Corang cascades Charleys Forest, New South Wales, Australia
By csfamily on 17-Jan-10. Waypoint GC233AR

Apologies to adventurers who have had problems with this cache: admittedly it was not a low-risk hide, and I can't get there to maintain it, so have decided to archive it.

This geocacher reported that there is a problem with this cache.

it needs more spoiler photos to find the cache,
and check if it is located on the private property, we can't go there anymore?
the wog-wog track is a No-go trough that private property to Corang Lagoon

can you write, do more photos where it is located,
is it on the private property? where we can't go?

on 2nd January 2023 a very large group of Bush-walkers, walked the north route to Corang Lagoon (all trough Budawangs/ Morton National Park), for more as 63 years Corang Lagoon is a historic place for families and Bush walkers;
join the Facebook group called; Keep Corang Open!

#16695 @1310
I teamed up with some fellow orienteers/rogainers to visit Corang Pool, and drop by this cache. While others were skinny dipping, I went off and found this cache. Easily found thanks to the previous spoiler photos. Unfortunately it was full of water and the log was wet. Dried it out a bit and managed to sign it. 17.63km, 547m of climb over 7 hours. Lots of sight seeing on the way. TFTC.

We have been wanting to make this trek for some time and we finally made plans and ventured out this way again today. With the previous logs saying that the cache was in need of a bit of care we come prepared. Chalk! and her muggle partner joined us on the hike.

We met up at the camping ground and started walking at 8 am. The track was mostly well worn and obvious except for some sections closer to the river where the plants are doing a great job of trying to take over the track and a section of rocky ground where the track takes several different paths. On the way in we ventured a little off the track here but soon found the track again on the other side of the creek. We corrected this mistake on the return trip.

We soon located the camping spot at the lagoon arriving just after 10.30 am and the water was very inviting. We decided to make the rock scramble startling lots of lizards and find the cache first. We got to ground zero and searched the rock feature. Up and down in every nook and crack. All we found was a very likely nesting spot where the container most likely was. There was some remnants of paper and cardboard nearby. We suspect that the cache has been muggled by some curious wild animal and most likely ended up in the drink.

After coming this far and in the interest of providing maintenance of this great geocache we decided to replace the cache container with new contents. We found a reasonable size rock and placed it on top. Hopefully this will prevent future animal attacks. (Contacted CO and explained our actions). I have included updated spoiler photos.

Then it was time for a swim and lunch. Now refreshed we started the journey back. We got a little sprinkle of rain walking back which served as a welcome relief along with a wonderful brisk breeze. All in all a great walk in fine company, Thanks Chalk! and co. We arrived back at the car around 2Pm. TFTC

Found during a Corang Loop walk (with side trips). What a fantastic spot - I was so tempted to have a swim. A really idyllic spot - so beautiful. Natural infinity pool.

For many years I have wanted to get down here and have a look since this was about the only cache between Pigeon House and Queanbeyan. We had a spur of the moment plan on Australia day to do the full loop as a day walk, but the weather was pretty horrid and we didn't have the right gear for such a wet day. In hindsight, the two days makes this much more enjoyable even if they are both pretty short days anyway.

We set off about lunch time in no particular hurry as we knew there was only around 4-5 hours walk to our campsite near the Arch. Threatening to rain, but we managed to stay dry. Moving along the trail we took the wrong trail and sadly missed the top of the Corang Peak, but still got some great views from the low trail. Once arriving at the arch, it was much smaller and facing the other way that what I thought, but the view on the other side is one of the best in the State. We had a nice little fire and bottle of wine between raindrops and brisk winds, but we stuck our ground as the weather cleared and the stars came out.

A rough night for sleep with the howling winds and rain, so I let the GF sleep in while I went and explore down the hill in the swamps and mega size caves under the ridge. Returning to find it starting to rain we packed up and got on our way for a very late start to the day. Some great scenery descending to the valley floor and improving weather as we filled our bottles at a small cascade. This section was probably some of the most enjoyed of the actual walking bit. The creeks were nice and full with the recent rain in the preceding week. At the junction we spent some time exploring, skinny dipping and climbing the towers of quartzite. Devouring lunch, the clock beckoned us to continue, setting a good pace along the river.

Overland and soon at the lagoon. Downstream toward GZ a couple of nudists quickly ducked behind the rocks when they saw us, so we decided to wait them out and do much the same ourselves in the cascades that we had. Eventually I became impatient and decided to see how close I could get to GZ without being creepy. Well it turns out the meters on the GPS didn't count down fast enough and about 50m out form their rocky hideaway I called it quits realising they were probably right on GZ. Not thinking that they would appreciate an introduction into Geocaching in the nude, I let them be and will have to pencil in this location for another occasion. It is fair to say though, it is a taste of my own medicine.

THe walk out was nothing but a boring trudge through a track that desperately needs a machete to clean it out and a sky that needed to decide whether to just rain properly or let the sun come back out again. On the plus it was great to see every little gully flowing quite well, added a little bit of interest to an otherwise featureless and never ending trail. Back to the car eventually and off to the Neriga pub for a long awaited beer and chips! Thankyou for a great walk, I will most certainly be back, next time a little more prepared for the scrub.

Headed out into the Budawangs with Wilbert to complete the Corang Loop walk. After doing the southern side over Corang Peak and Corang Arch we camped in one of the nearby caves before heading back via Corang River on the Sunday.
Stopping at the cascades we scrambled downstream where we soon found the cache. The logbook was a little damp but still took our names easily.
Thanks

What an epic walk again this weekend. The arch was one of our goals and certainly one of the highlights of the trip. We camped at Wog Wog Friday night and left for the walk early Saturday morning. Started with a whopping -4 degrees, but it turned into a very nice mild day. Covered a lot of terrain and went over Corang Peak to reach the arch. Spent some time exploring and making pictures before resuming and setting up camp at the caves. Once the heavy packs were dropped we still resumed to Yurnda lookout and some other features in the area before spending a very nice night at the campfire. Sunday we did the 14 km return walk via the Corang river to end up at the cascades and find this cache.
TFTC Wilbert67

I was out visiting the Arch last weekend,I also had this cache in my sight but with weiry legs I thought be best to return next weekend so I hit the trail again today this time down to the cascades,I started early making most of my walk in through the fog,that was quite an awesome experience in its self,the walk felt quick considering and soon reached the campground at the lagoon,and the view looking down stream.
Wow what a great spot!
I made my way down to GZ to found the cache sitting in the open so Ive covered with a stone to help stop cache erosion.
I hung around and took plenty of pics before returning back to the car at Wog Wog campground.
The walk took me appox 5.5 hours and enjoyed every step of the way.
Well worth a fav point!
Thanks for bringing me to this awesome location.
TFTC

Found the cache (in cylindrical tub not sistema container) with no problems at the listed co-ordinates. Great spot for a cache and an interesting walk down the river. TFTC

We started our walk at 8.30am with the plan to be at the cascades for lunch. The first part of the track was easy going and the weather was cool. After an hour and a half we reached the intersection and turned left. From here the track is more undulating and the sun was warming up. We stopped for about 20 mins at the creek for morning tea. About 500mts from the lagoon we passed a large group on their way home from an overnight camp. Once at the camping area the cache was clearly visible under a log around the campfire - 200 mtrs from where it should be. We decided to take the cache back to the posted co-ords. The cache is now in a high position under a rock - see spoiler photo. We had the place to ourselves so enjoyed a cool dip. The walk out was long and hot. We returned to our car at about 3.30 after 17.8 kms. A very enjoyable day. Sl tftc csfamily. Fav point!

Nabbed this one while on a 3 day tour of the area. No problems finding the container, though the contents were pretty damp, and some one has kindly left a Mars Bar within. Could be the reason the container gets moved about a bit, with animals smelling the food within.

Do yourself a favour and camp there overnight. The lagoon and cascades are fantastic for a dip. We parked at Wog Wog and hiked in, less than a 3 hour walk. From GZ is a vague track lined with rock cairns that will lead you to the main walking track going through to the valleys near Mt Owen. We spent the next day exploring the gob-smacking landscape, having lunch in a secret little forest formed in the crevice of a rock formation. Just amazing.

Thanks for leading us here, thanks for the cache.

The cache has been moved! See old logs for coords. Found while doing corang peak, arch, canowie brook, cascades loop. Ran out of light and spent a windy night camped on the west side of korra hill! Amazing walk.

Hike in with Crowajingalong Scouts. Didn't even think of looking for a cache. One the Scouts said to me what is that container in there. A pleasant surprise to find a cache. Looks like it has suffered some water but is easy to find

We went down to Corang Cascades with Scouts on the 15th of November. I didn't check the location of the cache until early on Sunday. By then I had the supervise the clean up of camp by the scouts and going down river for 198m was not practical, so I gave up on the cache.

Just as we were walking out one of the scouts said: "What's that?"

Lo and behold it was the cache. I wish we would have found it earlier as it was very wet. Didn't have time to dry it out.


Sorry, it took me so long to report this. Didn't think anyone would go down there in the heat and then the storms.

New Coordinates same as last logger: S 35 15.354, E 150 05.753

Well now. This cache just couldn't remain unfound. So teamed up with the GF for another attempt. It started a cool day but began to steadily warm as the sun got higher. The ever changing terrain and steep climbs down to the creeks were hard work but after three hours we were at the camp ground. Putting down the bags to have a spell something caught my eye. At first I though it just some rubbish but in retrieving it I realised it was in fact the cache. It had been moved from the posted coords by 192metres.
Its not the same as in the photos but the log had all the previous loggers from the site on it. The pad was very damp so it was not possible to write on it. So I took a photo instead.
The new position is S35 15.352 E150 05.753 But I have a feeling it wont last there long.

It was very much a disappointment to walk all that way without finding the cache. I climbed all over the rock pictured even climbing down the side precariously over the water. I'm sure I spent nearly an hour here before going back to make myself a cuppa tea. But as Arnie said "I'll be back" Maybe bring a better "finder" with me next time.

Up at 5.15am for a Canberra Bushwalking Club Tuesday walk from Wog Wog to Corang Peak, Corang Arch, Canowie Brook, Many Rock Ribs, Corang Lagoon and back via Goodsell Creek. Checked the geo-map and low and behold, there in the emptiness was Corang cascades. Great trip, easy find. The cache needs maintenance - the top of the container has been sun-dried and has fractured to pieces. Sorry, I had nothing with me, not even a geo-pencil which was back at the lagoon campsite. Hopefully the pic will do. Left the cache upside down to give it as much protection as possible. Trip report at www.johnevans.id.au/Pages/Walk%20Descriptions/2014_02_04.html. TFTC.

Came out here as part of the 1st keiraville scout group for a hike!
This was a preparation walk for some of us senior scouts to get some navigation experience and it was heaps of fun. After a short shower of rain the whole 1st keiraville troop headed down to the lagoon to GZ. After finding the cache we all took turns signing the log, so we were there for a while. TFTC csfamily!

Found this with my scout group after a long day of hiking to get to corang lagoon.
TFTC

Came out here as part of the 1st keiraville scout group and what a great Weekend!
This was a preparation walk for some of the senior scouts to get some navigation experience and they did a great job. HJ Smith told us that bthere was a cahe out here but his GPSr was out of batteries. I checked my smart phone but no signal, so I back tracked till I got a wiff of a signal and downloaded the coords. Once we got out to the lagoon and after a short shower of rain to assist in us putting up our tents, I headed down to see if I could find the cache. A short walk along the edge of the river along the slippery rocks and I was at GZ. This is truly a beautiful spot. Back tracked to the camp and brought a contingent down to find the cache. Thanks to the CSFamily for thier cache and adding to a great weekend hike.

Well this was a nice walk with the result of a cache at the end. On Friday night we (1st Keiraville Scouts) drove up to Wog Wog car park and camped there for the night. On Saturday morning we headed off through the scrub and walked for around two hours before reaching Corang cascades. As we reached Corang cascades it started pouring. So quick smart we set up our tents and put on our raincoats. In a break in the rain we all (16 or 17 of us) descended to GZ. Once there Toadmister 7 found the cache easily. On Sunday morning we headed off without the leaders and nearly got to the cars before the leaders caught up to us.

Thanks for the cache and the Adventure

1st Keiraville Scouts and H.j.smith

Well - this was certainly an adventure and a half! I have been meaning to do this for a long time, and for some strange reason, I chose today! I mean - I was fully aware of all the recent rain. I expected rivers and creeks to be swollen... But somehow, I didn’t register! (All I thought was, hmmm the cascades should be nice).

Well - I almost turned around near the start at the Wog Wog river! It was flowing full bottle, and there were no-where to cross! - Oh, well, whack everything in the backpack, and wade over! Hmmm, only up to my knees, but it certainly had some force behind it!

After that the going was steady for many km. Sure there were more creek crossings (I lost count as to how many), but then I hit the Goodshell River! Oh well, wet feet again!

I lost the path once or twice after that, but luckily I had loaded the track into my GPS, and was soon back on track.

Once at the Corang River, my heart sank. According to the map on my GPS - the cache was on THE OTHER SIDE of the river! There was NO WAY anyone could cross that river at the moment! But, a glimmer of hope arose when the pointer on the GPS seemed to suggest it would be on this side! Oh, well, now for the scariest 200m of my life! I tried to walk along the river, but the river was ferocious! The rocks were all wet, and one slip, and I would be a goner! Again I though of turning back, but after 9km and being so close, I had to keep going! I finally made it to the general area of GZ! Well - surprisingly retrieving the cache after that was dead easy!

Cache duties completed, there was NO WAY I was going back along the river. But the alternative was just as bad! Continuous waterfalls along the cliff face I needed to climb - With extremely dense foliage! Oh, well I dived into the leach infected undergrowth, and inch by inch made my way up the steep incline. Suffice to say, I was drenched by the time I got to the top. 10 minutes after that I was back on the path! Boy - did that feel good!

A total of 18km hiked, in about 5 hours, not counting about 1/2 an hour simply to get anywhere near GZ!!!

Thanks csfamily - great cache! (However - note to future finders - wait until the rivers subside!).

Found by Pi.

Out with my bushwalking club doing the Wog Wog - Corang - Canowie Brook - Corang River - Goodsell - Wog Wog overnight loop walk. Great walk on the Saturday to Corang Peak and then the Arch before heading down to Canowie Brook to camp for the night. It was a very cold, windy and wet night as I was sleeping in a bivy under a tarp. We set off in the morning along Canowie Brook and the track was in terrible condition costing us a lot of time. We took the top track along Corang River to the Lagoon camp ground.

I headed off from the camp ground and found the cache but there was no writing implement inside, which was a bummer. And to be honest I could not have been stuffed walking back to the camp ground then return with a pen as we were already behind schedule and I would most likely have had to skip lunch (no way was I missing lunch). I decided to take a photo of my GPSr with the cache and use the photo as proof that I had in fact found the cache. I hope this is OK. And if the next finder is feeling extremely generous could they put our team name into the log book for us and drop off a writing implement.

The Budawangs is such a great place for a walk, real wilderness. I have really enjoyed the times I have been down here.

TFTC,
Michael (GPS)

What a great way to end my holidays, celebrate my 250th find and meet another cacher. Teamed up with Tuena, we got an early start from Nowra and were on the trail by 7am. The walk in took us through a variety of landscapes, including some areas of tea tree where long pants and a long sleeved shirt would have been better than the bare legs approach we had chosen. The track had some ups and downs, but nothing too serious.

Two and a half hours later (steady but not fast walking) we were at the cascades and ready to begin the search. After a short search the cache was in hand. We were apprehensive opening the log as we had spotted fresh footprints on the way in, and a family had camped very near the cache the night before. Were they a family of cachers? Was the FTF to be ours? Over a cool drink and a banana we opened the log book - to find a blank first page. Yeah! With the log book duties done we took some photos, relaxed for a while, then headed for home. A compulsory stop at Nerriga pub for a beer and home hours before TheGatherer was expecting me. (This is a first. Usually I get home hours later than expected when I go caching!)

Thanks csfamily for placing this cache and getting me out here to an area I hadn't explored before. (Isn't caching wonderful like that?) Thanks also to Tuena for providing the wheels and companionship for the trip.

Dropped a geocoin and a dutch travelbug. Hopefully they wont be stuck out here for too long.

Rated: for Overall Experience

Teamed up with The HunterGatherers to walk to this one. The weather was predicted to be hot so we got away at 0530 arriving at the car park about 7. The day was misty & cool for most of our walk, which was a blessing. There were half a dozen cars in the car park but as it turned out, none belonged to Geocachers. When we arrived at the cascades there was a family of 4 who had camped there overnight. We were apprehensive that they may have been geocachers but we needn't have worried. . Walked past & soon located the cache. The co-ords were spot on. We did recognize the boulder in the photo. We both signed as joint FTFs. I added 3 of my polished stones in a small bag & left a cache note as requested. We then took numerous photos & had lunch. A very satisfying cache that truly meets the caching ideal of an interesting location. Had a celebratory drink at the Nerriga Pub on the return. Thanks to csfamily for the opportunity of a good walk & The HunterGatherers for the company.

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