Burringbar trig Burringbar, New South Wales, Australia
By Geocaching Australia on 01-Sep-09. Waypoint TP2202

Cache Details

Difficulty:
Terrain:
Type:	TrigPoint
Container:	Other
Coordinates:	S28° 23.890' E153° 27.970' (WGS 84)
	56J 545665E 6858600N (UTM)
Elevation:	373 m
Local Government Area:	Tweed

Map

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Description

A Trig Point is a virtual cache which requires a cacher to locate the Trigonometric Station at GZ.

Official Name: Burringbar
Official Code: TS6674

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: 391
PID: 2947897
Other Information: Geoscience Australia

Hints

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Decode

Logs

11-May-20

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Back in the area and hitting up the hilltops already. This was a fun climb, which my calves will probably be complaining about tomorrow. Haha. Had to pick up a spider web stick on my way up. Glad I can ditch it up here and enjoy the walk back. So many spiders webs along the track. There is a fantastic view of a patch of trees just down there. Not much else unfortunately. Hahaha.

Rated: for Overall Experience

28-Jan-19

MattyRx

Decided to try my luck at this one today. It was 36 degrees and I was going to stay indoors - but that's no fun. I made the quick trip up the Tweed Valley Way and parked at the National Parks locked gate. The track started off easy enough, an old service road wide enough for a vehicle started leading upward - then I branched off onto a narrow, one person wide track though some denser forest. There was a bit of lantana starting to grow over some places, but I pruned most of it back to preserve the track. As I got closer to the trig the grade increased and I could feel my legs heating up. Then there it was - a little bit of a view towards Wooyong beach and the mighty lady in white waiting for me on top of the mountain. She's in good condition. It was a nice shady walk, and was shady up the top here too. Really loved the little hike to this one. I was going to go down the hill on the eastern track, and rejoin the service road but it looked a bit steep. Because it's been so dry there was plenty of leaf litter that hadn't been washed down the mountain, so it would have been a bit slippery under foot. This would be a great trig to do in the rain - you'd feel like you were in Jurassic Park! I notices some old cycads growing here too. I haven't seen them any where else except for Mt Warning and occasionally Bunnings flogs them off for $40.

A wonderful little hike, would recommend this to anyone.

Rated: for Overall Experience

14-Jun-16

Grahame Cookie

S28° 23.890' E153° 27.969'

WOW! Such an "Unloved Trig", and yet it is so 'readily available' - well, if you love a bushwalk!
I had unexpectedly been given a few extra days off after the June long weekend, and an extended hike in the Hogarth range west of Casino. So came a bit further north than I normally can on just a weekend.
I will be changing the name of this trig from "Palmvale Area", to Burringbar, which is allocated to TS6674.
I parked the car off of Baranbali Road, west of the trig, and not far from the locked gate, at S28º 23.875' E153º 27.320'. I made a note in my log book that the 'foot track' started at S28º 23.986' E153º 27.514', and while it is possible that you could ride a mountain bike up and back, the track is a bit rutted from water running down.
A quite pleasant walk, and I broke off many lantana branches that were trying to obstruct the path.
Changed direction about half way, but the track was obvious, and finally got to the 'peak', where a nice concrete pedestal trig sits. Intact with name plate, white post, and black semi-circular vanes. Found @ 1445, Terrain 3
There has been quite a few visitors, as evidenced by the scratched graffiti on the vanes. Then walked on back Very Happy