Gipps (TS5495) Border Loop, New South Wales, Australia
By Geocaching Australia on 20-Nov-22. Waypoint TP13440

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TS5495 Gipps 

Location referenced as early as 1840 
Current version installed 1971, cairn, pole, disks 
Current status: cairn present, disks on ground with nameplate, no pole. 

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Access: Park at the NSW / QLD border, Lions Road / Running Creek Road, S 028° 19.916' E 152° 58.374'. Follow the border fence East on the NSW side until the lantana becomes too annoying then hop over the fence to QLD and keep going up until you reach a plateau at another Trig location (TP12968), S28° 20.191' E152° 59.339'. From this point get back over the fence into NSW and continue East about 50m or until you see an entrance into the rainforest you’re comfortable with. (Do NOT go past about 500m from the plateau along the border fence. This will take you too far and the terrain in will become unnecessarily difficult.) There is NO track to GZ. From the border fence to GZ and back to the border fence is about 2.5-3km with little elevation change. Off track navigation and topographic map skills essential. Head towards GZ on a path of least resistance while consciously not dropping in elevation too much to the West. No significant bush bashing required. There are some unpleasant plants to watch out for but nothing you can’t easily manoeuvre around. Return same route. 

The border fence section is very steep but mostly a clear trek. The border fence to GZ and back to the border fence section has gentle elevation changes through rainforest. 

Extra notes:
-Trust your GPS, Trig is NOT at the highest point of this location. 
-See gallery for rainforest images to see what that section is like and note the triangle on the map image.

About 7km return, allow 5 hours.

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