Big Rock Overhang! (BOP) Rotorua, North Island, New Zealand
By Wingnut Rocks on 03-Mar-13. Waypoint GC46Z9H

Loging Operations

Out for a bit of Mt biking. TFTC

All dry and well hidden. Great location, gets a fave from me. Clue wasn't much help with many clue items (or maybe I just didn't get it) but past logs pointed to the general area and the cache was soon in hand. Good to see the cycle path work in this interesting historical area. Thanks for the cache.

Good find

I was lucky enough to be back in the area today and hoped to avenge the DNF I logged last time I was here. I had done a little homework this time and was convinced I was in the right area having viewed photos posted by previous finders. I think the water level must have been unusually high on my last visit because I was able to get a little further around today and quickly spotted the hiding spot. I grabbed the pathtag that had been left. TFTC.

I was looking at my map and became slightly unhappy with the state Rotorua was in so I sent a message out to Mc Jandals who became my co-pilot for today. We were able to find all but one of the caches on my list and even ended up roping in Davidson Clan to help on the Mamaku leg of our trip. Even though there had been no action on this cache since I was here last I still felt compelled to investigate again. I had some fresh eyes with me and thank god for that - we'd been at gz for about 5 minutes when Mc Jandals started querying an object buried 4 ft into the hill side! It was dark and I couldn't make it out either but I saw a flicker of blue and was confident that wasn't a naturally occurring colour. We found a stick that was just long and rigid enough to dig the container free and then we were sorted. We took it to the nearby seating to examine and all in all it was in pretty good knick. We replaced the log which was rotting away and that's about it. The highlight of our trip today though and a favourite point from me. We didn't want it to be muggled but couldn't replace it as found either - so in the hillside in line with the hint I've made a little cairn with the cache underneath. It'll be obvious to a geocacher but hopefully will look like left over rocks from a previous slip to everyone else. Cheers Wingnut Rocks, TFTC.

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On a lil mish from Tauranga today with PP to clear some of the Rotorua spots. A bit overcast and showery, still it’s only water. I am logging these with a generic template on Cachly. Many Thanks to all cache owners for the placements. What a great woohoo moment after finally finding this as last time we were here there was a slip in the way, we needed to replace sodden log but all else is good. A fp. Cheers

No luck here

The path to GZ is closed for maintenance but with time on my hands and no one around I decided to go have a look for this one anyway. The walk looks like its pretty cool and GZ was really nice as well, but like others I couldn't find this one. I was confidant I was in the right spot looking in the right spot. Given the cool location and number of favorite points it would be great to get this one up and running again. Hopefully I'll get a chance on another visit to the area in the future.

Managed to make it down to the water and soon aligned myself with the hint. The problem here is the amount of tree fall. It's clear tonnes of rumble and trees have fallen here and I believe **if** the cache is still here then it is very much buried. It certainly need checking on, cheers Wingnut Rocks.

On a little road trip with fellow cachers, TnxPro & Phillip Perry today. Brought the bikes and off we headed. as per previous log, looks like it may be buried.

On an impromptu caching trip in the great Redwood forest today. I joined up with Philip.Perry and Mc Jandals. We brought the bikes today and semi planned to get as many caches as possible along the bike trails.

Unfortunately, it looks like it may be inaccessible.

TFTC

Searched and searched but no luck. Lots of fallen pine branches and foliage from nearby workings hampered the attempt to find. I'll definitely revisit this one, a beautiful spot

Caches like this is the reason we geocache. A lovely little walk and then down some steps to somewhere magical. Love this spot to enjoy the magical nature it has to share. We originally rock hopped a bit far. There is no need to rock hop. Saw the 3 pungas which told us to come back and from here cache was quickly found. Stayed for a while enjoying this gorgeous location. Fav pint from us TFTC

Cache is still there

Yeah nah, no luck for us today. Found 2 tall pungas with another fallen in the river that matched where we wanted to be and had a really really good look and could not find a thing..... wonder if the rains have dealt to this cache and looking at the photos in the gallery we are pretty sure we were in the right place. What a shame for us

Found with livee_nz on a night walk. Awesome place for a cache! Nice to come at night and see the glowworms on the other side of the stream. Found cache quickly. Log wet but still able to sign. TFTC

A lovely walk and scrabble in the dark to pick this one off. Going to come back in the daylight to really appreciate the spot. Out with georunnermatt, he had the advantage of the better head torch and pole position to lay hands on this one first. Drained some water out and added a TB tftc! A fave too

Such a cool spot So the location gets a fav from us , although the hint is very vague as there are lots of pungas in groups of three.

Cool spot not too hard

This took a lot longer than I would have liked but through perseverance I got there in the end. Lovely peaceful spot.

#8789. Took a nice walk in Whakarewarewa to look for the big rock overhang. A few cyclists, runners and walkers were on the track today, but GZ itself was all quiet when we visited. Considering that it was so close to State Highway 5, it was a surprisingly lovely secluded spot. GPS reception was quite challenging here, but managed to find the container after a short search. The log book was a little damp, but just writeable. Unfortunately, Poetry in Motion was not in the cache. Took nothing, left nothing, signed log.

Thanks for bringing us to the site, and …

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.M a u r u u r u. .k o e. .n u i. .a t u. .h o k i. .t e. .k e t e r o k i.

Found it but couldn't write in the logbook as it was a bit damp. Fantastic place that I never knew was there after 25plus years in Rotorua!

Found it but couldn't write in the logbook as it was a bit damp. Fantastic place that I never knew was there after 25plus years in Rotorua!

Found it but couldn't write in the logbook as it was a bit damp. Fantastic place that I never knew was there after 25plus years in Rotorua!

I went for a walk and did some Geocaching today. What a cool place for a cache! Really a beautiful stream. Tftc!

Hideeho thanks for the cache:) Greetings from the USA, such a pretty location. My Main Man was able to track this one down.

Had a lovely walk and searched for quite awhile but no luck. We couldn't decide which of the three tall pungas you were talking about but looked opposite all of them but no find.

About 3 years after first finding this cache I return with sveppi to show her the lovely Hemo Gorge walk. It's changed a lot again since I was last here, with the construction of Te Ara Ahi. As we neared GZ I left sveppi to find the cache by herself while I took the tripod out to try and take pretty pictures of the stream. I watched her sign the log through the camera lens, then she disappeared out of frame again to replace the cache, and we went on our way for another find.
Reminded me how lovely and secluded a spot this is, so I'll add a favourite point this time around.

Out with fanfan-77 on a Sunday walk. This cache and walk has been on my radar for a while now. Today seems like a good day for it. What a gem of a spot... so close to town but pretty much hidden. Thanks for the placement, it's lovely here. Found after a short search. The log book is very wet and a bit difficult to sign. Took the TB. TFTC

Fantastic spot! Absolutely loved this one - favourite point! Had us looking in a few damp caverns before we finally found the cache. Left a TB for someone to find tftc

Stunning TFTC

One cache I looked for today was out of reach, another was missing from its hidey-hole, but THIS one was where it was supposed to be and in a great location. Good place to get out of the rain and watch the water.
TFTC!

11/05/16 12:05 After having to invent a tool to replace the prior cache, I took a walk. The tracks been upgraded a lot since my last excursion along here, to find a Hemo Pump Cache. Interesting to think that the gorge used to drain L Rotorua... The GZ was a rare treat, intriguing to find brickwork just past it... Thanks. Cheers, GC.

What a beautiful spot.
Cheers

No track able in cache.

Nice walk down near the stream. Tftc

Our first ever Rotorua geocache. Looking forward to lots more this weekend. First time I have been on this track and it's side trip to the river. Thanks

Great hide and outstanding area to explore. TFTC

What a beautiful place. Tftc found with the aid of my smart phone torch... nice walk. Logged as CG'S

This was a cool spot to find a cache.

This was a cool spot to find a cache.

Really good walk, nice place to sit and think

A great ride to this one , great spot
Tftc

We missed the required trail on our ride through Hemo Gorge, so had to venture further on the return trip. MiniJ, MidiK and I thought this was a very cool place - a favourite for us. Thanks for showing us another cool Rotorua Location! I've been looking at your heli-pad cache and wondering if my bush nav is up to the challenge.................

Loved this trail and cool terrain rating ... Found without a torch as used senses other than sight! Log a bit damp and falling apart but was still able to sign... TFTC

A great wee spot. Tftc

Wow what an awesome spot. Log book a bit damp,sorry was a spotaneous walk so had nothing on me to replace it. Thanks for bringing me to such a neat place! Took TB

Gorgeous spot for a wintery Sunday walk. I have logged this cache as part of 12-12-12: A Challenge? http://coord.info/GC42CNY

This entry was edited by Kiwimitchu on Tuesday, 11 August 2015 at 03:39:37 UTC.

This note is to drop off the TB. Had to put a Rotorua log on this TB's page. You can smell the sulphur from this hiding spot.

Looked everywhere apart from the right spot. Finally got there in the end.

Absolutely amazing.Was quite literally speechless when I found this spot. Of all the natural wonders I've seen in Rotorua so far this little spot for some unknown reason is right up there with the best of them for me. Peaceful and quiet. Spent quite a while here just enjoying the view.
Thanks alot for this placement. Will definitely be bringing the family back here for a lakeside picnic sometime soon.
A favourite point from me!

What an awesome spot, sat there for a little while and just chilled out, so peaceful and secluded. Found cache fully exposed out in open, tucked up under. Log book quite damp but could still write in. TN, left whistle. Thanks heaps for this placement.

Back logging my find, a lot have not logged, this was a great secluded spot, and spent a little while here, one of the photos in gallery were mine, so got date from there, thanks.

Never been on these tracks. Cool spot:)

beautiful place. My second time trying to find as the first time there was debris covering the path.tftc

found this one 11months ago. its a beautiful spot.

Never knew about this lovely quiet area! hope to visit again soon. TFTC.

Great location for a cache

Awesome area. Has to be my favorite cache!! such a beautiful spot. Tftc

Amazing place! Would definitely not have ventured into this place of it hadn't been for the cache! Watch out though as the stones are slippery. TFTC.

Took a long time to find. Be careful as there is a lot of work being done to the tracks and there are falling rocks. tnlfsl tftc.

Quick find but spent some time looking at the beautiful scenery! TFTC

538 What a lovely spot. As I was off for a xmas tramp in the Whirinaki it felt like I had already started.

A beaut location, and plenty happening around here - the water looked pretty cold! TFTC, #7098

Found at 10:49:00 a.m. on 7/10/2014.

Found on a conference trip to Rotorua. Hired a bike to explore the surrounding area.
Magic spot - stopped off for morning tea and enjoyed the peace and quiet.

TFTC Wingnut Rocks

Little tricky. Lovely spot tftc

Tricky find - we were searching round wrong pungas - thanks for photo mcnabtm

The torch clue was helpful. Great spot.

This one was a challenge with low battery & kids in tow, but with the help of Ningerguts we got it! Had 3 cyclists pass us while on the track, but site was clear. TFTC!

very cool rock over hang 4th cache for today and maybe one more:-)

Lovely lunch time walk with frenchpt. Awesome location, didn't even know this was here.

Great spot. Tftc

A bit of cross country and backtracking to get onto the right path. Two false GZ's but we finally found it after going the extra mile.

Took a wrong trun and ended up on the wrong track, found it soon enough though. Cool place TFTC

Gps was wandering for this cache, so used our cacher intuition and finally hit the right spot. Thanks for the cache.. Pretty location

a lovely place. It was great to sit down and rest for a while.

Thanks for showing
Markus

this place is amazing many thanks for bringing us here

Excellent onature oasis in a pricey city! Thanks! T&B GeoC

What a beautiful spot we would otherwise have never known about! Our favourite cache so far since holidaying in NZ. Thanks so much for this one!

What a fantastic spot, could easily have stripped for a swim. Spotted its hides hole as soon as I arrived. TFTC

Great spot. TFTC

Great spot, have spent hours walking the tracks around here, but not this part! Thanks!

This entry was edited by mineemo on Monday, 03 February 2014 at 06:18:32 UTC.

Absolutely beautiful spot, caching with my best geobuddy. Thanks for bringing us here, this needs a favourite point

Great cache and beautiful location, deserves a blue ribbon. Found with a great geomate.
TNLN SL TFTC
Cheers
nzkeko

What a great spot, thanks for bringing us here. Spent some time in the MTB park as well. TFTC

On a mtb cycle round the redwoods. Tftc

Found on a geocaching outing with Taupo Tiger. What a great spot!

Found with Absters. This was our second hunt for this one. It's a lot easier if you use a GPS to find it.

TFTC

This is why I love geocaching. What an awesome spot. TFTC

Morning all, poped out to find the cache and yup, it's still there....Just keep searching and remember that clue....Bringing a torch may help as well....

I hate admitting to not finding a cache, but just couldn't find this one today. At least it was only one DNF in 13 caches on a fun morning. Still a beautiful spot to visit, and will be back to find it. I've just read through all the logs and think I have a little more idea for my next attempt, although not sure when I will be back in the area

Just could not locate today

Cool place. Tftc.

Tftc

T4tc didnt evn know dis place woz here

Got near and then the GPS signal lost accuracy, looked and looked ate an apple and looked some more.
Once I looked in the right place it was easy to spot!!!! Left glow in the dark creature. Does not require re arranging the vegetation or rocks to grab this.

Coming to the end of our holiday in new Zealand and we'll soon be heading back to Scotland via Australia. We've really enjoyed exploring NZ's wildlife and interesting geocaches.

Picked up a few nice geocaches today and will move on the TBs, No problem getting this one. TFTC

11828... Awesome location for a cache, GPS was all over the place... Cache located with the aid of the hint. Many thanks for the cache.