Mount D'Aguilar Queensland, Australia
By Geocaching Australia on 24-Jun-23. Waypoint TP13592

Cache Details

Difficulty:
Terrain:
Type:	TrigPoint
Container:	Other
Coordinates:	S27° 18.222' E152° 46.252' (WGS 84)
	56J 477327E 6979905N (UTM)
Elevation:	759 m
Local Government Area:	Moreton Bay

Map

Whodunit Geocache

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 or yourself.

Mount D'Aguilar

Installed for the Trigonometrical survey of SE Queensland, 1893. See MAP.
Cairn, post and discs.

Current status: Large cairn with discs on top, no post.

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Access: Park off Mount Glorious Road S27° 17.857' E152° 45.235' and start walking up the break (Lepidozamia Road) for about 150m then trun right into a narrow footpad. Continue east along this track until around S27° 17.690' E152° 46.041' where is starts to head south towards GZ. You will pass an old logging winch and a small cairn signifying the route to a plane wreck from 1977. If also visiting the wreck it's about 8km return, allow 3 hours. An easy walk if dry. If wet you will need to prepare for leeches and mud. The Terrain rating of 3.5 is for when wet and also visiting the wreck.

Logs

24-Jun-23

wayn0

Today's plan was a GC Event and to check out the geocaches near it. Also, I wanted to see what was left of a trig in that area. Geo-buddy Beardman75 suggested a trek up Mount D'Aguilar after the event and with no hesitation I said yes. It's an area that's been on my to-visit list for too long! I'm still jetlagged so with only two hours of sleep and this being my second hike of the day I was confident I would sleep very well later that evening haha. I'm not one to let trivial matters like sleep or inclement weather ruin an adventure! There was no concern about inclement weather today though, it was flawless! Nice and dry which resulted in a leech-free trek, nice! On the way up we stopped at an old logging relic, a large rusty steel winch then proceeded to the summit to discover this very old trig station. The cairn was in reasonable condition and so were the disks sitting on top of the cairn. The post perished long ago. We explored some more of the summit area then started our way back via the plane wreck. A sad story here. Only parts of the plane remain and it looks like they have been grouped together in the one location. The trek back was uneventful but pleasant. There's a lot more to discover in this beautiful part of the world so I'll definitely return. Thanks for the cache.

Rated: for Overall Experience