A Bygone Bridge Clarkefield, Victoria, Australia
By Team_Ninja on 25-Apr-08. Waypoint GC1BJTQ

Sounds like it's gone.

It's been a while since found, with many DNFs. Maybe the CO could confirm it is still there, or archive this?

Disappointed.

Couldnt find it looks as though it has been muggled

After a very extensive search and time spent, we only came up with 6 dead marines and 2 bongs and 4 lots of broken glass which we took from the area. Obviously as the years have gone since this cache was hidden the lone tree is not alone anymore! Perhaps the cache as been muggled due to evidence of we found in the area? Perhaps a check to see if the cache is still there would be in order please Team Ninja
Thanks for bringing us to this new location - The Old Bridge Reserve.

Looked long and hard for this one. There has been a lot of digging around there but no cache to be found. Merry Christmas...anyway.

Our first one on our own

Lived in Sunbury most of my life but didn't know this road and bridge existed. Found the cache just fine though didn't bring a pen so couldn't sign the log

Found with The Sock Man. We have friends moving up this way soon so it was a great excuse to check out some of their future stomping ground. A very cute park, looks like it will make a lovely sheltered picnic spot. Apologies for our "piercing" log entry, it had to be the one time we had no pen anywhere so used the pin on a badge so sign with. TFTC

Found with diddysmum 4.15pm

Cute little bridge. I'm glad it has been retired though. I like the little park next to it. Possible place for a future picnic.

Pity we didn't have a pen for the log. Had to use a pin to perforate our entry. Another great idea from DM.

TFTC

This entry was edited by the sock man on Sunday, 16 September 2012 at 12:40:42 UTC.

This entry was edited by the sock man on Tuesday, 25 December 2012 at 06:47:14 UTC.

This was my first ever Geocach, when I found it I was really excited. I didnt realise you need to have small items to trade. Note for next time.

Great fun thank you

Looking at the traffic signal on the walk down to the bridge, I'm very glad the new bridge and road alignment is so much safer. I guess the traffic was much slower when the original bridge was built
Thank you Team Ninja for the cache.
sl tnln

There are so many bridges around here. This one has to be my favourite. It is a very prettty little one.
The cache was exposed so I returned it to where I thought it was originally.
Didn't notice the geo-coin.
TFTC Team Ninja

nice camo

Found on our way back from picking EB Nano up from his cub camp. All's well with the cache, TFTC

This entry was edited by Earthbound Chief on Sunday, 17 June 2012 at 06:28:52 UTC.

Just about to give up on this one when our daughter yelled out FOUND IT ! Great hide ! Took dolphin left a crazy bean.

We're scratching our heads on this one for a little bit but with a little more day light and studied the clue again and 2nd time lucky very well hidden tftc??

Find number 49 for Team Mooo

Really enjoyed this walk on a cold Autumn day in Melbourne.

Didn't take too long to find it, although I did get quite muddy in the process!! Took a walk down to the bridge and it was worth it. Thanks for bringing me here.

Wow this was a hunt and a half!! Hint was a little misleading... After almost an hour searching around tree trunks with master 6 and miss 4 (all wearing garden gloves!) weather they stood alone or not... I sat on the road and rethought the clue... A huh... cache quickly in hand!! Very clever!!
Tftc

I had a good look for this one.
Looks like it's gone.

Found by SnapHappy1 at 1730 Hrs on a drizzly, overcast day!

Nice easy place to find a park & a very pleasant walk to the GZ!

Made a nice easy find & enjoyed the views of the bridge

Took: Nothing
Left: Nothing

*Cache Condition ~ Fine!

Thanks Team_Ninja for the cache!

The hint baffled us for a time, then we just looked at our GPSr and there it was, right under our noses. It is pleasing to see the old Bridge still there too slowly passing through time. Another enjoyable caching experience provided by 'Team Ninja'. With 'Dylan 7a'. TNLN.

Found with The Quiet Plodder. TFTC

Found in the company of the fiance at 1700.
Cache was found with a short walk and some difficulty.
Its all dependent on ones definition of the hint.
We didn't see the geocoin (100 Geocoin TB2D55V) in this cache.
Made no swaps, some trackables we were carrying came along to visit also.
Thanks Team_Ninja for this cache.

Found on a quick afternoon search. Thanks Team Ninja

This was the second time I have been to find this cache, I should have opend my eyes the first time. thanks for the cache.

Nearly a dnf after searching "likely spots" near GZ. The landcare group has obviously been at work nearby with what were probably weeping willow stumps beside the creek. I will check to see if the "orphaned bridge" has been waymarked for a visit log there as well. Log only. Thanks.

A huge day of caching that started in the wee hours of the morning and ended at about 9:30pm with one exhausted trail runner. I had agreed to pick up my caching buddy jsmyong55 at a reasonable hour and when we had finished he and he had added another 120 caches or so to his tally. It was a nice way to end our partnership as J is heading back to Malaysia soon. It will be hard to find someone to cache with that can fill his shoes.

I apologise to all the CO’s for using a generic log but after the 130+ caches for the day for me I’m too exhausted to even think of writing an individual log for each. Thanks to each and every one of you.

Couldn't find it after a quick look.
Didn't want to stay too long as there were a few farm boys unloading a hay truck at the top of the hill within sight.

Nice Cache. 1 Muggle but she declared what she was there for and we had a chat. She was from the Landcare group as mentioned and i informed her of our activity. The lady was intrigued and we waited a couple of minutes to uncover the Geotalk Coin. Will place Geocoin in another Cache when we can. Cheers !

Found @ 12:10hrs.Took a bit of time searching but finally got it.TFTC

Found on our way down to Melbourne for the weekend. There was another guy wandering about looking more suspicious than us - not sure what he was up to. Took one of the GC. TFTC

Quick find thanks to Goedaughter. T4TC

Found by The Empire @ 3:15pm
Strange feeling when you go looking for a cache and check out the previous logs to find your DNF log about 6 months ago. Found it this time and dropped off a couple of coins I acquired. Thanks for the cache Team Ninja, it's hidden well but may not be after I found it today!
- M

#1251 @ 6.25pm. This one had us a little perplexed and we thought that we were looking for a regular container. After 5 - 10mins the small container was extracted from its hiding spot. Looks like this cache has had some transformations in the course of time which was confirmed after the fact by a previous finder. We enjoyed our stroll down this old road toward GZ though - had to make the most of this last evening of daylight savings. TNLNSL TFTC Team Ninja

Out night caching the Sunbury region with my mate Blacklegend (Marshy). Managed to park within meters of GZ. Got out and spent a good 15 minutes searching then we read some more logs. Not too much help but we were determined to find the cache. Persistance paid off and I managed to locate the cache in its green hidy spot. Thanks for the hide.

One of 31 on a night run with my good caching mate Marty (Quasar3671) this time in the Sunbury and Riddels Creek areas. Well, after around 6 months without a find, we were determined, and after a 10 min search had the little bugger in hand. Had a short break as well here. TFTC.

Looked and looked but there doesn't seem to be anything resembling the hint at these co-ords.
- M

found with xesist on a very wet, windy cold day tnln, tftc.

Nice short walk and an easy find. Number 3 for today with our good friends vicbradybunch. Too cold to check out the bridge properly so back off to the car before we freeze. TNLN, TFTC.

Seeing as there have been a few did not finds on this one, decided to call in on the way back from Mt Teneriffe & check.
Was more difficult to find than on the first occasion as the green cave had gone (died off). Found cache & more slightly to another green cave with a stone guard.

Had a good hunt for this, with old and new coords, but weren't able to find it. Cheers Gav

I wonder how accurate the co-ords are for this one?

Yes, finally found the cache with the new co-ordinates. Many thanks Riddell for your assistance. TNLN.

Noticed the cache was relocated further up the road away from the bridge.
However the replacement co-ords were a bit out.
We revisited the cache to sort out where it actually was.
We found it at S 37' 29.649, E 144' 40.991
Happy hunting.
The Riddellers [?]

** Coordinates Changed From **
S 37° 29.628 E 144° 41.005
Distance From Old: 144.5 feet or 44.1 meters
Thanks to Riddell for the replacement coordinates

Couldn't find cache. Are co-ordinates correct?

Searched for this for about 30 minutes. I would have moved more objects on this cache than I have on all the others that I have done.
Sadly I did not find it. I hate not fine what I am looking for.
Will wait to see if others find it before I bother going back just so I know it is there.

** Coordinates Changed From **
S 37° 29.561 E 144° 40.988
Distance From Old: 416.4 feet or 126.9 meters
I've put a new cache in the area.

I spent about 40 minutes looking for this one, I even phoned a couple of friends to get instructions and still could not find it. I did enjoy the area though.

Came past here without notes, but with a "how hard could it be" ventured down. I've missed obvious things before, but certainly too hard for me today! Had an interesting time with the bees - I have no problem with snakes...but bees ....Thanks.

We enjoyed the walk down to this one today. once at the bridge we started a short search before the nicely hidden cache was found. Thanks again Team Ninja

My gps was telling me to look on the other side of the bridge... Liar!!!!

Found 13:35, a nice quick find in a pleasant location.

TNLN, CSI=3, thanks Team_Ninja.

[This entry was edited by Biggles Bear on Saturday, September 05, 2009 at 12:32:44 AM.]

Found at 10.20am GAFF1. We were staying at Minda Killara with a huge family group for a combined birthday party, so what better way to fill in the time until every one turned up than to take the great grand niece and nephew and BIL for some caching.

It was really cold this morning while we were searching - the puddles in the middle of the bridge were frozen!

Thanks Team_Ninja.

found @ 1100
Good hide T-rubber puck L-glass egg
TFTC

Found with JaydenC and friends on our Riddells creek area blitz.
A nice little hide.
Took toy car Left Marble
TFTC

Found in the late afternoon light shining down on the rolling green hills. Nice spot, thanks!

We pulled up here in the fading light and headed off towards gz. This old bridge hasn't stood the test of time as well as some of the others we have seen today. Once at gz we were very lucky to find the cache in the second place we looked
Thanks again Team_Ninja for the cache

The gates back up at the road were open so we drove down, only to find the last few members of the working bee. To much of a risk to look too hard. Maybe next time.

Found at 13:00 with 3up. It was wet and blustery today and I had to send 3up to retrieve the lid which took flight at one point. TNLN TFTC.

Find # 210 @ 13:00 with Jaffnut.
It was raining and blowing a gale as we approached the bridge but stopped as we arrived at the cache. TNLNSL TFTC

Found on Victorian invasion trip with Big Matt and The Rats.

A nice walk from the nearby road in the darkness.

TFTC!

Here with Big Matt and Steeba as part of our Vic invassion weekend. Took the long way in and the shorter way out, that was after we woke the dog on the neighbouring farm. Thanks

2281.

Found this cache on our Victorian Invasion trip with Steeba and The Rats. We found this bridge at about 3:30am, walked down from the top and out the other way after a nice find. A tricky spot!

Thanks Team_Ninja for the cache.

TNLNSL

Found with the duffman

TFTC

Nice hide, found with Miggsy, TFTC

I like caches on old bridges and this one was placed in such a clever spot. Well done Team_Ninja

Found at 4 pm. A good hiding spot but it was almost in danger of falling when I found it. Its now much safer & wont fall.
TNLN SL TFTC

Found by caughtatwork at 2:45
Another bridge of the past that I have been past many times but never had the desire to stop. With a cache located nearby this was a great opportunity to stop and check the works of days gone by.
Parking at the top of the hill and a couple of hundred meters to walk it was pleasant but getting hotter in the deceptively warm day this afternoon.
Once at GZ the three of us set to work searching for the cache with myself coming up trumps on this one.
Took nothing, left nothing.
Thanks Team_Ninja for the opportunity to check out the works of ages past here today. Much appreciated.
*Overall Experience: 3*
GAFF 1

Rated: for Overall Experience

I found this cache with caughtatwork and big sister J today. I was nearly the one to find the cache but daddy got there first. Thank you Team_Ninja.

We found our 13th Team Ninja cache at 4:55pm as the 28th of 40 on our Sunbury and Beyond Tour IV. Thanks to TomTom, we missed the parking option on the first pass and had to u-turn. Did anyone mention it was a 360m walk? Oh, yes, almost everybody. After a bit of to-ing and fro-ing, "A" came up with the goods. Thanks for the cache from D,H,H & A B-A.

Found on the way home from the Xmas event. We parked at the other end of the road and it was a brisk walk of 360 metres to GZ. We had obviously missed a big storm because there was piles of hailstones everywhere on the way down. I wont say we found it as quick as Marcus, but we did find it all the same. I remember crossing this bridge from the early days when Swaggie1 used to go to the various speedway events in this area. The Swaggies also took the swaggie.
Thanks Team_Ninja for the cache.

Took the long way in doing the 360m walk and found it pretty quickly...a nice location too. I am surprised that this particular bridge doesn't look all that old...it's certainly not an ancient bridge - although it's a bit narrow by today's standards.

Such a wonderful November morning, so I headed north to grab a few early morning caches before work, to help with my "Well Rounded Cacher" entry.

Very peaceful stroll down the gentle slope to this old bridge, and found the cache, albeit on the other side from where GPSr was telling me to look. Interesting to notice that many of the trees down along the river have been recently removed - I wonder why?

TNLNSL - thanks for the cache!

Found at 1145. Parked at the gate, jogged down to the cache and found it in the only spot it could be. Always enjoy old bridges.

Thanks.

Find # 2590 and 4th of the day at 11:48am. Accompanied by feathertop and Featherdown. A nice walk to GZ, I always love a cache with a bit of history, TNLN, Signed Log, Thanx Team_Ninja ....

A nice easy find for my 200th cache. Feathertop noticed that the willow trees have all been cut down since his visit a few months ago.
There are plans to revegetate I think.
Thanks team_ninja
TNLN

Found by Mary & David at 1425. Yes, Mary is still drying out. A great old bridge and that name Jackson is there again. Impressed to see how much work is going on to beautify the creek. Hadn't expected such a big container. Our thanks yet again to Team Ninja.

found very easy with team-emps very easy nice place thanks

found it with out the g.p.s with team-AT

Found @ 1535 18SEP08
Team: John, Jack
Found by: Jack
A nice easy find.
TNLNSL TFTC

Teleturnbulls

I used to come down here every year or two with the CFA to burn off the surrounding gorse, willow and grass area as a fuel reduction burn, but fortunately someone is taking good care of the area now. This was the first time back since the willows had been cut out of the creek - what a difference it makes. Found the cache after a short walk around, over and under. Left Key to Success (Swaggie - see www.geocaching.com.au). TFTC

I'd seen this bridge on many occasions when driving past, and was glad to have an excuse to take a closer look (and an excuse to find a cache, as I needed a cache near a waterway, such as the waterway is). The cache is nicely hidden and it will be interesting to see how the environment improves over the coming years with the willows removed. Thanks Team_Ninja.

Found @ 2:26:34 PM (Cachemate time)

A nice easy find.

T: N
L: Screwdriver
SL
TFTC
1/09/08

Glad that we don't have to use this narrow bridge any more! Cache was found easily enough in a good hiding spot - well done Team Ninja, and thanks.

Found on the way home from day out. Geodog wanted to play with the cows next door. After a search cache was found. Very nice hiding spot.
Thanks for the cache
TNLN

Found at 3 pm the last one of three for the day.
TNLN
TFTC

This place will look a lot diffent when all the newly planted trees grow up. Not such a flash old bridge though.
Found the cache without any trouble, the biggest challenge here was crossing the road without getting flattened.
Thanks for the cache. Good place to hide it too.

Looks like a lot of greening work has been done here. All the willows by the river have been ripped out.
Nice hide, by force of habit, we walked under the bridge first.
Thanks, Robmc.

Decided being POETS day I'd spend the sunny afternoon caching rather than working. Found easily, good hiding spot! Took Nothing, Left quote.
Thanks for the cache!

I did a couple of U-turns while trying to find the best place to park here. Once safely off the road and not on a bend I made my way down to the bridge. The first thing that caught my eye were the magenta-topped trees, designed to stop regrowth I imagine? It brought back memories of having to cut blackberries on my grandparent's farm as a 10yo. The cutting bit was ok, the poisoning of the ends that required sticking my hand into the bush was not fun.

That's two flashbacks from two of you caches today, keep up the good work!

Thanks,

R - B

11.00am
Found by Roma and Max.
It was very pleasing to see the amount of beautification being carried out in the vicinity of this bridge.
If our memory serves us right we would have driven over this particular bridge a number of times in our visits to this area during our past 50+ years of motoring!
A short search revealed this well hidden container.
We left our mark in the log and made no exchange.
Thank you Team_Ninja for another trip down memory lane.
Romax.

Found by Team Ladava 11.45am
Nice to see this piece of history is receiving some TLC rather than becoming a dumping ground like so many others.
Took nothing
Left Lion and racing car.
A roo bounded away as we completed our log.
TFTC Team_Ninja

Found it at 9am Saturday morning.. Ian and Kesnija(still in her PJ's!)

lovely ol' spot, actively being restored and I think in a little time will be a nice picnic area. Water flowing under the bridge, a rare sight!

TNLNSL - TFTC - Ian(vk3jap) & Ksenija(GeoKid)

Found after a quick search, but retrieval was delayed while we threw sticks into the river passing time while 2 muggles walked by and up the hill, carrying a PINK footy!!!!!.
Then an easy retrieval. Interesting also seeing how it seems a vehicle in the past has demolished some of the bridge and the shoddy makeshift repair job done, replacing concrete/steel girders with wood!

TFTC anyway, another historic bridge crossed off the ever growing list of Sunbury region bridges. Took snake geocoin.

Found 10.15am
I did not know this bridge was here, managed to drive right down to GZ and a short search revealed the hiding place. Thanks for showing me this spot.

Took Nothing
Left A "Keeper of Time" + 3D Stickers

TFTC Team Ninja

This is another of those places where I have considered placing a cache but thanks to team ninja for doing so and managing to hide a regular container so well. Lots of signs of regenerative work down here but no action today. TNLN

Found rather quickly after a short stroll from car park. Intersting rock formations on the other side of the creek to the East.
Took toy train and left optical illusion eraser.
TFTC

Another one on our doorstep and our second FTF!
Dropped in on the way out to a bushwalk at 7:30 am.

Dropped off Snake Guardian TB
TFTC

The Riddellers.