The Kelly Hut Ryans Creek, Victoria, Australia
By pprass on 23-May-09. Waypoint GC1RH8T

My second attempt at this one, foiled again, this time at 40m from GZ.The first attempt, well it wasn't even an attempt really except for the fact we drove with intent to the trailhead. My muggle mate hopped out of the car and proclaimed, it's midsummer, I'm not going up there! End of that, and I did not worry about logging the feeble attempt.A few years later, in autumn, I tempt my muggle mate to go there again. She says yes, puts on sensible shoes and off we go. All was good, great even. We strolled up the hill in the glorious autumn afternoon sun, the smells, the sights and the sounds of the bush creating a sensory playground. I was feeling super pumped as the GPS honed in on the target... only 50m to go! But wait, where as the path gone? Gone into the swampy, blackberry mess we saw before us. My heart sank. I did have sensible shoes, but not much more protection against the evil blackberry. We read some logs, followed some pig tracks, came within 34m of the cache and decided to call it a day. Oh, such a disappointment - I will be back [@Tiz13](https://coord.info/PR1CHGJH), this would be a great one to do together! It is also just the start of a series of adventures up here in the glorious northeast of Victoria. Thanks pprass, I can't wait to complete this one.

The first time we tried to get to it, we walked through a sea of blackberries

Lovely bash walk

I found this cache while slowly meandering my way from Adelaide to Rutherglen to attend the Mega Event over Easter, seeking out some caches of interest along the way.

After camping out of Mansfield last night I was headed for Chiltern and thought this series looked interesting.

The track into this cache was closed to vehicles but 1.2 Km didn’t seem too far to walk. What I wasn’t counting on was the blackberries that had overtaken much of the track, which looked a little daunting in places. However I persevered, getting to within about 40 m of GZ before encountering the next challenge - a rather overgrown swampy area

Fortunately the feral pigs had created some runs through the undergrowth that made the going a little bit easier and, despite the doubts I had by this stage, managed to find the cache tucked away in a small hollow at the base of a tree. Perhaps even more surprisingly it was in very good conditions after almost 18 months of ‘unlove’, with the contents dry and the all important coordinates for the next stage of the adventure easily readable.

All in all it took me about an hour to walk in, find the cache and then walk back out to the road. I was surprised that I didn’t see any snakes, but some blood was spilt on the blackberry thorns.

Thanks pprass for the adventure and the cache. This is an excellent and very informative series of caches, certainly worth a favourite point.

It was my boyfriend dalerious that first introduced me to this fascinating series of caches. Each one intertwined with the other, and ultimately leading you to a final. Not only a final cache, but a final piece to the Kelly story. I would have not had the opportunity to undertake this series of caches, because before I met dalerious, I didn't have the confidence to undertake such a journey. The walk in was quite good, but I fear that the blackberries will eventually make the journey uncomfortable. I was so excited to find a skull of a deer, but that paled to insignificance when we came across gz. What a hard life it would have been for them. Bitterly cold in the midst of winter; snow on the ground. They were made of sterner stuff. We signed the log and gained the information needed for the next part of the adventure. Thank you pprass for providing and maintaining this awesome series .

Having completed some of the other big Kelly caches, I found myself drawn here with a need to complete this series as well.
I was so glad to have catnap777 with me to share the day and already we are planning our next adventure in Kelly country. [^]

The path we chose to the hut was a good one. A little thick with blackberries here and there but traversable at this time of year. We couldn't recognise much of where the hut was supposed to be which I suppose just goes to show the extraordinary amount of research Bill Denheld did to provide all the factual information that went into these caches. [8)]
We did however find something to sign and a good lead for where we had to head next.
Thanks for this bushranging adventure pprass.

This weekend we are on a mission to complete the Kelly caches that have been on our to do list for many years. We had previously started but the car failed us so we had to abort with only a few clues under our belt.
As we drove up the winding road towards the Kelly Hut the mist started rolling in on what was a perfectly clear day at the lower altitude. That did not deter the fit Triton however, who was already armed with long pants (always wears shorts normally, even in winter) and gaiters, he just added his waterproof jacket to his outfit. Taking approximately an hour to hike in and back dealing with blackberries and misty rain the cache was located and the clues collected for the next stage.
Thanks pprass for the adventure here today we are looking forward to the next 3 stages.

Date: April 2, 2021
Find #11436

Easter extra Long weekend and SedgwickDave and I were headed for the hills. A glorious sunny 4 days were on the way and we were both super keen to test out some new hiking and camping gear.

Firstly I fear for future finders of this series. Maybe a mini series to remember them called "Lost in the blackberries" Anyway, I made the correct decision to wear long pants today. Should have worn gaiters tho. Pprass owes me a new pair of trousers and owed SedgwickDave 46 band aids LOL. It was a nice walk and the berries were yummy.

This cache is loved again.

Thanks to pprass for the cache.

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Found @13:59 #7657
Been eyeing this series for years and always wonder when!. Well today it was finally here with the afternoon spent doing this daisy-chain series. After the 1st 200m there is 200m of Blackberries. In a few years this may become a T5 effort to reach GZ. Great series.

TFTC pprass

I'm not sure we approached this one from the right direction because it was a very hard slog from Old Tolmie Road with thick bush and lots of fallen trees and branches. Very happy to reach gz and quickly locate the cache. Michelle very happy to find this one after a not very enjoyable trek in. Nala loved it. Coordinates for number two entered into the Garmin and off we went after taking a couple of pics. Equally hard slog out with a total time of 2 hours. TFTC Did not have a pen so took a photo of the log as proof. No Spoiler in photo.

I drove from Police Paddocks on the Murray River to Mansfield and collected a few geocaches on the way, learning more about the Kelly Gang along the way. This was a straightforward find, being more or less on the coordinates, but the walk in and out had its challenges with lots of blackberries and puff ball weed seed heads on the track. Took me 20 minutes to de-seed my socks and shoes on my return to the car.
I am skeptical that this is the site of the Kellys’ Hut as there is no local signage and it is not mentioned in the tourist guide to the Kellys. To my mind, it looks like the site of a bush sawmill with a thick layer of sawdust creating the clearing.
Thank you xx for installing and maintaining this cache.

After a long walk in tough terrain we finally found the cache some way from Ground Zero. Relocated nearby to more accurate position. Forgot our pen and not one in the container so remember to take your own! Also recommend long pants and boots as we emerged from the bush with very scratched legs and an encounter with a leach! Not suitable for the kids!

Find 1343
I have been to this location many times, the first being back in 1985. Paused for some pics at the creek, then off to grab the cache. Coords were good and this resulted in a quick find. Log signed and back safe again.
Thanks for the first in this series.

The Kelly gang had a good spot Nice hide, tftc

Found while attending the Mega at Alexandra! We stopped in Glenrowan on the way down and were hooked by the Kelly story so decided to grab this cache today. Unfortunately we lost phone reception on the way in and I hadn’t downloaded the cache to my phone but we eventually found the track via our GPS and walked it. [No way you'll get a 4WD in here at present, there are massive fallen logs over the track.] Our 9 year old was in a mood and grumbled the whole way in, driving me crazy, so the thought of the hut was about the only thing keeping me going. If I’d read the previous logs, I would’ve known that there’s really nothing left of the hut. Unfortunately I hadn’t, so it was an anticlimax once we reached GZ. I’ll be honest; I felt like crying. I thought there’d be a ruin but there’s only a boggy clearing with some stumps. We found the cache out in the open so tucked it into the most likely spot after signing. No time to attempt the remaining mysteries, unfortunately, and I forgot to even check for coordinates so I guess at some point we'll have to walk the track again to get them. Thankfully on the walk back to the car JetFuselage was in considerably brighter spirits and my mood improved. I could now focus on the great aspects of our adventure - imagining life on the run in such dense bush and those poor policemen at Stringybark Creek. Thanks for placing this cache pprass!

It was a long way for my little legs but we found the cache quickly after I walked out on the bog and slid in up to my knees! Goody, now I can nag Mum about buying me a new pair of sneakers, LOL. Interesting spot. Wish there was something left of the hut

Found with youngnils during a few days visit to this area. Took a while to walk into this cache through some impressive countryside. A pity there are so many blackberries. A geat historic location. Thanks

Thank you pprass for bringing me to this iconic location (to me). Standing at the very site Harry Power and the Kelly Gang actually lived for months at a time was a most memorable occasion. Worth every one of the blackberry cuts and burrs I managed to score but fortunately no ticks or leeches. Oh and yes, thanks for the cache too which I almost missed through sloppy searching. Bill Gosse, my fellow adventurer was more thorough than me and came up with the prize. A favourite for me due to the great bush walk and location.

And so our journey begins...
Parked at the start co-ordinates and headed off up the track.
First encounter, the water trap! Negotiated him and his mate, then the blackberries took over.
Meanwhile my socks were filling up with Bidgee-widgee seed heads. (Acaena novae-zelandiae)
Up and over a few fallen trees, picked up a few more seed heads, forded a stream and whacked my head on a low branch. "Are we having fun yet?..."
Anyway, cache located, co-ordinates noted and we were on our way back to the car.
TFTC and part 1.......

Found with bucketeer on our 11 day pre Christmas trip to the North East of Victoria
Thanks for the hide

15/12/2015 4:21:00 PM
Log pants was a wise choice with the blackberries along the track into the hut.
Not much left of the hut however as the site looks like it's been thoroughly picked over.
Grabbed our set of coordinates to the next cache and away we went.

LL

A few months back myself, Quasar3671, Dogonit, Juccacher, Froglady, Dbelco, Sussvulture, Buckleysbabe and Pacman got our heads together and decided on a weekend of exploring Kelly country, with caches guiding us to places of significance. We counted the days, reading Kelly books, having Kelly related discussions, and before we knew it on Friday we were on route from Geelong to Kelly country. We met at campsite at Stringybark Creek and set off after breakfast to each cache location.

Pprass has put together a great series of caches in very significant spots for Australian history. At each location I felt the importance each spot held in unfolding events for the area. Off the beaten track as they say, off the tourist route to the spots where it all happened.

Each location was a fairly simple walk / bush bash and not too far from the main roads. The bush up here is beautiful and somewhere I'd love to return too.

Thanks Pprass for bringing us here and sharing this location with Geocachers. It's something I'll never forget, the Kelly story is still haunting me as I am now home writing this log. Quiet sombre thoughts at these spots, thinking of the Police who lost their lives undertaking their line of duty, may they rest in peace.

A favorite point and a big thank you.

A big group of us travelled from Geelong to Kelly country for several days of caching.
After camping overnight, we made our way to the first stop of the day at the hut.
Thanks pprass for bringing us here, the great history and the cache.

One of 21 caches found today during a big three day cache run, up to and around Kelly country which included Benalla, Tolmie, Beechworth and Glenrowan. A great three days spent exploring and discovering with a fantastic group of fellow cachers, which we collectively called ourselves 'The Kelly Gang'.

We spent the night at the Stringy Bark Creek Camp ground, and after a fabulous camp fire meal, settled in for a few drinks and some great conversation around the campfire.The next morning we prepared for the day ahead, which we were all rather excited about. The sites we were to eventually visit were amazing, and many of great historical significance in relation to the whole Kelly Gang story. During the journey, I learnt much about the Kelly saga, the characters involved and events that occured. It was a fantastic experience and visiting each of the sites just made it all the more real.

Thid was our first cache for the day and we had packed up camp and headed in convoy to the trail head that would lead us to the cache. The path was very over grown with scrub, blackberries and we even had some large fallen trees to negotiate. The final obstacle was a small creek crossing that required a bit of a balance act to get across but soon we were all gathered around siging the log. With the required information we then made the trek back to the cars and headed to our next destination. A very interesting site and thanks pprass.

This was our first find of the day and the first of many Kelly-related finds for myself along with Suss Vulture, Jacko83, Juc_cacher, Doggone, Quasar3671, ThePacman, dbelco and Frog_Lady on a trip to the High Country to follow in the footsteps of the Kelly Gang.
Our stay had been researched and planned over the course of months and finally implemented when we convened at Stringybark Creek on Saturday morning. With the gang assembled, we headed off in convoy to the suggested point where we chose to park and walk in to GZ.
With constant tangles and even a balancing act along the way, we made our way through the scrub to GZ where the cache was found in short order and the log signed. With the formalities out of the way, we stopped to view the area and consider what it would have looked like when Ned and Dan knew the place.
Then, with the required information in hand, we headed out and off for the next find.
Thanks pprass for the cache and for showing us this very significant location which is not obvious to all who come here !

We started our adventure here after camping nearby. The track into this place offered some resistance but we were on a mission to find the hut and the cache. Blackberries, fallen trees and small water bodies were overcome and the desired information found.
Great to see that the stumps of the hut are still here!
Thanks for showing them to us

This entry was edited by suss vulture on Tuesday, 14 October 2014 at 12:23:20 UTC.

#727 for us, found with the Geelong Chapter of the "Kelly Gang". Months of planning, looking at maps, reading and solving puzzles, along with countless Facebook messages and even a dinner or two culminated in this weekend. Along with Suss Vulture, Jacko83, Dog-Gonit and Tara the wonder-dog, Buckley's Babe, DBelco, Frog_Lady, Pacman and Quasar3671, our adventure started at Stringybark Creek and covered hundreds of kilometers over dirt and paved roads, 4WD tracks and trackless bush, up hill and down dale. We drove, we camped, we puzzled, we solved and we found (and a couple of times we didn't...). We learnt an enormous amount about the Kellys and their history and we got the opportunity to visit many sites of significance to this Aussie legend. At the end of it, I don't think anyone had really come up with a definitive answer to the question "Hero or Villan ?", but we had fun trying.

I came across the Strathbogies from Violet Town in time to meet the crew at the end of their morning stroll around the historical precinct, before breaking camp and heading off. This one was our first cache for the weekend and the hike in was lively with chatter as we went, experiencing a taste of what was to come with a few short bush-bashes, a water hazard and an excellent cache at a historically significant place. Arriving at GZ, a short hunt ensued, before the twin cries of "Got it" and "I was sure I'd looked there" were heard. We all gathered around and signed the log, noted the important information therein, took some snaps and contemplated the history, before striking out for the vehicles.

Thanks for the cache pprass and for the effort that's gone into the series as a whole.

This entry was edited by juc_cacher on Wednesday, 15 October 2014 at 11:47:23 UTC.

Nice little bush adventure. TFTC

#717 A caching adventure on yet another nice Autumn day in the North East. Today we brought along the 3 geohounds, one of which is recovering from knee surgery. Not really knowing what was ahead of us we set out from the trailhead towards the cache. The track is quite overgrown but still ok to make your way in on foot. Crossing the creek near gz looked like it was going to be tricky but we found a path through relatively easy and pain free. We traversed a clear area presuming it was the former hut site and started the search for the cache. As you expect in thick forest the GPS is going to jump around but Mrs BGF soon shouted out "found it". We really enjoyed this experience, reading about the history associated with this site, something we would have possibly not discovered without geocaching as this spot is not associated with the touristy section of the Stringybark Creek sites. Thank you pprass, well deserving of a fav point.

16/11/2013 10:24 am Find #2795
found in conjuction with the Heroes or Villains event
with pprass, phetlern, 6hinamoa2, , if
Nice morning walk through the blackberries!
took nothing, left nothing
thanks for the cache- highrod, from Ballarat.

09:25
Accompanied by the tymbalic sound of the male greengrocer cicada - which incidentally is among the loudest in the world! We enjoyed a morning walk with Highrod, 6Hinemoa2, IF & Pprass.

TNLN . . SL . . Thanks for the hunt pprass.
7314

On a crisp and sunny morning I set off with a few other 'sympathisers' to find the Kelly Hut and a smilie
Most visitors to this historic park really miss out !!
But with "Pprass" as a guide and storyteller, the Heroes or Villains mob were in for a far more, in depth Kelly experience [^]

TFTC !!

A wise decision meant that we (half of the Villians or Heroes group) set off early on a coolish morning to locate this cache. Our leader was prepared for anything as we walked through the bushland. We overcame, mud, fallen trees, man eating bushes and noisy cicadas to reach GZ.
The cache was located and the next waypoint noted in the hunt for evidence. So far this was a straight forward hunt. Yeah!
TFTC and the informative entertainment last night on the Kelly Story Pprass.

The Lost Wanderers headed to Melbourne. This series has been on our targeted list for a while, finally we had the time to hunt for them!

Attempted to do the drive by version for this one, the Patrol bottomed out a few times going over some bumps. Then we came to a downed tree. Not having a chainsaw in the car Mr Lost Wanderer did a 30 point uturn on the very narrow track and used shanks pony to head the rest of the way in. It turned out that there was 4 trees down across the track the river crossing was interesting however the cache was quickly in hand (once the hint was read).

TFTC

As the youngest geokid has a Ned Kelly assignment for school we decided on a geocaching trip to Ned Kelly country so she could get as sense of where it all took place. We took off for the day with Earthbounds for some caching fun. What a journey! we took the four wheel drive option and managed to get to around 200m from GZ and with a spot to turn around. Took heaps of photos. TFTC.

Found in the company of the Walenators on our Ned Kelly Discovery day, a suggestion from the Walenators turned into a real adventure. Starting at Mansfield to visit the graves of the gentlemen who lost their lives at the hands of the Kelly gang. Nice to see Constable Scanlan's grave has had some TLC, the headstone obviously has been repaired. When we first tried to enter the track it was blocked by another 4WD parked in the way. We eventually decided there was no alternative and squeezed our way past onto the track. The Chief very quickly changed to 4WD as it was apparent within the first few metres this was going to be fun. Ran into the owners of one of the many 4WD left at the head of the track, 2 young guys on foot, one with 3 beagles and the other with rifle slung over his shoulder. Obviously this neck of the woods is a hunting hotspot as they weren't the last hunters spotted. We wondered if we'd get shot out here too and meet a similar fate to Scanlan, Lonigan and Kennedy. We forged ahead regardless, cars left on the track due to a couple of trees across it, an easy walk in to the site of the hut. The cache was found safe and well. Also found an old bottle that is held fast by a tree and part of a fire grill from a steam engine (Wal got a bit excited by this and if it had of been whole I'm sure it would have gone over his shoulder!). Thanks for bringing us here Pprass, might have to bring our oldest back to do these...an adventure, a bush bash and history all in good measure. What's not to love!


This entry was edited by Earthbound Chief on Sunday, 07 April 2013 at 13:23:33 UTC.

Found after walk through many blackberries and a few very large puddles . 1614 03 11 2012. I also fell in the creek and ended up with a wet foot.. we were on a Kelly country discovery tour weekend.
Regards Crisp image

Out to complete the series today but alas, I have misplaced the coordinates from my earlier visit so it's back I go.
Cache was found as left several months ago in place and in good condition, no other callers in that time.
Walking in the track in was more damp than last but still comforably passable. Lots of blackberries requires suitable footware and long trousers.
TFTC

I have no idea what i was thinking..... I was out with the kids rescuing a TB for someone at another cache when i thought it would be great to take the kids up to see the hut. Well i know how much rain we have had and i remember reading "4x4 track" and yet there we were, walking up the track with pot holes nearly as big as my youngest and full of water in totally the wrong attire. When we decided to go bush to go around yet another water hazard, we found it was just as wet if not wetter and heaps of Black Berries to compete with. At this point we thought better of pushing forward and delaying this one till summer.
Be warned Kelly Hut.....We'll be back.

I was in the area with a group of like minded Kelly enthusiasts. I had been bragging about this series as we were in the area doing some field work at SBC & bullock Creek. (Kelly's Creek) Knowing full well I wouldn't have mobile/internet connection - I thought ahead and decided to cut & pasted the required info. BUT silly me neglected to past the most important piece of info "The coords" [:(!]

I did however recall when I checked the listed coords from home that I would be in the general area of GZ - however not knowing the exact spot for GZ wouyld be a total waste of time - therefore will leave it for the next return trip to Kelly country.

I had every intention to complete the series this w/e. "Such is life".

After a visit to the Tolmie market and another magnificent Bushranger Burger lunch at the Tolmie Pub I headed to the Kelly Hut with Mugglewife and 10 yo Muggleniece.
We parked at the start of the track after visiting the Kelly Tree and proceeded to walk up the track. A pleasant walk on a beautiful autumn day.
Agreeing with earlier logs, the blackberries are getting out of hand but the walk was easy, the 4x4 would have come up here with some scratches and bumps but sometimes a walk is needed (especially after a Tolmie Pub burger).
GPS took me straight to the GZ after navigating the creek crossing (which was straight forward once you find the right spot).
I liked the location of the cache, searched two obvious locations almost disapointed but further investigation brought a smile.
Thanks pprass for the adventure, we will have to leave the remainder of the series to another day.

The Mugglewife bailed out at the creek crossing because the path was ill defined. Muggleneice crossed the creek but then bailed out in the last 30m becuase she had bare legs and managed to fall foul to stinging nettles. She had a good adventure but the words 'if we don't find this cache I'm never coming caching with you again" were mentioned a few times towards the end.

Wow! What a cache! Probably our most challenging so far. We made it to within 80 meters then had to bush bash as the blackberries have taken over. Our 8 month old baby girl did great cooing the whole way. We had to send her dad in to retrieve the cache on his own but we could see him from the other side of the creek. Spoiler?? Our mini cacher is now sleeping peacefully. Thanks pprass!!

Parked the car a few metres in on the track and headed off. A bit of a heads up, if you are thinking of attempting this one, try sooner, rather than later as the blackberry bushes are closing in on the track. Near the GZ our gps's were jumping all over the place, which side of the creek is the cache on? Searched both sides, but no avail. After about 40 minutes and light fading, had to call it quits. Bugger !!
troobloo

Rude! Rude! Rude! We left our run a bit late today with the dark approaching and rain threatening, found the access track and we too decided to walk after getting over the first little hump. With part of our team tackling only the first bit only to return to the car, the remaining idiots went on. The walk would have been wonderful if not for the prickles and blackberries. Our legs look like we were dragged through coz why would you choose to do that to yourself Only a Cacher! Our socks looking like a special seed collection. After feeling a bit Bear Grills we found what we thought was the spot but only had a short time to look. The GPS had us all over the shop 20mtrs this way 25 mtrs that way. Troobloo was the real Bear Grills creek hopping.We will be back maybe when the berries are nicer and we know it's still there.

It was drizzling when we arrived, attempted to drive our 4WD through the track but it was rather rough so went back, seeing it was 1.20km to walk towards the cache but Mr Bushies2 being a Ned Kelly enthusiast decided to go there by himself and see what it was like in the early days of Ned Kelly...only took him about 40 minutes return walk...took some photos. Thanks pprass.

Found in the company of our good mate DJ Rascal who had already completed the series, but was more than happy to join Big Ez for the walks again - a true mate!
With Mrs H being from the Beechworth area - we have developed a bit of interest in Ned Kelly over time, so were definately eager to visit these locations. They have been on the 'to-do' list for sometime now.
It was a good 20min or so walk to GZ, and quite a bit of undergrowth and a few blackberries, but definately enjoyed visitng GZ.

Many thanks pprass for you informative cache notes and bringing us to see this fantastic area. Off to do the rest now. Cheers!

As I was camping in the nearby Stringybark Creek campsite I set off on my trusty moutain bike to find this one - could ride in small sections and had to carry the mtb over fallen trees as well as fighting the constant catching blackberries (one good thing was I could eat some that were ripe) arrived at the creed and sawmill sight with the mtb then battled my way across the creek with GPS jumping around and not happy with the trees overhead. found the sawdust piles and noted that I wont be putting any on my garden as nothing had grown on these piles in all these years - could see fresh deer prints in the sawdust. Finally located GZ and laughed at the unique cache location - good one PPRASS this cache is definitely not one for cache newbies or they would be put off caching for life - but well worth the satisfaction of the find for me this Easter Break - found last on 17/4/11 then five months earlier so a big break from any finds. Thanks PPRASS really enjoyed finding this one. Regards Sarian

I was also camping at the Stringybark campsite with a group of Scouts and we set out on foot. We avoided most of the blackberries. Trees over the track prevents 4x4 access. We found it after a short hunt.

Found this first one in the series at 10.15am. As we walked the 'track' we were glad we decided not to try to drive in here today. There has been lots of rain and many more trees deciding they are too tired to stand up anymore since November 2010. We must say that the blackberries were one of the 'trip' or 'fall' hazards experienced mostly on the track. Fortunately we only tripped on them and no falls eventuated. Very ingenious hide - took us a while to find but all good in the end. Took: cow Left: karabiner compass. Now to find our way back to the Geohilux.[^]

I had been planning on embarking on this Kelly adventure ages ago.
I thought spring would be a good time to come in here.
I had lapped up bushranger history as a kid and always wiondered where Stringybark Creek was.
I know now, as well as a host of other information.
The walk in was free of blackberries to the sawdust heap but beyond that a little more overgrown.
Unique hide of the container too
Looking forward to the next one.
Thanks pprass

As a Kelly enthusiast I have been keen to do this one as well as the rest of the series since they were first published, so added them to the list of caches for a 4x4 weekend I had planned doing for some time.

Having never been to this area before I was surprised at the location of the hut which seems very easily accessible, not the impression I got when reading different books and seeing photos of the area, I really did think the place would be much harder to find and to get to.

The last 50mt had us picking our way across the creek and blackberries but the track right up to this point is easily walkable. Once across the creek we marveled at the ground surface and it wasn't for a few hours later that I remembered I had read that the remains of the Kelly hut had been demolished to make way for a bush sawmill, so the clear area at the hut site would have to whats left of the sawdust pile from the mill.

We wondered around for quite a while before TheChops come up with the goods. We had the next bit to the puzzle so it was off to the next location.

TNLN, Cheers.

This was one of a series of caches we attempted as part of a 4wd'ing/caching weekend with a few other members of AWGC (Albury Wodonga Geocaching) We'd intended to attempt this one yesterday, but we wasted a couple of hours in the afternoon playing in the mud, and didn't fancy attempting it in the dark. Sunday morning rolled around, and we broke camp from just up the road and set out for this one on foot. I thought we might have been able to get the Patrol up the track, but after yesterdays fun, I wasn't game to be responsible for getting us stuck again, especially with one less vehicle to help pull us out It was a nice walk up the track, and the area around the GZ is pretty wet. It took us a little while to find this one, and the GPSs were dancing around a bit due to the trees.

#536 @ 1.10pm. This is a series we meant to get to in the warmer months but never quite made it but an impromptu day out this way got us here finally. The clouds were threatening rain and the wind was bitterly cold so we drove as far as we could which was about 3/4 of the way - more pinstriping compliments of the bush & blackberry (darn you blackberry!!). Such an interesting area & loved the history associated with it.

Took: Smokey Bear Keyring
Left: Cow

TFTC - a great area will need to come back and explore a little more next time, would love to see the target tree. Thanks heaps pprass [^]

Found by Mary & David at 1225. We've been wanting to do this series for ages, and a trip to Beechworth to check on our cache presented the perfect opportunity. A great walk along the 4WD track. Some brave person has recently driven in most of the way, but must have redecorated their vehicle with lots of new bush pinstripes in the process. A large tree has fallen across the track about 2/3 of the way in, and a bypass track has been hacked out. The area around GZ is interesting. We assume the hut was in the flat gravelly open area. Our thanks to pprass.

The pen is not working so couldn't record our visit in logbook.

Please bring your own pen.

After misreading the instructions and setting off on a different 4WD track, we took a bit to get back on track. Finally made it and enjoyed the adventure. Left Smokey Bear, took nothing. Thanks for the fun!

Great start to an interesting cache. Walked in from the start of the 4WD track, which was a great little forest walk, apart from the encroaching blackberries. Milo the Geohound didn't appreciate them at all! Large burms and fallen trees would make vehicle access difficult anyway.
Found the cache without too much trouble. Interesting ground surface here - sawdust?
Grabbed co-ordinates and off to the next spot.
TNLN TFTC

Wow I was overawed by the spot, despite the scratches from the blackberry thorns. Took us ages to come up with the cache our GPS had us 15m out. Anyway we must have missed something because we signed the book and took off without even thinking about our next clue. Visited the next few sites though by the muggle method, and enjoyed it thoroughly. Wish I had taken a photo of Squid covered in blackberry juice. Tftc. Will return someday to complete it. Cheers Hobbo.

Walked in. Boy the blackberries are disappointing, though tasty. Walked around a bit at GZ, tree cover didn't help a good fix, and evenually found the hide after reading the clue. On to Stringybark Creek. TNLNSL. TFTC.

Snuck up here in the cool of the morning intending to have a quick go at this series. Didn't read the info properly so spent a little while finding the access track but once that was done enjoyed the stroll. Considered driving in but figured the ecessive height of the inverts at the start of the track wouldn't do my side steps a lot of good so elected to walk instead. I must say that access is likely to become a good deal harder soon as the track is rapidly dissapearing under blackberries. Once at GZ it took us a while to find the cache but the hint did help. We drove close to the second in the series but aslunch was beconning we decided to continue at a later date. It's only a short drive up the road from Dads block so I'll get back here later.
Thanks indeed Pprass.

Found today while we were doing the Kelly series. I wouldn't recommend using a 4wd to get here, we enjoyed the easy walk along the track (pity about the blackberries that are encroaching in areas). I later found out that the sawdust heaps are from a sawmill served by a tramway that lead from here all the way to Tatong. The mill was called Kelly's Creek mill (makes sense I suppose). A quick look around we soon had the cache in hand and the next co-ords. We guessed where we were heading. NINO SL TFTC

Found at 5.20pm after a delightful walk through the forest.
The track is blocked by fallen trees about 1/2 way in with limited turning available.
Its much nicer to walk it, and appreciate how the open forest would make ideal country for horse riding.

The sawdust pile from a sawmill isn't too attractive but the cache was found after a short search.
Lovely area to wander around in

TNLN
Thanks
K&M

Rated: for Overall Experience

Started to drive in ...............bit wet so in on foot.
Great walk and a bit of history too

really enjoyed driving to this cache, that was until about halfway up dad got to nervous with my driving mmm maybe a bit more practice before i get to close to unforgiving drops again. Fantastic spot to many blackberry bushes. the places caching takes you. really enjoyed the walk and the views, wonder if the blackberry bushes were there in 1878 and if so how did the kelly's manage.
TFTC

Unfortunately the track in was beyond our Tribute's ability to traverse, but not for lack of trying...maybe if it was dry, we had better tyres and around 4 inches more clearance we could have made it...at least up to where ther trees are across the track anyway. We abandoned the vehicle and continued on foot to the hut site. As the previous finders have mentioned there were plenty of blackberries to become entangled in. We found the cache easlily enough but we were disappointed not to find the practice target tree that was mentioned. Armed with the required information we set off back to the vehicle, looking forward to doing the track in reverse, downhill and in the rain!

We had been here previously and seen this track and thought we wouldn't attempt it as it was bucketing down with rain but this time it wasn't as wet but the bump's at the start of the track were BIG and we bottomed out on the last one but there was no damage taken but little to our knowledge there was a very large tree down over the track a bit further along so we got out and walked! Took us a while to find the cache when we arrived but eventually got it not expecting what we saw.

Thanks

Found with Allancodan on a wet wet day, But that's what rain coats are for,great piece of history, on to the next stage

A few weeks ago I spent a Saturday doing the Letter Gz. Then I discovered this series of Gz's devoted to Ned and friends, So "phoned a friend" Bogong to see if he wanted to do some walking on a planned Very Wet Day. Off we went, down came the rain, up the track we splashed, and eventually The Kelly Hut was signed off. Picked up GC to take to Qld in 2 weeks and back to the car. Thought we might hike to #2 but after checking the road map it was time to drive to #2. The waterproofs are almost coping but it sure beats sitting at home watching the rain. Thanks

Parked the car on the main road as it definately is not a 4WD! (By the way both roads from Tatong and Mansfield are good surfaced dirt roads, OK for all cars.) I walked the track straight to GZ. Just one thing, there are short blackberry brambles, so wear good shoes and strong pants (I can still feel it in the shower!)
The site has been turned over so it looks a bit like a empty market garden.
The GPS was bouncing around a fair bit, but it wasn't a difficult hide (Now he puts in a clue!!)
I could imagine being tucked away here, it would be very hard to find.
A nice flatish walk both ways.
Thanks, Robmc.

After much deliberation on how to access the Kelly Hut Rhinogeo and I decided to do a little extra exploring and opted for the scenic route. On the way our search party expanded to three when we recruited 'Kelly', a stray dog we found roaming the back roads. She was happy for a bite to eat and a drink but I don't think she liked riding in the back of the Rhinomobile.

Eventually we decided the German Creek Track was the one for us and Rhino masterfully navigated the dips and fallen trees to within 100m. Upon arrival we split up to conquer the wall of blackberries with Kelly the dog opting to go straight through. Despite the heavy tree cover we found the cache without too much trouble and noted the uncommon hiding method!

We took a moment to explore the old hut site while Kelly decided she'd had enough of our company and decided to run off into the bush. Let's hope she belonged to the campers north of the Kelly tree.

Many thanks for the great research on this one and for the challenging road in. You know, if you'd told us the Kelly hut was conveniently located on the side of the road we would have believed you, and it would have been much easier to access!

Cheers,

R + R + 'K' - B

Found 30/05/09 12:00 . WOO-HOO !! A joint FTF with Team Rubik ... the 1st of 4 FTFs for the day

Team Rubik and I were chatting earlier in the week and made our plans for a team effort of this series ... since pprass had challenged both of us to get the FTFs how could we pass up the challenge

Heading into the hills from Benalla we wondered if we'd be beaten by others from further NE known to be keen FTF hounds but our fears were allayed when we found a nice clean logbook once we eventually made it to GZ

We found the supplied coords for the track to be abut 88m out and the track we spotted didn't look particularly inviting so we undertook a rather large circumnavigation of the GZ area to see if there was another way in ... we didn't find one but we did find a dog who we named Kelly who joined us on our journey but left us at GZ running off down the track

Returning to what must be the track I pointed the RhinoMobile up towards GZ and we headed up the rather overgrown track sans probleme to within 100m or so of GZ ... though I'm glad I've got a SWB [:p]

The cache was found after a short search and with the relevant information collected we continued on our quest

IN: Red Carpet Spider GeoCoin

Cheers Pprass

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