Berowra Bar Point, New South Wales, Australia
By
Geocaching Australia on 07-May-11. Waypoint TP5781
Cache Details
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| Terrain: | |
| Type: | TrigPoint |
| Container: | Other |
| Coordinates: | S33° 30.354' E151° 9.840' (WGS 84) |
| 56H 329462E 6291118N (UTM) | |
| Elevation: | 205 m |
| Local Government Area: | Central Coast |
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Description
Berowra TS877. A Trig Point is a virtual cache which requires a cacher to locate the Trigonometric Station at GZ and photograph it.
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.
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.
Official name of this Trig Station as per NSW Department of Lands is: Berowra.
Serial number is: TS877.
Last Inspected on: April 6, 1976.
Elevation is: 236 metres.
Cairn Type Trig, may be accessed only from the North 1-2 hours bush bash (and the REST)
Logs
)Not for the trig itself, which is a low cairn without vanes, but just because it was a very satisfying day out.
Easier terrain than I expected, much more pleasant than I expected and many more views. Loved it.
Allow the best part of a day to get there and back
Within half an hour I was off into the bush (S33° 29.122 E151° 10.563), climbing up to the first of a series of peaks and ridges that lead to Berowra Trig.
The closer you get to the trig the more up and down is the bush bashing. In particular, the climb up the north side of of last peak before Berowra peak was a bit hairy for me - travelling alone I couldn't risk a slip and fall. On the way back I skirted around 70m to the east of the peak at a lower elevation - slower and more vegetated but definitely safer.
Then I was at Berowra Trig. Lovely spot and great views and nice to see some of the old cairn still there even if it has been partly de-piled.
Took my photos and then on to find the two nearby caches. All up I walked 14.6kms (ascent-descent 1300m) over 7.07 hours. There is a map of my walk here. Found at 10:41 am.
Looking back at my 'trig logbook' from the 1980's I see that it was Sunday, 15/10/1983 that I went out solo, and found the trig, and photographed it. Am sure that there was a wooden pole and metal vanes, but nothing can be seen today. I forget the details of how I found the track that had been used laying the natural gas pipeline, but it wasn't so easy this time.
After parking the car on the old Pacific Highway we saw a gentleman approaching, dressed in saffron, whom we had seen just earlier before we could turn around. He was walking from Townsville to Sydney he told us. After a short chat about the bushwalk we were going to undertake I offered a bottle of fresh water from my supply in the car. Then headed off @ 0730.
IF we had gone less than 100 m north we would have seen a track heading down to where we wanted to go, but instead we tried to bash through the bush, ending up beside the freeway, crossing a barbed wire fence a few times. Don't know which was worse. Took 50 minutes to go 300m. Once on the trail it was just a matter of making sure you didn't overshoot where we headed off into bush that was a lot more open.
Navigated from knoll to saddle to knoll and saddle repeatedly until there was the hill of Berowra ahead of us.
Found the trig at 1120, and took a few photos, then headed on down to Hawkesbury Heights #1 and #2 caches, and to get a FTF on #2 Sandstone playground. After #1 then it was back on up, which is not too bad, and then on back to car by 1800. We had to stop for quite a while, as I started suffering from leg cramps, just had to lie on the ground until they subsided. While we had brought enough water each, I hadn't thought to bring along some electrolyte replacement drink. Will next time!
