FLEURIEU POINT ST 976 Freycinet, Tasmania, Australia
By AlbyDangles on 05-Nov-16. Waypoint TP7495

Cache Details

Difficulty:
Terrain:
Type:	TrigPoint
Container:	Other
Coordinates:	S42° 9.948' E148° 15.567' (WGS 84)
	55G 604034E 5331047N (UTM)
Elevation:	4 m
Local Government Area:	Glamorgan-Spring Bay

Map

Whodunit State

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: Geoscience Australia

Access leave the Hazards Beach Track at S42° 09.909' E148° 15.687' and bush bash your way to the rocky shore line then rock hope to the cache

WARNINGS: Beware of the sea and posability of drowning

Beware of the rocks and the posability of falling

Logs

15-Mar-23

Tassie Trekkers

Today, Mr T teamed up with Mr T(Triumph Twins) and decided to tackle these 2 Trig points in the Freycinet National Park. We were up at 7am and were parked ready for the walk by 7:30.It was a quick walk to the first trig point as we deviated about 150 meters to the Trip. A quick pic and back to the track and along to Hazards Beach. After a long trek along the beach we went inland for about 1.25 hours and ended up at Cooks Beach. A quick walk along the beach and then a scrub walk along the edge of the bank and then along the rocks, yep I love rock hopping, but it was quicker to do this that fight all of the fallen dead Sheoaks. Wow what a great view was had from here, especially looking at the Hazards. Took the required pic and headed back to cooks beach for a well earned lunch as well as refilling out drink bottles for our return trek. I did under estimate how much water I would consumed.

After lunch we headed back over the lookout, again fantastic views were had from here, especially of Wineglass Bay, yep about 1000 steps from the beach!!!! A quick walk down to the car. A total of about 20 Km’s and about 9:30 hours walk. Great company, made the day very enjoyable!

Rated: for Overall Experience

15-Mar-23

Triumph Twins

Out with Tassie Trekkers, day 2 of our trip, this was the first of 2 "Jobs" for the day. A fairly easy off track on our way down to Cooks Beach and beyond.

Rated: for Overall Experience

27-Jan-18

AlbyDangles

I was out caching with EeePees doing the loop I said to EeePees that we could go for a bit of a bush bash and see if we could find this Trig it wasn't that hard to get to the shore and then rock hop our way to the trig.

Rated: for Overall Experience

05-Nov-16

EeePees

Thanks for the listing.
I bushbashed, rock hopped, braved the savage winds and high seas!
Was doing a caching adventure loop with AlbyDangles, so called to add this to the other 5 finds for the afternoon, although one GC cache has been archived, so cannot log that find, despite the cache still being there. Nice views, especially back to Mt Freycinet.

Rated: for Overall Experience