Cambewarra Browns Mountain, New South Wales, Australia
By
Geocaching Australia on 02-Sep-09. Waypoint TP2472
Cache Details
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| Terrain: | |
| Type: | TrigPoint |
| Container: | Other |
| Coordinates: | S34° 47.725' E150° 32.006' (WGS 84) |
| 56H 274338E 6146871N (UTM) | |
| Elevation: | 613 m |
| Local Government Area: | Shoalhaven City |
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Description
Cambewarra TS 1361
Official name of this Trig Station as per NSW Department of Lands is: Cambewarra.
Serial number is: TS 1361.
Last Inspected on: September 14, 1981.
Elevation is: 626 metres.
Steel tripod with mast and vanes over concrete pedestal.
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.
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Access: Parking is suitable near the multi-locked gate: S34° 45.086' E150° 32.563
Addtional Information
Source: Geoscience Australia
Type: Horizontal Control Point
Elevation: 626.94
PID: 2950489
Other Information: Geoscience Australia
Logs
From here, the "trail" kinda went cold for a bit, so bush bashing. I had my GPS with the trig coordinates and basically followed the compass. Occasionally finding the coloured ribbons. They are left there by surveyors, so when you see them, you're going the right way.
Also as Grahame says, long pants here, otherwise you're going to end up with some fleshy pin stripes.
Some very interesting rock formations on the way, also on the way back because you miss them when looking towards the trig. Some nice views on the way, but you can't see anything from the trig. I got the trig diagrams though, someone did a lot of clearing here once so you could see.
The little rock piles were quite interesting. Some looked like they'd been there for a while.
I was playing radio (SOTA), so when I got to the trig I setup my radio and got on the air, managed to talk to New Zealand, Tasmania and QLD. Heading back I think I picked better tracks, saw a lot more ribbons and made a lot easier going of it.
Quite an interesting walk.
edit: with the amount of bush bashing you have to do for this, prepare yourself against ticks. Long sleeves, long pants, bushmans or similar repellant. soak your wrists, neck, waistline and ankles.
After getting Red Rock trig, I looked up my database (GSAK) on my laptop, and noticed that this trig actually came off the track where I manually worked a Waypoint, where I thought I would have to walk from, for Red Rock. It is a locked gate Leebold Hill Road. The gate has about a dozen padlocks on it !!!
The coordinates for parking are: S34° 45.086' E150° 32.563'. The broad dirt track goes 'directly' to a pair of communication towers, and then abruptly ends. While my GPSr showed a foot track from there, you really have to use your imagination, as it is mostly an animal 'trace'. If you see a pair of 'wheel marks' heading into the bush, directly behind the first tower, then you are in 'the right spot'. That animal path will lead you about 100 metres to some 'spear sharping grooves', with low wooden fencing around them. After that, you REALLY need to have a good head for navigation, as there is no consistent track, tho there is some coloured ribbons, and the occasional small pile of rocks just when you aren't expecting them!
Anyway, long pants would have been VERY worthwhile, as there is lot of scratchy bushes, that the wombats, and wallabies haven't bothered to keep cleared!
With a hot shower when I got home, my legs were understandably STINGING!I was able to see the concrete pedestal from about 30 metres away, as it started to clear a bit there. Still no views worthwhile. The water pipe Tripod has been dismantled, and laid aside. With a 20 cm diameter steel pipe, and raw galvanised vanes just the other side of the current trig. No name plate on the vanes. There is a Name Plate on the pedestal!
Found at 1100, Sunday, 21 January.
