SideTracked - Canterbury (NSW) Canterbury, New South Wales, Australia
By ziggiau on 24-Oct-17. Waypoint GC7E0J5

I am regretfully archiving this cache since there's been no response from nor action by the cache owner within the time frame requested in the last reviewer note.

tiddalik
Community Volunteer Reviewer

Still on the agenda to find a new home

Once restrictions are lifted I'll go and check on this one.

Hi ziggiau,

The cache appears to be in need of owner intervention. I'm temporarily disabling it, to give the owner an opportunity to check on the cache, and take whatever action is necessary. Please respond to this situation in a timely manner (i.e., within 28 days) to prevent the cache from being archived for non-responsiveness.

If you require more time please be sure to **post a note** (not an email) explaining the situation and how much more time you require. For ongoing issues please ensure you visit the listing and post a new note every 28 days to keep everyone up to date, if you do not then you cache may be archived without further note from a reviewer. Caches archived due to lack of maintenance are no longer unarchived and you will need to submit a replacement as a new cache.


Ministro - Matt

DNF

A quick look between a parade of muggles yielded no cache, but a large quantity of extremely painful, spiked burrs.

Despite the spikes, I still think I checked the 1.5/1.5 spots.

After the quantity of DNF’s this one might need a check by the CO.

DNF

DNF
I was afraid of a spider, a lizard and a mouse while I was looking down, them make me a surprise. It makes me feel like I can't look any further.

Couldn't find it today

Made for a lovely commute
Took a spider, left a coin

Tracked down

This is such a weird and cool spot, thanks for bringing me here! TFTC!

Thanks. Mind the bugs.

Finds #: 2,415
Companions: None
Muggles: None
Weather: Cool but sunny winter morning
Cache condition: Good

My son had a soccer match nearby, and due to the current restrictions I was "banished" to go caching while my wife stayed and watched the match. There was a sign that the pathway was closed, but it didn't seem to be so I headed in for a quick find - TNLNSL. Thanks, good to get NSW's first SideTracked

A bit isolated, but ok in the day! Found it!

FOUND IT and you have to get down low

Easy find

Great spot!

Awesome hiding spot so we added a beetle and replaced it

Container replaced, good to go again

Back in the game

Hoping to get out and check soon. Sorry for the delay.

ziggiau

This geocache was brought to my attention as being in need of an owner maintenance visit. The cache owner needs to check on this cache ASAP and either replace it or archive it, after picking up any geo-litter. See the [maintenance section of the Geocache Listing Requirements/Guidelines](http://www.geocaching.com/about/guidelines.aspx#listingmaintenance).

I've added this cache to my watchlist, and I will check back in four weeks to be sure that the maintenance has been done. In the meantime, I have temporarily disabled this listing. When the maintenance is completed, the owner can enable the listing by clicking on the link below the cache name to return it to active status.


Whatever your intentions, please **post a note** here on the cache page (not email) to let us know that you are still active and maintaining the cache.

If you plan on repairing this cache, please log a note to the cache (not email) within the next 28 days so I don't archive the listing for non-communication.


tiddalik
Community Volunteer Reviewer

Plan on checking this one in early Dec.

Judging by the grafitti in the posted logs it looks like the cache is inside the bolted area. Would have to break in to get it. Checked under the boiler (or whatever it is) but didn't find anything.

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Only looked briefly based on previous DNFs here.

Nope

Couldn't find it.

Not sure if this still here.

Is it inside or outside? The inside area is bolted up now.

Love the series but this one eluded me today.

Back in Aus for a bit of geo fun... Oh, and some work I suppose.

Thanks for all the fun!

TFTC!

#1608 Nice quick find after breakfast in Canterbury with Rieka. TFTC

Nice easy find after a relaxing breakfast at Canterbury

Found it tftc but no pen

TFTC️️️

Found after hopping off a train to take a stroll along the pristine banks of the Cooks River. I soon spotted the cache upon arrival at GZ.

Good one, thanks ziggiau.

ziggiau I found your cache SideTracked - Canterbury (NSW) on 28/1/19, 3:41 pm. This is my find 2245 and find # 11 today. Thought this was going to be a hands and knees search but actually found it quite easily. Thanks for the cache! TNSLLN

Found with evil Angel on a trip to Sydney to pick up a new computer for me. Winning! Sorry for the late log. TFTC

Cache 4450 on 12 Jan 2019

Greetings from Canberra. Bobl27, HypoHippo and I had to come to Sydney to collect a computer, so I took the opportunity to seek out some new counties while in the area. If all goes to plan, I should get 7 new counties for about 2 hours work. I have picked out easy finds though to minimise time and hassle for the family, and to save wear and tear on my sore ankle.

This cache: 6th for the day and we are getting hot and tired now! We tried to find a drive in but found a easy walk to the signal box from the shops instead. Cache found quickly.

Thanks ziggiau for the cache and the fun!

Found with AngelG27 on a day trip to Sydney. She did most of the finding, I did all the driving! TFTC:-)

Easy one, no one around, thanks!

While in the area for a parkrun, I was able to pick up a few nice caches. Pretty warm already this early in the morning!
TFTC Wilbert67

I really enjoyed this one as it really is a “secret” path. There are a few where I live too and I used to take my kids on secret passage walks. I’ve driven past that old hotel for years. TFTC

SideTracked find 28. That is the sort of 'secret' path that only locals would know of. As I approached GZ I thought that I should have brought the geo-mirror, but fortunately it was a quick find without it. Interesting place for a cache. Have a favourite tick. TFTC ziggiau.

Since November 5th I study Englisch at ILSC for 1 month. On this day I went to home after school and then I walked around for searching boxes. At this place I had a short search for the box.
Thanks for the cache from Bonn, Germany
Milka71

Quick easy find. Tftc

Nice quick simple find after coming away with nothing in the corner, 5m away. It appears the area is set for redevelopment as this cache has a limited life of a year tops, I believe. Thanks for the smiley ziggiau

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Great cache! Nice and easy way to start off our adventure

Quick easy find. TFTC.

Our with aries44 on a lovely spring day, nice cycling along the Cooks River.TFTC ziggiau

3159 10 September 2018
OCW with Mrs Aries and hoping to grab some caches in the Cooks River area. Nice day for cycling.

TNLNSL
TFTC ziggiau

Down a narrow and unattractive lane, but an easy find once at GZ.
TFTC

Quick find tftc

Quick easy find

I originally went down onto the platform because i thought it extended under the bridge but soon found that that wasnt correct.
Once i got in the general area it was a nice easy find.
Thanks.
#34

Lovely historical cache on a caching trek around the Cooks river. Tftc!

Great location, didn’t take long to find!
TFTC

Last cache before heading to work. Interesting local history. TFTC!

Quick find on a sunny winter's day. Tftc

Had fun finding this with Mary emoji!

Out for an early morning cycle in the rain... Nice one, interesting little path. This one was quickly spotted. TFTC and story. #618

I agree! Left a little bird to mark the end of a successful day. Tftc.

Last cache of the day on a lovely Saturday afternoon of caching with P1ccolo. TFTC!

Found it hidden under the generator/power box thing. TFTC!

Found again and signed. Thanks for a lovely cache

Spotted the cache in the first place I looked.

Quick and easy, nice location. TFTC

Arriving at GZ when I bumped into another geocacher looking for the same cache. It took a while but the find was finally hunted down after search for 5 minutes.TFTH

I decided to come down here by train for my caching hit today, as I'm sure you're supposed to do for a SideTracked cache.
I don't know this area really well and google maps didn't help much showing how to access this cache but as I walked down from the station I found a path. It lead right to GZ.
I didn't use the GPS but just used my caching instincts and soon had CIH as it wasn't very well hidden. Signed the log and replaced in the same spot but a little further away from prying muggle eyes.

Looking at google maps back here at home I'm not sure the cache is where the CO had originally placed it.

TFTC # 2347

I found it with my husband lasooch, but none of us had any pen. We'll be back again soon

Great cache! Looked around for a bit but soon had the CIH. Slightly sprinkling but still an easy find. TFTC

Found

Nice easy find and last cache for today. tftc

Luckily this path was on OSM and I got us to GZ. Then I made the find too.

TFTC.

I little bit of railway history here, the cache was found by TC while I searched elsewhere.

Nice easy find and last cache for today. tftc

Off the beaten track

Had to walk around a lot of back streets and alleyways to get to this one. The state of these public areas is the main reason why i don't often go urban caching.
Thanks for the cache.

Well I certainly took the long route to GZ...I had no idea this oath was here !!

Thankfully no muggles around today as I “assumed the position” to make the grab......it did take a few goes before I spotted it though !!

Tftc

#4553 (3 of 3 today)

Looking for a few quick park and grabs. Decided to go for three of four recently placed and unfound caches in the Canterbury area.
Three easy finds, so no need to go for the fourth - can leave that for another day.
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Walked from my last find... and took the wrong path. As a result, I had to walk a short distance up Canterbury Road to the correct path.

The iPhone initially pushed me past GZ, but I did note the spot where I'd have put it. Quickly came back to that spot. CIH!

Made the grab and tok to a shady spot to complete signing duties.
Then back for the replace and a walk along the correct path back to *The Hademobile*.

SLTNLN
TFTC

Cool little side track. Great place for train spotting. Found pretty quickly TFTC.

Needing to fill in my calendar this was about the closest from work to find. I certainly got side-tracked as I took the long way around to get there. At GZ I found the potential hiding object but needed to get down on my knees and pray that no muggles would walk past me wondering what I was up too. Fortunately I wasn't interrupted and eventually had CIH. And of course as usual I found a much shorter route back to the car! Another one in the series to tick off the list. TFTC

After watching sms on periscope I walked along the pathway to the signal box where it was a quick find thanks to the generous hint. TFTC ziggiau.

Easy cache with harris

Found before fjm

A recent local news report states that authorities want to demolish the old station completely and straighten the platform to allow for the new metro to come in. Please take the time to capture a few photos of the current buildings as they may not have long to live!

Quick stroll and grab with use of hint
Thanks for the cache

Another easy find. ?TFTC

Find 2 of 5 for the morning while out with the geokiddies walking/scootering the Cooks River cycleway.

The geokiddies and I strolled up here from the Sugarworks cache taking the path that runs along the train line. Arriving at GZ, geoboy watched the trains while I hunted for the cache. Lots of possible locations for a hide here so it was a case of careful checking of them all before the sneaky hide was spotted and extracted.

Thanks for the cache ziggiau. This is a great concept for a series of caches. Geoboy and I are really going to enjoy these.

Find #190

Fieldlog TTF 29. Oktober 2017 12:15

It is a bit hard to see where this might be but a suitable location reveals itself. Plenty of choice and took some exploring to find the correct spot.

Quick walk up from the sugar mill cache along the path we walked daily as kids. Waited out the occasional muggles heading home and soon had cache in hand. Tftc.

FTF photo

This was one of 4 FTFs for me today. I was out and about and found myself halfway between two newly published caches. Was about to head for one when I changed my mind at the last second and headed towards Canterbury. A good decision, as on the way three more caches were published nearby. But would I make it to all of them?
I wasn't sure where I was going to park the car here, but managed to squeeze it in not far from gz and then it was just a short walk around. But then I wasn't sure how to access the cache as it appeared to be on the railway lines. Just then a pathway revealed itself which led straight there. After a quick search I soon had the cache in hand. Opened it to find a blank log and so I signed it as First to Find [FTF]. Yippee!
Great to be the first finder on the first of this new Side Tracked series in NSW. TFTC

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