Cromer Heights Cromer, New South Wales, Australia
By
Geocaching Australia on 09-Apr-11. Waypoint TP5664
Cache Details
| Difficulty: | |
| Terrain: | |
| Type: | TrigPoint |
| Container: | Other |
| Coordinates: | S33° 43.847' E151° 15.333' (WGS 84) |
| 56H 338387E 6266327N (UTM) | |
| Elevation: | 153 m |
| Local Government Area: | Northern Beaches |
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Description
Cromer Heights TS10447
Official name of this Trig Station as per NSW Department of Lands is: Cromer Heights.
Serial number is: TS10447.
Last inspected on: November 23, 1979.
Elevation is: 157 meters.
This trig is accessible via a nasty bushbash up the hill from the end of Northcott Road or easier via a bike track from Maybrook Ave. The GC cache "The Red Hill Rock" is quite near GZ (http://coord.info/GCC873).
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.
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Logs
Great views from this spot and the nearby carvings are fantastic.
Found at 11:37 am.
Spend 15 mn at the end of Maybrook Av looking for a track and after some head scratching decided that the little run off bit was in fact the start of the track, which it was instead of the long way around I headed under the power line and found the service track.
An easy walk along the well made service track soon got me to within 20 metres of the Trig, it was obvious where it had to be so a little bit of bush bashing and rock scrambling and there it was.
Sadly the mast and vanes have been snapped off and I could find no trace of them.
The view from up there is quite breathtaking.
Great views from the top which will take you about 30 minutes to reach. Also found the huge GC cache which is safe and well nearby.I met Jenny and Dave on the way up who dont own this block, but have just bought the one next door. They have permission for 1 residence on 13 acres so I dont think this will get over developed anytime soon... hopefully!
Recommend this place.
Came in from Maybrook Ave, followed the track around to the trig. There is a track that takes you to the top. Follow the main track further around and up the hill, you will see a small track leading off on the right, no need to bush bash. Continued on and did the "The Red Hill Rock" cache
Anyway after a steep climb with no clear track just the odd geocacher's trail here and there we made it to the right area of the outcrop and there was the trig! Our 100th trig find and our 1000th GC/GCA combined find! Good to be an unpublished trig but it wasn't in the nice condition our earlier trigs were. No vanes and the plaque is gone with lots of scratchings on the metal post. It's a similar style to Oxford Falls but there is also a survey mark nearby plus some old anchor points. The other plus is a very large (but basically empty) GC cache very close by which we found soon after.
Saw the bike trail below us so we decided to follow that out but then kept taking whatever turns we could to the left which eventually led us back to Northcott Rd, a much easier way than we came in. At the end it felt like we were in someone's garden but I think they were over-reaching with all their bromeliads.
Note that all the land here is currently for sale in one large bush block - soon to be lost to development.
The "for sale" sign actually has a photo of the land which shows the trig just outside the plot.
