Dooleys Heritage Trail #19 Tasmania, Australia
By
sirius Tas on 13-Sep-13. Waypoint GA6443
Cache Details
| Difficulty: | |
| Terrain: | |
| Type: | Traditional |
| Container: | Small |
| Coordinates: | S41° 20.895' E146° 9.859' (WGS 84) |
| 55G 430088E 5422245N (UTM) | |
| Elevation: | 129 m |
| Local Government Area: | Kentish |
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Description
Access can be via the caches along the trail from the north or starting from Spellmans Bridge and heading north along the eastern bank of the Wilmot.
If coming from previous caches to the north the river will need to be crossed and may not be possible in winter flows.
With almost all the caches now placed along the whole trail, a longish day walk can be had starting at either end and utilising a car shuffle.
This section north from Spellmans Bridge involves quite a lot of rock hopping and climbing over some difficult sections.
Please be extremely careful on the rocks if they are wet. If it looks WET and SLIPPERY then iIT IS. A fall here could result in broken limbs.
As a general rule, stay off any flat surfaces if wet and stick to crevices and sharper surfaces.
If caching here alone, PLEASE follow normal bush walking protocols and if possible carry a PLB(personal locator beacon) which has been properly registered with AMSA.
The cache is a small black sistema container with logbook and biro only.
Please take care, but above all, enjoy the walk!
Hints
Haqre gbc bs fbhgurea zbfg enzc, haqre 2aq cynax qbja sebz gbc,arkg gb pyvss snpr fvggvat oruvaq n ebpx. |
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Logs
Tackled the Dooley track today with TrimbleTAS. Very Much enjoyed this walk. We did this in two stages, starting at Spellmans bridge and walking as far as we could without crossing the river then turned back to the vehicle.
We then drove down to the end on River Rd off Swamp rd after reading that we could right down to the river level to continue the track from there to the north.
From Spellmans bridge we did a fair amount of rock hoping on very slippery rocks. there was a tree on the track back near #18 TRIMBLETAS got some coordinance for its position for track maintenance purposes.
This one was quickly located with a great hint. TFTC
We then drove down to the end on River Rd off Swamp rd after reading that we could right down to the river level to continue the track from there to the north.
From Spellmans bridge we did a fair amount of rock hoping on very slippery rocks. there was a tree on the track back near #18 TRIMBLETAS got some coordinance for its position for track maintenance purposes.
This one was quickly located with a great hint. TFTC
Rated: for Overall Experience
Tackled the Dooley track today with DEZ055. What an amazing walk. We did this in two stages, starting at Spellmans bridge and walking as far as we could before turning back to the vehicle and driving to the end on River Rd off Swamp rd to continue the track from there to the north.
Easy find after a bit more rock hopping along the rivers edge. tftc
Easy find after a bit more rock hopping along the rivers edge. tftc
Checked cache and updated coords.
Bit concerning that the last 3 finders names don't seem to be in the log???
Bit concerning that the last 3 finders names don't seem to be in the log???
Set out to do Dooleys Trail with Goose&Egg and Stainless steel rat, a beautiful area and worth a visit but not for the faint hearted if you do the entire trail at once I left a scout behind in all the caches that were big enough. Another quick find, tftc
We took our time as we made our way over the rocks as we didnt want o slip here so close to the start, it was a quick find by team wilmot.
Found at 08:35
Found at 08:35
Rated: for Overall Experience
Our second Dooleys cache was found easily. We were really enjoying the start of the trail, pausing to take lots of photos of the river and surrounds.
Rated: for Overall Experience
Seems your little angel has made its way to South Australia. I will move it on soon.
After deciding to tackle part of this trail today we headed off to find nos 15 - 20 in the series. Our GPS was a bit off at this one but it was an easy find thanks to the generous clue. Loved the walk and couldn't have had a better day for it. Spectacular scenery and brilliant weather meant we had a great day caching.
Rated: for Overall Experience
Had a lovely walk along one side of the river collecting 5 of this great series with Geo Kid A.
Nice find in a quite area of the river
Nice find in a quite area of the river
Hi Sirius
From #20 to #19 and the track was pretty wet.
The river had crossed some of the path but I was enjoying the walk.
Had one free loader but he hadn't drawn blood by the time I noticed it.
Arrived at GZ and was again taken by the scenery.
A quick find enabled me to Saint the cache at 1019hrs.
On the way was looking at the water for fish activity and scared one along the way - so I thought! It turned out to be a platypus.
Another great area.
TFTC and cheers
OldSaint.
From #20 to #19 and the track was pretty wet.
The river had crossed some of the path but I was enjoying the walk.
Had one free loader but he hadn't drawn blood by the time I noticed it.
Arrived at GZ and was again taken by the scenery.
A quick find enabled me to Saint the cache at 1019hrs.
On the way was looking at the water for fish activity and scared one along the way - so I thought! It turned out to be a platypus.
Another great area.
TFTC and cheers
OldSaint.
Rated: for Overall Experience
Congrats to Tassie Trekkers for FTF and for completing the series so far along with 2y'stassies....great effort by both geocachers.
When we last attempted to look for Dooleys Heritage Trail #16 to #20 we were thwarted by the strong and high river flows. We were able to find #20 but could not continue down river as the track was under water. Today we returned and to our relief, the river level had fallen considerably and the water was much more placid.
We were surprised however that Spellmans Bridge was still closed - must have been more than a few trees blown over by the recent massive storm. Before heading off to #19 we took a look up the road on the eastern side of the bridge. The problem was obvious. A significant length of the road, extending to three-quarters of the width of the road, had been washed away. The repairs will probably take months and the bridge will remain closed until repairs are completed. Some photos have been added to the Gallery.
We then headed off down river towards #19. The cement pads that were under water during our previous visit were now high and dry. We estimate that the river is at least a metre lower than before. It was a relatively straightforward walk although we had to be careful getting around some rock outcrops as the rocks were quite slippery in places. The walkway around the side of one large outcrop was most welcome. Once near GZ the hint and accurate coordinates led to a quick find. The cache and its contents were in good condition.
Some additional photos have been added to the Gallery. These show a different character to the river in this section of the valley. Thanks Sirius Tas for bringing us into this part of the Wilmot River Valley and for the cache.
We were surprised however that Spellmans Bridge was still closed - must have been more than a few trees blown over by the recent massive storm. Before heading off to #19 we took a look up the road on the eastern side of the bridge. The problem was obvious. A significant length of the road, extending to three-quarters of the width of the road, had been washed away. The repairs will probably take months and the bridge will remain closed until repairs are completed. Some photos have been added to the Gallery.
We then headed off down river towards #19. The cement pads that were under water during our previous visit were now high and dry. We estimate that the river is at least a metre lower than before. It was a relatively straightforward walk although we had to be careful getting around some rock outcrops as the rocks were quite slippery in places. The walkway around the side of one large outcrop was most welcome. Once near GZ the hint and accurate coordinates led to a quick find. The cache and its contents were in good condition.
Some additional photos have been added to the Gallery. These show a different character to the river in this section of the valley. Thanks Sirius Tas for bringing us into this part of the Wilmot River Valley and for the cache.
Found on our caravan and caching holiday to the North West coast, finding caches that had been published since our last vist and this was one of them.
After finding caches #8 - #15 on Dooleys Heritage Trail we drove to Spellmans Bridge to check out the caches from this end.
The rocks were dry in most places as we ventured along the marked track we managed to travese this section a lot quicker than the above caches. *FTF* @ 16.35 TFTC
After finding caches #8 - #15 on Dooleys Heritage Trail we drove to Spellmans Bridge to check out the caches from this end.
The rocks were dry in most places as we ventured along the marked track we managed to travese this section a lot quicker than the above caches. *FTF* @ 16.35 TFTC
Rated: for Overall Experience
