Fagan Forest Glen, New South Wales, Australia
By Geocaching Australia on 09-May-11. Waypoint TP5794

Cache Details

Difficulty:
Terrain:
Type:	TrigPoint
Container:	Other
Coordinates:	S33° 33.138' E151° 2.820' (WGS 84)
	56H 318690E 6285774N (UTM)
Elevation:	236 m
Local Government Area:	The Hornsby

Map

Whodunit Difficulty

Description

Fagan TS2022

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

Serial number is: TS2022.

Last Inspected on: October 16, 1973.

Elevation is: 236 metres.

This is a cairn type trig. However, the cairn was cemented together and a plaque affixed. The cairn is still there although falling apart on one side, plaque not apparent.

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.

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Go to the end of Peebles Rd, Fiddletown and follow the fire trail for about 2.5km over basically flat country. About 300m from the trig the fire trail goes to the left but a track takes you straight on to the trig.

Logs

28-Aug-16

Purplepeopleater

Out for a walk with Baktrak for his 3000th GC find today and we came across Fagan. We were intending to look for it but it took us by surprise. A solid, cemented cairn, mostly intact, but no sign of post or vanes anywhere.

28-Aug-16

Baktrak

Out for a walk with PPE today and we came across Fagan. We were intending to look for it but it took us by surprise. A solid, cemented cairn, mostly intact, but no sign of post or vanes anywhere.

Rated: for Overall Experience

22-May-16

Tyreless

Not much wildlife this afternoon - unless you count horses and horseriders. The horses also left plenty of evidence of their passage on the track so some care was required when stepping out.

The trig is a bit odd. Someone cared enough to try and cement it together but it hasn't stopped it from partly falling apart.

Found at 3:10 PM.

Rated: for Overall Experience

22-Feb-16

asbestiform

Out with Fiona of the Quarl. Easy MTB ride out here on sandy tracks. Took all the side trails. The cairn right next to the track and rode past it initially. Side has collapsed a little. Saw a few large monitors on the way.

Rated: for Overall Experience

20-Dec-11

rogerw3

Well it has taken us several months to return to this long neglected Trig, the last time rain was threatening and we decided to leave it for another day.
Today was the day, the weather was changeable but it did not rain. The Trig was duly found, well you can't really miss it right on the edge of the track.
Such a shame that one side has collapsed, as it seem the plaque was on that side, it could most likely be recovered with a lot of stone moving.
We also found SSM 17713 just 5 metres off from the Trig in very dense bush.

Rated: for Overall Experience

20-Dec-11

pjmpjm

rogerw3 and I finally returned to the end of Peebles Road and the start of the fire trail up to Fagan Trig. Some months ago we'd given up on the walk (which takes about an hour return) because we thought it was going to rain soon.

Today the weather was mild and humid, and storms might have been threatening, but in the event the wet held off and we reached the old dilapidated trig without any difficulties.

Yurt has already given a pretty good description, so there's not much to add. It was disappointing not to find the side name plaque, but one whole side of the cairn had collapsed.

A bonus, however, was finding a remote SSM (survey marker) less than five metres from the trig!

Rated: for Overall Experience

20-May-11

Yurt

Another one of rogerw3's recent publications - we chose one to do on a Friday afternoon with a decent walk. Took the long drive through Fiddletown and then Peebles Rd which is sealed to the end. Then there's a sandy fire trail which we followed for 2.5 km or so. About 3-400 metres from the trig the fire trail turns left but you continue along a track to the trig.

It was an interesting find to see a cairn cemented together like a memorial, was almost expecting a sundial or a direction finder on top. No plaque could be found and vanes and mast are long gone. The far side of the cairn is collapsing as the cement isn't working. Possibly someone broke it open to steal the plaque.

GPS showed 2-3 metres at GZ which shows rogerw3's technique for generating coords is pretty spot on!

A good walk, we were in and out in about an hour and ten minutes, we did explore a bit further along for the view. The bush has certainly grown up a lot since this trig was last used!

Rated: for Overall Experience