A very long time ago we walked down this track hoping for an easy way up but had never returned. In that time the trig had been found a couple of times and today, with a new GC cache at the end of the track with the FTF on offer, we returned.

In the first hundred metres we met digby123 who had already claimed FTF for Bairne geocache so we decided not to race for that and instead go for Bairne trig. Using the WP of Tyreless we left the track and headed into the scrub expecting an easier path than we found last time. Well it was no easier and was some of the worse scrub bashing I've done in a long time. We couldn't find rocks anywhere in the first 150 metres and it was a real struggle to make progress. Finally I spotted an outcrop and from there we made it to the top where the trig was found.

It wasn't easy to see until we were just about on top of it. Nice old post and vanes which have somehow survived all the fires over the years on a decent sized cairn. Near the base we found a curious mark in the rock - a hole inside a circle - see photo. We also found the nearby rocks around the banksia too.

Took our photos and celebrated our 1000th GCA find! On the way out following the rocks and hoping to find the 'easier' way we came upon some holes in the rock with concrete in the holes - looks like there used to be a seat or table here at S33 36.823 E151 17.165. Nearby there was a nice orchid and a beehive in a crack in the sandstone - see photos.

We thought there might be some suggestion of a track from the old table but failed to find anything so suffered the same awful bushbash back to the main trail. From there we kept going down the trail to its delightful end at the lookout and found the GC cache.

Thanks!
(1000 GCA finds)

Rated: for Overall Experience.