Hobwee Gold Coast City, Queensland, Australia
By Geocaching Australia on 22-Aug-22. Waypoint TP13412

Cache Details

Difficulty:
Terrain:
Type:	TrigPoint
Container:	Other
Coordinates:	S28° 15.229' E153° 12.462' (WGS 84)
	56J 520373E 6874663N (UTM)
Elevation:	1167 m
Local Government Area:	Tweed

Map

Whodunit Mascot

Queensland Government Department of National Parks Park Alerts

Description

This is a TrigPoint Cache. There are no physical geocache containers with logbooks or swap items relating to this cache here. To log a find on the Geocaching Australia website, you will need to include a picture of the TrigPoint, along with your GPS receiver or your geocaching name on something and (preferably) yourself.

Hobwee

This Trig Station is on the summit of Mount Hobwee in Lamington National Park on the QLD / NSW border and has TS IDs for both states. It was installed 16 April 1973 by QLD Department of Mapping & Surveying.

QLD Trig Station ID# 412 (QTS 412)

NSW Trig Station ID# 6108 (TS6108)

Mark number: 36152

When this Trig Station was contructed, National Parks would not allow ANY trees or foliage to be removed. A helicopter was used to bring in aluminium and wooden station components. When built, the station was higher than the forest canopy. This was how the beacon was utilised.

More information here..

https://qspatial.information.qld.gov.au/SurveyReport/SCR036152.pdf

https://maps.six.nsw.gov.au/ScimsREST/SurveyMarkReport?marks=TS%206108&datum=GDA2020&date

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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.

You are encouraged to leave a description of your journey in your log to help others in finding the trig point.

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.

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Access: Significant hike with multiple starting point options: Binna Burra, O’Reillys, Numinbar. Note Terrain rating. Preparation required with the usual hiking precautions. Do your research before tackling this one. Know your limits. Easy for some people but impossible for others.

Hints

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Decode

Logs

22-Aug-22

wayn0

I’ve visited Mount Hobwee twice. Once via Numinbah and once via Binna Burra. Due to the vegetation there’s not much to see at GZ but don’t let that dampen the achievement of arriving at this summit. Any route here is a splendid day out in this stunning part of the world. Great views along the way with beautiful surroundings, the sounds, it’s just a great area to be immersed in. BUT, if it’s a wet day then you will most certainly have leech issues. The Trig point here is currently a simple bench mark. The initial large structure would have been a grand sight! The survey sketch references Bilbrough which is also well worth a visit (TP1099), a fine Trig. I’ve planned another nearby hike to this GZ so will divert slightly and return here to get an updated GPS image sometime in the next few months. I'll also try to find any remnants of the original structure. Images and log updated soon. Thanks for the cache.

Rated: for Overall Experience