Lucas Heights Barden Ridge, New South Wales, Australia
By walw on 03-Apr-11. Waypoint TP5652

Cache Details

Difficulty:
Terrain:
Type:	TrigPoint
Container:	Other
Coordinates:	S34° 2.397' E150° 59.921' (WGS 84)
	56H 315255E 6231607N (UTM)
Elevation:	147 m
Local Government Area:	Sutherland

Map

Whodunit Difficulty

Description

Lucas Heights TS2902R

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

Serial number is: TS2902R.

Last Inspected on: September 22, 1975.

Elevation is: 159 metres.

Lucas Heights reservoir trig on top of a water tank. The trickiest part of visiting this location is dodging the trail bikes if you come here on the weekends. You can only just spot this from the road, easiest to park and walk in the short distance to the tank.

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 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.

Logs

14-May-23

Tassie Trekkers

Snapped required pic which has been added to the gallery Clan Minotaur

03-Dec-18

teamMerlin

Passing ny today whilst on a cache run. Easily spotted as we were driving by with all of the land cleared around.

19-Aug-18

alnic39

Got the right one this time...

Rated: for Overall Experience

05-Apr-18

Goldenwattle

I had to pull off quickly when I saw where to park. I crossed the road and walked in past the gate to get the photograph. I looked up and there appears to be cameras over the gate. If I was watched, I could imagine them saying as I was observed taking a picture of the trig, "Oh, it's one of them again. What's so special about that tank?" I was wearing a wide brimmed sun hat and if I had never looked up, which I did, they would never have been able to see my face, as what appears to be cameras are up high. TFTC.

Rated: for Overall Experience

29-Dec-16

Team MavEtJu

Quick find on the way back from Barden trigpoint.

25-Dec-16

phlphotos

Driving along New Illawarra Road and thought I spotted the trig so turned around at Barden Ridge and came back and there it was with a track going to it. So turned around at the next property and parked in the fire trail gate opposite. Crossed the road & walked up to the reservoir where I got a clear shot of the trig, normally when you get close enough you can't always see the stand the disc is attached too. Thanks for the trig

Rated: for Overall Experience

24-Sep-16

Greenbeetle Nut

Made a quick stop on my way back from Barden Ridge to grab this one.

Rated: for Overall Experience

29-Jul-15

Sol de lune

I missed the parking spot, but after a quick U-turn all was good and my photo was snapped....

Rated: for Overall Experience

22-Aug-13

EuDes

Found this one at 17:20 while on the way back to the office after a visit to the installation just up the road. It was a bit of a trial getting across the road to get the shot but with a bit of weaving and ducking, I was able to live to tell the tale Dancing

(and claim the smiley Wink

).

Thanks walw.

27-Nov-12

rogerw3

This was a very easy find as this Trig does stand out from a distance but the trees around do limit the number of angles you can use. Still from the front gate of the compound you can get a great shot or if you want to walk around to the back you can get another nice photo like this one.

Rated: for Overall Experience

14-Sep-12

Black Bunny

Had to be in Sydney today for an appointment when I remembered this drive by trig. So pulled over and did the quick snap of the trig.

Rated: for Overall Experience

22-Jan-12

Wilbert67

A quick and easy find on my way to Menai

Rated: for Overall Experience

18-Jul-11

richary

Found this one on the way home from a day working at ANSTO. A nice easy one on the reservoir.

08-Jul-11

alfyboy

Came past here to look for a previous DNF cache and didn't realise this Trig was so close to the road. Walked up, took some photos through the trees, and back to the car. Another easy one.

Rated: for Overall Experience

17-Jun-11

steptoe

I am sure the worker wandering on the top of the water resvr was wondering why I was snapping pics of him up there, as I had trouble with zoom/focus (eg the 1st pic had the GPS in focus and a blur at the trig), but I was soon back in the car and away with a 2nd trig of 5 for the day.

20-May-11

Yurt

Was down in "The Shire" again for work so headed down to pick this one up along with a few others before starting. An easy drive by, did a U-turn and parked opposite then crossed the road for the shot.

Rated: for Overall Experience

03-Apr-11

Walw

I drive past this most days and noticed the distinctive black point some time ago. Finally got around to stopping this time round and grabbing the FTF.