BARE HILL ST540 Tasmania, Australia
By
AlbyDangles on 24-Feb-18. Waypoint TP7766
Cache Details
| Difficulty: | |
| Terrain: | |
| Type: | TrigPoint |
| Container: | Other |
| Coordinates: | S43° 36.637' E146° 51.530' (WGS 84) |
| 55G 488608E 5171363N (UTM) | |
| Elevation: | 270 m |
| Local Government Area: | Huon Valley |
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Description
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 centre 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.
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Additional Information: This one is the most extreme trig I have found.
Leave the South Coast Track at S43° 36.002' E146° 51.455' and follow the various animal pads to S43° 36.147' E146° 51.496' where you will find a pad heading into the bush.
Once in the bush look for the tapes and follow them to the top. the tapes are not too far apart so don't go too far if you can't see the next one otherwise the bush will have you for dinner.
Logs
Day one 3th February
I left home at 7:45 and started walking from Cockle Creek at 11:00. It was a nice warm sunny day so there were a lot of people walking to and from South Cape Bay. I left the track near the half way mark at 11:45 and headed across the button grass towards a spot that I thought would be a good starting point. It wasn’t until 12:05 that I found a spot where I could penetrate the THICK edge of the bush and start to make my assault on Bare Hill. Well after only one hour of bashing, crawling, climbing and falling I had only got 140m and still had 760m to go. It was time to concede defeat, pull the pin and go back to the car. It was 3:00 and I was getting changed out of my walking cloths my shirt was ripped to pieces, my arms, legs and face were scratched and I had 10 leaches under my gaiters some still attached others have had their fill and had dropped off. Once I had cleaned myself up I headed off to find Fishers Point to find another trig before going home.
Day two 12th February
Well after my last experience I thought a different approach was needed an earlier start leaving home at 5:45 and starting to walk at 8:05. I walked a little further along the track this time before heading off into the button grass it was 9:30 when I started to work my way into the bush but after half an hour I thought this approach was worse than where I was last week so I headed back to the track and headed back to where I had previously penetrate the bush. This time I found a pad that was heading the way I wanted to go so I followed the pad for 2 hours and 10 minutes bashing my way as I went. It was 1:30 and this time I had only gone 180m and there was no way I was going to get to the top so I once again pulled the pin and headed back to the car. (It only took 30 minutes to get out of the bush.) This time I had worn trousers so my legs weren’t as badly scratched and the leach count was only 6 but my arms and face was once again scratched.
Day three 17th February
I started walking the same time as I had last week and headed for the same starting point in the bush that I used on day one and followed the track that I had bashed through last week. This time I marked it with flagging tape as I knew it would make the return trip easier. I managed to get through the thick bush and started to climb up through the open bush trying to keep to the pad that I had found last week. There were a few spots that took a lot of bashing to get through the thick tea tree. As I bashed my way I continually marked my way with the tape. There was a few time that I thought I hadn’t put any tape up for a while but when I turned around to do it there was one only a couple of meters away. As I got further up the hill I started to watch the ETA to destination on my GPS and noticed that after about 15 minutes of walking the ETA increased by an hour. At 5:00 I was only 160m from the trig but the bush was once again getting thick so time to give up and return home. The walk back down the hill to the edge of the bush only took one hour. After eight hours in the bush, four hours on the track, five hours driving, one wasp sting and some scratches I was back home at 10:30 ready for bed. I sent most of the next day recovering in bed.
Day four 24th February
Today the forecast was for showers most of the day so I knew I was going to get wet so started walking in my wet weather gear. Once again I started as I did on the last two trips and found the track that I had been marking. The walk up to where I had finished last week took one and a half hours and another one and a half hours of bush bashing to get me the final 160m to the trig arriving there at 12:30.
After taking some photos and having some lunch I headed back down the hill. Back at the car apart from been soaking wet and suffering from one wasp sting all was well.
I’m glad this one has now been found. If I could I would have rated this trig as a T10 D10. But in saying that if you want to find it there is a bit of a track there now and plenty of tape to show the way.
Claiming a *FTF*
