Royal Mount Royal, New South Wales, Australia
By
Geocaching Australia on 01-Sep-12. Waypoint TP6554
Cache Details
| Difficulty: | |
| Terrain: | |
| Type: | TrigPoint |
| Container: | Other |
| Coordinates: | S32° 10.448' E151° 19.578' (WGS 84) |
| 56H 342199E 6439035N (UTM) | |
| Elevation: | 1173 m |
| Local Government Area: | Singleton |
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Description
A Trig Point is a virtual cache which requires a cacher to locate the Trigonometric Station at GZ and photograph it.
This trig point (also known as a Trigonometric Station) consists of an old stone cairn with a wooden upright beam and metal vanes.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.
The climb up to the trig is fairly strenuous and involves a bit of easy scrambling up some rocky spots and picking your way through sometimes spikey vegetation. Once at the top, there is a lovely flat walk for a bit through a mossy forest before reaching the trig. Do look around a bit as there is an open grassy area right nearby, perfect for a bit of morning tea before you head off.
Official name of this Trig Station as per NSW Department of Lands is:
Royal.
Serial number is: TS3972.
Last Inspected on: November 30, 1977.
Elevation is: 1184 metres.
Hints
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Logs
up and find the cache at the top of Mount Royal and I didn’t log this trig last time I was up here, so made sure to grab a photo today. The trig is in good condition and it is a truly amazing location . Thanks for the trig
And there hasn't been that many entries in the logbook that SUBYDAZZ has placed at the trig point back in 2000, I guess that was before getting involved in geocaching!
Having recently placed a series of Challenge caches on South Brother in the Manning Valley I was very interested in comparing the actual terrain against the rated terrain. While there are a few differences in the type of terrain, steepness, exposure, initial elevation, total gain, and ability to actually see the ground, I am now more comfortable in the ratings that I had given 'the Subjects' of the Challenge. On taking a group of experienced cachers up South Brother on this last Saturday I was also able to hear their thoughts on terrain (a few expletives), and I just wish I could add a Challenge into the climb for Mount Royal.
(But my guess is that the National Parks want to keep Tupperware out of it)While there are patches of stinging nettle they aren't too thick; and you can see the ground, and can generally rely on what you can see to be stable. Previous bushwalking experience recommended, and a couple of litres required.
