PCT #8 Blackwood Forest Penguin, Tasmania, Australia
By
sirius Tas on 08-Apr-18. Waypoint GA12069
Cache Details
| Difficulty: | |
| Terrain: | |
| Type: | Traditional |
| Container: | Small |
| Coordinates: | S41° 9.713' E146° 3.373' (WGS 84) |
| 55G 420820E 5442842N (UTM) | |
| Elevation: | 116 m |
| Local Government Area: | Central Coast |
/146.056217,-41.161883,14/400x200?access_token=pk.eyJ1IjoiY2F1Z2h0YXR3b3JrIiwiYSI6ImNqa2l4ZzNzMDE5bjgzdm1sZGpuODF1Mm0ifQ.q8YMzVyzDJJlJHHV8EMjwQ)
Description
The Penguin Cradle Trail, one of Tasmania's Eight Great Bushwalks, is an 80km walk that takes you from Penguin, a town on the North West Coast to the northern bdry of the Cradle Mountain NP. The walk gives a variety of experiences ranging from coastal views to mountain panoramas, from walking along a wild river to climbing over mountain ranges.
The PCT difficulty varies from easy/medium on the northern sections to quite difficult from Gunns Plains to Loongana Rd. and quite hard up over the Black Bluff Range and onto the Cradle Mt. NP.
Track notes and maps are available at.. http://www.nwwc.org.au/index.php/penguin-cradle-trail
Geocaches will be released in sections where possible to aid access, but will take some months to complete.
To complete the PCT series and to log the last cache, geocachers MUST LOG every geocache plus there will be randomly placed Penguin caches, where you will need to note which actual PCT # the penguin has been placed. These numbers will be required to access the last cache, which will have an appropriate reward for effort.
Most of the cache logs are in bison tubes, inside another container. A match is placed in the log to aid in rolling back up...so PLEASE make sure it goes back in to help other cachers.
All caches except the Penguins have an inkstick...so please take one with you plus notepad to record the Penguin #'s.
SO....ARE YOU up for a challenge?
If so...GLTA.....and please take all safety precautions at ALL TIMES.
Enjoy!
Hearty congrats to 2y'stassies for FTF...well done.
Hints
ROT 13: ABCDEFGHIJKLM NOPQRSTUVWXYZ
Decode
Logs
TFTC
This was an easy find TFTC
Today we targetted the PCT trail with whitewebbs and gooseandegg. An enjoyable walk with stunning scenery beside the Leven River. A long but rewarding trek that continues up and up. Prolific manferns towered overhead, a beautiful part of the trail. Cache and contents in good condition.
Many thanks Sirius Tas for publishing this cache and adding to our geocaching experience.
Tassie Trekkers are now a locationless geocache we have published a 'Geocacher cache' - Travelling Trekkers GA10932 - so if you spot us in your area sign our log book and receive a code word to earn yourself a
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Gold - Griffin, 
Green - Phoenix, Blue - Cerberus or Orange - Minotaur. Earn trophies and rise through the ranks from Dragon Fodder to Ruler of the Universe. Did a quick trip to the NW Coast today; leaving home at 0600 hour and returning home at 2300 hours; the round trip taking a total of 764 kilometres
I found 20 caches requiring 16672 steps to walk 12.68 kilometres and burnt 2225 calories to find them
The weather was brilliant for most of the day; but got some rain while near the Dial Range
This cache was a quick find in a very pleasant spot except for the rain and drizzle
I have now found 9 in this series
Sainted at 1510 hours
TFTC and cheers
OldSaint
My finds: GCA 3196; GA 3557; Tot 6753
Good coordinates led us straight to the object mentioned in the hint and on closer inspection we saw the now familiar Sirius container. Again we found a blank log sheet - another {FTF} at 8:46. The container and contents were in good condition.
Thanks for this cache Sirius Tas. This is a lovely section of the PCT.
