Polo GS trig Wirragulla, New South Wales, Australia
By Geocaching Australia on 24-Dec-13. Waypoint TP6827

Cache Details

Difficulty:
Terrain:
Type:	TrigPoint
Container:	Other
Coordinates:	S32° 26.288' E151° 44.797' (WGS 84)
	56H 382173E 6410307N (UTM)
Elevation:	181 m
Local Government Area:	Dungog

Map

Whodunit Terrain

Description

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

Official Code: TS7223
Official Name: Polo

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.

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.

If you feel that you can add to the description of this trig point or adjust the difficulty / terrain ratings, please feel free to edit this cache and amend the information suitably. Vandalism of the cache description or other information will result in your account being terminated.

This is another concrete pedestal, with post, black semi-circular vanes, and intact nameplate: declaring - CENTRAL MAPPING AUTHORITY, GEODETIC STATION, POLO

Access:

Logs

23-Oct-22

BigMatDozer

Spotted this trig one the way home from a scout camp up at Gloucester. The trig point can be clearly spotted from both sides of the hill. one of the advantages of cleared grazing land I suppose.

14-Aug-22

Team737

Spotted from the main road and shot from there. The area does appear to private grazing land.

26-Apr-22

Sol de lune

Another shot for this one. Any closer and you are definitely trespassing. Trig can be seen from the road so like others, that's where the photo is taken from.

Rated: for Overall Experience

25-Apr-22

LuckyL10n

#GA5645 - 08:20; Day twenty, the final day of the Townsville Mega adventure with Sol de lune. Spent last night in Dungog and heading south for home today. Stopped off for a snap of this hilltop trig as we left Dungog this morning. TFTT Geocaching Australia Very Happy

Rated: for Overall Experience

30-Jul-21

Banj5150

took a while to find, and couldn't get any closer without trespassing

26-Sep-20

alnic39

Long shot from the main road as I head north of a trig trip.

Rated: for Overall Experience

02-Dec-18

lucky1955

I passed this trig and spotted it when on my way into Dungog to visit my mother-in-law in hospital there. On the way back I stopped on the Dungog-Clarence Town road and took a long shot as the trig appears to be out in the middle of a farm and my GPS unit didn't show any tracks to get closer.

Rated: for Overall Experience

24-Jan-16

Grahame Cookie

After sleeping over near Wangat trig last night, and then checking on my cache at Bandon Grove Reserve (all good there), I kept on heading south for Clarence Town and the Hunter Valley. I could see this trig from the Clarence Town Road, and sure enough, from my database of trigs it was Polo - TS7223, and hadn't been entered onto the GCA site yet. Now on a 'refreshed cache page', courtesy of an Archived cache never found. I drove south of the trig to where the dirt road came to an unusual railway crossing - solar powered gates, with a push-button activator. Then struck off and up the hill. A couple of fences with loose barbed wire, and about 15 minutes of walking, and I near enough to see the details.
Initially I thought that there may have been the remains of an earlier rock/cemented brick cairn. But probably just the remains of some other structure. This is a white-painted concrete pedestal, with a plastic post and black semi-circular vanes, and a name plate of CMA, GS, POLO.
Photographed at 1236.

Rated: for Overall Experience