Drys Bluff ST361 Liffey, Tasmania, Australia
By
Geocaching Australia on 01-Sep-09. Waypoint TP0514
Cache Details
| Difficulty: | |
| Terrain: | |
| Type: | TrigPoint |
| Container: | Other |
| Coordinates: | S41° 42.234' E146° 49.483' (WGS 84) |
| 55G 485416E 5383083N (UTM) | |
| Elevation: | 1265 m |
| Local Government Area: | Central Highlands |
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Description
A Trig Point is a virtual cache which requires a cacher to locate the Trigonometric Station at GZ.
A trig point (also known as a Trigonometric Station) typically consists of a black disc on top of four metal legs or concrete pillar, resembling a navigation beacon. It is also accompanied by a metal disc, which is located directly below the center point of the tripod or on top of the pillar itself.
Trig points are generally located at the top of hills or points of prominence in the landscape. Many provide unique views and challenges, with some being difficult to get to.
These points were regarded as valuable to surveyors, providing reference points for measuring distance and direction, and assisting in the creation of maps.
To log a find on the Geocaching Australia website, you will need to include a picture of the trig point, along with your GPS receiver and (preferably) yourself. Long distance / telephoto type pictures are against the spirit of this cache. You are encouraged to leave a description of your journey in your log to help others in finding the trig point.
The original collection of trig points has been sourced from Geoscience Australia and may contain inaccuracies.
Please respect local laws and regulations when searching for trig points. If you believe that a trig point is located on private property or in a dangerous location, you may archive the cache, by clicking on Log this Cache and place an "Archived" log on the Geocaching Australia website.
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Addtional Information
Source: Geoscience Australia
Type: Horizontal Control Point
Elevation: 1298.43
PID: 2949419
Other Information: Geoscience Australia
Logs
A memorable and enjoyable day, having a rest and lunch at the top, close to the clouds.
I had decided some time ago that I would walk in from the south from Westerns Road. I was un able to get a key from Hydro to drive along the road so we took our bikes and rode them the 12km to the second weir at the end of the road. The ride to the first weir was really nice riding along a lovely road but from there to the second weir was along a very rough rocky road so my bum was pretty sore by the time we got to the end.
At the weir we had a quick break as there was so may mosquitoes around wanting to have a snack on us we had to go and leave them behind. We walked across the weir and then walked up the valley till we got to within 400m of the cache at this point we worked our way up onto the bluff. The walk along the valley was really nice off track walking most of it really easy going but we had to keep our stops really short as soon as we stopped the mosquitos found us.
Unfortunately the weather wasn't as predicted so when we got to the trig most of the valley below us was covered in cloud, this did give a different perspective to the view.
We didn't stay around too long as it was getting cold and we could see a cloud rolling in over the bottom of the valley we had walked in on. As we walked out the breeze blew the cloud away and the sun finally came out. As on the way in we had to keep our stops short due to the mosquitoes. back at the weir we collected out bikes and made a very slow trip back along the rough track and back onto the better road. the ride out seemed to go on forever and some of the hills were a bit steep for my old legs so I had to push the old bike for a while. I did like the down hill section throw.
300km by car
24km by bike
10km by foot
12.5 hours
A great trip.
Found at 1116
It is a walk with excellent views, but you climb over 1000m in altitude and there is very little respite from going up (or down on the way back) so you need to be bushwalking fit to enjoy it, or take it very gently! There are some nice little rock scrambles too, with fixed ropes if you need them.
