Mount Victoria ST772 Tasmania, Australia
By
Geocaching Australia on 01-Sep-09. Waypoint TP2753
Cache Details
| Difficulty: | |
| Terrain: | |
| Type: | TrigPoint |
| Container: | Other |
| Coordinates: | S41° 19.979' E147° 50.437' (WGS 84) |
| 55G 570340E 5423936N (UTM) | |
| Elevation: | 1166 m |
| Local Government Area: | Dorset |
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Description
A Trig Point is a virtual cache which requires a cacher to locate the Trigonometric Station at GZ.
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: 1212.99
PID: 2947760
Other Information: Geoscience Australia
Source: Surcom https://surcom.dpipwe.tas.gov.au/surcom/jsp/site/mark_cont.jsp?cmd=Site%20Summary&id=14699&datum=5
Logs
I turned right and headed along the Mount Albert Rd until I came to the car park, which I have been to before about 23 years ago.
I left the cachemobile at 1403 and thought how long could it take - its only 1.87km away. The sign indicated 3 hours return.
After trudging up and up and up, it was relentless, I reached the track junction for Ralphs falls. The vegetation beside the track from here became very thick and someone has been busy pruning. As it turns out, they stopped when the track disappeared and I was now rock hopping. More thick scrub was to come.
Made my way to the top, following the rock cairns and tree tape, which was sometimes hard to work out where to go.
The surprising thing is that the closer you get the harder it is - both spotting the way and the difficulty in traversing the route.
Finally summited the peak at 1536 - 1h33m from when I left.
Took the required photos and a few panos before trying to climb back down the way I came. Now, I see there might be something else up here I would like to see....
Anyone attempting this one will need long pants and long sleeves. Since the last time it was logged the path has become severely overgrown and we had to push our way through very prickly bushes so thick we couldn't actually see the path in places.
We didn't have a lot of trouble finding the path along the way especially through the beautiful rainforest part of the walk.
The rock scramble tested some of our group and we did lose our way at times when the markers weren't clear but we got there in the end, the final bit was steep and a bit scary for some.
But we did it.
