Mount Barrow ST318 Nunamara, Tasmania, Australia
By Geocaching Australia on 01-Sep-09. Waypoint TP0673

Cache Details

Difficulty:
Terrain:
Type:	TrigPoint
Container:	Other
Coordinates:	S41° 22.575' E147° 25.084' (WGS 84)
	55G 534959E 5419389N (UTM)
Elevation:	1368 m
Local Government Area:	Launceston

Map

Whodunit Geocache

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.

If you feel that you can add to the description of this trig point or adjust the difficulty / terrain ratings, please feel free to edit this cache and amend the information suitably. Vandalism of the cache description or other information will result in your account being terminated.

Addtional Information
Source: Geoscience Australia
Type: Horizontal Control Point
Elevation: 1414.3
PID: 2946398
Other Information: Geoscience Australia

This Trig is actually a normal survey beacon i.e. galvanised steel quad with black discs on top with ground survey mark underneath.

Logs

08-Nov-21

Altaire

Went out to climb Barrow South and Barrow South West. After those we detoured up to the top of Mt Barrow both for the Abel and the Trig. Good weather thankfully and good views despite a lot of haze.

14-Mar-21

AlbyDangles

"Hello thank you for the cache.

Found with EeePees during a great weekend away.
EeePees and I had been up here twice before hoping to get to this trig point, on our previous trips the weather wasn't suitable for an exploration along these ridges.
Today the weather was very clear but very cold with plenty of ice on the ground.
Not to be detoured we started on our climb up to the top. After a false start we found our self's climbing across the icy rock scree. We got up to the ridge near the last tower, from there we followed it to the trig. there were a few place where the going was a bit scary for me.
After getting the required photos and a good look around it was time to head back, luckily some of the ice had melted so it wasn't as slippery where the sun warmed the rocks.
We did find a pad and same rock cairns which made the route back so much easier.

I would like to thank EeePees for the fantastic adventure.

Found on Sunday 14 March 2021 at 1114

TFTC"

Rated: for Overall Experience

14-Mar-21

EeePees

TFT Trig. Got blown off the Mount yesterday after walking out to the other towers, so left for the second time with our tails between our legs.
Luckily weather was impeccable today so we headed back up and enjoyed the scramble walk to GZ, with a few precarious "don't look down and don't slip" moments.
Found with AlbyDangles on a fab geocaching weekend getaway.

Rated: for Overall Experience

18-Jan-19

gridge98

On my way up here to find some GC caches I stopped by this one, great views apart from the large amounts of cloud in the sky

Rated: for Overall Experience

18-Jan-18

OldSaint

Been here on a few occasions
A hairy walk but fun
Logged for States of the Nation
Sainted at 1000 hours
TFTC and cheers
OldSaint

Rated: for Overall Experience

28-Feb-16

Grumbligrot

07-Nov-14

Yin Yang

Beautiful views from the top, a bit of a scramble on the rocks but the nice weather made it so much easier.

01-Feb-14

Rigger64

Well i seen the trig from the road but was unable to to the trig due the fact it is now behind a locked Gate.
Photos to follow.
Im inclined to say that it need Arciving due to the fact that it's behind locked gates unless you want to do a big rock scramble.

Rated: for Overall Experience

03-Sep-13

2y'stassies

ID obtained from DPIW LISTMap database and added to cache name.

13-Jun-11

flange_1&tribe

heaps of snow heaps of people
gr8 day at the4 snow with a trig thrown in
pic to come next time i sync ph

Rated: for Overall Experience

21-May-11

Tassie Trekkers

This one is not for the faint hearted! Clear skies prevailed making this the day to tackle, climb, clamber and rock hop to GZ. Do not take the direct route from car to trig follow the ridge line. Spectacular views cold and windy but worth the effort.

Rated: for Overall Experience

23-Feb-11

Neribil

A pleasant day on the mountain. A scramble over the rocks on the southern side to the ridge line. A bit of a pad led to the trig and awesome views. Thanks

Rated: for Overall Experience

05-Dec-10

2y'stassies

We started to head towards this trig point early afternoon but the cloud was so dense that we thought "safety first" and decided to return another day. After all, if we put in so much effort, we would like to be able to appreciate the views.

05-Dec-10

razork

Low cloud and mist made this a very difficult scramble along the ridge. Fortunately the full extent of the drops on the northern side could not be seen. Under the conditions today the terrain rating was a 5.

30-Nov-10

sirius Tas

Definitely not for those that dislike heights(moi moi). OMG....that is one siriusly BIG drop down there...and right beside the track edge.
Me thinks these trigs are going to throw up some sirius challenges.
Great views once at the Trig....couldn't help taking a shot looking down on the road below. TFTC GCA...Cheers.

Rated: for Overall Experience

03-Jan-10

TeamSwampy

Well, after doing the Rocky View cache and walking over to the BIG antennae, to get some non-ionising radiation into me (and make a phone call cuz the only place it would get reception was at the base of the ABC tower!), I found a survey mark near the edge of the cliff over on the eastern side.
Knowing that survey marks are not really trig points, I left after taking lots of photos and headed for the real trig point.
About an hour later, I had navigated my way to finding an interesting pattern on the rock, (which I later worked out to be where the rock had been blasted TO MAKE A PATH!) loosing my phone and finding the trig. Luckily I had another camera (which is next to useless!) so I got a shot at the trig.
Found my phone on the way out - it was near the bui.%@ and the dis#^$ near the big anten#$ &*wer. Just gotta make sure you run past that bit...
Terrain adjusted.

16-Dec-09

madchilli

After doing the nearby cache in my thongs (we had been to the school picnic at myrtle park) I had ended up with quite a number of grazes and quite a bit of blood so opted out of scrambling to the trig point. I took a photo of the antennas which the trig is on the other side of.... So if anyone would prefer to see a photo of the trig point as is needed to log this cache I am happy to retract this find until I go back up again, still got one more cache up there to get anyway

31-Oct-09

beetles2

We left our photo till on the way back to show how hard it is to get to this one. There is a track up to some buildings but there is a locked gate part way up the track. So you really have to climb a long way up hill over some pretty treacherous boulders. Quite a challenge for one that has a fear of heights as it is a massive drop down on the right hand side. The terrain rating on this one is derfinitely greater than 2.