Kief St Albans, New South Wales, Australia
By
Geocaching Australia on 01-Sep-09. Waypoint TP0922
Cache Details
| Difficulty: | |
| Terrain: | |
| Type: | TrigPoint |
| Container: | Other |
| Coordinates: | S33° 17.915' E150° 56.263' (WGS 84) |
| 56H 307985E 6313713N (UTM) | |
| Elevation: | 293 m |
| Local Government Area: | Hawkesbury City |
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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.
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: 299.8
PID: 2950563
Other Information: Geoscience Australia
Logs
Parked the car on Upper MacDonald Road opposite the start of Jacks Trail and followed the firetrail almost to the trig. The track climbs steeply to begin with but you soon reach the top and then it is a nice steady undulating walk with some lovely terrain. Just to make it a little more interesting, I approached the trig from the east going off-track to explore some of the overhangs and bush on the way. After taking the obligatory photo's of the trig I then continued on the track to once again join Jacks Trail.
I'd noticed a little side trail on the way to the trig and decided to see where it went on the way back (hoping I'd find some nice views). The track went out to spot height 194 and then continued on to the cliff lines above St Albans. Here I lost the track and although I toyed with continuing and hopefully ending up in St Albans where I'd have to walk back along the road to the car, I decided it was probably a good idea to back track the way I came. By the time i got back to the car I'd covered 16.5kms. I'll go back another time and see if I can find the other end of the track to St Albans!
