Somersby Somersby, New South Wales, Australia
By Geocaching Australia on 19-Mar-12. Waypoint TP6253

Cache Details

Difficulty:
Terrain:
Type:	TrigPoint
Container:	Other
Coordinates:	S33° 24.414' E151° 17.820' (WGS 84)
	56H 341637E 6302306N (UTM)
Elevation:	255 m
Local Government Area:	Central Coast

Map

Whodunit Difficulty

Description

A Trig Point is a virtual cache which requires a cacher to locate the Trigonometric Station at GZ and to photograph it.

Somersby TS10122

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

Serial number is: TS10122.

Last Inspected on: March 16, 1979.

Elevation is: 267 metres.

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.

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.

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Steel post with mast and vanes.

Logs

20-Jul-24

C○3 ♀ Ɛ○<<○3

After spending a couple of weeks with family I finally got some alone time and a few days to travel home. Day 2 was from Mooney Mooney to Munmorah. Not needing to be anywhere I decided to drive North along the coast. How on earth did we use that old highway back in the day?!

As I drove past here I couldn't help but wonder if there was a trig there. I drove right up to 65m from it. Nice easy find. With beautiful tall trees surrounding the trig it was obvious this hasn't been necessary for a number of years.

26-Feb-22

BigMatDozer

The rains have brought the spiders out and we recently caught a funnel Web that the kids wanted to take up to the reptile park. On the way back we stopped in to knock off another trig point up on the mountain. We drove up to the communications tower and parked next to the fence. A quick walk around the fence line of the small enclosure exposed a path leading up the hill. A quick walk where we had to duck under some spider webs with massive spiders saw us standing at this trig point. It is still in good condition, though we couldn't see any nameplate.
Would have been surprisingly good views from this small hill when the trees were cleared.
Back at the car, Dad discovered he had picked up 5 leeches on the 40m walk.

11-Apr-21

Smittengranny

Find 4 on my home south today. The breeze is very chilly up here this morning. I should remember not to wear sandals when I am out after trigs but I made it up here in one piece without loss of blood. TFTT Geocaching Australia. Very Happy

Rated: for Overall Experience

03-Apr-18

Goldenwattle

Drove up the short dirt road and then took a walk. TFTC.

Rated: for Overall Experience

30-Mar-18

LuckyL10n

#GA2617 - 15:35; Day one of the 2018 Oz Geomuster mission with Sol de lune. Today was planned to be an easy day travelling to the Mega site in Morisset via a few dragonZones in the Sydney metropolitan region before getting amongst the Easter traffic heading north along the freeway. After our first stop in Balgowlah, the GPSr had us headed out along a different route than we had originally planned. After collected a few 'bonus' trigs, we were now back on track along our planned route. After collecting trigs in Manly, Warringah and Pittwater, this was the last of the planned trig stops for today. We took the detour off the highway and out of the heavy traffic which had plagued us since we hit the old Pacific Highway in Pymble. Parked the geomobile and headed up the track up the hill to GZ. Sdl had claimed this trig previously, so I was solo on this one today. We were hopeful as it sounded like the traffic on the freeway had started to move a bit quicker too! TFTT Geocaching Australia Very Happy

Rated: for Overall Experience

02-Feb-18

riokun

Drove up to Kariong then realised I will be here again tomorrow anyway for the parkrun. Oh well. Parked on the road and it's a short walk up to this trig. No bush bashing required. This is yet another trig which is now co-located with a more modern comms tower. Trig is in OK condition although the metal brackets attached to the discs are coming off. TFTC! Clan Cerberus

03-Jul-17

Sol de lune

On the road to Queensland for a couple of weeks and after leaving Sydney after a couple of days visiting relos, this was our first stop. Managed to park on the access road and was soon up at the cache....only to find I left my camera in the car. So a quick walk back down to the car and then up to trig again and the photo was soon snapped.

An interesting spot with the noise of the traffic down below....

Rated: for Overall Experience

16-Jan-17

lachnic62

Found with geodad and sister

Rated: for Overall Experience

16-Jan-17

ZoNic66

Found this with geodad and brother after an awesome day at the beach and reptile park.

Rated: for Overall Experience

16-Jan-17

alnic39

Found with the kids after an afternoon at the Reptile Park. Nice and easy climb to the trig.And we found the old pin.

02-Jan-17

Grahame Cookie

Well, I guess like MANY, I have been past here HUNDREDS of times, on the Sydney-Newcastle Expressway, just a hundred metres or so away, without knowing that this cute trig was so close.
Parked the car at the junction of the dirt track, and walked on up past the radio tower.
Oh, a steel post trig, with vanes; but I couldn't see an identifying name plate, just some writing in the concrete base of the trig.
Found @ 0652, Monday, 2/1/2017. Took a few photos, and then headed off to Sydney

Rated: for Overall Experience

08-Nov-15

richary

Heading north on a trip to try and get to 1000 GCA cache finds, this was 999. Ended up parking near the Northern red and white lattice tower and from there was a nice path up to the top which doesn't go through any fences and suddenly there in front of me was the trig. Nice and easy and no bush bashing required. Work has some antennas on one of the towers here, not sure which one though and it may be the one further south from what I remember of the appearance, it's certainly not the monopole behind the trig or I might have had the key to drive in!

05-Jul-15

MrDamage

Found at 4:44pm. I had earlier found another GCA cache and decided to head over to find this trig since I was going this way to look for a GC cache. I parked the geovehicle on the roadside near the entryway to the dirt track. Not quite sure which side to go I decided to jump the gate and headed over to GZ I soon had the trig sighted and had an easy approach but found another fence in the way a couple of meters to go. The other way may have been better but doesn't look like a clear path. Grabbed my required photos. Typically looking trig I've seen in ACT and limited around the coast.

Rated: for Overall Experience

31-Jan-15

shankspony

Disappointed for a minute that this was going to be on top of the radio mast, but no, it's in it's proper place on top of the hill after all, behind the mast, vanes and all. Whistle

Rated: for Overall Experience

31-Jan-15

GeoGenS

A nice easy find after Kariong. Can almost drive right up to the trig.

31-Jan-15

strike-a-light

Found after a nice walk to Mt Kariong

31-Jan-15

blossom*

After Kariong trig, we made a quick stop up the road and walked up to the top of the hill to find this trig.

01-Nov-14

Tyreless

Parked next to one of the towers (the one to the north) and followed the trail up to the trig. I wonder who Tom Ridgeway was? Found at 9:13 am.

Rated: for Overall Experience

27-Jan-14

Yurt

Headed here after Myoora. Easy enough if you take the track to the tower - the second access point not the first. Then a walk up the track and the trig is the unusual style described by Baktrak. Got a shot of the concrete inscription.

Rated: for Overall Experience

23-Mar-12

Baktrak

S33° 24.412' E151° 17.820'

Sitting at the top of a hill in an area popular for comms towers, with 4 near this vantage point.
I hadn't seen this construction before; a square steel post set in a 5 gallon drum of concrete on a square, concrete base. What looks like "Tom Ridgeway 1976" is inscribed in the top of the concrete.
Trig is in only fair condition with faded paint and two of the vanes' stays broken.

Rated: for Overall Experience