Oakey Hill, Woden Valley, ACT Lyons, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
By
Geocaching Australia on 19-Sep-09. Waypoint TP4933
Cache Details
| Difficulty: | |
| Terrain: | |
| Type: | TrigPoint |
| Container: | Other |
| Coordinates: | S35° 20.265' E149° 4.081' (WGS 84) |
| 55H 687944E 6087538N (UTM) | |
| Elevation: | 683 m |
| Local Government Area: | Australian Capital Territory |
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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.
Logs
My second visit to this one. Got great shots last time, and was watched by a a bunch of suspicious Roos...but forgot to log it. Got in and out quickl6 this time.
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Here in Queanbeyan for the Clear Waters Mega Event and found this trig whilst caching in the area.
Many thanks Geocaching Australia for publishing this cache and adding to our geocaching experience.
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Day 8 Mega Road trip.
A Tassie contingent was out and about searching out caches and this was one we found on our travels. TFTT
A Tassie contingent was out and about searching out caches and this was one we found on our travels. TFTT
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I had no intention of climbing up for this trig, but a nearby GC cache had dragged me up most of the way so why not? Would the ridiculous temperature be a good reason? I think for most sane people it would be, so what does that imply? Not saying!
Anyway the view was great.
Anyway the view was great.
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I keep seeing this trig on my travels. Today I was in Curtin doing a cache so wandered over (and up) to this trig. Great views as expected, not the best for photos though. Thanks
F(H)ound It!
A pleasant walk on Oakey hill with good friends and great geo-hounds.
Ridgeo-pup pic attached:
A pleasant walk on Oakey hill with good friends and great geo-hounds.
Ridgeo-pup pic attached:
Short detour up the path as I was scoping out a walk route - views are worth it & I will now be taking my walking group up in a couple of weeks to enjoy as well. TFTT (I almost logged Oxley Hill trig by mistake!!).
I headed to Oaky Hill today to grab some more caches in the SSH. A hot day to be walking up this hill. Lovely views from the trig. TFTT
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A cool day with clear skies made for a lovely walk with great scenery.
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Found while caching on top of the hill! Great views.
TFTC Wilbert67
TFTC Wilbert67
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Found while caching on top of the hill! Great views.
TFTC Wilbert67
TFTC Wilbert67
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Came to Canberra over Easter weekend and visited a few Trig Points while here and this was my third one for today. Had a nice walk up from the power sub station at Devonport St with a few Kangaroos keeping a watch on me as I made my way to the top.There are nice views from here. This area is also park of the Canberra Nature park and worth visiting. TFTT GA.
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It's all about the Trig (and Paris Bear).
This visit, July 2015 on a cold blustery Sunday morning. Worthwhile views over Woden and the Ranges.
Thanx GA for including Trigs as loggable caches, as Trig walks are what got me into Geocaching in the first place
This visit, July 2015 on a cold blustery Sunday morning. Worthwhile views over Woden and the Ranges.
Thanx GA for including Trigs as loggable caches, as Trig walks are what got me into Geocaching in the first place
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Found this cache near to 9pm. I wanted to do my daily GC cache and decided to continue doing a GCA one so looked around for candidates and this area fit the bill with a GC not too far away and a GCA trig. But the night has gotten rather cold and when I arrived discovered the road up the hill was gated so I had a decision to make walk a few hundred meters in the cold or not do the trig. Well I decided I was here now so off I set. When I reached the trig even though it was cold I was rewarded with some good views of the lights and the Telstra tower in the distance. Did I capture it in the iPhone photo??. There was some very light rain falling which I wondered how much more colder was needed for it to turn to snow.
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#GA192 - 13:55; I had dropped the geohoney at the local shopping emporium and decided to head for the hill and grab a few caches while I waited. Made my way to the summit via a couple of GC caches and had no luck with a GCA moveable which hasn't been spotted in quite some time. Anyway, got here eventually and picked up a second trig for the tday. TFTC Geocaching Australia
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Came up here this morning with Dino. Beautiful little hill just a bit loud with the street near by.
I come up here all the time, so locating the trig was no challenge. A great idea, thanks.
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'Found' @ 1850 - but spotted much earlier. For some reason I always seem to find Trig points at sunset, and this one was no exception - I guess the cooler temperature and the excellent views lit by the setting sun more than make up for the climb!
A quick walk by grab after a ftf hunt with tankengine.
Another hill climbed and cache grabbed in the ACT
Another hill climbed and cache grabbed in the ACT
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Can't remember having been up to this trig before so was good to visit it. A few muggle dog walkers and joggers about but otherwise had the track up to myself. Impressive views from here.
Started the walk in Curtin and went to Weston....figured I may asw ell stop by Lyons on the way back to the car as this was only a few hundred meters out of my way. Doglette enjoyed his first caching meander in over a month.
woohoo! GCA find 200!
Was in the area, and felt like a walk. I dont care that it's raining. It'll build character! (and i'll get a cold, and have tomorrow off work? right? pfft.)
Most likely took a stupid way up the hill, but i didnt get attacked by any magpies (yaaaay...i honestly will admit i have a phobia of them), snakes, kangaroos, horses, ...any other animals? Woo.
Lovely views (even through it's raining and cloudy and yucky weather in general), and...you can really hear the parkway from here (could hear a fire engine the whole time i was walking up the hill!)
Was in the area, and felt like a walk. I dont care that it's raining. It'll build character! (and i'll get a cold, and have tomorrow off work? right? pfft.)
Most likely took a stupid way up the hill, but i didnt get attacked by any magpies (yaaaay...i honestly will admit i have a phobia of them), snakes, kangaroos, horses, ...any other animals? Woo.
Lovely views (even through it's raining and cloudy and yucky weather in general), and...you can really hear the parkway from here (could hear a fire engine the whole time i was walking up the hill!)
took a walk up here with the geodog.. a fine day to be out despite the rain forecast , but alas no rain.. but a nice walk albeit a bit noisy from the nearby parkway
Found on an afternoon before soccer training. Very nice views from up here. TFTC.
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Thought I would give the android program GDAK a try and see how useful it is for finding a cache. So I braved the cold and the falling sun after work to try it. Long story short it's rubbish. The compass is crap, logging function doesn't work, and no link to maps. In the end I broke out good ol' locus to find the right path. As usual the trig was easy to find (It's not like their trying to hide them after all). Managed to get a photo just before my camera became useless due to the dark.
On a bit of a tangent this it seems was the last cache I was ever to do using my garminasus A50. Sadly the screen is severly busted now due to a drop on a bike path. It was the best phone I ever had. *sniff*
On a bit of a tangent this it seems was the last cache I was ever to do using my garminasus A50. Sadly the screen is severly busted now due to a drop on a bike path. It was the best phone I ever had. *sniff*
GCA 187 - 4043. Visited this Trig a few years ago...
I rememeber visiting this Trig on 22 Feb 2008. I found the GC Caches "Lyons & Tygers", "Charity Cache" and "Artist's Impressions" and twice walked over this Hill. Did the extra yards to the Trig not knowing that these would count one day. I'm sure I'll be back at some stage to add a photo.
[Edit 25 April 2012 - and I was - photo attached !!].
TFTC !!
I rememeber visiting this Trig on 22 Feb 2008. I found the GC Caches "Lyons & Tygers", "Charity Cache" and "Artist's Impressions" and twice walked over this Hill. Did the extra yards to the Trig not knowing that these would count one day. I'm sure I'll be back at some stage to add a photo.
[Edit 25 April 2012 - and I was - photo attached !!].
TFTC !!
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Found with Fillyfam on 14 December 2010, after walking around it a couple of times a week for most of the year! Only just got around to taking the photos off the iPhone. 
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Steep little stroll up through the pines but worth the effort.
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Catching up on some old Trig finds.....
Found this one on 26 March 2009 when caching fir the Charity Cache. had GeoTeen with me but no camera as our GPS was only an êTrex in those days.
Thanks for the Trig:)
Found this one on 26 March 2009 when caching fir the Charity Cache. had GeoTeen with me but no camera as our GPS was only an êTrex in those days.
Thanks for the Trig:)
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Last for the day. Parked at the locked gate and followed the road up. More great views from the top.
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Returning back this way from an early meeting allowed me to grab the 2 caches in this area plus the trig. Not a bad view from up here. Likewise I now have itchy legs due to the high grasses in this area but luckily no snakes sighted albeit there was rustling in some area where I walked.
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154. Two firsts of the season on this trig today.
1) Hayfever of the ankles kicked in big time &
2) SNNNAAAAKKKKEEEEE.
After walking 9km then mowing the backyard twice, doing the Mt Taylor Trig and then coming at this one from the steepest side, the HR was already pumping. After nearly treading on the fast (thankfully) disappearing snake the HR really topped out.
Some great views taken in between heart pumps.
TFTC and the acorn
1) Hayfever of the ankles kicked in big time &
2) SNNNAAAAKKKKEEEEE.
After walking 9km then mowing the backyard twice, doing the Mt Taylor Trig and then coming at this one from the steepest side, the HR was already pumping. After nearly treading on the fast (thankfully) disappearing snake the HR really topped out.
Some great views taken in between heart pumps.
TFTC and the acorn
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I was doing a few caches in the area, and made the trek up to this trig point. Excellent views all around from up here, especially towards the new arboretum.
Lovely, thanks
Lovely, thanks
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Grabbed this Trig today with mr_roo while we were up here for a nearby cache. The dark sky made a brilliant backdrop to the Trig in the evening sunlight.
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Got to this trig point just before dark with jusojara. The sky was beautiful and the view was great to
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Over this way to pick up MTrax's Stone Fortress, we decided to go south of the road as well to collect this trig which we've missed on other outings. Gorgeous sunny day - just perfect for climbing hills 
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Another visit to log this one, I also picked up another couple of caches while in the area.
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I visited this trig while picking up GC caches nearby. Despite seeing two people while walking up the hill and a car that didn't give me a lift - no one else was around to take my photo. So I took a photo of the trig, my hat & backpack & phone which is my caching device.
Thanks for getting me out on a perfect day.
Thanks for getting me out on a perfect day.
Been meaning to grab this one for a while. Tonight was the night and GeoPup and I summited in quick time and enjoyed the great vista spread out before us.
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Found along with 6 other trigs this morning... Nice views - have seen them before!
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53+1683=1736
Could only vaguely remember the trig so decided to visit this again before I logged it. Great views
Could only vaguely remember the trig so decided to visit this again before I logged it. Great views
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Rode up here after work, a mere 1.5km from the regular bike path, but inthat short distance, 3 magpie attacks. The first two, were quite "pathetic", the third, after 3 solid whacks on the helmet and given I was pedalling very slowly up the steep hill, I decided that was enough. I'm surprised the bird hadn't broken its legs - it hit my helmet that hard. It was REALLY aggressive!!!!! So, I picked up a big stick and walked out of its domain. then back on bike and rode to the trig. A pleasant day, great views, nice. Went back a different way.
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Windy? It was windy enough that the dogs wanted to walk backward down to the car. By the time we got to the trig we had to tie them to a post to stop them blowing away.
An easy lunch time jaunt though.
Here goes -
An easy lunch time jaunt though.
Here goes -
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