 minutes.
