Rattler 13 Riverton, South Australia, Australia
By cvc on 27-Jan-15. Waypoint GC5KXDQ

Thanks ClareValleyCaching for placing this cache and for the ongoing maintenance. Find #10751 on 2/11/2024 at 4:21PMA plan was hatched to ride along the Riesling Trail and collect a few caches. A delightful day in the company of Cheezel and Jolly riding along and signing logs. This is a special place, very enjoyable. We also collected some others that were nearby or along the way.

No. 15 on the Rattler Trail. TFTC

Thanks

TFTC. Out with Shumba7 on a rail trail road trip.

Container is broken but log is good. TFTC found while on a trip to SA doing a couple of rail trails with Algae. I rode my bicycle and Algae rode his electric unicycle. Thanks for placing and maintaining these caches for us to find.

As we wander through the land, grabbing caches and seeing the sights even occasionally catching up with friends A good day was had while grabbing these caches with lots of miles covered Thanks for placing them *Found with [Geooh GO](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mobiltal.geoohGO)*

Over the least few days we have chosen to walk various parts of the Riesling/Rattler trails grabbing any caches we could find as we passed by. Many thanks for the hide ClareValleyCaching

TFTCLog signed as SW

Stopped off here after a weekend of gravel riding in ClareA quick find, stamp and returnTFTC

In great condition, quick find. Beautiful day

Quick find after a scramble under olive branches. TFTC #564

Did a trip to Riverton to give the mobility scooter a run to do the southern end of the rattler trail. TFTC

I’ve rounded out the day with Rattlers #11 to #15, which sadly only partly fills a gap in the series for me. I’d have to say that this section of the trail is in need of a maintenance run; all caches in need of replacement, some of them urgently so. I’ve signed the logs as best I can with the varying degrees of wetness. It would be a nice walk from Riverton to Rhynie if you could coordinate two cars.

Thanks for this series ClareValleyCaching.

Spending a few days exploring and caching around the Clare Valley. Visiting some towns that I haven’t been before so lots of unfound geocaches up for grabs.

Day one was Hamley Bridge, Stockport, Tarlee and Riverton. Very warm today so didn’t break any records and needed frequent stops to rehydrate.

After checking in to the Riverton Caravan Park, I set off on my bike to make a start along the Rattler Trail. Only one DNF on the trail today.

After a couple of hours on my bike, the cool water of the Riverton Pool was beckoning me so I called it a day a headed back to Riverton.

Thanks for the cache cvc.
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A return visit to Clare was planned for the long weekend with the JAMS crew plus tallbikestan to find a lot of the caches that we didn't get to on our last visit along with the Rattler, Riesling and NE trails as well as the Mid North Channel Country trail. [^]

We had three very full days with perfect weather for caching, lots of bike riding, lots of walking and lots of driving along dirt tracks. We were lucky it had not recently been wet as some of the roads we drove on would not have been passable if wet. Loved the scenery at this time of year with everything looking very green as well as the bright yellow of the canola crops.

A fun weekend of caching, lots of caches found and lots of cool places visited.

Thanks for the cache Clare Valley Caching.

A big long weekend with the JAMS Crew (JJ52, allister w(me), mogni, Sir Spectre and tallbikestan). We road from Riverton to Stanley Flat on day 1. Then more riding near Spalding on day 2. Then finished the weekend with finding caches around the area in the car. TFTC

So glad we had electric bikes to do this trail.
The JAMS team ( JJ52,Allister w, Mogni, and sir_spectre minus mitchell&hound ) but Tallbikestan was with us instead and we where out for there usually monthly caching adventure. This time it was over the october long weekend instead of the usual day trip. The taget this time was Drop into the Light a long ladder cache on the way to clare and then to clear the Rattler trail, Riesling Trail, Ne Trail saturday on the bikes and then sunday do the Mid North Channel Country bike trail. Monday on the return home was to get Peter's view a 2001 cache. Of course there was many, many other's found on route to the various target for the weekend, somewhere around 260 found by the team. It could have been more but we were not going at a flat out pace, just steady and getting a blow out on the bike 1.6 km's from the end of the Mid North Channel Country bike trail didn't help. I didn't see any snakes this trip but allister did, he saw 5. The caches this trip where written in as JAMS, i forgot the stamps. Also 1 cache was placed by the JAMS team this trip. Out of all the bike tracks i preferred the Rattler /Riesling trail. I like riding through the very rich ( after all the recent rains ) fields of yellow flowers.

Found out with jams group riding electric bikes logged as jams

The JAMS crew went on an October long weekend adventure back to Clare. We brought Tallbikestan along as we were targetting the bike tracks and he is the best rider amongst us. Allister W and sir_spectre we the other main riders, with JJ52 and I the support crew and walkers. A huge weekend of fun and adventure was had by all, until I made SS sick with my cold....oops.
Thanks to all those who have kept not just the bike tracks but all the other caches alive for us to find.
All caches signed as JAMS.
Thanks to ClareValleyCaching from mogni

Returned to this series from starting end. I earlier did some from Auburn. On both times it was done by walking. Slow but good exercise. Thanks ClareValleyCaching.

#19240. Day 14 of our Vic/SA trip with Robmc the geodogs and our bicycles. A day of moving on - leaving Clare and heading to Tanunda for a few days. First though we wanted to finish off the Rattler Trail so drove to the oval at Riverton and rode as far as #31. It was a bit of a hard slog into a strong head wind on the open sections but a pretty good ride on the way back in quick time.

The sizing over here causes us a bit of angst - Regulars that are 200ml Sistemas or Eclipse tins and smalls that are a good size. It might be time for a good maintenance run along here as some of the tins were wet and losing their lids etc,

Thanks ClareValleyCaching

Day fourteen of our short South Australian trip with BettyBoo3747 and the geo-doggies.
Our last day on the Rattler series. We drove down to Riverton and unloaded the deadly treadlies and hit the bike trails riding for the last half of the Rattler series. We then traveled to Tanunda collecting a few caches on the way.

A strong northerly on the exposed sections of trail today, which wasn't too bad as that meant a tail wind on the way back.
Another day of empty trails - how nice.
Found all but two today. One we were muggled out by cows (No.2), and one had a tree fallen (No.15).
Thanks for this great series of caches, and a lovely ride.
Thanks, Robmc.

Found it TFTC Found in good condition

In all our travels we would not have even thought to travel to this location.
(HaHa). In your dreams, these cachers do.

[:(!] Thanks for an awesome effort.

Devilish

Brilliant and Clever

I like it

Another one off the list

TTBLNSL TFTC/TFTH/TFBUH - CVC [^]

Found

A short walk in the sunshine today soon found me a cache. Tucked away neatly in good condition.

Much appreciation to cvc for hiding this cache on our SA geo map game board



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Lookout for mud, snakes, surprise cliffs, wild goats, wombats, bulldust, and lightning,
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Today i headed north to complete some of the rattler trail, parked up and made my way along the trail, a nice 12km return walk along here and pretty easy done, all the caches were easily found and some need fixing.
TFTC

Left Riverton on foot @ 7.45am this morning chasing the caches, enjoying the company of my friend, with the breeze and sunshine on our faces, chatting all the way, we arrived in Auburn @ 5pm this afternoon with only a couple of DNF's and 60+ finds.
TFTC
Keep smiling

TFTC cvc

*This log composed and published using GSAK (Geocaching Swiss Army Knife).*

A couple of days away with The White Dog Gang .

The bikes were bought along and we did the Rattler, the N E series and a few of the Reisling Trail. Plus any that were near the roads we travelled along.

Thanks to evryone who put out a cache that we found.

Found easily, good coords & clues
Out with Team Waldron doing the Rattler Trail today
Thanks to the teams who placed this series, well done.
TFTC

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Mr Felix on his bike today out Geocaching , didnt see another person, so ensuring social distancing, he managed to find your cache.

TFTC

After finding cache Rattler 64 near our camp ground in Auburn, we decided to stay one night longer, and to bike the Rattler trail to Riverton. And so we did the next morning, caching on the way and back, and enjoying a good lunch in Riverton.

All in all it was a good day, some 40 km on the bikes, 5 DNFs, good weather, nice sized boxes and a lot of fun.

Thank you for showing the beautiful surroundings and for preparation this trail. We had a fun day.

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Thanks to all cache owners for their caches!

Rode the rattler trail back to Auburn, collecting caches along the way. All bar 2 were found. Thanks for placing and tftc

Good spot to stop for a quick cuppa, let pooch do poochie things, and go home before it gets too cold. TYFTC SLTNLN

The last one for today. A quick find.Tftc

Pretty spot! TFTC

Found at 11:31 AM GAFF1.
A perfect morning to do the rest of this series and going from north to south was also ideal as here was a slight north breeze.
Thanks cvc

Quick find. TFTC cvc.

TFTC

TFTC Yep Another Olive tree, dare I say anymore

Merry Christmas and tftc

Headed off this morning to walk the Rattler Trail, 19.5km containing 75 caches. Happily we got them all. The day was nice for this trip with an overcast sky and lower temperatures. Most finds were nice and quick, some took a little longer and other's we had to repair with the CO's permission. Our walk took us a little longer than we thought it would, but we took care not to run into any snakes today. Saw a group of kangaroo's, which ran ahead of us for half a dozen caches.

This cache was a nice quick find. tftc

Rattlin’ along with Crag the Yowie.
Cache in good condition.
TFTC

Found it

Thanks for the series so far.

We have had the Rattler series on our "to do" list since the caches were first published but we have never been in the area for sufficient time to make a start. However we had a couple of days spare after completing the Gone Fishn' series on the Yorke Peninsula. So we decided to stay a couple of nights in Auburn and to make the Rattler our priority. With the likelihood of another hot day, we made an early start.

We broken the trail into a number of sections. Mrs y'stassie walked the first section whilst Mr y'stassie took the car to the start of the second section and started walking from there. When she arrived at the end of the first section (also the start of the second section), she took the car to the start of the third section and began walking from there, leaving the car for Mr y'stassie. In that way we halved the amount of walking.

Accurate coordinates and a logical hide location led to a quick find. The cache and contents were in good condition. Thanks cvc for the cache and the series.

Back to do some more of the Rattler trail, a bit windy and some light rain but will see how far I can get today.

Decided watching the GF was a waste of time so headed off on the bikes with Wal & Ol. TFTC!

After watching 3/4 of the Grand Final, decided some caching was a preferable way to spend the arvo! On the bikes with Pony1966. TFTC

Today Mr T tackled this series on a not so hot day with Roostaman. Enjoying the views and the changing country side, especially the vibrant colours of the canola fields that just went on and on, especially with the green backdrop of other paddocks. This was a highlight of this area making it a picturesque landscape. Most were easy finds at GZ, some a bit of a search, but a great day out.

Thanks for placing and maintaining this series for our enjoyment.

**# 17821** Found on the SA outback leg of our 2017 escape trip.
A fine Spring day for a trek along the Rattler trail with Tassie Trekkers.
Not many muggles around today, and mostly good quick finds.
Lots of great scenery and healthy crops along the way too.
Thanks for the cache cvc,
***Roostaman***

Apologies for generic logs. Back to finish walking the Rattler trail, with Darkmoon31, picking up where we left off in May. A very early (6am) departure from home saw us ready to go from No26 at 7am heading out in a very brisk 3 degrees. Making our way down to Riverton we arrived in plenty of time to visit the local Market on today. If you get a chance to do this then try the hot apple juice - Delicious! Could not have asked for a nicer Winters day for caching with spectacular scenery along the way. Thank you for bringing us here.

Second half of the Rattler with Team Shandyk. Going Backwards again cause thats how we rattle and roll. Very late logging this section apologies to all! Apologies also that the logs will be the same all way through!

TFTC TNLNSL

Out on the push bike collecting a few rattler trail caches such a nice day for it, well will keep movin and see how far i get today. May have to be a return trip i think.

Got another one. TFTC

We've been driving past this cache trail for the last 18 months and with Mrs DISK away for the weekend , thought I'd finally make a start on this series today [:o)].
Well the time had finally come to unload the deadly treadly and with a bit of forward planning, decided to park at the old Rhynie station and ride back [8], before counting up the numbers again .
TNLNSL.
Thanks Cvc.

TFTC

Found

Found ot, with 2 live bugs inside

Quick find while cycling through the area. TN, Left pink smiley, SL. Thanks!

Mrs iluvtrekking and I dropped our geo-men off in Riverton to undertake the 44 klm cycle ride back to Clare. They spent 9 hours to complete the trail with a couple of dnf's along the way but marvelled at the scenery and had an awesome day. Thanks cvc

After dropping the GeoHubbies off in Richmond they peddled off into the morning mist. 9 hours and 40ks later they emerged in Clare sore but triumphant. Thanks to all concerned in placing this epic series of caches.

Our second day camped at Balaklava, and today we attempted the Rattler series.
Even though it was a hot day, we still managed to complete from 65 to 1, with 2 DNF's.

Most caches were located quickly, signed and replaced as found.
Many thanks for placing this series of caches, cvc, for us and others to find.

Quick and easy find while riding the Southern section of the Rattler trail.
TFTC!

betta test

This was one of the Rattler Trail series visited today by myself with Bindi the geopooch, Andy Colombia and AussieM&M. The weather threatened and we did get some rain but it was fairly light. At Rattler#14 we located the hint and a rock next to it that would have covered the cache …. But nothing else. Having some containers from the CO we replaced this cache. We also replaced Rattler #48 ………… the previous hunter with over 29,000 finds couldn’t find it and after an extensive search neither could we! A great series and I still have a few to return to on my next visit to the area.

Out and about with CPwanderer and Team Andy Colombia. Did a lot of walks on some of the Rattler Series. Jan did most of the finding today. TFTC.

Another great find while in the area on holiday.
Thanks for setting up this cache cvc.
SL

Really enjoyed the Rattler Trail!

BCBB found with thanks !! Sorry for the generic logs due to large numbers of finds!

Found as part of babb thanks

tb visits

I was rolling southbound to Riverton now
I could see where GZ for this cache was going to be from about 200 metres out

TFTC

Found with BABB! Tftc! after a few caches on the ratler this day bloody wind! After my gps died after this one!

apologizing in advance for the generic logs. was in clare for the weekend to attend the events (my first events since becoming a geocacher) and I am now back logging. Many thanks for the caches was a really good weekend

The Rattler trail was the day's target. I rode with the checker crew, of firesafe, clare007, snappy tomcats, featherwaite and me. We brought up the rear and checked that the BABB was signed in every log. It was, and we could pick who got there first, plain BABB, BABB in green, BABB group, BABB crew. We were waiting for the BABB posse, collective or babble to turn up in the logs. . As usual it was a great day with plenty of laughs and we found your cache along the way. Thanks cvc.

Completed a very entertaining ride along the Rattler Trail with firesafe, clare007, SnappyTomCats and brisal5, checking that all caches were signed with BABB, and its miscellaneous variants. Thanks for the cache cvc!

After a big BBQ breakfast, it was time to do a mass assault on the Rattler Trail. Signed as part of the BABB (Big Auburn Bike Bash). TFTC.

Great find as part of our weekend away in Clare hitting the local trails.
Lovely location.
What a Rattler of a day.
TFTC

Mr Tardis had a great day with the Big Auburn Bike Bash crowd. Much fun was had riding the rattler trail with a bunch of mad cachers on bikes from Auburn to Riverton. Thanks for putting a cache along this trail. The logs are signed as BCBB.

Yes I'm logging this cache 9 months after the find - sorry about that, but better late than never!

Signed the log. Thanks for the cache cvc

[Red]I apologise for the late log... Problems with GSAK and crashed computer...[/Red]

[green]Find #6671[/green]...

Answers submitted by BABB (Big Auburn Bike Bash)...

Found as part of a group assault on the Rattler Trail...

A bit of a stroll, a short search, found cache, stamped and returned...

Thanks for placing and maintaining this cache for our enjoyment cvc...
- P

Took: Nothing
Left: Nothing
Stamped Log...

found as part of the BABB after having a great breakfast of bacn and eggs.

Participants in the Big Auburn Bike Bash. Thanks to the organisers and helpers.
Thanks cvc for placing this cache for us to find when in the area

An amazing weekend of laughs, smart aleck comments, wine, food and fun shared with a fantastic group of people!
Over the whole weekend of pushibke riding, caching and travelling I managed to attend 3 great events , find 128 caches and surprisingly even scored a FTF as my last cache of the weekend at almost 8pm on my way home Thanks for leaving 1, Freddo

Today as part of the group BABB, I rode the Rattler Trail and picked up all of these caches on this newish trail [^]
Definitely need to get 'saddle fit' as that seat sure isn't as comfy as my motorbike seat and on day two, it's even more painful despite all of my padding!
This is as good as it gets! Sharing the fun, and pain, with like minded people
This weekend, I've undertaken my biggest pushbike rides in about 30 years Sadly, I felt it today and was 'directed' to withdraw about halfway along the trail
However muggle partner arrived last night and so he kindly completed the whole ride today to ensure that I could claim the finds
His first bike ride in about 40 years, too! [^]
Apart from a strong head wind and rain which soaked the last few of the group for about 5 minutes, we had clear weather on both days and thoroughly enjoyed ourselves

TNLN. SL. TFTC cvc

Our second day as part of the Big Auburn Bikers Bash (BABB) Event [^]
A great turn out on a chilly Winter's day.
But at least the cycling will keep us warm
Thanks for the cache cvc

I found this cache as part of a group assault on the Rattler trail.
The cache logs are signed BABB, meaning Big Auburn Bike Basjh.
Thanks for a great excuse to re-aquaint myself with a bicycle. its been at least 5 years!

Thanks for your caches.

Found as being a part of the BABB and as beta tester good bike ride with everyone. TFTC

Day two of the the weekend to do the Bike assault on the RT and Rattler series. Today we started at Auburn for the Rattler series. We had a great day today and had lots of fun with a great bunch of people. The Wind was a pain, blowings us back UP the hill at times. Apologies for the generic logs, but we appreciate the time and effort that the CO has gone to, to place this series. Log was signed collectively today as BABB as requested by the CO.. TFTS

I claim this find as a part of the BCBB. 45 kilometres over two days on the resiling and rattler trails.

Cheers for the cache and the memories.

-3bearz-

May be a cold start but a warm breakfast a eager bunch of geocachers for company made this series a fun day with plenty of laughs a couple of falls and a successful find of many caches, signed under the name BABB Big Auburn Bike Bash to reduce owners needing to replace the logs after this mass assault, thanks to the CO's for a great seriesTFTC cvc

I joined a rather large group of cacher who called themselves the BABB- Big Auburn Bike Bash.
It was a great day cycling along and joining in with all the people finding these caches.

Found as part of the Big Auburn Bike Riders Bash using the code BABB. Thankfully the weather held out for us today until the end. A great time was had by all. The head wind made the ride all the harder today, especially for those with no gears and who had not ridden for a while. The kids were champions and rode the whole trail. You know its a bit of a tough ride with the head wind when the kids get off and start walking their bikes up the gradients.
A big thank you to Mrs Shattell, Chrispy and Kellygang for providing check point break stops and picking up those in need, and Squash 99 for replacing caches and log books.

Cheers and thanks for the cache

Found as a part of the BABB What a great weekend with a great bunch of Cachers and a heap of laughs. Thanks for placing and maintaining this cache for our enjoyment. Cheers Tomboy 711

Had a beautifulbeautiful afternoon out with my daughter and granddaughter(for the firsttime). She was more interested in the rocks and sticks! Thank you for putting this trail together it was fantastic series for kids easy to find and lots of room for swaps meant lots of fun. All caches I goods orderexcept for Rhyne train station stop which was ttoo waterlogged to sign. We shifted higher up and inverted in the hope it would drain.
TFTC.s

Tftc

Today we wanted to finish the Rattler trail, hubby road his bike while I walked to do a few, plus a couple of bonus caches on the way.
The track is in amazing condition, I passed numerous olive trees with plenty of olives on them, tried one but it was not to my liking.
The wattle is starting to bloom & also the blossoms. Saw a number of new born lambs in the paddocks.
A great day to be on the track.
Thanks for placing this cache cvc

Good hide, while out for a walk visiting friends. TFTC