Four Foot Plains ST649 Geeveston, Tasmania, Australia
By
Geocaching Australia on 04-Jun-16. Waypoint TP7388
Cache Details
| Difficulty: | |
| Terrain: | |
| Type: | TrigPoint |
| Container: | Other |
| Coordinates: | S43° 7.865' E146° 52.227' (WGS 84) |
| 55G 489463E 5224620N (UTM) | |
| Elevation: | 359 m |
| Local Government Area: | Huon Valley |
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Description
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 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.
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.
Addtional Information
Source: http://surcom.dpiw.tas.gov.au/surcom/jsp/site/mark_cont.jsp?cmd=Site%20Summary&id=10681&datum=5
Elevation: 362.16
Mark Details: Steel post in concrete
Access: Follow Arve Rd from Geeveston, take Legerwood Rd then turn onto Bermuda Rd vicinity S43 07.310 E146 51.181. Park 2WD/AWD vehicles here. Follow Bermuda Rd for approx 1.1 km, take track to right and follow that for another 800m (S43 07.978 E146 52.192). Trig is another 220m from the track.
Warning: Bermuda Rd is little more than a track pushed in with a bulldozer. It has steep rock step-ups, sand, puddles, mud and vegetation that will damage the paint on your vehicle. This is a real 4WD track that will test your driving skills to the limit.
Logs
I left Lidgerwood Road and started onto the Bermuda Fire Trail at S43° 07.318' E146° 51.161'
It was a very wet and demanding drive with water going over the bonnet in one of the puddles and nearly stopping in another but we had a great time.
Stopped 200m from the trig and had an easy walk up to the trig.
The drive back out to Arve Spur 4 at S43° 08.872' E146° 51.775' was just as challenging and interesting going down some of the hills as I don't think I would have been able to get back up if I needed to.
Got to Bermuda Rd and wow! The Subi handled it quite well - no problems at all - parked at what seems to be a camp site and it stayed there while we walked Bermuda Rd. The puddles were massive! Foam in holes from where the water had been torrenting down the road!
Took my mate Adam and he had put on clean clothes, first puddle, first bush bash and he was filthy! Massive laughter!
Continued up Bermuda Rd till the arrow pointed left 220m.
Hooked left and climbed the small hill over the button grass and walked straight to the trig - no bush to negotiate at all.
Had a quick find, Sainting the cache at 1055hrs.
The walk out took 35 minutes - Adam had timed it - but the walk in was a bit more consuming on time.
Views at the Trig were great, would be even better on a finer day.
Great adventure with better company.
TFTC and cheers
OldSaint.
What a blast it was driving up Bermuda Rd! I only bottomed out twice but it was a fairly technical drive to get there.
Once parked, I started walking towards the trig through the button grass, and found that as I got closer to the small clump of trees, the higher the scrub became. So I walked around the eastern side until I cleared the taller vegetation.
Found the RM4 marker first as it sticks up above the button grass and it is silver in colour.
After much consulting of the site sketch from SURCOM, I managed to find all the RMs and the trig marker (again, should have taken my red spray paint!).
Once all the photos were taken, I ventured back to the geovan and this time took the easier method around the western side of the trees. I did spot 3 or 4 button grass bushes that have been burnt recently, but nothing else in the vicinity was. I'm guessing it was a lightning strike.
I drove back to where the track meets Bermuda Rd and decided to travel east instead of following my way into the trig. This part of the Bermuda Rd is even worse that the short section! This will damage your vehicle for sure as the vegetation is growing sideways and I nearly lost sight of the track in a couple of places.
I would recommend leaving your car at the start and walking in.
Some quite good views can be had from the trig, even if it is not at the top of the hill.
