Browns Knob Halfway Creek, New South Wales, Australia
By
Earthly65 and Robbieracer66 on 16-Feb-13. Waypoint TP6704
Cache Details
| Difficulty: | |
| Terrain: | |
| Type: | TrigPoint |
| Container: | Other |
| Coordinates: | S29° 54.755' E153° 7.669' (WGS 84) |
| 56J 512338E 6690894N (UTM) | |
| Elevation: | 316 m |
| Local Government Area: | Clarence Valley |
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Description
Browns Knob TS5523
Official name of this Trig Station as per NSW Department of Lands is: Browns Knob.
Serial number is: TS5523.
Last Inspected on: July 21, 1979.
Elevation is: 319 metres.
Trig is a concrete pillar with mast and vanes.
A Trig Point is a virtual cache which requires a cacher to locate the Trigonometric Station at GZ.
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 access.
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. 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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From Pacific Highway near Halfway Creek, east onto Bald Knob Tick Gate road....at approximately S30 54.426 E153 07.770 or intersection of Bald Knob Tick Gate road, Coast Range Road and Browns Knob Road, park vehicle and make the trek uphill thru (and over) two gates to clearing on top of hill.
Logs
After a slightly slippery drive, we parked the car at the first gate and emerged into a cloud of mosquitos. We hoped they would leave us behind as we headed up the hill, but no such luck. Every time we atop moving, they swarmed around our heads again.
The view at the top was a bit hampered by the cloud cover, despite the cool clearing. With the ever present mozzies buzzing around we grabbed a photo and beat a hasty retreat back to the safety of our car.
Thanks for the Trig Listing
On walking around the fenced off tower, we came across the trig. The mast had fallen off during the fires of 2019, no sign of the vanes though. I wonder where they could be?
A fun little adventure to get to this one. Highly recommend it!
The poor trig post and vanes didn't seem to like the heat either. I found them resting in peace on the ground beside the nameless pillar. I wonder what the arrow on the pillar top was pointing at? Certainly wasn't the Glenugie trig. I know there's another trig on the coast but not GCA... yet. Maybe that's what it was pointing at.
Great time though. Found an interesting flower near an interesting rock. I'll add pics of them too.
Bit of a steep hike up from parking waypoint but worth the trip!