Castra Falls Circuit - Castra Cascades Nietta, Tasmania, Australia
By sirius Tas on 15-May-17. Waypoint GA10229

Today we decided to tackle the Castra falls circuit and check out the waterfalls along the way. In places the track was steep and a challenge but persistence paid off and we were rewarded with finding all the caches and seeing all the magnificent waterfalls along the way.
Thanks for the series was well worth the walk.

Rated: for Overall Experience

Nice place for a cache here

Certainly enjoyed the walk around here

Hi sirius
The walk continued on under pleasant circumstances
The flora and surrounds provided more of the same again - love the bush smells
The light was maintained as before
Found a leech in this area; the only one for the trip
The descent was interesting as was the rise up
A short search was required in this area
Loved the little falls and surrounds
Signed the log and Sainted this cache at 1415 hours
TFTC and cheers
OldSaint
My finds: GCA 4036; GC 3731; Tot 7467

Rated: for Overall Experience

A fantastic day was had today. After a hectic week at Agfest, we decided to get outside and enjoy the sunshine. We weren't overly sure what to expect on the track. Nevertheless we were committed. From the start the track was a little slippery, other than that the track was what I expected. Further walking to this cache the scenery is amazing.

We did not venture down to the cascades, hence we did not look for this one today. Which gives us an excuse to return.

Today we tackled this circuit - took us 2 hours - searched the wrong tree 1st but made the find after we widened our search area. Cache and contents in good condition.

Many thanks Sirius Tas for publishing this cache and adding to our geocaching experience.

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Rated: for Overall Experience

Mighty effort by 2y'stassies on completing this quite slippery circuit and netting not only a well deserved FTF on this particular cache but the other 3 caches as well...well done.

After crossing Big Log we continued along the track. We were glad to see Sirius pink tape as the track became had to locate is some places. After crossing the little bridge, no trolls today but we were pleased the wooden bridge had a chicken wire top as the wood was wet and very slippery, we headed upwards towards a ridge. The fungi on the logs, attached to the trees and at our feet continued to change and kept the camera busy. We even found a small group of finger nail sized bright red caps. old man's beard began to appear on some of the trees, both living and dead. The forest looked enchanting. However, in places, the forest floor and path were treacherous.

When we were 23m from GZ we found ourselves at the junction of the Castra Falls Circuit track and the track to Castra Cascades. The latter headed straight down hill towards the creek below - no ropes here. Mrs Y's Tassie headed down guided by pink tape. At one point she slightly over stepped and lost her footing resulting in a sideways skid of about 5m down a clayy section of the steep track. She slowly picked herself up checked for damage - none found so off to the cache, trousers covered in orange clay.

There were several large trees near by so she circumnavigated each one just in case before reaching GZ where, on pocking her head around the vast trunk she had an exhilarating Aha! feeling and there was an exquisite hiding spot reminiscent of the hide at 'Shorty's upper Rapid River blackfish hole' on the West Coast. Container was carefully extracted. The container and contents were in excellent condition and the log was blank giving us a third {FTF} at 11:40.

After carefully returning the cache and replacing its camo it was time to make her way to the water and take a few photos of the Cascade before carefully making her way back up to the track junction. This would have to be the favourite hide in this great series.

Thanks Sirius Tas for a great cache hide and a thoroughly enjoyable but challenging series. This one is certainly worth more than 5 thumbs up.

Enjoy!