Harvey Terrey Hills, New South Wales, Australia
By Geocaching Australia on 20-Jan-11. Waypoint TP5589

Cache Details

Difficulty:
Terrain:
Type:	TrigPoint
Container:	Other
Coordinates:	S33° 40.178' E151° 14.079' (WGS 84)
	56H 336335E 6273075N (UTM)
Elevation:	198 m
Local Government Area:	Northern Beaches

Map

Whodunit Mascot

Description

Harvey TS2427

Official name of this Trig Station as per NSW Department of Lands is: Harvey.

Serial number is: TS2427.

Last Inspected on: June 1, 1983.

Elevation is: 199 metres.

Note that the plaque has been detached from the pillar.

Found this one on an old parish map. Confirmed its existence using Google Earth and Nearmap. Terrain is steep but is not far from the road. You can find a way up.

The plaque was lying loose on top of the trig support stump. We photographed it and hid it nearby for future finders. Please don't take it.

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

A trigpoint (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 access.

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 placing 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.

Hints

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ROT 13:	ABCDEFGHIJKLM
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Decode

Logs

23-Aug-20

alnic39

I've been here before and just could not get up these slopes. Not with my knees...and not on my own. Found myself in the same situation today, so decided to get a view from the rocks to the south. As Dirty harry said, "A man's got to know his limitations."

Rated: for Overall Experience

11-Apr-20

GeoGenS

Visited this trig on an exploratory circuit in the Kuring-gai Chase NP. Took a while to find an approach that was going to work. The lounge room has disappeared but we did spot a boat on our approach to the top. Nice trig.

Rated: for Overall Experience

11-Apr-20

shankspony

Fantastic location - what a rock platform! Can't believe i haven't been here before!

Rated: for Overall Experience

14-Jun-17

Deepwater Octopus

Getting here was quite challenging due to the slippery rock surfaces but challenging in a fun way. I sure wouldn't like to do this at 4am however...

18-Nov-16

Grahame Cookie

Before this Friday morning the last time I had stopped by "Harvey" was before 4 am, Tuesday morning, 2 September, 2014. I was thinking of having a few more of the Ku-Ring-Gai Chase National Park trigs submitted to Waymarking, so with wanting a better photo I came back.
This time I was there @ 1045. I had forgotten about the Additional Hint, and the possible name plate being hidden close by. Hopefully still there.

02-Sep-14

Grahame Cookie

0345 Yep, a 'quarter to four', in the morning.
Looking back in my Trig Station log book there I see on the second page that
I found it on Monday, 17/10/1983, @ 1610, as part of trying to find x 19 trigs, with only x 2 DNFs. Those photos taken then have not survived, so I will be trying to get back to most if not all of those again. I had come in from the southern side, which was quite easy.
This time I came straight up from the road from the west, which is quite tricky at night. Luckily the rock had dried out enough from recent rains so that it was not too slippery. Hadn't read the hint, so didn't look for the name plate. Noticed the nearby old rock cairn, but couldn't get the camera to cooperate on getting a photo of that.

Rated: for Overall Experience

27-Oct-13

Tyreless

I have driven past here many times and today I stopped. Found a trail to a cave then skirted north until I found a way up I felt comfortable with. Awesome rock outcrop and nice views. There is even a well set up lounge room (see attached photo).

Nice to see some of the old trig still there.

Found at 9:44 am

Rated: for Overall Experience

26-Aug-12

richary

Went out on a bit of a trig run this afternoon to get some numbers for the month, as with moving house and working Saturdays the finds have been a bit low this time apart from some opportunistic caching near work locations. Parked opposite, and made my way to the top. I'm sure there might have been an easier way but the T3 seemed about right. I nice location with good views, be a good spot for a picnic! Photoed the phone on the trig, as yet to unpack the GPS cable Neutral

Was going to get the two further down the road as well but being inside the National Park decided to leave them for a longer day when it is worth paying the admission fee, or bring the pushbike next time for the ride down.

20-Jun-12

Baktrak

Wow, what an amazing place! Found a bit of a trail near the rocks with white patches. It led to some fantastic, windswept smooth cliffs, which with a bit of care, can be climbed to the top. Amazing rock forms cover the whole area. Magic!
The trig is now just a steel post with the plastic pole broken off and no sign of it or its vanes. The original cairn lies depiled nearby.
I was there in time for a fantastic sunset view which the camera can't do justice to. But when you climb up at sunset, it means climbing down in the dark. Fortunately found a fairly safe exit route by heading north and then round to the west, down to the road.

Rated: for Overall Experience

17-Apr-11

glenferns

What a great trig! Parked the bike nearby where the little gully comes down, and followed a vague track up to a cool cave. Now, how to get up on the top? If I hadn't been by myself in the wet I would have scrambled up the easy climb, but it looked a bit wet and slippery. So I walked around the northern side of the little cliff line to find an easy way up. The best trig cache in the area in my view.

13-Apr-11

rogerw3

Found today with pjmpjm, the 5th Trig so far today. A bit of a scramble up the rocks with a little bush bashing but nothing difficult if a pair of 62 years old can do it, it cannot be that difficult. The view from the top makes it all worth it, surprisingly the name plaque has been detached from the trig and has survived.

Rated: for Overall Experience

09-Feb-11

pjmpjm

I parked alongside the road only 90 metres from the published coordinates and knew from Yurt's feedback that I needed to find a relatively safe way up to the obvious high point where the trig had to be located.

Skirting around the initial cliffs, I found an easy way up from the back that required no scrambling or climbing, though I had to bush bash a bit.

Once on top, I quickly found the forlorn white plastic post, next to the ancient cairn.

I retrieved the name plaque that Yurt found and included it in my photos before returned it exactly as he's described. What good luck that this plaque survived, completely unattached!

After enjoying the views, I investigated a quicker way down to the road, and found just the place. It's a bit of a 'scramble' but made for a fast descent and no bush bashing. I then saw that a little trail comes out on the road just where the drain is located (marked by two white posts and with red reflectors). This would be a good way to the trig, although you'll have to take some care in 'scrambling' up the sandstone slope. But I'm 62 and I managed it!

Thanks again to Yurt for tracking down this trig and publishing it.

Photos coming soon . . . Extra 'Thumbs Up' for the discovery of the name plaque!

Rated: for Overall Experience

29-Jan-11

Yurt

Returned today to look for this one. As I could see it on Google Earth I knew it was still there. Parked beside the road and headed into the bush where the power guys had been cutting back trees from the lines recently. Getting to the top of the cliff wasn't easy but not dangerous. Probably easier ways up. Found the remnants of the trig in the form of a square steel support post with the usual "geodetic survey" top but no top post or vanes. Amazingly the plaque "Harvey T.S." was still present of only sitting on top of the post. We've hidden it for future finders so as to avoid it being pinched. See hint.
The remains of the original trig, in the form of a stone cairn, are nearby. See photos.

Rated: for Overall Experience