Gundah Mt Kuring-gai, New South Wales, Australia
By
Geocaching Australia on 14-Jun-11. Waypoint TP5872
Cache Details
| Difficulty: | |
| Terrain: | |
| Type: | TrigPoint |
| Container: | Other |
| Coordinates: | S33° 37.716' E151° 7.518' (WGS 84) |
| 56H 326113E 6277447N (UTM) | |
| Elevation: | 222 m |
| Local Government Area: | The Hornsby |
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Description
Gundah TS2358
The official name of the Trig Station as per the NSW Department of Land is: Gundah.
Serial number is: TS2358.
Last inspected: July 20, 1972.
Elevation is: 223 meters.
Cairn type with mast and vanes. It is of course always possible that this Trig Point is no longer there or inaccessible.
Logs
I was in the area today with Team737, Mighty Minions and GeoIan. Not much left of the trig now besides a circle of stones but worth stopping and getting a photo. Many thanks for the listing.
Rated: for Overall Experience
We were slack today - it was only after navigating to the first GC cache that we noticed this trig right there too.... cool! We found its remains on the way to the library.
Rated: for Overall Experience
Out with a great group of friends finding some caches nearby and stopped for what’s left of this trig
Rated: for Overall Experience
I was jogging in the area, and while enjoying the view from the lookout checked if there were any caches nearby - aha! I headed over to this spot, and soon found the remnants of the Trig. TFTT
Walked from home, via Sams Creek. Small pile all that remains.
Rated: for Overall Experience
A nice easy walk from the trail head. It seems that this trig has not changed at all in the two and a half years since it was last found. It's a sad mess, but it has remained so.
Rated: for Overall Experience
#26
With all of the rain recently, I've caught a bit of cabin fever. Once it turned into a slight drizzle this afternoon, I went for a quick drive and followed a familiar trail. Too wet for the motorbikes today so I had the place to myself. Looks like I'm the first one to visit in a little while.
With all of the rain recently, I've caught a bit of cabin fever. Once it turned into a slight drizzle this afternoon, I went for a quick drive and followed a familiar trail. Too wet for the motorbikes today so I had the place to myself. Looks like I'm the first one to visit in a little while.
Rated: for Overall Experience
A not so peaceful walk today, with the motorbike club in full roar. Not that far from where I had spoken to a marshall who didn't realise there was a walking track on the other side of the fence from where he was standing!
Due to the bikes I didn't go too close but snapped from just off the edge of the track.
Due to the bikes I didn't go too close but snapped from just off the edge of the track.
"FTF" 
1728, 3/11/1983. This was #4 found that Thursday afternoon after work. While a photo was taken and catalogued that album has been tossed, so came back to get an 'adventure cache' and thought I would reclaim this one @1250. I have seen the F A Meares name on a few of the older trigs that I found in the 80s.
I would LOVE to be able to help restore some of these older trigs to be something representing what they used to be used for.
(Found today - again, @ 1250)
1728, 3/11/1983. This was #4 found that Thursday afternoon after work. While a photo was taken and catalogued that album has been tossed, so came back to get an 'adventure cache' and thought I would reclaim this one @1250. I have seen the F A Meares name on a few of the older trigs that I found in the 80s.I would LOVE to be able to help restore some of these older trigs to be something representing what they used to be used for.
(Found today - again, @ 1250)
Rated: for Overall Experience
Found after hunting down another new cache in these parts
Rated: for Overall Experience
Found this trig second time around with the accurate coords.
Rated: for Overall Experience
This one has been on the radar for a long time, and in fact I used to work on Beaumont Road, so I knew exactly where to look for this old cairn
The Trail Bike center was not in use today so I had the whole area to myself, and soon found the old Trig. Well the remnants of it anyway, the cairn has been unpiled and only a small part of the mast is left, the rest has burnt away some time ago. The vanes are still in the middle of the open cairn with some writing still visible on them.
There is no need to trespass on the bike track, just follow the Gundah Ridge Track to GZ.
The Trail Bike center was not in use today so I had the whole area to myself, and soon found the old Trig. Well the remnants of it anyway, the cairn has been unpiled and only a small part of the mast is left, the rest has burnt away some time ago. The vanes are still in the middle of the open cairn with some writing still visible on them.
There is no need to trespass on the bike track, just follow the Gundah Ridge Track to GZ.
Rated: for Overall Experience
Came back in for another look, this time with coordinates. The bike track wasn't operating today and it was a pleasant 700m walk from the end of Beaumont Rd. A pretty quick find even though it's not all that obvious as the stones have fallen down. The vanes are still present though and we managed to make out the word 'GUNDAH' etched there. See photo.
It's very close to the bike track so it's a wonder it's survived.
It's very close to the bike track so it's a wonder it's survived.
Rated: for Overall Experience
Walked in and followed the arrow. Approaching GZ, spotted the hollow cairn of the old trig, complete with the vanes on a burnt post, laying in the middle. The bike track earthworks are only metres away.
Vanes have faded markings including "F A Mears Surveys", a June 1958 date and "Gundah 727" (feet?).
Can't fault the coordinates. After the GPSr had settled, took 2 long averaged readings which agreed to within 0.001'.
Vanes have faded markings including "F A Mears Surveys", a June 1958 date and "Gundah 727" (feet?).
Can't fault the coordinates. After the GPSr had settled, took 2 long averaged readings which agreed to within 0.001'.
Rated: for Overall Experience
We walked in here some months ago without accurate coords and failed to find anything. There's a fire trail in but the area is a trail bike riding track so possibly it has been removed with all the earth works.
Worth another look with coords though. Not hopeful.
Worth another look with coords though. Not hopeful.
