Palm Gully Mount Glorious, Queensland, Australia
By
If on 30-Dec-06. Waypoint GC102FM
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Logs
Lovely day out. I chose a different route which I would recommend: left the trail at S27 18.101 E152 46.232. Well marked foot pad leads to Piper Comanche wreck at: S27 17.984 E152 46.465 and Palm Gulley GC 20m further down hill at 27 17.992 E152 46.463.Lovely hide and palm gulley was a very tranquil place to have food and reflect on the poor pilot who crashed there. I used garmin basemap to pinpoint the large cairn which this cache mentions. Sadly, I was unable to find it at the coordinates indicated by the marker for the rock on garmin basemap. If someone has better coordinates then please send me a message with them. The gets very overgrown just past the turnoff I have described and the potential for getting lost is very high if you go that way. This cache could do with some new trinkets, the current ones are very damaged.Many Thanks, ThylacineJ
An oldy that is still going strong.
Woohoo
Such a shame husband isn't here (secretly he would have taken a tiny piece of the plane)
I think many moons ago when I went to become a outdoor recreation teacher (taking children into the wilderness to learn outdoor skills) we were to hike here but got lost or something in the process. That was 20 yrs ago! Eep.
So glad to finally see the wreck.
I had a quick read of the old log book (still in the cache) which was great.
Sadly a lot of going down hill means return a lot of uphill...
Co-ords 10m out - look for a really big fallen log near the plane...
Tftc
Woohoo
Such a shame husband isn't here (secretly he would have taken a tiny piece of the plane)
I think many moons ago when I went to become a outdoor recreation teacher (taking children into the wilderness to learn outdoor skills) we were to hike here but got lost or something in the process. That was 20 yrs ago! Eep.
So glad to finally see the wreck.
I had a quick read of the old log book (still in the cache) which was great.
Sadly a lot of going down hill means return a lot of uphill...
Co-ords 10m out - look for a really big fallen log near the plane...
Tftc
Absolutely beautiful walk to this one today. Was pleasantly surprised at how easy it was to follow the trail to this one. We spent a while looking as today, my arrow was 19m out when we finally found it. But we are in the log so we are happy. Thank you for the fun cache
After the event this morning Muggle65, GreenGecko1, FlutterBeryl and I headed to D’Aguilar National Park for a stroll in the park. We had three caches as our main targets.
We had lots of fun today. Lots of chatting and walking in beautiful National Park with still a lot of old large trees. One thing was amazing is the amount of large strangler fig trees.
This was one of my main target to today. I am still chasing old caches.
This cache took us to old rusting plane. The plane was a Piper Comanche. I love what caching can bring me to.
Cache was found log signed and replace the cache back.
If thank you for placing and maintaining this cache for geocaching community enjoyment.
We had lots of fun today. Lots of chatting and walking in beautiful National Park with still a lot of old large trees. One thing was amazing is the amount of large strangler fig trees.
This was one of my main target to today. I am still chasing old caches.
This cache took us to old rusting plane. The plane was a Piper Comanche. I love what caching can bring me to.
Cache was found log signed and replace the cache back.
If thank you for placing and maintaining this cache for geocaching community enjoyment.
After attending “The Great Bubbly Experience” (almost as good as The Jimi Hendrix Experience) a couple of dedicated hikers wandered west into the wilds of Mt Glorious to find caches . This was a great walk and at the time of writing this log, tick free. Cach in good condition.
Decent hike down and back up, but enjoyable. Path wasn't too hard to follow - didn't get lost this time 
TFTC!
TFTC!
This morning I left for a 3hr walk with Karicka to the new Letterbox cache and a couple other caches in the area. a lot of things get discussed on walks, world peace is sorted, caching etiquette is restored, space travel is an option and apparently the world is round. Walking on, our first stop was at the timber jinker. I signed the log to the cache there, we then acquired some information and then continued to the summit Cairn. At the cairn, we had just punched in the finals for the new letterbox and got a green tick from the checker, awesome we are the first ones on the list. We wondered over and a little search around and we found the cache, then we noticed someone else had been there earlier. Oh well the cache had to be done at some point, we had a bit of a laugh and then started our way back.
We then went down the track to the piper and found that cache. A nice walk back up the hill and it was then home. oh wait, we happened to be sitting on a large log when a notification came through from this morning’s finder. We had 15minutes to kill so we read the log and thought interesting, challenge accepted.
We then went down the track to the piper and found that cache. A nice walk back up the hill and it was then home. oh wait, we happened to be sitting on a large log when a notification came through from this morning’s finder. We had 15minutes to kill so we read the log and thought interesting, challenge accepted.
Thanks for the cache. In the area exploring with Beardman75. After checking out the nearby summit and remains of a very old trig station we came here. A sad history in a beautiful location. This is my third plane crash site visited in SE QLD.
This was awesome hiding spot, even saw some army men trying to shoot an innocent frog
Headed out for a morning hike to check out this trail. The geo kid wants to lead a hike out here and when we realised there was a couple of caches to be found, we suggested checking it out first.
We did overshoot the trail entrance and had to back track.
Really enjoyed the walk through here. While the mountain goat child wandered down the steep rocky section with hands in his pockets (no kidding) us older folks found it a bit more of a challenge! This was the only section where it was a bit tricky. Thankfully the kids scouting skills kept us on a path in and out of this section.
Cache was easily found once at GZ thanks to the hint.
Getting up the steep section was much quicker and easier on the way out.
Thanks for bringing us to lovely section of forest.
We did overshoot the trail entrance and had to back track.
Really enjoyed the walk through here. While the mountain goat child wandered down the steep rocky section with hands in his pockets (no kidding) us older folks found it a bit more of a challenge! This was the only section where it was a bit tricky. Thankfully the kids scouting skills kept us on a path in and out of this section.
Cache was easily found once at GZ thanks to the hint.
Getting up the steep section was much quicker and easier on the way out.
Thanks for bringing us to lovely section of forest.
Revisited again today.
An effort has been made to clear the path from fallen trees from the recent(‘ish) storms and most, if not all directional signage is still in place.
A little extra effort was required then my previous visit here, but with more clambering over logs and minor detours, I think this actually makes the journey more challenging and fun.
To add to the list of wildlife in this area, this morning, on the path, we stumbled across a family of about 7 feral pigs. (Quite chunky fellas). Fortunately they didn’t take a fancy to us! and scurried down the track and into the bush- Phew!
- Also, I am no bird watcher but there were some very interesting bird calls I had never experienced before.
This trek is magic and of course tragic.
Note: The cache itself was in good order and suitably hidden. Also, located and logged the other cache on the way back - TFTC’s
An effort has been made to clear the path from fallen trees from the recent(‘ish) storms and most, if not all directional signage is still in place.
A little extra effort was required then my previous visit here, but with more clambering over logs and minor detours, I think this actually makes the journey more challenging and fun.
To add to the list of wildlife in this area, this morning, on the path, we stumbled across a family of about 7 feral pigs. (Quite chunky fellas). Fortunately they didn’t take a fancy to us! and scurried down the track and into the bush- Phew!
- Also, I am no bird watcher but there were some very interesting bird calls I had never experienced before.
This trek is magic and of course tragic.
Note: The cache itself was in good order and suitably hidden. Also, located and logged the other cache on the way back - TFTC’s
I'm back once more. I'd have to say the track in is now like a highway compared to that day we stumbled around looking for this plane many, many moons ago.
Not as much of the plane left these days.
Not as much of the plane left these days.
Finally grabbed this beast of a cache. It was foggy this morning, and every now and then a few seconds of rain, but it really added to the ambience as the forest looks even more magical in mist. It was an easier walk than I imagined - much easier - and I really should have grabbed this years ago! Still, there's no time like the present. Really interesting (and sad!) history at this site, though there are only small portions of the plane left.
TFTC If - you've never taken me to a cache / area I've regretted!
TFTC If - you've never taken me to a cache / area I've regretted!
Today, the plan was a hike to Kobble Creek Falls and Middle Kobble Remote Bush Camp in D'Aguilar National Park. It was only a small group that completed the hike in 3.5 hr, and with remaining time and energy, an additional hike was made to the Pipe Comanche Plane wreck / [Palm Gully](https://coord.info/GC102FM). This walk extension wasn't too bad until there was a required steep descent to the wreckage, and some interesting history was learned. On my return back home, I took a few final stops along Mount Glorious Road, including the completion of the *Camp Mountain Rail Disaster* Adventure Lab.
Following our hike to Kobble Creek Falls, E_Smiley and I decided to continue our walk to the Piper Comanche plane wreck. This walk had already been on my scope extension plan anyway, and with sufficient time and energy, we decided to give it a go. It ended up taking us 3.5 hr to complete this walk, although we also added an additional detour to Mt D'Aguilar following the plane wreck visit, with us departing the car park at 11:00 hr and arriving at the plane at 12:20 hr. After a 30 min break, we departed at 12:50 hr, detouring past Mt D'Aguilar at 13:30 hr, and then arriving back at the car park at around 14:30 hr. I ended up spotting the entrance to this track on our previous walk, and it was very well hidden - perhaps to not encourage any walkers that weren't prepared. The walk along the ridge and past the machinery relic wasn't too bad, but the descent down to the wreck was a little tough, and other than a few pink ribbons, it was easy to lose the guided track, so an offline map allowed us to nudge ourselves back on to the track. Similarly, the footpad to the mountain summit was also quite rough, requiring the map to find the track when we came off a few times. Overall, a very enjoyable walk that was mostly under the shade of the trees. E_Smiley managed to have a leech on her, and there were a few patches of wait-a-while on that summit detour, but otherwise the tracks were pretty enjoyable and reasonable.
We soon arrived at the plane wreckage, and admired what was left of this unfortunate event. We thought it was a shame that there wasn't too much history provided of this incident, although upon further research, it sounded like a tragic tale of the pilot flying close to dusk/night, and maybe flying too low. Unlike other Queensland plane wreck sites that had plaques acknowledging those who died, there wasn't anything to be found here.
In terms of then finding this geocache, we followed the directions of the description and headed downhill whilst following our GPSs. We spent a good 10 minutes searching around that area, and after reading past logs that muggles were finding and signing this cache, I realised that it must have been hidden closer to the proper track. So taking another plan, I focused on the fallen tree component, and hence found the cache about 15 m away from where my coordinates were wanting me - for the record, both our GPS had us at around S 27° 17.984' E 152° 46.463'. It is always nice to find an ammo can, and the cache container and logbook were in good shape. Thanks If for the cache placement and ongoing maintenance. It was also nice to have found this oldie 12/2006 hidden cache, which is one of Queensland's 500 oldest yet active geocaches!
Following our hike to Kobble Creek Falls, E_Smiley and I decided to continue our walk to the Piper Comanche plane wreck. This walk had already been on my scope extension plan anyway, and with sufficient time and energy, we decided to give it a go. It ended up taking us 3.5 hr to complete this walk, although we also added an additional detour to Mt D'Aguilar following the plane wreck visit, with us departing the car park at 11:00 hr and arriving at the plane at 12:20 hr. After a 30 min break, we departed at 12:50 hr, detouring past Mt D'Aguilar at 13:30 hr, and then arriving back at the car park at around 14:30 hr. I ended up spotting the entrance to this track on our previous walk, and it was very well hidden - perhaps to not encourage any walkers that weren't prepared. The walk along the ridge and past the machinery relic wasn't too bad, but the descent down to the wreck was a little tough, and other than a few pink ribbons, it was easy to lose the guided track, so an offline map allowed us to nudge ourselves back on to the track. Similarly, the footpad to the mountain summit was also quite rough, requiring the map to find the track when we came off a few times. Overall, a very enjoyable walk that was mostly under the shade of the trees. E_Smiley managed to have a leech on her, and there were a few patches of wait-a-while on that summit detour, but otherwise the tracks were pretty enjoyable and reasonable.
We soon arrived at the plane wreckage, and admired what was left of this unfortunate event. We thought it was a shame that there wasn't too much history provided of this incident, although upon further research, it sounded like a tragic tale of the pilot flying close to dusk/night, and maybe flying too low. Unlike other Queensland plane wreck sites that had plaques acknowledging those who died, there wasn't anything to be found here.
In terms of then finding this geocache, we followed the directions of the description and headed downhill whilst following our GPSs. We spent a good 10 minutes searching around that area, and after reading past logs that muggles were finding and signing this cache, I realised that it must have been hidden closer to the proper track. So taking another plan, I focused on the fallen tree component, and hence found the cache about 15 m away from where my coordinates were wanting me - for the record, both our GPS had us at around S 27° 17.984' E 152° 46.463'. It is always nice to find an ammo can, and the cache container and logbook were in good shape. Thanks If for the cache placement and ongoing maintenance. It was also nice to have found this oldie 12/2006 hidden cache, which is one of Queensland's 500 oldest yet active geocaches!
Palm Gully
D 2.0 T 4.0 Regular Traditional Cache
Quite an enjoyable hiking day with davidwazza. We did this after the event. Didn't know there's a plane wreck here until today but downloaded the cache to my gps and phone beforehand just in case. Davidwazza was more prepared with an offline map with a trail showing the wreck and summit which was more than enough to get me excited.
Thanks for the cache and taking us here If. Enjoyed the adventure. So many different types of terrain, from leaves, mud, rocks and moss, aptly rated T4 . The trees and bird life were amazing. My type of happy place!
Found some information online about the crash, and I think the geocache is actually in one of the photos! https://www.fourwornsoles.com/piper-comanche-plane-wreck/
A Favourite Point for the location, adventure and history.
D 2.0 T 4.0 Regular Traditional Cache
Quite an enjoyable hiking day with davidwazza. We did this after the event. Didn't know there's a plane wreck here until today but downloaded the cache to my gps and phone beforehand just in case. Davidwazza was more prepared with an offline map with a trail showing the wreck and summit which was more than enough to get me excited.
Thanks for the cache and taking us here If. Enjoyed the adventure. So many different types of terrain, from leaves, mud, rocks and moss, aptly rated T4 . The trees and bird life were amazing. My type of happy place!
Found some information online about the crash, and I think the geocache is actually in one of the photos! https://www.fourwornsoles.com/piper-comanche-plane-wreck/
A Favourite Point for the location, adventure and history.
A lovely morning walk after changing plans due to the rain. A bit slippery and muddy coming down the hill but all good today ... Beiught a leech home but chose not to keep him. Cache in fine condition. And a lot cooler under the foliage until sun got right on top of us. Took some photos of the original 2006 logbook.
After chatting to some other hikers in the car park who warned us about a very large python along the fire trail ahead we completely missed the entrance to the track to the wreck as I was on snake watch. Once I realised we'd gone too far we doubled back and found the entrance to the "portal" and off we went. A reasonably well maintained track and some great markers along the way thanks to Parks and Wildlife we picked up "If" along the way - an easy find - and then on to the plane wreck. Some amazing huge trees, ferns and lots of birdlife even a bower bird and a bower complete with blue bits of plastic they like to collect. There were quite a few other hikers out today but we manged to find and replace the cache without any muggles seeing what we were doing. It was a great walk even though I managed to roll my ankle so now at home with ice on it and in a bit of pain but so worth it. We would not have done this walk if not for geocaching and it was so good to find an oldie. Thanks for placing and maintaining this great cache.
Found @ 1315 29.08.21 with Squirel_joe - came for a nice family walk with geochild to a interesting price of history. Sat on a log for a spot of lunch and thought I would check out the geo app. Low and behold there is one! Quick easy find. TFTH TNLNSL
What a lovely peaceful walk this is. Such a magnificent forest with its many colossal trees.
The forest was alive with birdsong this morning, and we saw lizards and a pademelon too. Such a treat.
After checking out the little plane wreck we made our way to the cache. Found it exactly where the description said it would be. Seems lots of folk (muggles) find it too going by the signatures in the logbook.
All is in good condition. Took the TB to move along.
Thanks heaps If. A really enjoyable walk.
The forest was alive with birdsong this morning, and we saw lizards and a pademelon too. Such a treat.
After checking out the little plane wreck we made our way to the cache. Found it exactly where the description said it would be. Seems lots of folk (muggles) find it too going by the signatures in the logbook.
All is in good condition. Took the TB to move along.
Thanks heaps If. A really enjoyable walk.
I have been wanting to go on this walk for quite some time.
On the way I was chatting to my muggle friend about how, many years ago,I used to go Geocaching, explaining to him what it was all about. I told him there is a good chance there will be a cache near the location of the wreck.
So I logged into Geocaching and to my surprise I was still a member. Seeing that there was a cache nearby I decided to sign up for a premium membership. (long overdue)
With a little bit of searching (I admit I had to use a hint) we located the cache.
A great cache to introduce my friend to ‘Geocaching’ and rekindle my interest.
Thanks
- signed the log TNLN.
(OSLUXA)
FYI - not as tough a journey as I thought it was going to be. The track leading to the location appears to have been recently marked a lot more clearly - no fear of getting lost! - see photo
On the way I was chatting to my muggle friend about how, many years ago,I used to go Geocaching, explaining to him what it was all about. I told him there is a good chance there will be a cache near the location of the wreck.
So I logged into Geocaching and to my surprise I was still a member. Seeing that there was a cache nearby I decided to sign up for a premium membership. (long overdue)
With a little bit of searching (I admit I had to use a hint) we located the cache.
A great cache to introduce my friend to ‘Geocaching’ and rekindle my interest.
Thanks
- signed the log TNLN.
(OSLUXA)
FYI - not as tough a journey as I thought it was going to be. The track leading to the location appears to have been recently marked a lot more clearly - no fear of getting lost! - see photo
This was our first find of the day and what a walk it was, the find was nice and quick, log signed cache rehidden and then the lovely uphill walk. Now did not spot the Travel bug/Trackable in the cache.
TFTC from the inspectorrexteam.
TFTC from the inspectorrexteam.
Hooray! 
What a fun afternoon we had!
I grew up in Brisbane and never knew that there was a plane wreck up here. This cache alerted me to it some years ago, but I just never organised a visit.
Today 7 of my friends joined me on an afternoon wander down to the wreck.
After reading up about the experiences of others on a few different sites, we were ready for a really bash.
Annnd.... were pleasantly surprised to find a very clear path with recently cut logs, trimmed undergrowth, and lots of new looking little neon tags all of the way to the plane!
Presumably someone has done some clearing in the last week or two.
So we ambled our way down and enjoyed checking to the wreck. Quite an unfortunate story!
There hadn't been much rain recently, so with some repellant around the ankles none of us picked up any leeches, and just 2-3 were spotted on the log as we munched on our snacks.
GZ was quite a distance from the cache according to my GPS (20-25m) but the clue will set you right. Left a TB.
On the way up the side of the hill, one of our crew was watching his footing and entirely brained himself on a fallen tree... he was ok though! I'd advise ducking.
Powered back to the cars before it got too dark and chilly.
Thanks so much for tempting us out here! Fantastic to explore.
What a fun afternoon we had!I grew up in Brisbane and never knew that there was a plane wreck up here. This cache alerted me to it some years ago, but I just never organised a visit.
Today 7 of my friends joined me on an afternoon wander down to the wreck.
After reading up about the experiences of others on a few different sites, we were ready for a really bash.
Annnd.... were pleasantly surprised to find a very clear path with recently cut logs, trimmed undergrowth, and lots of new looking little neon tags all of the way to the plane!
Presumably someone has done some clearing in the last week or two.
So we ambled our way down and enjoyed checking to the wreck. Quite an unfortunate story!
There hadn't been much rain recently, so with some repellant around the ankles none of us picked up any leeches, and just 2-3 were spotted on the log as we munched on our snacks.
GZ was quite a distance from the cache according to my GPS (20-25m) but the clue will set you right. Left a TB.
On the way up the side of the hill, one of our crew was watching his footing and entirely brained himself on a fallen tree... he was ok though! I'd advise ducking.
Powered back to the cars before it got too dark and chilly.
Thanks so much for tempting us out here! Fantastic to explore.
Found 23.01.2021 with Eloicius. Came for the two trackables listed as in this cache but neither are there.
Compass was way off. Cache in great condition. TFTC.
Compass was way off. Cache in great condition. TFTC.
What an awesome walk. A big thank you to V for introducing me to the geo world and finding my maiden cache.
Nice Sunday walk in the forest. No intention of looking for it. Look over there that looks out of place. Got it. TFTC
Just came looking for the piper Comanche wreck on a day walk and wondered about a cache and here we are
Interesting none of the logs mentioned a scramble through wait-a-whiles or thorny vines or slippery slopes. Well the journey from 'If' started well. Getting to one of the numerous trees that had fallen over the path approx 450m out, re-read the cache description and thought this must be the junction where you need to go bush. Missed the 4 lane bush path at the back of the fallen tree and blindly followed a wee trail that led quickly into hell.
50 metres into the new bush trail, came across vines that wrap themselves tightly round you to extract blood, plant trunks that leave thorns embedded and other none prickly vines that lay coiled until you step near then uncoil to tangle up the legs. Not sure what possessed me to go 200m into this forsaken 5th, 6th and 7th circle of hell, maybe the wait-a-whiles started to sap away common sense. All I know is this was 1 hour of my life that I'll be having recurring nightmares about for a while.
Giving up on finding the cache, went up the hill and literally stumbled across the path. At this stage it was a hard decision, go back to the car to repair the wounds and drink copious amounts of water, or go the 250m odd metres to the plane wreck and the cache. Looking like I'd just crawled out of the wrecked plane, ended up stumbling down the path to the plane wreck and cache. Now with the legs weary, slogged it back to the car, passing a conga line of persons that could follow the track in without any mishap.
As I sit in front of the computer after household surgery to remove all barbs and thorns from the body, so glad I don't have to head out to this spot again to collect this cache. Not sure if I appreciate this cache or not, If. Maybe I will after intense therapy.
50 metres into the new bush trail, came across vines that wrap themselves tightly round you to extract blood, plant trunks that leave thorns embedded and other none prickly vines that lay coiled until you step near then uncoil to tangle up the legs. Not sure what possessed me to go 200m into this forsaken 5th, 6th and 7th circle of hell, maybe the wait-a-whiles started to sap away common sense. All I know is this was 1 hour of my life that I'll be having recurring nightmares about for a while.
Giving up on finding the cache, went up the hill and literally stumbled across the path. At this stage it was a hard decision, go back to the car to repair the wounds and drink copious amounts of water, or go the 250m odd metres to the plane wreck and the cache. Looking like I'd just crawled out of the wrecked plane, ended up stumbling down the path to the plane wreck and cache. Now with the legs weary, slogged it back to the car, passing a conga line of persons that could follow the track in without any mishap.
As I sit in front of the computer after household surgery to remove all barbs and thorns from the body, so glad I don't have to head out to this spot again to collect this cache. Not sure if I appreciate this cache or not, If. Maybe I will after intense therapy.
This one had been on my list for ages but TeamARF always found an excuse not to go! I think he must have ESP or something as we right royally stuffed it up. Why oh why did we not go round that big tree??? A 500 m down then up scramble through some of the wait a while territory I yet encountered. I am positive he will be cursing me for days to come. We ended up heading for sunlight and stumbled onto the path we should have been on and with only 250m to the wreck and the cache it was a no brainer despite us both sporting a multitude og injuries. An absolute delight in the end as if on the path it is a fabulous walk! TFTC
#4905 [13:50] it looks many people met some snake here - so i did it was more than 2m long python right on a path. yeah, my progress was a bit slower and more cautious after our meeting
all the way here i was thinking how many plane wrecks i've seen - well, stinson wreck, lincoln bomber wreck, this one - why all of them are just around brisbane? there are some bad pilot schools or what's wrong here?
but to be honest, i like it so please keep having these memorial sites (better than creating new ones) and of course with cache everywhere!
thanks for showing me this place which made nice target for my today trip!
it was more than 2m long python right on a path. yeah, my progress was a bit slower and more cautious after our meeting all the way here i was thinking how many plane wrecks i've seen - well, stinson wreck, lincoln bomber wreck, this one - why all of them are just around brisbane? there are some bad pilot schools or what's wrong here?
but to be honest, i like it so please keep having these memorial sites (better than creating new ones) and of course with cache everywhere!
thanks for showing me this place which made nice target for my today trip!
Having made our way to "Delilah's Cache" (GC1ETGM) a few weeks ago, and reading some of the history from the CO of the possible pathways to get there, (and also having encountered our own traps along the way), we hatched a plan to escape the city and spend a day in the bush land to enjoy the autumn air and cooler weather. We parked along Mount Nebo Road, and began a really peaceful journey through the bush land. No other walkers along the way, although at GZ, we did see that someone had signed the log already today (we did not see them along the way).
Our walk was constantly accompanied by the sound of whip birds, cat birds, and a countless variety of others we don't know the name of. Lush forest, peace and great beauty! A perfect Saturday! We passed by the bower of a Satin Bower Bird (photo attached) and also came face to face with a snake near a cache called "If"! (photo attached). We don't know what this snake is, but would be curious to know if someone can recognise from our slightly blurry photo.
We spotted the rock cairn, and are curious about the trig history here. We were very happy to have our walking poles as we headed the final 400 metres downhill to GZ, as the ground is a little slippery after recent rains. The track markings are very clear at the moment, as someone has recently replaced the pink ribbons on the trees along the way.
At GZ, contrary to the CO's description, the cache container was right in front of the plane, out in the open. After signing the log (all good here...safe and dry), we re-positioned it downhill as per the CO's description and information. I'm not sure why someone has placed it right at the entrance of the plane.
We read the laminated information sheet about the wreckage here, and cannot fathom how this accident occurred, although the detail leads one to believe that bad decisions were made on that fateful day.
We loved the walk both out and in, and then had a quick look to see which way we would head to "Delilah" should we be coming from this direction.
All-in-all a perfect day for the Domskys; bush walking, birds, a geocache, history, exercise and a physical challenge.
Thanks If,
A favourite added.
Domsky
Our walk was constantly accompanied by the sound of whip birds, cat birds, and a countless variety of others we don't know the name of. Lush forest, peace and great beauty! A perfect Saturday! We passed by the bower of a Satin Bower Bird (photo attached) and also came face to face with a snake near a cache called "If"! (photo attached). We don't know what this snake is, but would be curious to know if someone can recognise from our slightly blurry photo.
We spotted the rock cairn, and are curious about the trig history here. We were very happy to have our walking poles as we headed the final 400 metres downhill to GZ, as the ground is a little slippery after recent rains. The track markings are very clear at the moment, as someone has recently replaced the pink ribbons on the trees along the way.
At GZ, contrary to the CO's description, the cache container was right in front of the plane, out in the open. After signing the log (all good here...safe and dry), we re-positioned it downhill as per the CO's description and information. I'm not sure why someone has placed it right at the entrance of the plane.
We read the laminated information sheet about the wreckage here, and cannot fathom how this accident occurred, although the detail leads one to believe that bad decisions were made on that fateful day.
We loved the walk both out and in, and then had a quick look to see which way we would head to "Delilah" should we be coming from this direction.
All-in-all a perfect day for the Domskys; bush walking, birds, a geocache, history, exercise and a physical challenge.
Thanks If,
A favourite added.
Domsky
Thanks for the great cache log there 'domsky'.
The snake looks like a common tree snake,
*Dendrelaphis punctulata*.
Non venomous
The snake looks like a common tree snake,
*Dendrelaphis punctulata*.
Non venomous
Out for a day walking with RachnLil. It was such a nice easy walk to this place wreck site. I'm not sure what everyone has been talking about the dense undergrowth and difficult walking conditions for this bushwalk. We just followed a nice easy trail and got here without any hassles and no bushbashing. Compared to Mt Barney that we did last weekend, this was super easy. The little chikins had a great time exploring the wreck and reading the history of the plane. Sad that the pilot died. He must have been so desperate to get back to Brisbane / Archerfield. Lovely day out for us all. Took us just over 5 hours return. TFTC.
My end attempt at finding this cache after the original involved kids, rain, leeches and darkness.
This time: only sunshine ️
TFTC. A favourite point from me
This time: only sunshine ️
TFTC. A favourite point from me
We had just picked up the If cache and we were following the path with Mrs SP and Orange Crew to this one. We stopped along the way for Mr 4ando and OC to try and entice a funnel web out of his home but he was having no bar of it, thankfully I must say.
We clambered down some rocks making our way to GZ, coming close we soon saw the wreckage and it was good to see the information on the flight was here for us to read. After signing we headed out with the thought of coffee and cake, the cafe we spotted on the way in was swarming with bikies so it must be good. Nearly back at the car we ran into Karicka, who was in here for the same reason as us.
Tftc If
We clambered down some rocks making our way to GZ, coming close we soon saw the wreckage and it was good to see the information on the flight was here for us to read. After signing we headed out with the thought of coffee and cake, the cafe we spotted on the way in was swarming with bikies so it must be good. Nearly back at the car we ran into Karicka, who was in here for the same reason as us.
Tftc If
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Saturday. Had this cache on my to-do list for so long. Today I headed out to collect this cache with 4ando and Orange Crew. We collected If first and then followed the path (mostly path, until some rocky bits, but you could still make out a path here and there was the occasional bit of ribbon to help). Speaking of which, someone had taken down a whole lot of ribbon and left it right near the If cache. Nothing like taking your rubbish with you! Nice to finally have this cache and well worth the walk to get this one. No mad rock scrambling here and a nice copy of the plane’s demise was left at the plane wreck for all to read. Signed both the log and the visitor’s book. Wonderful cache location here, I’ll be back for more exploring in the near future.
This was the 1st of 9 caches found on today's trip.
Thanks ***If***, for showing us this place.
Saturday. Had this cache on my to-do list for so long. Today I headed out to collect this cache with 4ando and Orange Crew. We collected If first and then followed the path (mostly path, until some rocky bits, but you could still make out a path here and there was the occasional bit of ribbon to help). Speaking of which, someone had taken down a whole lot of ribbon and left it right near the If cache. Nothing like taking your rubbish with you! Nice to finally have this cache and well worth the walk to get this one. No mad rock scrambling here and a nice copy of the plane’s demise was left at the plane wreck for all to read. Signed both the log and the visitor’s book. Wonderful cache location here, I’ll be back for more exploring in the near future.
This was the 1st of 9 caches found on today's trip.
Thanks ***If***, for showing us this place.
After finding the other cache along the trail, we headed down the track to this one. We turned at the rock cairn, which is home to a funnel web spider hole, then headed downward, following the pink ribbons, as the track isn't very well defined.
As we almost got down to the bottom of the gully, we spotted the plane wreckage and spent some time checking it out and reading up on the planes history. A cool spot here. Now it's time to head back.
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Log signed at 09:18 and cache returned as found. Thanks for the smilie **If**. This log is trackable, mention where you saw it.
.........@__,
/|___||_/__________|\
\\_______/_TGQNRV_/
~~~~^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^~
As we almost got down to the bottom of the gully, we spotted the plane wreckage and spent some time checking it out and reading up on the planes history. A cool spot here. Now it's time to head back.
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Log signed at 09:18 and cache returned as found. Thanks for the smilie **If**. This log is trackable, mention where you saw it.
.........@__,
/|___||_/__________|\
\\_______/_TGQNRV_/
~~~~^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^~
Good day for a walk, the parking coordinates were almost full.
The start of the track was a bit hard to find-.
To our surprise, we met some familiar faces along the track, stopped for a quick chat before continuing this great little walk.
Enjoyed our walk in the cool rainforest here.
Stopped for a small pick-nick at the wreck before heading back
Thank you very much for hiding this cache, left a TB and a FP
R
The start of the track was a bit hard to find-.
To our surprise, we met some familiar faces along the track, stopped for a quick chat before continuing this great little walk.
Enjoyed our walk in the cool rainforest here.
Stopped for a small pick-nick at the wreck before heading back
Thank you very much for hiding this cache, left a TB and a FP
R
With the incentive of the Groundspeak Mystery of the Museum Souvenir promotion, it was time to get out and find a few caches. This is one which has been on our radar for many years, but the planets would just never align and we hadn't quite gotten there until now.
After an easier than expected walk, we soon found ourselves at the cache and with our name added to the log book, we continued on our way.
Thank you If for having placed the cache and for maintaining it for everyone to enjoy.
After an easier than expected walk, we soon found ourselves at the cache and with our name added to the log book, we continued on our way.
Thank you If for having placed the cache and for maintaining it for everyone to enjoy.
Today, finally, after many times having to cancel this walk, we made it to GZ. It was a most enjoyable adventure even with the rain and blood sucking nasties we encountered!
Thanks for bringing me to this historic site and for the cache If
Thanks for bringing me to this historic site and for the cache If
Nyssaflutterby, 1minniemoo and I have had this cache on our list for a long time! We’d planned trips here a few times but had to change plans for various reasons.
Today the weather looked like it would be ok. But we were wrong, and BOM was wrong!
We started by walking too far along the wrong track after not noticing the side track. We felt better later reading logs and seeing we weren’t the first to do this!
We stopped at the golf cart and then continued on to the crash site.
The down was pretty hairy but we all made it safely and done black cockatoos announced our arrival!
1MM had the cache open before I got there and we all looked at the various items inside.
Just after we finished taking photos it started raining and we were soaked in a few minutes. The return journey was as fast as safely possible after a stop under a huge natural shelter.
Today the weather looked like it would be ok. But we were wrong, and BOM was wrong!
We started by walking too far along the wrong track after not noticing the side track. We felt better later reading logs and seeing we weren’t the first to do this!
We stopped at the golf cart and then continued on to the crash site.
The down was pretty hairy but we all made it safely and done black cockatoos announced our arrival!
1MM had the cache open before I got there and we all looked at the various items inside.
Just after we finished taking photos it started raining and we were soaked in a few minutes. The return journey was as fast as safely possible after a stop under a huge natural shelter.
29/6/19 12:03 pm Find #2558
Part 1
"The adventure that was never meant to happen."
We had tried to organise a trip to Palm Gully about half a dozen times over the past year or so but one thing or another got in the way, be it health, families, weather or something else. But today, the Gods were NOT going to get their way once more, even though they tried to throw a stomach bug my way yesterday. A check of two separate weather sources said we should have reasonable weather for the morning and that a shower was only likely in the late afternoon/evening for coastal areas. And this morning arrived, and that sun, she was shining.
Meet up was due at the carpark at 9:30am and as 1GiantPanda and I drove the rather wet roads, the sky seemed to begin to change. We arrived first at the carpark and watched the sky while we waited for the others. NyssaFlutterby, of course, had managed to sleep in a little this morning (no surprises there ), but soon she had her car full of adventurers - Wombles&Co, DreamerSkye and Just Jaylene - and had arrived at the parking as well.
And then we were off. Making our way along the track, about 500m or so, all of a sudden Nyssa stopped as she realised... we were supposed to have headed down the other track near the carpark. Oooops! Shame on us for not paying any attention! Time to recalibrate and remember where we were heading today. Back we headed after our additional "warm up" walk, and eventually we were back at the start of the correct track. Under and over logs we went, enjoying the beauty of the rainforest as we went.
The weather at this stage was rather lovely, just perfect for rainforest hiking.
After a while, and some slipping and sliding mostly from the younger members of the party, we arrived at the "golf cart", but alas, all we found here were the first of many leeches for the day. Feeling a little disappointed at not getting the old archived cache, we continued on our way, arriving at the rock cairn signifying our turn off. And this is where the real down began, us making our way slowly down the damp, rocky ground, being cautious not to slip, and following the well marked out "ticker tape parade" markers as we went.
Continued....
Part 1
"The adventure that was never meant to happen."
We had tried to organise a trip to Palm Gully about half a dozen times over the past year or so but one thing or another got in the way, be it health, families, weather or something else. But today, the Gods were NOT going to get their way once more, even though they tried to throw a stomach bug my way yesterday. A check of two separate weather sources said we should have reasonable weather for the morning and that a shower was only likely in the late afternoon/evening for coastal areas. And this morning arrived, and that sun, she was shining.
Meet up was due at the carpark at 9:30am and as 1GiantPanda and I drove the rather wet roads, the sky seemed to begin to change. We arrived first at the carpark and watched the sky while we waited for the others. NyssaFlutterby, of course, had managed to sleep in a little this morning (no surprises there ), but soon she had her car full of adventurers - Wombles&Co, DreamerSkye and Just Jaylene - and had arrived at the parking as well.
And then we were off. Making our way along the track, about 500m or so, all of a sudden Nyssa stopped as she realised... we were supposed to have headed down the other track near the carpark. Oooops! Shame on us for not paying any attention! Time to recalibrate and remember where we were heading today. Back we headed after our additional "warm up" walk, and eventually we were back at the start of the correct track. Under and over logs we went, enjoying the beauty of the rainforest as we went.
The weather at this stage was rather lovely, just perfect for rainforest hiking.
After a while, and some slipping and sliding mostly from the younger members of the party, we arrived at the "golf cart", but alas, all we found here were the first of many leeches for the day. Feeling a little disappointed at not getting the old archived cache, we continued on our way, arriving at the rock cairn signifying our turn off. And this is where the real down began, us making our way slowly down the damp, rocky ground, being cautious not to slip, and following the well marked out "ticker tape parade" markers as we went.
Continued....
Part 2
Arriving under a carved out tree, a small shower started, and while most of the group contemplated hanging out under there, 1GiantPanda and I pressed on realising we really couldn't feel the rain anyway. Soon the rest of the group joined us and we continued the last few hundred metres, until suddenly, we saw the plane wreck right in front of us. And inside it, the cache.
Now we hadn't actually expected to find the cache here, as our maps showed us we were still 25 metres or so away and would have a possible creek crossing to deal with as well. So this came as quite the surprise. The original logbook had seen better days, it is falling apart and is quite full from various visitors both caching and muggle over the years, but we found a good spot to sign all names. Future finders may wish to bring another notepad to add to the cache please.
And then with cache replaced and photos taken, all of a sudden the skies opened up. And this time they really did! The group of us scarpered back towards the cut out tree and took brief shelter there before deciding to press on, rain or not, as it did look like it was set in now and there was no way to check the weather on BOM.
The rain certainly made our journey back up the rocky ground to the cairn much quicker than it likely would've been otherwise, and from there the rest of the trip was still rather lovely, with a mistiness in the atmosphere to enjoy, despite the rain.
And anyway, what's a rainforest without rain? Only a standard forest.
Arriving back at the cars we checked ourselves to discover dozens of leeches on our shoes and pants, so began methodical leech removals before climbing into the geovehicles. Then we were off on our way, a little damp and cold, but pleased with our day's adventures, and having finally managed to make it out here. Now home for a nice hot shower (and for me to discover one sneaky little leech sucking on my leg near the knee, who had journeyed home with me).
Thanks for the cache If, a fun day out, worthy of another favourite point.
Arriving under a carved out tree, a small shower started, and while most of the group contemplated hanging out under there, 1GiantPanda and I pressed on realising we really couldn't feel the rain anyway. Soon the rest of the group joined us and we continued the last few hundred metres, until suddenly, we saw the plane wreck right in front of us. And inside it, the cache.
Now we hadn't actually expected to find the cache here, as our maps showed us we were still 25 metres or so away and would have a possible creek crossing to deal with as well. So this came as quite the surprise. The original logbook had seen better days, it is falling apart and is quite full from various visitors both caching and muggle over the years, but we found a good spot to sign all names. Future finders may wish to bring another notepad to add to the cache please.
And then with cache replaced and photos taken, all of a sudden the skies opened up. And this time they really did! The group of us scarpered back towards the cut out tree and took brief shelter there before deciding to press on, rain or not, as it did look like it was set in now and there was no way to check the weather on BOM.
The rain certainly made our journey back up the rocky ground to the cairn much quicker than it likely would've been otherwise, and from there the rest of the trip was still rather lovely, with a mistiness in the atmosphere to enjoy, despite the rain.
And anyway, what's a rainforest without rain? Only a standard forest.
Arriving back at the cars we checked ourselves to discover dozens of leeches on our shoes and pants, so began methodical leech removals before climbing into the geovehicles. Then we were off on our way, a little damp and cold, but pleased with our day's adventures, and having finally managed to make it out here. Now home for a nice hot shower (and for me to discover one sneaky little leech sucking on my leg near the knee, who had journeyed home with me).
Thanks for the cache If, a fun day out, worthy of another favourite point.
Well equipped cache with some essential supplies in it. I left a crashed plane and found a pathtag. TFTC If!
Came looking for the wreck and was very excited that there was a cache nearby as I have been doing a lot more hiking than caching recently. Really great to find this little treasure, tftc
Second visit to the wreck - took some friends along this time. Started the walk in light rain and heavy fog, then the sun came out on the way back to the car - absolutely beautiful. Plenty of trees down and detours from the path due to fallen obstacles. The palm forest is always a highlight of this hike <3
Saw two snakes, a big lizard, lots of fungi and plenty of leeches (tropical strength DEET doesn't seem to phase them one little bit!)
We all signed the logbook, took a trackable and left something useful!
TFTC
Saw two snakes, a big lizard, lots of fungi and plenty of leeches (tropical strength DEET doesn't seem to phase them one little bit!)
We all signed the logbook, took a trackable and left something useful!
TFTC
Enjoyed a nice walk with Mr VC and Miss 11. Was surprised to run into two separate groups on the way back. TFTC
Out & about with WMG187 & Miss11.
I enjoyed the walk here today (despite my dodgy hip) through the rainforest, up hill & down dale.
I had been informed that this walk was mostly flat open trails but I'm not sure that interpretation is quite correct! LOL ...
All in all a very pleasant experience with myriad birdlife calling near & far.
This included Green Catbirds, Eastern Whipbirds, assorted honeyeaters & White-faced scrub wrens to name but a few.
None of our scaly friends made an appearance today but then it was a little cool in here.
I was fortunate to only be visited by 1 small leech but my companions didn't fare quite so well.
(I found, on returning home, that I had a hitch-hiker in the form of a tick desperately trying to imbed itself on my chest.
It failed miserably! LOL ...)
The walk itself was quite energising but turned into a bit of a 'slip & slide' on the last downhill section before arriving near GZ.
The remnants of the plane were an interesting diversion for a few moments before a quick find of the cache where all is in good condition.
The first leg back out was a little taxing on this old fella but I survived to torture again myself another day.
Glad I came & happy to have this one 'under the belt' as such.
TFTC If
I enjoyed the walk here today (despite my dodgy hip) through the rainforest, up hill & down dale.
I had been informed that this walk was mostly flat open trails but I'm not sure that interpretation is quite correct! LOL ...
All in all a very pleasant experience with myriad birdlife calling near & far.
This included Green Catbirds, Eastern Whipbirds, assorted honeyeaters & White-faced scrub wrens to name but a few.
None of our scaly friends made an appearance today but then it was a little cool in here.
I was fortunate to only be visited by 1 small leech but my companions didn't fare quite so well.
(I found, on returning home, that I had a hitch-hiker in the form of a tick desperately trying to imbed itself on my chest.
It failed miserably! LOL ...)
The walk itself was quite energising but turned into a bit of a 'slip & slide' on the last downhill section before arriving near GZ.
The remnants of the plane were an interesting diversion for a few moments before a quick find of the cache where all is in good condition.
The first leg back out was a little taxing on this old fella but I survived to torture again myself another day.
Glad I came & happy to have this one 'under the belt' as such.
TFTC If
Found it. We were about 400m from the cache and noticed then proximity was going up on the app. So we back tracked and found a sneaky left turn you need to take. Oncebon this track there are ribbons every 5-10 meters all the way to the cache
A nice walk in palms. Very quiet walk and flat most of the way. Got to timber jinker and the reached small rock cairn. Saw pink and orange ribbons and went down a hill. Found the plane wreckage and looked for cache. Using hint started searching and finally found it. When leaving be careful as going back up the hill a branch track on the left appears. Don't take this keep pushing to the right and look for pink orange ribbons. If you see yellow or green ribbons you are on the left track. Had a few leeches and a bush tick hitching a ride
Enjoed the hike to this one. Interesting area. Gps out by 20m. Look for fallen tree. On the way back from the plane crash area make sure to take the path on the right. We followed the one on the left which was marked with ribbon. It took us to heaps of thick bush. Using the breadcrumb trail on the gps we back tracked 200m and found the right track. Got back to the car and checked for leeches. Didn't find any despite taking shoes, socks, pants and t shirt off. Was in the car and discovered a leech fully engorged with my blood on my toe. It must like A- blood. Then saw another one on my arm. Flicked the 2 hitch hikers out the window.
Hello, we were informed by our bushwalking club of a presence of a cache at the old timber trolley, on our way to the plane wreck.
We didn't know the cache was actually archived, but its condition is actually great, must have been maintained since its archiving. The cache is called "Where Did I Leave My Golf Cart ?" and its reference is GC102FC in case you want to have a go at it.
However we didn't know there was also a cache at the plane "Palm Gully", and therefore we didn't signed this one :p
Cheers
We didn't know the cache was actually archived, but its condition is actually great, must have been maintained since its archiving. The cache is called "Where Did I Leave My Golf Cart ?" and its reference is GC102FC in case you want to have a go at it.
However we didn't know there was also a cache at the plane "Palm Gully", and therefore we didn't signed this one :p
Cheers
What an adventure- great variety of walking- from dense jungle, rocky slopes (not perilous), logging tracks, and of course the plane. Easy to follow the markers and sign the cache. Thanks!
Awesome trek. Was very cool to find the plane wreck. Cache exactly where described. Just watch the return trip up the hill. Well marked trail going down but there is an extra half marked trail to the left on the way back up which caught us out. The tape then disappears and we had to backtrack to get back on the correct path.
I've been hanging out to do this cache for ages, so I organised a bunch of bush-loving muggle friends and family to come on the walk with me, with the not-so-keen staying behind at Maiala to have a BBQ and play games. When we arrived at the coords for the the start of the walk, there were already quite a few other cars parked there, but luckily they must have gone to other destinations, since we saw nobody else after we left the fire trail. In due course, we arrived at the old timber jinker, a welcome waypoint confirming we were definitely on the right track. A little while later, we were stopped in our tracks by a small python that had decided to sleep right on the track. The scrub was too thick to get around it, so we sneaked a few past before two of the braver members of our group managed to wake it up and persuade it to move on. A little later we came upon the rock cairn, so off we went, following the GPS into one of the most unusual and beautiful parts of rainforest I have seen anywhere. Following the flags, down we went until the garmin said we were only 10 metres from the wreckage, which is almost impossible to see until you're right on top of it. Once there, I started hunting around for the cache which, thanks to the description, was not overly hard to find. The log is dry, but the container is quite waterlogged inside, and the swaps are not in a good way. I took out the packet of shapes biscuits someone had left there a long time ago (should have read the rules on what not to put in there) and chucked it in the bin at home - its use by date was 2014.
On the way up, we followed the flags until they suddenly ran out - someone had flagged a track veering off to the left of the one we came down on, but since it just stopped halfway up the slope, I had to use the track back feature on my GPS to get us back to where we went wrong. After that, it was an uneventful but pleasant hike back to the cars and a belated lunch; we started out at 10:30 and got back to the cars just after 2:00.
Thanks If, this was one of the best adventures I have been on; your descriptions are all spot on and without your cache I would not have known about this walk.
On the way up, we followed the flags until they suddenly ran out - someone had flagged a track veering off to the left of the one we came down on, but since it just stopped halfway up the slope, I had to use the track back feature on my GPS to get us back to where we went wrong. After that, it was an uneventful but pleasant hike back to the cars and a belated lunch; we started out at 10:30 and got back to the cars just after 2:00.
Thanks If, this was one of the best adventures I have been on; your descriptions are all spot on and without your cache I would not have known about this walk.
Found It 
This was some adventure. Our first day geocaching, took the geokids (6 & 4) and geowife along. A big walk for the little ones but they did great and loved the adventure, seeing the old 'Golf Cart' and the excitement of a plane crash. They weren't so keen on the leeches funnily enough. Great fun, a bit scratched up from various plants but now hooked and ready to go on more adventures. The pink and orange ribbons were a big help but like others lost the path on the way out when they take a right turn to meet the the trail and rock pile! Cache was a little damp inside and needs a new zip lock bag for the 'treasure' as the geokids described it but the log was nice and dry. TFTC
This was some adventure. Our first day geocaching, took the geokids (6 & 4) and geowife along. A big walk for the little ones but they did great and loved the adventure, seeing the old 'Golf Cart' and the excitement of a plane crash. They weren't so keen on the leeches funnily enough. Great fun, a bit scratched up from various plants but now hooked and ready to go on more adventures. The pink and orange ribbons were a big help but like others lost the path on the way out when they take a right turn to meet the the trail and rock pile! Cache was a little damp inside and needs a new zip lock bag for the 'treasure' as the geokids described it but the log was nice and dry. TFTCTough hike, but worth it. Lost the pink and orange marked trees on the way back up so had to slog.
Found with k8&co, lost2found, mnance101, lisylou, luckylotte, monkeymaker, and curare63. An awesome area to hike through. We headed off early and were out for lunch at the local by 12:30. A fantastic group of people to spend the morning with! Thanks for the cache and therefore the adventures!
Met up with the crew at 7.30am and set off soon afterwards for a great adventure. The track in from the start was quite challenging in places with lots of trees and branches down. The ground was quite damp and a bit muddy on the way and we couldn't stand still for too long as the leeches were quite hungry and we would kick the leeches off with our other foot or a stick. We also saw a big python which was digesting something and not moving. There were a few slips and slides on the way down but no injuries. We found our way down to the gully then around to the plane crash. We looked over the plane then went on to find the cache. A cute little log book was found and signed. A group shot then we headed back up the hill going a slightly different way and detoured slightly and at one point we were a little unsure which way to go but we got back on track and got back to the cars around midday. A great morning with great company.
A group of us (Misssusan, Lisylou, LuckyLotte, K8nCo, Mrs K8nCo, MonkeyMaker, Lost2Found, Curare63 and 2 muggle friends) decided to do this walk today. It was a great walk with lovely weather. We saw a big carpet Python snake, happily lying on the ground and not moving after having a big meal. We got lots and lots of leeches, especially K8nCo! It was great to see the plane crash wreckage. Curare63 told us what he knew about it. Once the log was signed by all of us, we took a group photo and then headed home. We followed the pink and/or orange tags on the trees. TFTC and for bringing me to this very interesting historical wreckage!
I was a last minute addition to the walking group today but I'm glad I got the chance to come. It was a great walk, I got totally scared seeing the HUGE PYTHON just laying there. The walk back up the hill was a bit hard on my legs, but the group was encouraging and I made it! Thanks for the adventure!
Group walk on a lovely day.
Gathered at 7:30, wandered off and back at 12 (lunch in nearby cafe at 12:30).
MissSusan dropped her phone on the way in and with lots of calls to it on the way back managed to find it - lucky.
Lots of slippery rocks (and leaches) so most of us went for a spill or two along the way.
Took swellerfunus pathtag and left a lost 2 found pathtag.
A beautiful walk, a well deserved favorite point,
Thanks for a geat walk and bringing me to this site If.
#581
Gathered at 7:30, wandered off and back at 12 (lunch in nearby cafe at 12:30).
MissSusan dropped her phone on the way in and with lots of calls to it on the way back managed to find it - lucky.
Lots of slippery rocks (and leaches) so most of us went for a spill or two along the way.
Took swellerfunus pathtag and left a lost 2 found pathtag.
A beautiful walk, a well deserved favorite point,
Thanks for a geat walk and bringing me to this site If.
#581
As I hit the highway this morning from the Gold Coast the sky didn't look to good but as it turned out the weather was perfect for our group to make the walk. We left the carpark a bit after 7:30 and was back by lunch time. I enjoyed this walk a great deal well apart from nearly stepping on two snakes and being hit in the head with a fig. Most of us kept the leeches at bay except for K8'n'Co who just had to bring some back to the carpark for our amusement. He even managed to find a small gympie gympie plant to wrap around his legs. It's great how even short walks like this one provide endless things to consume your thoughts along the way, leeches, fungus, huge trees, a golf cart, potential boar nests, snakes, rock cairns, pink ribbon, plane wreckage and of course the amazing palm gully.
A great morning had by all in a great location, thanx for bringing us here If
A great morning had by all in a great location, thanx for bringing us here If
We greatly enjoyed our trek to Palm Gully cache today, thanks again If. A mixture of easy logging track and bush bashing. We followed the track to the tall rock cairn on top of the hill, along the way passing evidence of the tracks past history in the form of a rusty jinker and a stump with wood cutters notches to insert their planks (see attached pic). Evidently logging ended back in 1930 when Maiala national park was declared. We headed off east downhill from the cairn keeping a lookout for the marked route, eventually realizing we were too far south east, so we headed north and eventually hit the pink ribbon route and later the orange ribbon route and followed them down to the plane wreck. Found the cache after a bit of a hunt. On the return journey, about 200m uphill from the plane we got off track. The pink ribbon route (from a small rock cairn) led left into heavy bush (a tree had fallen and the track was overgrown). We backtracked using the GPS, located and followed the orange ribbon route to the right back to the ridge line and the track home.
After making the most of a sizeable deviation from our expected course, we were back on the right track to Palm Gully. I will say that the start of the track here is less than obvious but quite quickly widens into an old forestry track that belies its meagre start. We followed the meandering track along its course through the wonderful rainforest until the track narrowed and became less distinct in a number of places. Finally we reached a rock cairn and marked the turn into a magical world of palms (and a few lawyer vines just to keep you focused on the task at hand). Soon after we picked up a well marked trail of ribbons which we were all thankful for as this would be quite easy to lose your way here, and in fact I did get us off track on the way back despite the closely spaced ribbons. With more dropping down and down the hill we finally reached the wreck where we recovered with a bit to eat before Lady Sim grabbed the cache and handed round the log for signing. Truly a magical spot and well worth the walk. Spotted this tree, reminiscent of something out of Lord of The Rings, on the way back out. Thanks for another great cache.
I was out today with LadySim, CrookedPete and Seffnjarah today for a couple of caches in this part of Mt Glorious. Through what can only be described as a serious breach of navigational intelligence we found ourselves a tad off course! We were far from lost, but found ourselves not getting any closer to the cache we were heading for. What better way to fix that than change which cache we are heading for!
After retrieving the Kobble Creek cache we returned to the turnoff we should have taken earlier. LadySim pointed out the obvious path (in hindsight) and we headed in. With about ten kilometres and a couple of hundred meters of elevation already under our belts, we were surprisingly chipper as we headed in.
We were instantly enveloped in a rainforest canopy that kept us covered for most of the journey, and gave a definite relief from the rising temperatures outside. The walk to the golf cart was an interesting mix of 'unders and overs and 'arounds and abouts', as the path wound its way along the ridge lines. This was really my favourite part of the walk for the entire day. There is something special about a rainforest and how it revives the soul after a tough week.
After the golf cart the path seemed to get narrower and harder to distinguish, but with a bit of help we managed to navigate our way up until we found the worlds smallest rock cairn. It is my considered opinion that this was not the one in the cache description! We did manage to use a very well tagged path from this cairn through the Palm Gully and down to the wreckage. That was a really long 400 meters!
After a short stop we headed back up the hill with only one slight navigational hiccup that meant a sideways shuffle to pick up the path once again. A thoroughly enjoyable walk back to the car for about an 18klm round trip for the day.
Great company, great caches, great history and great scenery. Fave Pt for sure!
After retrieving the Kobble Creek cache we returned to the turnoff we should have taken earlier. LadySim pointed out the obvious path (in hindsight) and we headed in. With about ten kilometres and a couple of hundred meters of elevation already under our belts, we were surprisingly chipper as we headed in.
We were instantly enveloped in a rainforest canopy that kept us covered for most of the journey, and gave a definite relief from the rising temperatures outside. The walk to the golf cart was an interesting mix of 'unders and overs and 'arounds and abouts', as the path wound its way along the ridge lines. This was really my favourite part of the walk for the entire day. There is something special about a rainforest and how it revives the soul after a tough week.
After the golf cart the path seemed to get narrower and harder to distinguish, but with a bit of help we managed to navigate our way up until we found the worlds smallest rock cairn. It is my considered opinion that this was not the one in the cache description! We did manage to use a very well tagged path from this cairn through the Palm Gully and down to the wreckage. That was a really long 400 meters!
After a short stop we headed back up the hill with only one slight navigational hiccup that meant a sideways shuffle to pick up the path once again. A thoroughly enjoyable walk back to the car for about an 18klm round trip for the day.
Great company, great caches, great history and great scenery. Fave Pt for sure!
Having secured an invite from Fungus for a little walk to Palm Gully, my only preparation was to download the cache onto my GPS. I normally read the cache description thoroughly and study the maps, but not this time. After all, knowing Fungus, I figured he'd be all over that sort of thing.
Our walk started out up the fire the trail, with the usual excited chit chat and caching war stories. After about 2.2 kilometres, we started looking for a track down to the plane wreck (which should have been 400 metres away). Ahh, there is a trail on the right, just as it should be! It was hazy, but the spectacular views over the Glass House mountains distracted us from the navigation. At some point as we ambled down the track, it was noticed that the plane was still about 2 km's away. Wow, just a small navigational oversight. The bad news was that we completely missed the first turn to Palm Gully just 60 m after the start at the car park. And in all the chit chat - no one noticed!
The great news was that we were now only 1.5ks from BFP #1 Kobble Creek Falls. Quick change of plans - and this cache was now our first target for the day.
Fast forward 4 1/2 hours, about 10 km and some obscenely steep hills, and we go through the portal and onto the path to this cache. How did we miss that! The path to this cache was great - plenty of shade under the rain forest, no seriously nasty hills and lots of wild life, including those birds that sound like a baby crying.
After a brief stop to polish the golf clubs, we find the rock cairn and then follow the well marked trail down the hills to GZ.
This is the third plane wreck deep in the bush that I have visited caching in SEQ. Sitting in front of the twisted metal, it is easy to reflect on ones own life and the tragedy that so dramatically played out for poor soul in the plane.
The cache was easily found by LadySim and is in great shape. It was signed by all, before the trek home. With a few hills under our legs already today, there were no land speed records set on the 400 steep metres back to the rock cairn. After a major blunder earlier in the day, there was only one or two minor navigational blunders on the way back. Thanks to electronic breadcrumbs, these were quickly remedied.
Thanks to my companions for a great day out. Thanks for a great cache, If. Worthy of a crooked favourite.
Pete
#1,940
Our walk started out up the fire the trail, with the usual excited chit chat and caching war stories. After about 2.2 kilometres, we started looking for a track down to the plane wreck (which should have been 400 metres away). Ahh, there is a trail on the right, just as it should be! It was hazy, but the spectacular views over the Glass House mountains distracted us from the navigation. At some point as we ambled down the track, it was noticed that the plane was still about 2 km's away. Wow, just a small navigational oversight. The bad news was that we completely missed the first turn to Palm Gully just 60 m after the start at the car park. And in all the chit chat - no one noticed!
The great news was that we were now only 1.5ks from BFP #1 Kobble Creek Falls. Quick change of plans - and this cache was now our first target for the day.
Fast forward 4 1/2 hours, about 10 km and some obscenely steep hills, and we go through the portal and onto the path to this cache. How did we miss that! The path to this cache was great - plenty of shade under the rain forest, no seriously nasty hills and lots of wild life, including those birds that sound like a baby crying.
After a brief stop to polish the golf clubs, we find the rock cairn and then follow the well marked trail down the hills to GZ.
This is the third plane wreck deep in the bush that I have visited caching in SEQ. Sitting in front of the twisted metal, it is easy to reflect on ones own life and the tragedy that so dramatically played out for poor soul in the plane.
The cache was easily found by LadySim and is in great shape. It was signed by all, before the trek home. With a few hills under our legs already today, there were no land speed records set on the 400 steep metres back to the rock cairn. After a major blunder earlier in the day, there was only one or two minor navigational blunders on the way back. Thanks to electronic breadcrumbs, these were quickly remedied.
Thanks to my companions for a great day out. Thanks for a great cache, If. Worthy of a crooked favourite.
Pete
#1,940
I just got home from finding this one it was the first cache that I've ever attempted. Man am I tired though! Can anybody explain to me what that steel structure with the wheels is?
it was the first cache that I've ever attempted. Man am I tired though! Can anybody explain to me what that steel structure with the wheels is?A fantastic little adventure this one and a lovely bit of serenity not far from the rat race. For the peace and solitude this gets a favorite point.
Happy to find this on my second attempt. Took some mates for a bit of an adventure. Came in from the car park and along the track until the track seemed to run out. Then took a challenging and slippery detour down to the left that resulted in a challenging and slippery detour up to the right, but all ended up ok in the end.
Its an amazing part of the world, but a sombre find. Hope the pilot is in a better place.
Thanks for putting a cache here. There is very little info online that would otherwise allow us to find the wreck. Excellent caching adventure.
Cheers
Its an amazing part of the world, but a sombre find. Hope the pilot is in a better place.
Thanks for putting a cache here. There is very little info online that would otherwise allow us to find the wreck. Excellent caching adventure.
Cheers
On we went to this cache and this was a trek and a half.
Found the place where we had to turn off and headed down to the crash site.
By this time, I had fallen over twice, had 3 hitchhikers who did not like the spray I used and scurried off out of my boot.
Down, down, down, we went.
Soon we were at the crash site and a few more piccys were taken.
We were thinking of who had passed away in the plane and had crashed up hill so did not make it over the mountain range.
We wandered off and found the cache and added our names to the list.
Now to climb back up and up and up. By this time our water was getting less and we rationed to get back.
We lost track of the direction at one stage and managed to get back to recognisable location. [^]
As we were rounding a huge stump and there was only one way to go, there was a huge python draped over the logs and freaked geopartner out. I had to redirect the python away from where we wanted to go and moved past quickly to continue the upward trek. Back on top we found the path and started our homeward journey. We were almost back when geopartner spotted a boar in the bush which shouldn't be in a National Park.
TNLNSL TFTC Thanks If
All good with this cache
Amazing scenery and a favourite from me
Found the place where we had to turn off and headed down to the crash site.
By this time, I had fallen over twice, had 3 hitchhikers who did not like the spray I used and scurried off out of my boot.
Down, down, down, we went.
Soon we were at the crash site and a few more piccys were taken.
We were thinking of who had passed away in the plane and had crashed up hill so did not make it over the mountain range.
We wandered off and found the cache and added our names to the list.
Now to climb back up and up and up. By this time our water was getting less and we rationed to get back.
We lost track of the direction at one stage and managed to get back to recognisable location. [^]
As we were rounding a huge stump and there was only one way to go, there was a huge python draped over the logs and freaked geopartner out. I had to redirect the python away from where we wanted to go and moved past quickly to continue the upward trek. Back on top we found the path and started our homeward journey. We were almost back when geopartner spotted a boar in the bush which shouldn't be in a National Park.
TNLNSL TFTC Thanks If
All good with this cacheAmazing scenery and a favourite from me
Took some more muggles to the wreck today and only after getting home did I realise we had never logged our find.
First visited in March without knowing of the cache, then came back in August and found it.
But so what ? Its a great walk in with any excuse
TFTC If
First visited in March without knowing of the cache, then came back in August and found it.
But so what ? Its a great walk in with any excuse
TFTC If
Placed some new pink tape to mark the trail more clearly from the cairn. Geo girl led the way with her female intuition (which funnily enough actually worked) and wet soon found the plane wreck. Great hike on a perfect day
