Coba Fiddletown, New South Wales, Australia
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Geocaching Australia on 23-Mar-12. Waypoint TP6290
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| Type: | TrigPoint |
| Container: | Other |
| Coordinates: | S33° 33.150' E151° 6.150' (WGS 84) |
| 56H 323843E 6285847N (UTM) | |
| Elevation: | 212 m |
| Local Government Area: | The Hornsby |
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Coba TS1507
Official name of this Trig Station as per NSW Department of Lands is: Coba.
Serial number is: TS1507.
Last Inspected on: July 13, 1972.
Elevation is: 215 metres.
Cairn in place but mast and vanes have gone.
Drive to the end of Bloodwood Road, Fiddletown - it's all sealed - and then follow the Neverfail Fire Trail for about 1.8km where there's a faint trail to the left - see waypoint in Yurt's log. Follow this trail to the end and then walk down to the saddle and up the rise to the trig. The cairn is still there - no mast or vanes but an unusual 'beehive' shaped cairn of stones instead.
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Managed to tick off Coba and Denny today on a trig finding mission with blossom, strike-a-light and shankspony. Lovely day out.
Rated: for Overall Experience
On a trig hunt with friends today this one was a very enjoyable walk. The topo map showed a track going a fair bit of the way but I suspected it might be rather overgrown...and it was! Still, the bush wasn't too thick and bits of track appeared quite regularly. Another one for the clan 
Rated: for Overall Experience
There's not much to say that Yurt hasn't already said 
. I found this walk to be a joy. The trail from the firetrail for 2.5kms to the start of the saddle is level and used enough to be mostly clear.
I ignored Yurt's advice the first time and tried a straight line approach across the saddle. It took a bit of work to get back to the easier stuff once I realised the error of my ways. On the return journey I followed the high ground across the saddle and it was easy.
The trig is in a nice spot. Unusual conical shape. A little over 2.5 hours for the 9km return journey undertaken to an uninterrupted background symphony of cicada calls. Found at 9:48 am.
. I found this walk to be a joy. The trail from the firetrail for 2.5kms to the start of the saddle is level and used enough to be mostly clear.I ignored Yurt's advice the first time and tried a straight line approach across the saddle. It took a bit of work to get back to the easier stuff once I realised the error of my ways. On the return journey I followed the high ground across the saddle and it was easy.
The trig is in a nice spot. Unusual conical shape. A little over 2.5 hours for the 9km return journey undertaken to an uninterrupted background symphony of cicada calls. Found at 9:48 am.
Rated: for Overall Experience
Almost a year after our aborted attempt on this trig we returned. Again we followed the Neverfail Fire Trail for about 1800m before turning left. There were signs that others had passed this way in recent times. When we got to the mysterious post we had a look around the area and found a very nice rock carving of a kangaroo which was partially obscured by soil. Somewhere in the past all these carvings around the National Parks were signposted but then some bright spark didn't want people looking at them so the signs were all removed apart from a few.
We pushed on to where we had given up last time and found by tracking to the left after we hit the cliffs we came to a small cairn which appeared to indicate a track down. We made our way down to the saddle and picked up sporadic tracks which took us further up the rise. Some 200 metres before the trig we found a nice rock shelter which would have been good in foul weather, thankfully it was a perfect day. Headed to the top of the ridge having lost the track again and then followed the pointer to the trig. A smooth-barked gum of at least 30cm diameter trunk stood nearby so that's grown since the last time anyone care about this trig - 30 years? The mast and vanes are gone and we couldn't find any trace. However the trig was not flat on top as most are but tapered to a point giving it a beehive appearance. We took our photos and enjoyed morning tea some 4.3km from the car park. Found a discarded teabag on the ground so others have visited in the not too distant past, bushwalking clubs perhaps?
On our way back down the hill we picked up various tracks so it looks like someone visits this occasionally. Found our way back across the saddle then up the rise back to the cairn and then back along the same track in. Great walk. Really good to know its still there 30 years after Grahame Cookie's visit.
Cairn waypoint - go down to the saddle from here:
S33 33.433 E151 05.983
Saddle - stick to this and use it to cross to the trig ridge:
S33 33.382 E151 05.996
Check my previous log for other waypoints.
Recommended!
We pushed on to where we had given up last time and found by tracking to the left after we hit the cliffs we came to a small cairn which appeared to indicate a track down. We made our way down to the saddle and picked up sporadic tracks which took us further up the rise. Some 200 metres before the trig we found a nice rock shelter which would have been good in foul weather, thankfully it was a perfect day. Headed to the top of the ridge having lost the track again and then followed the pointer to the trig. A smooth-barked gum of at least 30cm diameter trunk stood nearby so that's grown since the last time anyone care about this trig - 30 years? The mast and vanes are gone and we couldn't find any trace. However the trig was not flat on top as most are but tapered to a point giving it a beehive appearance. We took our photos and enjoyed morning tea some 4.3km from the car park. Found a discarded teabag on the ground so others have visited in the not too distant past, bushwalking clubs perhaps?
On our way back down the hill we picked up various tracks so it looks like someone visits this occasionally. Found our way back across the saddle then up the rise back to the cairn and then back along the same track in. Great walk. Really good to know its still there 30 years after Grahame Cookie's visit.
Cairn waypoint - go down to the saddle from here:
S33 33.433 E151 05.983
Saddle - stick to this and use it to cross to the trig ridge:
S33 33.382 E151 05.996
Check my previous log for other waypoints.
Recommended!
Rated: for Overall Experience
Thought we'd have a go at this today. I spotted a track on Google Earth so I was hoping it wasn't a 2km bush bash from the fire trail. Parked at the end of Bloodwood Rd in Fiddletown and headed along the fire trail for about 1.5km. Then if you have sharp eyes you'll spot a trail to the left. It looks as though it was once a vehicle track but is well overgrown if relatively flat. We could see evidence of a few recent footprints so someone goes out here. Along the way we found evidence of old fireplaces in two spots and at one point there's a mysterious short CCA treated post in the rock on the path. May have been a sign once.
The track wasn't too hard to follow but now and again got tricky where a tree had fallen. Eventually we reached the end of the track and there was a bit of a cairn which seemed to indicate the next track. It looked like this was where vehicles used to turn around when it was a fire trail. To our disappointment the trig was still 640 metres away across the valley. There was no obvious track but we found a bit of a way down but then gave up as we didn't have the time for a slow bushbash to the end. It may be possible with a bit more time. Hope to get back here one day.
Track turn off at S33° 34.276' E151° 5.991'
The mystery post: S33° 33.846' E151° 5.961'
End of the track near: S33° 33.490' E151° 6.073'
The track wasn't too hard to follow but now and again got tricky where a tree had fallen. Eventually we reached the end of the track and there was a bit of a cairn which seemed to indicate the next track. It looked like this was where vehicles used to turn around when it was a fire trail. To our disappointment the trig was still 640 metres away across the valley. There was no obvious track but we found a bit of a way down but then gave up as we didn't have the time for a slow bushbash to the end. It may be possible with a bit more time. Hope to get back here one day.
Track turn off at S33° 34.276' E151° 5.991'
The mystery post: S33° 33.846' E151° 5.961'
End of the track near: S33° 33.490' E151° 6.073'
Found initially Tuesday, 22/11/1983, 1850 on a 'solo investigation' of trig stations. Had already found: Red, 'Pennant Hills', Castle - nothing, and Dural (reservoir). Photographed the trig that day.
Back on Sunday, 4/12/1983, 1610 with a YMCA bushwalking group called Span. No photo taken that time.
Obviously no geocaches to distract from the fun of hiking in those days.
Back on Sunday, 4/12/1983, 1610 with a YMCA bushwalking group called Span. No photo taken that time.
Obviously no geocaches to distract from the fun of hiking in those days.
