Mount Schank Mount Schank, South Australia, Australia
By mogni on 30-Sep-15. Waypoint GC64AP2

25 Nov 2024 2:54pm. The weather was Broken Clouds 21C 64% 6 m/s . Find #9,089 for me. Found with PamJ during our stay in Millicent. We Victorians were barred from attending the Mega during the Covid period, so this is a catchup visit to Millicent and the surrounding area. Great location. I was last here in 1970. Its changed a lot. Much more grass and vegetation now. Thanks mogni for your contribution to the game. *Found with [Geooh GO](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mobiltal.geoohGO)*

An awesome spot, that I not been back to since 2013!Answers sent.Thanks for the EC

Staying in Mt Gambier, we did a trip to Port MacDonnell today. We stopped at Mount Schank on the have back. The walk up and around the crater was not too strenuous and the views are pretty nice from the top. I have sent my answers to the CO and hope they are OK.

Thanks mogni, for the cache

Thanks for the earthcache. Answers have been sent.

Answers sent to CO. Thank you so much for placing this one to recognise this beautiful area. We saw 2 beautiful Bengal cats being picked up and carried by their owners, one crying when it got stuck in the grass, so adorable! My first ever walk in SA, we walked around the crater too and I got a lot of my audiobook finished. Tftc!

I was surprised at how big the crater was once I was up there. Fantastic views from the top, lots of lizards and a wedge tailed eagle flying overhead.
Pondered the answers and sent to the CO.

Tftc

It was late afternoon on our last day in Mount Gambier when we came to this beautiful past volcano.
The walk to the top was very well graded on the new path and then we did a loop around. Spectacular and awesome in just so many ways.
I am so glad that we made the detour and took the time to head here.
Mount Gambier and the surrounds have to be one of the best kept secrets in the world.
We love to visit here.
A favourite point for this awesome highlighting of such great geology.
Thanks mogni
Domsky

Lovely walk along the walking track

I walked up to the top and then most of the way down into the middle. I’ve never walked into a volcano before!

We’ve walked up here a few times over the years, this was Feetlet’s first climb though! The track is much improved on the way up, but the track into the crater is much more overgrown than last time we were here. Lots of people doing the walk today. Rearranged the rocks in the centre as is tradition.

Wonderful walk up here today!

A bit of a last minute decision to come here before we leave, but it was a great one!

Thanks for putting this EarthCache here since it nudged us to visit.

Highly recommended if you come to this area!

Thanks for the info and the fun!

Great hike

I walk this daily.

Very cool spot to stop in for a walk

Continuing our Victorian trip with the family after some time at the Wang mega.
We venteured across into SA to a town we'd never been to before, this place come recommended to us before leaving home and it certainly surprised us. On a hot day the walk up was a little tough but once on top the breeze quickly cooled us and we were able to grab the answers.
TFTC

We managed the climb to the top of Mount Schank and found the answers to the questions for this earthcache. These were sent to the CO and approval to log has been received.
This wa a climb but we got there with ilook4geo (huff, huff, puff, puff). It was worth the effort for the views and the earth cache. Thank you to mogni for bringing us here.

Got to the top of the mountain with goingplaces2 and had a really good view all round. This volcano was quite steep and deep so we stayed on the rim. Thanks for bringing us here by creating this earth cache.

Thank you for showing us this big crater. We could see a lonely goat climbing through the steep wall.
TFTE

Visited Mt Schank with my family on 8/8/21. They sent in the answers. We all walked to the top.

I walked up to the top with my family who answered the questions

Found with hevwalker TT0166 and PrincessAria and LittleGoose. We started the adventure to the summit ..... that was what it felt like....lol... so glad for the new style of steps up to the top... wasn't looking forward to the old style of steps that may of been like the ones up to Centenary Tower in the Mount. I'm not really very fit at the moment but with the flat areas to rest for a few seconds when I needed to I found it wasn't as bad as I had expected. Stopped at the rim for a wow.... great view... I've never been up here before even thou it had been on my to do list for several decades. We got all the answers and I have send them through for all of us. Thanks for the great adventure and the excerise. TFTEC. fav point from me

Today was a pleasant one to tackle a couple of Mt Schank caches with TT016, PrincessAria1, LittleGoose and scramping...
We all walked up to the edge of the crater...the girls did a great job walking the whole way without complaint...the track up is a huge improvement since I was here last which was many years ago...we stopped at each waypoint, checked out the requirements and answer the questions at each location...our answers will be sent by scramping on all our teams behalf...
Thanks for setting up this earthcache for our enjoyment mogni...we all enjoyed the walk

20/06/2021 1:53:00 PM
I came across the border to find a few caches to complete the science of discovery challenge.
After caching out Port Mac, I headed toward Mt Shank to visit my favourite volcano crater.
Thanks mogni

Previously logged under team account BoogieRogue. Re-logging with my individual account. #Find#: 3304#

Found on: 01 May 2021 16:30

Buddies: none

Muggles: none

Weather: sunny

Cache condition: earth



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Lovely but steep climb up to the rim. There are spectacular views all around. Well worth a visit.

**TFTC for the Earthcache mogni TNLNSL**

Discover my trackables: 654EMY, GSVG86, TAKM0V, GM5KY0

#Find#: 3304#
Found on: 01 May 2021 16:30
Buddies: none
Muggles: none
Weather: sunny
Cache condition: earth

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Lovely but steep climb up to the rim. There are spectacular views all around. Well worth a visit.
**TFTC for the Earthcache mogni TNLNSL**
Discover my trackables: 654EMY, GSVG86, TAKM0V, GM5KY0

Out caching with Beaker for the Easter weekend.
TFTC

Worked through this great earthcache with Kellmik while hiding and finding caches in the area. Great to finally get this one crossed off after all these years.
Thanks Mogni... Love your work
Beaker

A lovely walk up the hill on Easter Sunday. Rex wasn’t at his most friendliest to all the children, why do they all think a little dog wants to be patted by little people .
Not keen on the new steps felt quite out of control on the way back down.
Great way to start the day.
Will send our answers soon. TFTC Mogni

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Breathtaking view in every direction, thanks or the Earth ache.

It was a warm day for a trek up the hill but worth it for the views at the top. Spectacular.
Thanks for bringing us here.

Answers sent to CO.

Or the best weather with wild winds and random showers but up I went. I absolutely loved the way the path has been paved. It made walking up and then down quite painless. This cone is so beautiful and a classic shape I just enjoy it every time I make the effort to walk up see such a lovely crater. Thanks for enticing me up again and this time with questions to focus my attention TFTC mognt

Had a little bit too much to eat in the morning.... oops! Nothing better than a stroll to work some off. Such an amazing Volcano. I'm not sure i have seen one quite so complete. Normally they have one side blown out of them, at least! Thanks for bringing us here.

Mt Burra to Mount gambia exploring Mount shank and stopping at certain D/T caches only.

Spending 3 days in Mount burra for a bit of R & R.

Tftc mogni

A return visit to Mt Schank had us able to log this earthcache, the nearby traditional and also the GCA Trig Point.

As per our previous visits we enjoyed the walk to the top immensely and all the lovely scenic views on the way too.

Many thanks for encouraging us to revisit this beautiful place mogni......a favourite point on it’s way.

The great Southeast Saunter with Anymules down to the Millicent area to find caches associated with the postponed GV2020 mega. But with leave organized and accommodation booked the caching trip was not postponed! [^]

Day 6: Today we grabbed a few nearby caches and once again those unusual D/T combinations to have a go at filling a Traditional Cache Fizzy. As usual there were plenty of stops along the way to grab other caches that we were passing.

It had been quite some time since I last climbed Mount Schank to get the old cache that was down in the centre of the Crater. As it turned out I was with the CO of this earthcache and after climbing up to the rim, descending into the middle, finding that cache, climbing back out, completing a circumnavigation of the rim and descending to the car park I managed to fall flat on my face in the last few steps. [B)][B)] So I was going to be real careful this time.

The route and steps that had been my undoing last time had changed in the meantime and I wondered if others had met the same fate as me. [^] The waypoints were attained and the questions answered. Anymules shot them of to the CO whilst we had phone reception on the summit. It was muggle central today and I was amused to see one Chinese girl taking on the steps in thongs. Coming out on the rim there were muggles everywhere - some down in the crater, some doing the loop and plenty more at the viewing platforms.

Another visit to this scenic spot was well worth it and this time I descended without incident.
PF from me. [:X] I like this place.

***Thanks mogni for putting out this cache and maintaining it for our enjoyment. ***
Logs prepared and published through GSAK.

A lovely walk and a great view both inside and out.

Thanks for the cache mogni.
Found on 3/10/20 at 11:00.
Find #11795.

I am spending the long weekend down on the limestone coast ahead of the Millicent Celebration event.

I left Millicent early in the morning and headed to Mount Gambier before heading down to Port MacDonnell. I was targeting Earthcaches, solved mysteries, high terrain, high difficulty and a couple of old caches.

This place really amazed me. It was a bit of a hike up to the top but the views were awesome.

Answers collected and sent to CO.

A fav point from me.

Thanks for the cache mogni.
# # #6912 # #

Some good weather on the radar for today . Time to tackle some more caches, this time south of town.

Answers sent to CO. Boy that was a big day of hiking, and scrambling. Last one for today.

TFTC

Had a great adventure and workout with friends from Adelaide. Took looks of photos too.

Answers sent. What a cracker walk!! Loved it. TFTC

Great little town. Cant wait yo climb the volcano

●• Mount Schank•●
Le 24 novembre 2019


In Australia for 4 months
I travel by car , I am a backpacker with a friend. During my journey and hundreds of kilometers, I do geocaching. I thank a lot of the owners. Australia is beautiful
Un énorme MERCI à mogni pour la pause et l'entretien de la cache ! Salutation de France

Did the walk/climb some time ago with a frog. Have just gotten around to sending CO the answers
This is always a fun spot to visit
Cheers and TFTC Mogni

Thank you so much for the cache, we really enjoyed the walk around the rim

Will send answers soon.... What an awesome wal

As I currently work nearby on a dairy farm the rim walk up on Mount Schank was highly prioritized on my bucket list. The walk itself is just stunning as I have read so many things already about the volcanic area around Mount Gambier in the tourist center. I also made my way down to the inside of the cone.
TFTC, Jassi

came up to watch sunrise on anzac day

Staying in Mount Gambier for a few days and decided to check out Mount Shank. What an amazing view!! We walked around the rim and it was well worth it.

Walked Mt Schank today, an enjoyable adventure, and did the rim walk and obtained the answers which were sent to the CO. Fav point for this amazing location

After a visit to the nearby Little Blue Lake EC it was time to ascend the mountain. Well, that was quite some walk up although those tilted steps really did help.
The pay off, along with the cache of course was the view into the maar. Thanks for the exercise, M.

A weekend down for some scuba diving around the sinkholes. Once we had finished with a few dives nearby, I suggested we had time to hike Mount Schank. I had only brought my thongs, so that was interesting, although the trail was in good shape, so wasn’t a problem.

Really enjoyed doing this walk and the views inside the dormant volcano were amazing. Even from around the outside and the flat farming land was nice. Collected the answers to this Earthcache and messaged the CO, thanks for setting this one up.

Spent the weekend in the area, so thought it worthwhile to grab this. Walked up and then climbed down into the crater where is was very quite and peaceful.

Great views from the top!

Thanks for bringing me here.

What a great adventure with the kids! Thanks for the cache.

Making our way towards Mount Gambier this was another Earth Cache we wanted to do along the way.
The walk up really got the blood pumping but it was worth it once we arrived at the top and saw the view. Whilst there we battled a swarm of Lady Bugs that were all around this part of the rim. It was nice to see them and we didn't want to hurt them so we were constantly brushing them off.
Once we had all the required questions answered we decided to head down into the centre and have a look for the traditional there.

We never knew this area was so prolific with volcanoes and sinkholes. If it wasn’t for Earth Caches we would probably never find these little hidden gems.
TFTC

Just how many times have I been here [?] I think I even have the photos to arm chair this one - but love being here when I am in the area. A quick visit and a few more steps to the daily count before a flight back to the big smoke.

Clear skies from TeamAstro.

Found on day 3 of our holiday to SE SA and SW VIC. After completing the climb (thankfully in the relative cool of the morning) we found ourselves atop the impressive mount schank. We collected the required clues on the way up even collected a GCA trig. Answers have been forwarded to the CO. Thank you for giving us the inspiration to visit this place and for teaching us new things. +1 FP for this one.

Found

Tftc

Great walk guided by the earthcache waypoints - thanks for developing such a informative adventure

logging with permission. The first cache for the new year and first cache for my birthday. Nice views from the edge. Didn't get rained on during this cache but then walked down to the bottom and got rained on almost all the way back to the car. fav point.

Found it on our Great Ocean Road trip. Such an amazing place it was well worth it to climb to the top the view is really mesmerizing. And also we could learn about the surrounding area, history, culture, geology... Thank you so much for bringing us here. Answers have been sent. TFTC!

with the river rising we were told to go on holidays so what do you do.
Caching time.
Now we have wandered down towards Anglesea and found many other like minded people so the caching adventure grows stronger.
soon the event was over so the wandering continued

Thanks mogni for putting this cache out for us to find

Heading through to Mt Gambier from Portland we stopped here to enjoy the scenery and gather the answers for this earthcache. The walk up was pretty hard for one half of the team but we soldiered on knowing it would be worth it at the top. The view was magical and breathtaking and words can't describe the feeling being on top of the rim looking into the crater and over the countryside.
Thanks mogni for bringing us here and sharing the geology of Mt Schank with us.

Travelling on holiday with Purrfect Di, son Alex, geoson Sebastbat and Jack the monkey.
We climbed up and down and up and down to get another Trad.
On the way we noted the earthcache answers as best we could.
CO emailed, thanks for the views
TFTC mogni

The new path is a lifesaver, that much easier than the old one and your body doesn't even move up into the possible heart attack area. I still haven't done the complete circuit of the rim, maybe in the cooler months. TFTC

What a brilliant example of a volcanic crater. Best I have seen. Took the geopups for a walk and ended up carrying them up the uphill parts around the rim. Really enjoyed this one and a fav point added. Thanks for bringing us here.

Climbed the vulcano on a windy evening. Amazing views from the top over the flat landscape Luckily vulcano did not wake up

It was just too hot to walk around.

Worth the climb

Staying in Mt Gambier for a few days of relaxation with the hubby and geokids (age 4 & 6). Naturally I had to pick up a few caches in this cache filled town! We headed here early to beat the heat and make the hike. Up we all went huffing and puffing but making it fairly easily. And boy were we greeted with amazing views. So worth the effort. Just brilliant! Adding some pics to show how gorgeous. We also walked the rim which was spectacular as it gave us various views of the volcano and surrounds (like the smaller crater). Giving this EC a well deserved fav point. Answered have been emailed through. Many many thanks

Headed up to Mount Schank about 4.20pm, went to all the waypoints & answered the questions the best we could. And took lots of photos. Even had to google one of the questions as we had no idea what it meant, looked & nothing, then while heading to another waypoint geoson J spotted it. Awesome we all said. Its so great the people you meet while doing geocaching, people that have no idea what we are doing but love a great chat. . I helped one lady take a photo of herself up the top as she went up alone. Another gentleman rode his bike there & walked up/down 5 times with 5kg of weight in his backpack. That's dedication. This is a great area to come & learn about a volcano & do some exercise while here. Walk around the whole crater, its just incredible. Thanks mogni for bringing us here yet again. TFTEC

An interesting stroll and great views. Love your work.
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This cache was found using a Garmin GPSr, Montana 650t, Oregon 550 or Dakota 20. Waypoints and paperless geocaching downloaded via GSAK 8.
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