Billy Goat Bluff Penguin, Tasmania, Australia
By
sirius Tas on 13-Jun-17. Waypoint GA10305
Cache Details
| Difficulty: | |
| Terrain: | |
| Type: | Traditional |
| Container: | Regular |
| Coordinates: | S41° 6.321' E146° 3.926' (WGS 84) |
| 55G 421526E 5449127N (UTM) | |
| Elevation: | 9 m |
| Local Government Area: | Central Coast |
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Description
Cache is a black screw top with log, biro and swaps.
The cache is best accessed from western side, via a track on sea side of rail line at the start of cutting.
The slopes are covered with pine needles, so are quite slippery....be careful.
There are sweeping views over Penguin and along the coast to the east.
Enjoy!
Hints
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Logs
Hi sirius
A quick "raid" on the NW Coast to look for GAs proved to be a long day
I travelled just short of the 900 km
My total finds cost me 11034 steps; 1825 calories in walking 8.58 km to make them
Parked on the side of the road and took the right "track" to access the cache
You are right; one does feel like a "billy goat" walking this trail
I LOVED it though - brilliant!
The cache was found and Sainted quickly
The views here are not only spectacular but are most enjoyable too
Lingered a while to take it all in
TFTC and cheers
OldSaint
My FINDS: GCA 4301; GC 3907; TOT 8208
A quick "raid" on the NW Coast to look for GAs proved to be a long day
I travelled just short of the 900 km
My total finds cost me 11034 steps; 1825 calories in walking 8.58 km to make them
Parked on the side of the road and took the right "track" to access the cache
You are right; one does feel like a "billy goat" walking this trail
I LOVED it though - brilliant!
The cache was found and Sainted quickly
The views here are not only spectacular but are most enjoyable too
Lingered a while to take it all in
TFTC and cheers
OldSaint
My FINDS: GCA 4301; GC 3907; TOT 8208
Rated: for Overall Experience
we pulled up on the side of the road to go find this one, we walked up to the first mound and was confronted by a steep bank down to the train line, we carefully negotiated the hill on to the trainline, once across we took the pretty obvious walking path up to the top where we were confronted by a beautiful view of the ocean. cache was soon located and the log was signed. going back to the car up that steep bank proved a challenge but it may have done our fitness some good to climb back up to the car.
TFTC
TFTC
Rated: for Overall Experience
We were doing a spot of caching on this lovely sunny Saturday with this being one of the caches we'd chosen to visit. Had often ridden by this one and the little bluff looked like a nice place to visit. Which it was today. Wandered down along the tracks then up the obvious path to the top where we had nice views o'er the sparkling ocean. Nice location and the cache is in good condition.
Found on a big day of caching with whitewebbs.
Many thanks Sirius Tas for publishing this cache for our enjoyment and adding to our geocaching experience.
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Out and about caching with Tassie Trekkers in the North West and this was one of the caches we found. A nice to stroll to GZ, but wary a train might appear. Good views from GZ of the caravan park and Bass Strait. TFTC
We are participating in the States of the Nation games which are currently running from 16 December 2017 until 21 January 2018.
States of the Nation is a real and virtual geocaching scavenger hunt where your home state will compete against other Australian states to find and hide geocaches. Over the 5 week course of the game there will be hundreds of scavenges that you can track down, find and convert into points for your state. Some scavenges will be easy. Some scavenges will be tough. Some scavenges may be impossible. Don't despair. You are not competing just for yourself; you are competing as a state.
There will be a number of scavenges released on a weekly basis but each scavenge will remain until the end of the game. This means even if you decide to join the game part way through, the early scavenges are still available for you to claim. Scavenges will require you to find a geocache, hide a geocache, attend an event or do something else completely different. The game focuses on all aspects of geocaching and so all cache types, sizes, terrain and difficulty will be up for scavenging. TrigPoints, Events, History, Virtual, Webcam, Podcache and Locationless geocaches are all scavengable, so you're not just looking for a box under a bush. Each week there will be a mix of physical, non-physical and locationless geocaches so even if you are not in a geocache rich area, use the locationless component of scavenger series to get out, find something to log and gain points for your state. If you watch the scavenges as they are released you might also spot the 'not so hidden' patterns and plan for future weeks of the series.
Hiding geocaches will also be a large part of the scavenger series, but please remember this is a game of geocaching and geocaches that you hide should be long lasting, be of good quality and you should be proud of what you hide. Please avoid hiding a geocache just for the day so your state can find it before you archive it. Geocaches that exist for a short period of time may result in any claims on that geocache being disqualified. Play creatively, but also play fairly. More geocachers hiding more geocaches makes for more geocaching fun.
Sorry about the lengthy logs. We are currently aiming for a virtual verbosity trophy.
Go Tassie! Go Tassie!! Go Tassie!!! Go Tassie!!!! Go Tassie!!!!! Go Tassie!!!!!! Go Tassie!!!!!!!
We are participating in the States of the Nation games which are currently running from 16 December 2017 until 21 January 2018.
States of the Nation is a real and virtual geocaching scavenger hunt where your home state will compete against other Australian states to find and hide geocaches. Over the 5 week course of the game there will be hundreds of scavenges that you can track down, find and convert into points for your state. Some scavenges will be easy. Some scavenges will be tough. Some scavenges may be impossible. Don't despair. You are not competing just for yourself; you are competing as a state.
There will be a number of scavenges released on a weekly basis but each scavenge will remain until the end of the game. This means even if you decide to join the game part way through, the early scavenges are still available for you to claim. Scavenges will require you to find a geocache, hide a geocache, attend an event or do something else completely different. The game focuses on all aspects of geocaching and so all cache types, sizes, terrain and difficulty will be up for scavenging. TrigPoints, Events, History, Virtual, Webcam, Podcache and Locationless geocaches are all scavengable, so you're not just looking for a box under a bush. Each week there will be a mix of physical, non-physical and locationless geocaches so even if you are not in a geocache rich area, use the locationless component of scavenger series to get out, find something to log and gain points for your state. If you watch the scavenges as they are released you might also spot the 'not so hidden' patterns and plan for future weeks of the series.
Hiding geocaches will also be a large part of the scavenger series, but please remember this is a game of geocaching and geocaches that you hide should be long lasting, be of good quality and you should be proud of what you hide. Please avoid hiding a geocache just for the day so your state can find it before you archive it. Geocaches that exist for a short period of time may result in any claims on that geocache being disqualified. Play creatively, but also play fairly. More geocachers hiding more geocaches makes for more geocaching fun.
Sorry about the lengthy logs. We are currently aiming for a virtual verbosity trophy.
Go Tassie! Go Tassie!! Go Tassie!!! Go Tassie!!!! Go Tassie!!!!! Go Tassie!!!!!! Go Tassie!!!!!!!
Rated: for Overall Experience
A new Sirius Tas cache near by do we go now or wait til tomorrow. Given the fading light and the area of the hide we decided to wait until today. Mrs y'stassie put on her billy goat feet and off we went.
We surveyed possible access spots and decided the best was from the sewerage treatment plant following a track beside the railway line. Mrs y'stassie was dropped here to make the walk while Mr y'stassie found somewhere to park safely.
As she approached the cutting she noticed a small track heading up, not the way she thought she was going to tackle this one, however having found many of Sirius Tas's caches in the last 7 years she decided to follow the cache instructions and soon found herself in the vicinity of GZ.
What a great view and a magic little spot tucked away from the hustle and bustle 500m away.
Coordinates were spot on and the hide was soon located. Nice to find a good sized, well stocked container in pristine condition in a good hiding spot.
After a few minutes enjoying the serenity of this lovely spot it was time to go back. The journey down was slower due to the slippery nature of the area. When she got back to the lower track she was hailed from above - Mr y'stassie had found pink Sirius tape marking the start of the access from the old highway so up she clambered.
Many thanks Sirius Tas for another top cache and a morning adventure. We will certainly return with the camera.
Future hunters certainly need their Billy Goat feet and cache instructions.
Oh yes we were {FTF} at 9:45.
We surveyed possible access spots and decided the best was from the sewerage treatment plant following a track beside the railway line. Mrs y'stassie was dropped here to make the walk while Mr y'stassie found somewhere to park safely.
As she approached the cutting she noticed a small track heading up, not the way she thought she was going to tackle this one, however having found many of Sirius Tas's caches in the last 7 years she decided to follow the cache instructions and soon found herself in the vicinity of GZ.
What a great view and a magic little spot tucked away from the hustle and bustle 500m away.
Coordinates were spot on and the hide was soon located. Nice to find a good sized, well stocked container in pristine condition in a good hiding spot.
After a few minutes enjoying the serenity of this lovely spot it was time to go back. The journey down was slower due to the slippery nature of the area. When she got back to the lower track she was hailed from above - Mr y'stassie had found pink Sirius tape marking the start of the access from the old highway so up she clambered.
Many thanks Sirius Tas for another top cache and a morning adventure. We will certainly return with the camera.
Future hunters certainly need their Billy Goat feet and cache instructions.
Oh yes we were {FTF} at 9:45.
