Scoria Spring Creek, Queensland, Australia
By Rogainer on 16-Aug-03. Waypoint GCGNKG

Lots of fun finding my own way up!

Dont think Ive ever been so happy to find a tube of paper on a mountain! The climb wasnt too bad it was the overwhelming sense that I wrong step could start all the rocks from sliding down! View was amazing just on sunset, another reason to hurry up and find it. Route down was ok, slow and steady. Worse bit was finding the path through grass again at the bottom. Thanks for bringing me here!

So cool to finally get this oldie. Was a bit hectic but made it.Time to visit Qld again. Up visiting family and doing some small road trips.Thanks for getting me out and about Rogainer

On a caching holiday to target older geocaches and working on my DT grid. Followed the path in to the base. Started the rock scramble and got to the top. Still 23m from cache, last bit through the bushes, Wow what a view. Cache found quickly. TFTC SL Thanks for placing this cache for our enjoyment. Made a safe climb back down and then completed the Earth cache nearby. Completed with mackay_geocaching.

Completed with alphaG_25. Rock scramble to the top for a great view as reward. TFTC Log signed

Real early start today to find this bad boy.straight to the top and so at 6am it was 33 & high humidity. cache found by GG1 and in good condition.

Today I did the most bravest or stupid thing ever. 50 years old, unfit and solo, climbed this mountain (to me) My legs were shaking in fear. Not sure if I took the most direct way, but I followed the path for awhile and then started the climb. Some very scary slips and loose rocks. Now I am pondering my way down. I would not recommend anyone to do this alone. But I made it here, now wish me luck going down. Tftc.

Found on a trip through Broken Hill, Tilpa, Bourke, Cunnamulla, Charleville, Tambo, Blackall and Barcaldine to attend the QOGM at Longreach, then to Emerald, Biloela, Monto, Gayndah and Kilcoy on my way to Brisbane for a few days before a return drive back to Adelaide. After staying t the Sports Grounds campsite at Goovinen overnight, today I made my way to Kilcoy, stopping off intermittently to search for caches enroute. It was an energetic climb to the top, very amazed to see the basalt columns around the peak. Thanks for the cache Rogainer!

It was this geocache as one of Queensland's 100 oldest geocaches that was a priority stop here today, and I'm so glad that I did as it became one of my highlights of the trip! A small walk that took a distance of 1.3 km across an elevation of 76 m, with a moving time of 0:21 hr, and a total time of 0:26 hr, as per my [Strava record](https://www.strava.com/activities/9857447565). The basalt columns were amazing, and I really enjoyed the small adventure in getting to the top, even if it was in the middle of the day at its hottest time! Terrific views around the place, and it took 5-7 minutes of searching before eventually finding the replacement preform container. Had I known this just been a preform, I would not have brought a TB up with me with plans to deposit it here. The cache container and logbook were in good shape. Thanks [Rogainer](https://coord.info/PRET5B) for the cache placement and ongoing maintenance. It was nice to have found this oldie 08/2003 hidden cache, of which is one of Queensland's 100 oldest yet active geocaches. Favourite Point!----------This 1.5 week trip, the purpose was the Queensland Outback Geocaching Muster (QOGM) in Longreach, with its aim to encourage tourism and support in rural towns. Departing from Brisbane on Friday 15/09/2023, I travelled solo taking the northern route through Gayndah, Emerald and Jericho on my way to the event, and then returned through Blackall, Morven, St George, Goondiwindi, and Toowoomba arriving back on Monday 25/09/2023.My Longreach highlights included the two QOGM muster/rally days visiting Muttaburra and Isisford; the Qantas Founders Museum; Stockmans Hall of Fame; Silver Tails Rail Sunset Tour; and the general historical town vibe. Other highlights to/from Longreach included climbing Mt Scoria; Barcaldine's Tree of Knowledge and kayaking in the water park; Blackall woolshed scour; and the smaller intriguing and historical towns that I passed through.During my travel days when I was time-poor, I targeted geocaches that were older in age, high D-T, puzzles/challenges, and rare cache types. In addition, I added 7-8 visited LGAs to my statistics.The scenery was memorable with picturesque sunsets, and a diversity of flora and fauna. There were plenty of kangaroos and wallabies, emus, goannas/lizards, brolgas, hawks, and alas wild hogs, and goats.Today, a full travel day was pencilled, driving from Gayndah to Emerald via Biloela.I started the day visiting the towns lookout before attending the local parkrun. Well and truly warmed up, I closed out my Gayndah visit with a drive up to the lookout and then visited the [Upside Down Bridge](https://coord.info/GC8ZMQ3) in the town across the river - an engineering masterpiece!I tend to be far too slow in my travel days morning, perhaps stopping at geocaches more than I should, although I enjoyed my visits to various towns. Perhaps at the hottest time of the day, I hurriedly hiked up Mt Scoria, and the basalt columns were impressive.I had lunch in Biloela and completed the [Biloela My Home Town](https://labs.geocaching.com/goto/af82ce36-2dcf-4ff3-ab59-75a503cad4f2) Adventure Lab, and then I decided to take fewer stops to then arrive in Emerald just as the light was fading. Post dinner, I tried to find a few more town geocaches, visiting the botanic gardens to the south, and more of the Emerald cotton geoart.

Found 12/8/23 Nice little climb up and down... Hardly able to walk the next day hahaha sore legs

Wow what a climb - here with Kym’s Adventure and we are down from Darwin. Great view with a quick find, we also made it down again safely! TFTC

Day 3 of the Reflection Road Trip started with light drizzly showers at Monto and ended with a downpour in Mt Morgan.

This was the cache of the day. The morning showers had burnt off, leaving a dry track, essential for this climb. The cloudy skies kept the temperature to the mid twenties. However, the concentration required for the rock hop scramble up and back still had me sweaty enough.

Great climb, great views. Now, do you get back down.

Found while staying in Moura on a day trip what a great climb and view

Mr CNQ gasped up the Mount in early in the New Year. Got a fright from a couple of rocks moving on the way up. Managed to come up close to the cache and found quickly in good condition, before gathering for the downhill scramble. Great cache, thanks for keeping it going, taking it easy took 90 mins.

Couldn't find the track to the top and had to keep going back to rock for work. Will have a look on google earth when I get home. Was found to send the drone up, but again didn't have time.

Out and about with TBU1Bikesu to escape the winter chill at home.

Fun climb up , if you are cautious enough.

Tftc Rogainer

We had answered the questions for the nearby earth cache, but wanted to have a closer look.

So we went up, enjoyed the views, found the cache and signed the log, and then scrambled the way down. The terrain would have deserved a higher rating, in my opinion when I compare this hill with Mt Tibrogargan. But, we enjoyed it and that is the main thing.

Tftc Rogainer

We decided to visit the area and check out this location. The columns are very interesting. We walked around the track and then climbed up the rock fall. There was a drone flying around the top and the guy said he was photographing from every angle to get the dimensions of it. He soon departed and we quickly made the find. Then it was the climb down which I find the trickier than going up.

TFTC

What an amazing place!!! Really wanted to leave a tb inside but it wouldn’t fit much to our dismay!

A weekend trip to collect some rare finds.
This was a great mountain to climb!
Lost and found the path a few times going up and down.
Good views from up top but thirsty work this hot day.
Thank you for hiding this geocache Rogainer

R

Heading South from Biloela today and picked up caches alone the way. I missed this one last time I passed as it was too late in the day to climb but today it was 0700hrs. It was a quick climb to the top, find the cache, sign the log then admire the views before a quick trip back down along a well worn track that I found heading down.

Thanks for placing and maintaining these caches for me and others to enjoy.

TFTC Rogainer

Found it

On our trek to Dayboro Mega. Decided I needed a challenge to stretch my legs and boy were they stretched. Going up certaily was a chanllenge but easier than down. BEautiful views from the top and thankfully cache was located quickly giving me more time to enjoy the scenery. TFTC Rogainer

Ow wow and wow. What an awesome place. To find the cache just ‘topped’ it off. Tftc

Dnf was too hot to climb, beautiful area though

Day twelve of my outback Queensland trip and the plan today is to complete an oldie and a couple of earth caches in the Springsure area. Having completed those it was then a “where to go to next”, do I head back up and go along the Blackwater etc Hwy, do I go into Moura and head east or do I turn left at Rolleston and do Carnarvon gorge. So it was straight on and because in the distance I can see another old cache, ok that’s the goal.

With no caches between here and Moura it was a quick but boring drive. After a few previous DNF’s in Moura and the only cache in Banana I had made it to Biloela, hmm. After making the find of the man faced rock I returned to bilo and saw another oldie in the very close distance, I got just enough time to race down and grab this one before it is too dark. I reached the car park and made haste up to the top, just in time before dark. In my travels up I lost both pens, so I was unable to sign the log. Some awesome views of the area, didn’t stay long as dark was really coming on. Got back to the car and started my journey to be ready for tomorrows two other oldies in the area.

Great cache location and a favourite point from me just for the experience and the great views, thank you.

5541

Monday. Slow Puncture out on an epic adventure this week to Emerald and beyond. So glad we made the quick climb to grab this one and can cross this one off our to-do list. The climb up and back didn't take long at all and spotted the cache first place I looked, so I was well ahead of time and spent a bit of time looking at the amazing views and the little bird footprints in the sand at the top, as well as the shoe footprints up there

This was the 6th of 6 caches found on this outing.

Thanks ***Rogainer*** for showing us this place

The climb up wasn’t as bad as it looked although the climb back down was not kind to my arthritic knees. Searched around for a while before finally spotting it. Thanks for the cache

We did not find the cache but we also didn't look super hard. We went up in the winter as the sun was setting not thinking it would be as hard as it was and I was in flip flops. We were worried about the sun setting and climbing down in the dark do gave it a quick once over didn't see and came back down. But the view was worth the hike just recommend not going near dark and wearing appropriate hiking clothes. Took about 45min to go up and down.

Paying some music and walking towards the top. Also checked geocaching.

Quick find after admiring the beautiful views. Thank for placing else don't know I would have come up.. going down may be another story though. Tftc

Up early to watch the sunrise not dissapointed great little climb such an interesting spot and rock formations tftc

Quick find once at top. Heart pumping walk.

Quick find once at top. Heart pumping walk.

Found with Dora the Explorer! A nice little climb and very interesting rocks. TFTC.

I went up, I went down and I was scared both ways. Not a fan of heights so this one was a challenge for me as well as worrying about dislodging a rock and starting an avalanche!
Enjoyed the view from the top and the cache was fairly easy to find so I was relieved to find it and get my name on the log book.

TFTC Rogainer

Great to find a cache that has stayed active for so long.
TFTC Rogainer

Great view awsome hike (scramble).
Take your own pen as it is not working

This one turned out to be one of the most expensive caches that I've done - I'll explain later. After the short walk around to the end of the marked track, I started my scramble through the thick vine scrub and up the rocky slope. The view from the top was stunning, and a just reward for the strenuous climb. After a short search, I soon had the cache in hand (thanks to the hint). I posed for the obligatory selfie, took a big swig of water and made my way back to the bottom, only to discover that my Garmin Oregon 450 had gone AWOL. It must have fallen out of my pocket as I was scrambling down the rocks. So back to the top I went, hoping to retrace my path and find the elusive Garmin. No luck on the way up, and no luck on the way back down either. Despite looking in every possible nook or cranny, I had to bid a reluctant farewell to my trusty old Garmin, along with the OzTopo SD card. Ouch !!. But it was a great cache and definitely worth the climb (maybe not TWO climbs). Thanks Rogainer for placing this cache, and the others who have maintained or replaced it over the years. A fave from me. Cheers from Bindair Dundat.

Went for this early morning hike. It is far easier to ascend the back way...the rocks are more stable and there is less undergrowth to get tangled in. Coming down via the front section was harder and took longer. Saw scrub wrens, variegated fairy wrens, a rock wallaby and lots of different butterflies. Some of the ground cover...carissa..was in flower , the fragrance wafting around was beautiful. The view from the top was spectacular. A great pity people see it necessary to deface these beautiful bits of geology. Love that ringing from the tubes. Container is a small. A favourite point for this. Thanks

We stopped at this site during a road trip. Great place for a break and to stretch the legs. Also great to collect an Earthcache and an old Traditional. The walk to the top is well worth it. I walked the track to the end then started up the hill. Thanks for the cache. In good condition.
Cheers

Logtime: 10:00 #6318
Heute: 1. Cache von total 3 Caches.

Wir stiegen über die Basaltblöcke auf den Gipfel dieses kleinen Vulkans. Erstaunlich wie diese Blöcke beim dranschlagen klingen. Oben angekommen fanden wir dann problemlos den Cache.

Danke und Gruss
simeat und Frau
Switzerland.

With Fangsoki and Crew153 in the mighty Canyonero, we hit the outback in search of the oldest and finest Queensland has to offer. 6000+ kms in 8 days - an epic journey. Day one and we are here. Fang'd been here a couple times, but he loves the walk so much he did it again with us. There is a lot of scrambly upness involved here, and truly there isn't a very elegant way to approach it. Up we went. I especially loved the spot right at the top that looked like giant fiddle-sticks had been dropped. A FP for them (well done putting them there Rogainer).

The views from up top I was expecting to be not much, it isn't that tall a mountain (is it really big enough to call a mountain??), but everywhere else is dead flat, so the views go right around. I enjoyed this.

Thanks Rogainer for entertaining me at this location.

When Fangsoki and Pprime (P') mentioned about a road trip to get the old caches in outback Queensland I jumped at the chance to see some of our great country. The 8 day tour covered some 6,000km and a day on a boat in the Whitsundays. I wouldn't have missed the adventure for the world.

Fangsoki had been talking about his two previous climbs up this hill and was not painting a pretty picture of it but he elected to join us for his third assault on it. I struggled to make the climb but I was glad to get to the top for the great views from there. The cache was quickly located and then the descent was started. I think that was harder on me than the climb and I was glad to finally reach flat ground. Another of the oldest 100 ticked off for me.

TFTC Rogainer

TFTC. We are camped at Biloela for a few nights after a stopover at Lawgi Heritage Park. decided to drop of the Motorhome at the Qld Heritge Park and drive back. parked the geo-mobile at the parking area and followed the path around the mountain. At the end of the path there was only one thing to do. I scrambled up the rocks with not too much trouble, knowing that it would take longer coming down. The views at the top are fantastic. A short search and the cache was located and signed. Then the slow trip back the same way as I had come up. Well worth the effort .

Wow! That was beaut! This is what we love about geocaching - being taken to fabulous places we wouldn't normally get to.
This morning was quite cool when we started out - ideal for this sort of activity. We saw one rock wallaby and a couple of birds of prey on the hike. The rock formations were very interesting and provided good stable 'stepping-stones' for the climb.
Cache and log are all dry and in great condition.
Thanks heaps Rogainer. Fav Point from us.

Climbed to the top just for the view... on return went to log the earth cache and realised there is a traditional cache at the top! Bugger! Next time!

Found after a food climb.
Had a good time avoiding the spiders.

A geocaching roadtrip is an amazing thing. It takes lots of preparing, planning and pre puzzling to ensure time on the road is maximised. I have to say I exhibited none of these attributes as we readied ourselved for this roadtrip. I was fortunately joined by the energizer bunny (seffnjarah) and the Square Jawed Mountain Man (Crookedpete) who both like to prove how capable they are as the alpha males of the Bromance. While there is often much chest beating and tantrums, we manage to remain positive and end up with a good plan of attack.
We set off on Friday lunch time (so CP had time to make himself pretty) and returned late Sunday nigh, traveling some 2000klms, approx 70 caches of varying D/T Ratings, in just on 54 hours. Sadly there were a few DNF's (which some of the team took harder than others), but we saw many different cache styes, and some amazing places. Thanks to all the CO's who placed these caches for us to find.
Our time to head back home, and the roadtip is waning. Still a few to collect on the way home!
Another old cache must do!
I made it as far as I safely could, but due to a geocaching misadventure involving th Yeppoon Emergency Dept last night I could not make it al the way. I was gald I could at least see hwat all the fuss was about with this palce. And the only mountain of its tyr in Australia! Awesome.

It's been 2 years since the Bromance undertook a geocaching road trip, the last being down to Gloucester NSW back in March 2015. With the blessings of our respective spouses received (mine seemed rather keen to get rid of me for the weekend) we headed off from Brisbane Friday lunchtime for a whirlwind trip to Yeppoon and back with a lengthy target list of caches including golden oldies this one. After finishing our first 2 days of caching and setting up camp at 1.30am each morning, another early wake up call had us packed up and on the road again, this time heading for home but still picking up the odd cache along the way. After parking in the carpark, we followed the track around the base of the hill, expecting to find a trail leading off to the top. After reaching the end with no turnoff found, we had no choice but to make a beeline straight up from where we were. Although it was not a particularly hot day, the heat reflecting off the basalt was quite considerable and had us sweating profusely by the time we reached the top (I would had to do this in the middle of summer!). After admiring some of the formations at the top it was down to business looking for the cache. With numerous possible hiding spots we were making no headway with the finding so resorted to an image we found on the cache page which narrowed down our target area. Crookedpete finally made the find for us to sign off in the logbook of another grand old cache for our collection. TFTC

It has been far too long since Seffnjarah, Swellerfungus and I did stupid things on a roadtrip a long way from home. So, a caching road trip from Brisbane to Rocky & Yeppoon and a few ports (and mountains) in between was planned. The well planned though overly optimistic caching itinerary included miscellaneous mind bending puzzles, half a dozen or so of Queensland's Oldest caches a few wee hill climbs, a healthy selection of unloved caches and any other interesting caches in between.

Another oldie on the "must do" list for the trip. And this one certainly didnt disappoint and was the effort to get here. Arriving early afternoon, it was a hot climb up the western scree slope to the top. I was very wary of snakes, but thankfully none were seen. Arriving at the top in a lather of sweat, we took a moment to catch our breath before searching. So many possible hiding spots here. After a search, we took a gander at the photo and was able to narrow down the location and find the cache.

I took a spill on the way down when some scree moved unexpected under foot. A little bark of but no damage. Thanks Rogainer. Have a favourite point for an interesting location.

Pete

#3,709

Nice greets from Dresden in Germany. Tftc

Scoria.. Scoria.. Scoria... you have used too many hours of my life.. and too many litres of my petrol

I came here several months ago - making the epic journey from Brisbane. I could not believe my blowful luck of getting a DNF. Spin on a few months and grannysmith1947 kindly replaced the cache. I might have done the same thing - had I any container whatsoever.. and permission from Mr Rogainer would have been nice too...

Spin on a few more months and I am motoring back in here.. more determined than ever. I had been awake since 3am (no I didn't drive from Brisbane) but I was going to get this cache no matter what.

I kitted myself up. I knew what I was up for... and made my way to the base of the mountain. Yeah it didn't get any less steep did it? I slowly picked my way up the slope. And slowly was the word for the day. I was hoping for some cloud cover - but it just wasn't going to happen.

About 15m up is the "worst" bit - where it is the steepest. I plodded slowly but surely up the hill.. sweat pouring off my brow. I took a rest under what little shade there was. There was quite a few orb weaving spiders that I had to move on to continue through. They really could have picked a better place to set up camp

It started to level out a little. I kept picking my way toward some more "bouldery" rocks that need to be climbed to get to the top. Alyoop! I'm up!

I caught my breath and then set about the hunt. It wasn't in the first place I looked - but it was in the second. I was very sure where GZ was because my GPSr pointed to the same place constantly. Looked like it was spot on. I gleefully signed the log and returned the cache as found.

The views up here are spectacular. It is such a very odd and random mountain. It would be rude not to have a cache here.

I started on my way back down. Oh... someone's random hat. I had no need for a random hat - even if it did look a bit expensive. I just left it where it was and started motoring down.

So the trip down is more treacherous - but less taxing - if that makes any sense. My walking stick ended up being more of a hindrance than anything. Not having the best sense of balance, I resorted to "five points of contact" at times. I was one very happy boy to be back at the bottom.

Hooray! I finally got this geocache! It is currently the 65th oldest geocaching in Queensland (just one of the reasons I wanted to get it) TFTC Mr Rogainer. I prevailed in the end. I hope to see this cache stay here for many more years to come

Travelling around Australia and now super excited to be finally starting our trek to the Easter Geocaching Event at Alice Springs.

This 38+degree heat has to finsih soon doesn't it? Aircon in the Cruiser unless stopping for a search for a geocache. So quick finds are the order of the day.

Wow, wow what a climb! If you have a choice definitely wear hiking boots, those rocks are murder. Not to mention 41+degrees and grabbing hot rocks to find a box!!!! lol

Had a ball and really really enjoyed this cache, despite the terrain and heat. Awesome well worth the effort.

Took some waypoints of my trek that may help others.
s24 31.997 e150 35.867
s24 32.008 e150 35.893
s24 32.008 e150 35.917
s24 32.001 e150 35.933
s24 32.001 e150 35.945

There is a sydney oilskin hat at the top if someone is missing one? Enjoyed watching a bird of prey on the climb, and a big goanna but definitely glad to be back down for more water and get the aircon going again.


TFTC Rogainer

What a climb! TFTC

Thanks to grannysmith1947 for replacing this cache today.
Is in the same spot as before.

TFTC 2119# on my way to Sapphire decided to give this a go sent message to CO great views found it easier going up and not very lady like coming down but I made it no skin off my old bones

I could cry

Today's task was to get 4 of Queensland's Oldest caches during a 1400km trip. This was Number 2 on the list. Scoria is the 63rd oldest, active cache in Queensland.

I never paid much mind to Scoria. I received logs about it as I have the cache on watch but never researched it.

As I drove up to it I thought how odd the mountain looked. Like a little pimple in the landscape or something. I parked up and looked at the mountain closer. It is an odd beast indeed. There had been a fire at the base of the mountain - which caused me to miss where I was supposed to start the climb. I ended up trying to traverse up in a very unpleasant area. I called Captain Terror who informed me I had it all wrong. Back down.

The fire had made a path that Captain Terror told me about less visible - but I soon found where I was supposed to go. I was a bit worried about going up here - it looked steep. Alarm bells should have rang at the fact it was a Rogainer Terrain "3" cache. But as I got closer - it seemed less daunting (that's a first).

Up I went - picking my way along. I am glad I am doing this in winter. I soon learned the patches of dirt were not very appealing as they were quite loose and stuck to the rocks that I could barely stand on. Up, up, up. Pausing under a tree out of the sun to get my breath back and the back at it.

The rocks up here are just striking. This had to be one of the oddest mountains I have ever climbed. I was not aware there was an Earthcache here until I saw it on the map during my search. An earthcache here is a very good idea.

A final little rock scramble and I was up the top Success! I took in the view and had a breather before I started to hunt for the cache.

And that's where it turned to custard. Nothing to be found I called Gaz'n'Kab who found it in April. They explained exactly how it was hidden. I took photos and they kindly pointed out where it was. Nothing My GPSr agreed with where I was searching.

I spent an hour looking for it. I even emailed the kindly cache owner out of desperation. But there was nothing for it. I could not find the cache - and that means a dreaded DNF. Nearly 600km from home and I get a DNF. I was so disappointed A smarter person, in hindsight, would have bought a replacement container with.

Defeated, I headed back down the mountain. Thankfully, I didn't have too much trouble getting down the hill - one just has to be careful - and not be afraid to slide on one's butt as needed.

My DNF is not a fault of previous finders or the cache owner. It is just very bad luck. I will have to return out here at some stage for this one.

I am taking the unusual step of giving a favourite point to a DNFed cache. I loved the mountain. I hope to return soon and make this a "Find". (Apparently, you **CAN'T** favourite a DNF. I was under the impression you could - and it gave me the option. Hopefully I didn't lose a favourite point )

I hope the cache IS there - for Mr Rogainer's benefit. But I also hope it isn't - otherwise it will make me sad that I missed it TFTA (Adventure), Rogainer (and thanks for replying to my desperate email)

Previously logged under a team account. Re-logging with my individual account.

Relogging this under individual account, previously a member of Gaz'n'Kab account.

The roadtrip to end all roadtrips has begun! Gaz'n'Kab and catscatscats22 have left all but their trusty steed behind, and have embarked on the most epicest adventures across Australia

After a nice morning on the road, it was finally time to kick off another of the QLD Oldest 100 caches and tackle the infamous Mt Scoria! We pulled up in the car park, and after getting everything ready, we were about to set off when we were greeted by the local constabulary. After a quick chat about our possible route, he was certainly intrigued to know that you could actually get to the top. Well, at least we were hoping we could We set off, and soon made our way along the track to the marker we knew we had to head up from. We headed off the main track and onto a small trail, through the long grass, and to the base of the mountain where we were greeted by the loose rocks We knew this was going to be fun, and it certainly was We made our way to the top, before taking a break and taking plenty of photos! A quick scan of the area and we soon had GZ worked out, and quickly had the cache in hand and we added our names to the logbook [^] We headed back down the mountainside and left town, just as we spotted the local police officer we had met earlier in the day! We flagged him down and had a great chat about our walk, and gave him hints on how to get to the top We all set off, and we enjoyed a police escort to the next cache

TFTC Rogainer

The roadtrip to end all roadtrips has begun! Gaz'n'Kab and catscatscats22 have left all but their trusty steed behind, and have embarked on the most epicest adventures across Australia

After a nice morning on the road, it was finally time to kick off another of the QLD Oldest 100 caches and tackle the infamous Mt Scoria! We pulled up in the car park, and after getting everything ready, we were about to set off when we were greeted by the local constabulary. After a quick chat about our possible route, he was certainly intrigued to know that you could actually get to the top. Well, at least we were hoping we could We set off, and soon made our way along the track to the marker we knew we had to head up from. We headed off the main track and onto a small trail, through the long grass, and to the base of the mountain where we were greeted by the loose rocks We knew this was going to be fun, and it certainly was We made our way to the top, before taking a break and taking plenty of photos! A quick scan of the area and we soon had GZ worked out, and quickly had the cache in hand and we added our names to the logbook [^] We headed back down the mountainside and left town, just as we spotted the local police officer we had met earlier in the day! We flagged him down and had a great chat about our walk, and gave him hints on how to get to the top We all set off, and we enjoyed a police escort to the next cache

TFTC Rogainer

Nice climb to the top too find it .

Nice climb too the top

Found with mates from Bilo.
Nice climb.
TFTC

Love a good scoria climb.

Just introduced to Geocaching and will be the first of many.

This was our favourite cache of the year. Robbie wanted to give it a whole bunch of favourite points but we had to settle for just one. This was the point where my GPS died in spectacular fashion. We were 90m from the cache and had not read the cache notes or the hint. Luckily ManGecko is very good at projecting (he reckons it's something to do with many years of running winch ropes out) so he told me where I should be looking (roughly) He was very close. I soon had the cache in hand.
Thank you Rogainer for placing and maintaining this cache.

Very much enjoyed the trek to the top, probably would have avoided going up if there wasn't a cache stashed up there. Thought the whole place was a bit unimpressive when I arrived, having driven from Gladstone, but climbing Scoria and then having a solo BBQ when I got back down made it all worth it. The cache was an easy find but well hidden, excellent container has kept everything in mint condition. It was a bit fiddly to ease it out of its hiding place mind. Lots of spiders, by the end of my time there it was like one had built a web on my face! TFTC

Interesting place, hot hard climb to the top. tftc

Top find,bit of a climb

TFTC!

Beautiful spot, I thought this was going to be a lot tougher. So many places to hide caches!

Hubby did the climb while I waited on the seat below. What joy when I heard his shout of victory and saw him holding the cache up on top of the mountain. Thank you

So many hiding places but finally found the cache at 6:30am this morning!

Took me a while to find the cache as my phone didn't want to play the game but managed to find quite easily after looking at the photos. An enjoyable climb with great views, especially after recent rain in the area. TFTC!

This entry was edited by cam.gobel on Sunday, 11 January 2015 at 11:18:57 UTC.

I flew in super early to Thangool this morning for work. Thankfully I was with a liberal minded colleague who was happy to sit in the car and watch basketball on his tablet. I figured having someone at the base was a good idea from an emergency response point of view. The last thing I wanted was to twist my ankle and need to call emergency services. Especially on a work day. There would be some serious explaining to do.

I was dressed in the full high viz with steel cap boots. Great for ankle support! I started the walk at 7am and was back in the car by 7:45. I chose to walk around the marked trail to the seat and then went up from there.

The ascent got step very quickly. So much that I had to stow by phone in my pocket and even my water bottle in my back pocket and resort to hands and feet. I must have looked like such a wierdo. I am happy to report that each of the boulders on my ascent was sound and did not move with my weight. This is the best way up & back.

Once I found the cache, enjoyed the view and sucked in a few deep breaths, I started back down. On the descent I erred too far to the North and came across much smaller rocks that slipped and slid under my feet. Sure, I got down quickly, but this is not the best option at all.

Thanks for a most enjoyable morning scramble, Rogainer. Such a fascinating hill to visit. A favourite point from 5Meerkats!

PS - picked up Rock'n'Roll TB.

Found

A little over four months late, but Happy Tenth Birthday Scoria! And thank goodness I finally get to log this as found after three years and three attempts! What do they say, third time is the charm?

Seeing this cache be disabled made me sad. Such old caches, hidden in National Parks and in such a unique spot deserve to live on. I am grateful I had a trip planned here for New Years and so contacted Rogainer to see if he'd be happy for me to replace the cache if need be. Permission granted, I threw together a suitable container and set aside the last day of the year to do the deed.

I had been staying only a short drive away and for the past three days the mercury had topped into the forties. The only way I was going up that hill was early. Pre-sunrise early. Discussing my plans last night and again my Dad said he'd like to join me for the trek. That night it rained, although I think if it was raining in the morning, it would not have mattered to me.

So this morning, with first light expected at 0451 and sunrise at 0511 we arrived in the carpark at 0430. Yes, in the morning. No hiking boots, just cooler joggers and plenty of water plus new geocache container were packed and we set off. I was glad I packed a small torch to check for wriggle sticks along the path, but worth it for the much more palatable ambient 24 degrees. It is evident, possibly due to the hot weather that nobody had climbed the mountain for a while as I missed the turnoff from the main track for the eastern face. A double back, hopped the log and we weaved through the knee length, wet grass. I was actually surprised with how well I remember this walk by now.

We got to the bottom of the slope and had enough light to pack away the torch and carefully ascend. It appears the rocks here are powerfully slippery when wet and when wearing wet shoes. It was cooler than any other time of the day, but the rocks held a lot of heat and the humidity coming off the slope was insane, but a few breathers and a steady pace had us up the top before sunrise.

As the sun slowly peeked over the horizon and the lights of the nearby towns and farms flickered into daylight we had another look for the cache. Despite all the DNFs it somehow would not have surprised me if the cheeky thing turned up now. But we had no such joy. Instead we turned our efforts to hiding the new container. I feared that muggles throwing rocks might be the primary cause of accidental discovery so where the hint and GPSr said the cache should be, we together moved a massive rock to make a new little hide that shouldn't be accidentally discovered too much.

I did what had to be done with the new geocache. It is now a 90mm PVC job. Inside is a sistema container with the logbook inside. I also chose this geocache to start the travels of my own Trackable which wants to visit rocky mountain tops (may it have safe travels). The geocache is in a rocky cave under the shrub on the north-westish side of the plateau and can be easily slid out towards the shrub. I've added a few photos for extra hints/proof that it is there. I look forward to this cache lasting another 10 years at least!

And so, with the sun coming up and the mercury doing the same, it was time to head back down the mountain, which is always a little bit of a trick, but no ankles were broken nor many boulders sent tumbling. I am very glad to see this one enabled again and even more happy to tick it off my 'to-do' list. I have enjoyed climbing the mountain every time and may well do so again. TFTC Rogainer and you can now, finally have the favourite point that this climb deserves

Thanks to Captain Terror, this cache is good to go again.
Cache is in same place as before
Happy new year to all

Captain Terror has been in touch with me and has kindly volunteered to replace this cache for me when he visits the area next month.

He has relatives nearby, so between us all, we should be able to keep this historic cache alive

Stay tuned

Looks like this one has gone missing.

If there are any local cachers who want to adopt this cache let me know.
Or if anybody is prepared to replace it for me, please let me know.

Unfortunately, my visits to this region from Brisbane have diminished recently and I have no plans in the foreseeable future to allow me to perform maintenance on this cache.

Sadly I will have to archive if nobody wants it.
It has just celebrated its 10th birthday, so it would be sad to do that

All is not lost however, as Moneybox has made an earthcache here.

This entry was edited by Rogainer on Wednesday, 18 September 2013 at 08:43:08 UTC.

I first heard of Mt Scoria about 40 years ago and we attempted to find the road in about 30 years ago. Today was the day we found ourselves at the base contemplating the tumble of rocks. The climb was not quite as bad as we thought, but the search was something else. We even followed the clues, but my Garmin thought GZ was in the middle of nowhere. Looked on & under quite a few stones which were not firmly wedged, but gave up after about 30 minutes. The descent was not as bad as expected, fortunately. Has this one gone missing, or are the last 3 lookers just blinkered, I wonder?
TFTC anyway, and thanks for bringing us to this spot.

12:47

Adding another DNF to the list. Spent the better part of about 45minutes searching for this cache, with no luck. Similarly to Captain Terror, it seems like I turned over every stone within a 10m radius of the GZ. Using the GPSr and hint, the GZ was clear, but I couldn't find the cache. After finding the Earthcache at the bottom of this mountain, I began walking the path to the base. As I did, two boys rode up, who were going to climb the mountain, so I ended up climbing it with them. Once we reached the end of the track, it was a steep climb up the mountain of musical rocks (took many videos of these musical rocks and they're unique sound). Making our own track since there isn't one, we eventually made it to the top after quite a climb, and saw the magnificent view. Photos and failed searching later, I made my way down and began the trek home.

TFTH, Rogainer.
Jay Of GemJay.

Although we didn't find the cache this was such an interesting place that we have made an Earthcache about it. There is no need to climb the mountain so people of all ages can do it. This should give everyone the opportunity of getting a smiley here.

Thanks Rogainer for bringing us to this fabulous unique location As for the cache, well that's another thing. I don't know if it's there or not. I turned over as many rocks as I could in a ten metre radius of GZ without success. I don't like doing this in a culturally significant or environmentally sensitive area. Perhaps my main problem was that I was confused by the hint that should have placed me close to the correct spot. Perhaps a photo on the site might help find the location without disturbing too much of the area. We noticed that you logged that the cache has been relocated. Did you update the coordinates? TFTC.

It gives me great frustration to log another DNF on this cache. The first one has haunted me since the day I logged it, and Xusia's find (being a relative) didn't exactly keep the salt out of the wound. It has taken me this long, but again was in the area and wanted to have a go at this one again. It was decided that despite a mild chest infection, my Dad and I would have an early morning start and climb Mt. Scoria.

We were at the carpark at about 6AM and set off, this time I knew where the footpad in was and soon we were clambering up the eastern face. Of all the mountains I've climbed after a cache, I still love this little hill. Short, sharp, interesting, fun and a bit different. We were soon at the top, only 82m above the carpark and again I was witness to the magnificent views up here. I could even see where we were staying, in a family farmhouse.

To cut a long search into a short story, Dad and I spent about an hour hunting for the cache. I feel like I've lifted and shoved every rock on the summit of the hill and I'm pretty sure there were no snakes, or else I'd have found them. About half way through the hunt I called Xusia and ended up getting a bit of a hint from Wiggity. We made the best sue we could of all available information, but eventually my sense of humour left me and I begrudgingly decided to give it all away. Dad and I sat on a rock finger and watched the view for a while before tackling the climb down. We may or may not have rolled a few rocks en route on purpose

As annoyed as I am that I still can't find the damn cache, I enjoyed the climb a lot. A good way to start the day if nothing else. By the time we were off the hill at 9AM it sure was heating up and I was thankful for our early start. Until next time.. (Maybe I'll kidnap a Xusia to point it out for me?)

After a climb that nearly killed me, apperantly I'm not very fit lol I search for the cache, only to find in safely guarded by a rather large not so friendly brown snake. Was rather disappointed after the climb but the view is well and truly worth it, take care in case mr brown has made the cache his new home

I made it to the top so I had won regardless thanks for bringing me up here Rogainer. I hunted high and low for this one turned over many rocks gave up after about half and hour as had left wife and kids below TFTH

What an amazing hill. I took a few pics included here. I rolled up and met up with a couple of campers at GZ. They asked what I was doing and decided to come along. They were thinking of heading up anyway! All the better with a few more eyes to look.

It was getting on towards sunset so we got a move on.

OMG I was exhausted when I got up the top. It was a hot day and the radiant heat from the rocks penetrated my every step as I lifted myself up and up.

On top there was a cool breeze - almost like paradise. We looked and looked before James came up with the prize (albeit about 10m from where I was looking!!). Thanks!!

The downward trip was not without event. I slipped and fell backward. An organ pipe stabbed be in the back and I have scored a bruise that is still there as I write this, a few weeks later. But hell it was worth it!

Thanks to Rogainer and clear skies from TeamAstro.

Found this cache accidentally on a very early morning climb and decided to join this world-wide geocaching treasure hunt!! The instructions were a little worse for wear, and i question the water-tightness of the treasure chest :/ A very fun find and can't wait to search for more caches!!

found by accident, let the geocaching begin!

This cache has made number 1 on my favourites list!

I was in the company of Wiggity when we found it. Thank you very much Rogainer for an awesome cache. I climbed this hill in 1995 for the first time in the company of the lady who eventually became my wife. She didn't come with us today to show us where to climb, so we ended up taking the hard steep way up. Great find though. Took nothing, left nothing. Pictures to be added to this log shortly.

Spectacular.

This entry was edited by xusia on Friday, 30 September 2011 at 08:35:41 UTC.

Spectacular! Thank you

Found cache on a nice day. Clear views all around. However cache is not in very good condition at moment, bags are deteriorated and open. Unfortunately we didn't have a spare bag or container with us. Otherwise, nice little climb up very unsteady ground. TFTC, TNLN.

Had a great time running around and up the mountain here early in the morning. lovely day too. Unfortunately no cache though. Spent ages looking but no luck. Glad I finally climbed this mountain though.

I found the cache, it is no longer in the plastic box, and the plastic snap lock bags have holes in, so I replaced the log in a new one, inside the others, hope it protects it. Reading the entries in the log, I found people have thought it to be rubbish, one man wrote he carried it down to the bin then discovered what it really was and took it back up. I am most grateful it was some climb!
TFTC TNLN

Sounds like a bit of cache creep here.
This cache used to be hidden from view under a rock which would make it extremely unlikely for muggles to find it.
Not sure when I can next check on this one.

Picked this one up on our way home from Cania Gorge. We made the climb no worries. Many of the rocks were large enough to be quite stable so we had no troubles. What a view! Thanks for the cache, great location. Had it not been for the cache we may not have stopped. TNLN.

Co-ords spot on ---Hint way off !! Suspect the hint refers to the previous GZ before Aug 09. Being an old B (65) I thought I'll decode the hint first as I don't want to do the climb unrewarded. So when I arrived at GZ a search was made of all spots that fitted the hint . No Good !! I'd spent quite a bit of time and was just about to give up when I spotted something that didn't fit with the hint and there it was.Thank Goodness.
Thanks for bringing me back to a Mtn I 've visited years ago.
TFTC TNLN

Found nice one take me 15 mins to look everywhere got it as last.Climb up too many small boulder heap rocks bloody my legs aches never mind.Worth it lovely views.Thank you for the organising the cache and hunt!

T.F.T.C