The Springs Track Swanhaven, New South Wales, Australia
By Lloydelicious on 03-Jan-12. Waypoint GC3A6QA

Need to do some repairs to this multi.

Dnf first cache

Unfortunately couldn't find first cache.

After climbing into two large trees, digging in the stumps and scouring the ground i was unfortunately unsuccessful finding the first waypoint

Enjoyed this multi very much. the variety of the caches were fun and varied in difficulty. TFTC

Nice views walking along the shared pathway to complete the multi. sure enjoyed your hides!! Thanks for walk and TFTC and of course a favourite from me

Found with newbie cacher craftydusty and my geopooch Mitzi. After a DNF at the second waypoint last time we again headed along the lake and started searching for WP2. After a while craftydusty said "Are you sure it's down here and not on that bike track?". That will teach me to just set out without reading instructions!! Worked out well anyway as we got to have a paddle in the lake(my old dog loved the serenity ) and then when the sun got too hot we were on the path in the shade of the trees. We didn't spot another human the whole way which was lovely. I loved everything about this cache, the location and the variety of caches was wonderful. A great intro for my newbie buddy too-so a definite fave point from me. Thanks very much for a great day Lloydelicious!!

Woo-hoo.i found it
I stumbled at first with this one but thanks to the CO updating the posted coords,i realize my first search was the wrong tree . Oops...
The walk was really enjoyable here today,in the company with geodog,she really had a great time!.we had another moment when we couldnt find another WP but then unearthed it after returning from a swim,understandable since its been awhile since last find.
This is a really fun multi,thanks for putting this one together Lloydelicious.Nice one!Its a beautiful spot here.
I also pickup up a Tuena pathtag in the final cache.....happy times )
TFTC

couldn't find WP1

I checked the cache, all in order but looking very weathered so went over the co-ordinates for first waypoint. Hope you will try again. Good luck!

Checked it was all there. Unfortunately, Shelob has suffered a nasty accident but sometimes things must change. Should be good to go.

I was looking forward to this one as it was a lovely cool afternoon, the lake was stunning and not another human in sight. Perfect for my geopooch who has always loved this lovely calm lake, and my visiting Belgian friend who was impressed there was NOBODY around. Unfortunately we stumbled at the second hurdle. We both spent a good 1/2 an hour at WP2 but returned to the car defeated However, it was a nice afternoon all the same & I WILL BE BACK!!! Cheers!

Nice walk along the lake with ham228! WP4 was scary! Found a snake looking for WP3 as well! Tftc!

Found a snake along the way and was convinced that she was Shelob. You can imagine our surprise when Shelob was REALLY found. Tftc with Jim1213!

Awesome day for a walk along the path for geokid to introduce a friend to geocaching. TFTC

Checked out all the waypoints and surprisingly, after all the rain we have had over the past couple of months, all were present and in reasonable order, if a little damp. Rewrote the coordinates for first waypoint and replaced the waypoint container for 2nd as it was damp and the coordinates within were beginning to fade. All good now.

Couldnt get past the first part

Came back just after lunch and spotted the coords in the first place I looked at WP1 without any help. Didn't have a permanent marker to darken them as they are fading.
WP2- looked in the obvious as was WP2.
WP4- scary find, frighten us.
WP5-quick find,
WP6- struggled here, climb up here and spotted it on the way down, GZ had another quick find and surprised this was it as I'd expected another waypoint.
Took in all just under an hour this time, excellent multi and have a hard earned fav point. Top work Lloydelicious

Walked 2kms to WP1 and searched WP1 unknowing what I was looking for. Couldn't locate anything that held coords for WP2, so I'm stuck at the start. Anyway after 30mins, left homeward, unsure if it's still here. TFTH

#purpleelephant #blackpanther Found it, nice walk, hated number 4, but awesome geocache

#purpleelephant #blackpanther
First one we've done"of these, love it! Number 4 had me screaming,

Thought I'd give this one another go, you never know your luck. Own a Magellan now & that proved the edge I think. Parked near the lake & wandered back to one I'd found, entered the co-ords, found the one a few metres away, then the next before arriving at number 6. Let the gizmo settle & found an unusual, well camoed hide which would have stumped me before. Walked back past the vehicle to grab the cache. Ez as 1, 2, 3 this time! Left a pathtag. Thanks.

Hello I have done this cache before but noticed that their is a geo coin... I could not find a geocoin anyway...????

T!t@n took a geocoin when he found the cache, maybe that is the coin you were after. Thanks for the visit.

A really nice walk along the water, struggled on a few waypoint, but made till GZ were I made a quick find, all in good order.
TFTC Wilbert67

They were lots of muggles riding or walking the track. One waypoint near the telephone pole had us between a rock and a hard place for a while. We loved the spider too. Well worth a favorite. TFTC.

It's been a while since I've needed to make this much effort for a smilie, but wasn't it worth it! Almost every waypoint was a challenge and I almost gave up a few times, but eventually got there. Definitely worth a fav point. Thanks Lloydelicious.

What a great cache, perfect weather, fine company, good Coods, What a beautiful location. TFTC. TNSL

Found with J+J.au. We enjoyed this cache from start to finish. Great location, good coordinates and fun variety built in. All of the waypoints are present and intact. The stroll on this track with beautiful lakeside veiws make it worth doing, finding the cache is a bonus. Thanks for challanging us with this well constructed multi cache. One of my favorites for sure. SLTN..TFTC

Found container at first waypoint but it was empty.

Again, the first waypoint is not in a container. The clues are all there and checked weekly. Don't give up so easily and you may be pleasantly surprised by the fun you have on this easy multi. Good luck.
Lloydelicious

After a hint from the owner, we got our trail off to a start on the second try. A fun and interesting multi that we enjoyed solving. TFTC

Container for first waypoint is empty

First waypoint is near the big tree towards the end of the picnic area on the lakeshore side. It is not in a container.
For Jim and Tim, the 2nd is in the stump and the 3rd is where it has always been but is no longer magnetic.
Hope you have better luck next time. Happy hunting, Lloydelicious.

Found with Jimmyd2107 - took me to next waypoint when waypoints 1,2, and 3 were missing (at least from their original placing)

Great hide - fantastic waypoints, particularly liked waypoint 4

Found whilst on my very first caching outing with Jimmyd2107

TFTC, TNLN

Timmay02

Found it with 2 geo friends love waypoint 4 we'll I mean I got scarred... Very scared TFTC

Nice walk for maccas

Have adjusted the co-ordinates contained in the last waypoint so when you get there you should have no trouble reaching GZ. Also dropped off Computermans geocoin so it can continue on its journey. Have fun! Lloydelicious.

Fathers Day provided the perfect excuse to meet GeoSon NationalSteel at Sussex Inlet, eat a Laksa at the RSL and grab our last two caches there.

This was a great series of caches, right up to the final cache which was 10 metres away from the coordinates in the final clue. If it hadn't been for the previous log we would have not found it. Thanks for all the work which went into setting this one up. Final clue needs adjusting, though.

Nice walk with GillandTony today after a laksa at the RSL - highly recommended if you like 'em hot! We had a pretty even split of finding the various waypoints, some more tricky than others. At GZ a fairly lengthy search with no joy until a tip from the log by the last finder had us looking further afield, after which a fairly quick find was made. Didn't see the listed geocoin, but oddly there WAS a find noted in the log from August but not logged online. Left a pathtag, raced off for a quick find of a traditional nearby and then headed for home. All up a good afternoon - TFTC!

A tough one but a good one. It was a beautiful day for a walk along the lake.
A great selection of waypoints that were challenging but not too difficult to reach the prize - an X marked the spot. Highly recommended.

TFTC. Took geocoin, left McDonalds voucher (expires 31/12/2013)

Also went for a kayak across the lake and stumbled upon an unlisted cache on the island in the middle. We were thinking on the way over, that this would be a great place to put one and lo and behold, someone had already taken care of that for us

This entry was edited by T!T@N on Sunday, 12 May 2013 at 03:34:59 UTC.

I visited Hyams Beach for the EC then drove down here for one final attempt. Initially parked at the BBQ area but then thought that was silly so drove down to the beach. I didn't want to leave all my gear in the UAV so lumped everything into my daypack which weighed a tonne & jogged up to the lamp post. Found it quickly which is a euphemism for ...... Entered the co-ords & thought wow that's close & assumed I'd made a mistake so took the log sheet out again & rechecked - hmmm still disbelieving. Had no idea what a she lob was so disregarded that & concentrated on the other hints but to no avail. I had 5 metre accuracy & 1 metre distance so looked in that arc. Then went back to the UAV only to return & check that log sheet again. Yes - very close. Just to be sure I recorded a voice memo of the co-ords on my Magellan & took a photo! I could see myself zig zagging down the path way & finding that GZ was near my vehicle. Used the PAF option but was advised that there were no WPs that close together.

What to do. Lumped the daypack into the tray & ran back up, checked that sheet of paper, confirmed I had it right, looked again but thought why would 2 WPs be so close together. The next cacher will need a tweezer to get the log sheet out as I always have trouble getting them back in & it is jammed tight.

Thanks for the assistance. Apparently I'm getting fitter as jogged up to that WP three times, twice with a heavy daypack. Had a car broken into once so that is always in the back of my mind.

It was another lovely day & I will claim around 5 waymarks, two for those donated bricks.

Finis.

Fixed the jam and checked each waypoint, all there, even patient old Shelob. Good luck to all who try this cache.

Fantastic lots of fun, dont give up awesome hides! Dropped trackable

I was in the area checking out the health or otherwise of two Geocaching Australia moveables which had, as I suspected, been burnt to a crisp so decided to have a look for this one.

Found the first two waypoints but despite three attempts at the third (kept coming back) didn't have any luck. Wandered down to the roadway & thought I should have a look there for the fourth but a young lass was bathing topless so went back to the pole, to no avail. There were numbers scrawled on the steel business on the pole but they didn't make any sense. Looked for something magnetic & something similar to the previous container. I seldom look for multies for this very reason but was in the area so had a go. Thanks.

Checking The Springs Track cache found that the Black Swan guides had found it, well done to you!
Unfortunately someone has removed the first waypoint so had to renew it with a small change. Hope this helps other players to find the cache before the summer is over.

Replaced the first waypoint today as last finder reported it missing.
Also rehid 2nd and 3rd waypoints as the containers were beginning to deteriorate.
Thankyou to those kind geocachers who put things back the way they found them.
A reminder that the cache is now 6m S of given location & is now in a screw top jar, not a lunchbox.
Happy hunting!

As much as I hate spiders yours was awesome! Thank you, it was fantastic!

*Should point out that the first waypoint was missing - I was with a cacher who had already found it, so he took me to the next one, but you are going to have to replace the first waypoint*

Thanks anyway!

Sussex Inlet Black Swan Girl Guides found the first four of these on a bike hike today. We had fun finding the cleverly disguised caches. I hope that many of the girls will be getting their famillies down there to find the remaining caches. Thanks Lloydelicious

A very pleasant walk along the track, with a series of clever yet different hides for each waypoint making this an excellent example of a multicache. I was impressed with the amount of thought that had gone into each waypoint. Coordinates were spot on for all except the final, which I have just read has been moved. The walk wasn't all that long, and the cache didn't take long to complete, so for possible future finders, don't let the number of waypoints put you off! Thanks Lloydelicious for the cache.

Took: Travel Bug

Rated: for Overall Experience

Have just visited the Springs Track and found that some mennace has taken the cache, container and all. Sorry to anyone looking today as you will only be able to get as far as the place the rosellas might be seen. Will replace cache asap.

Replaced cache container, log and pencil in location 6m south of previous site. Inside were placed a glass heart, a novelty figure and Travel Bug. Hope it will be safer in its new location.

Fantastic! Absolutely Brilliant!!!

A lot of work was put into this, and i definitely appreciate it! Loved waypoint 4! - and 6! 5 is a bit unstable i must say - a log isn't exactly going to stay put forever - i'm just trying to preserve this fabulous cache! Geomum joined halfway through from her morning ride, and ... absolutely Brilliant!

Will definitely recommend this cache to other cachers i know - and maybe even if they don't - uf there was a (multi)cache i would show someone to convert them from mugglehood - this would be it!

Thanks Lloydelicious for an overwhelmingly great Cache!!!

Geomum found the last one - i would recommend you extend this cache to cudmirrah - it would be awesome i'm sure!

TFTC - TNLNSN - Jimmyd2107

Dropped the pirate at at The Springs Track

Thanks, now looking for number 2

What a fun multi, the geo kids and wife joined me on our bikes we had a ball.TFTC

Recent heavy rains have left the track flooded and boggy at the Swanhaven end so you will need your gumboots until the water subsides. On the upside, the track has been extended all the way to the Cudmirrah Bridge now so if you want to explore Swan Lake a little more or have a picnic in Errol Bond Reserve, it's an easy walk.

Loved this and had a great time finding the clues along the way.
A lot of effort went into this -- thank you

Found while on a walk with the caches creator the my other half (without help haha).
What a lovely walk.
TFTH

Tarae (Arise_Victorious)

Well, Lloydelicious, you have converted me back to Multis with this creative series of hides.Brilliant work, and it was a perfect afternoon to enjoy the adventure along this lovely lakeside. And thanks to Riveruners who convinced me to give it a go, and shared the walk with me. I would've liked to be enticed to venture along the next section if you ever feel like extending it! Favourite.

What a great way to spend an afternoon. Good fun ! We thoroughly enjoyed this multi-cache. Really appreciated the time & effort you put into every waypoint of this cache.
Well done, highly recommended, Fav point ! SL TFTC

This is one for my favorites.

Loved each way point, took me a while with wp3, and then what to say about wp4..well we will keep it quiet.

excellent thought out cache for each and every step.

Thankyou for the effort in this great cache

FTF along with Moose, what a great trail amd good hides. TFTF
~ Eyespiral (Arise_Victorious)

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