Pittwater Terrey Hills, New South Wales, Australia
By
Geocaching Australia on 09-Apr-11. Waypoint TP5660
Cache Details
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| Type: | TrigPoint |
| Container: | Other |
| Coordinates: | S33° 41.142' E151° 14.053' (WGS 84) |
| 56H 336325E 6271292N (UTM) | |
| Elevation: | 219 m |
| Local Government Area: | Northern Beaches |
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Description
Pittwater TS10037
Official name of this Trig Station as per NSW Department of Lands is: Pittwater.
Serial number is: TS10037.
Last Inspected on: September 3, 1976.
Elevation is: 217 metres.
There used to be a previous Trig on this same spot by the same name but with the serial number TS6957.
If southbound on Mona Vale Road there is a small driveway and gate not long after Kimbriki tip turnoff. This is an access road to the mobile phone towers.
Go around to the left behind the first Optus compound and you should spot the trig along a faint track through the thick bush.
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 access.
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 placing 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.
Logs
No problems with this one and the trig was soon spotted.
Another trig and another dragonZone crossed off. Thanks for the fun....
The first time was Monday, 17/10/1983, at 1715, one of SEVENTEEN trigs on a day off (when I lived at Wahroonga). No nearby radio tower in those days. The access has almost become impenetrable with the cutting down of some the banksia and then having them stacked up against the rest, forming a barricade worthy of the ANZACs in their trench warfare preparations! Still the same concrete pedestal, with a Name plate even, but it is possible that it had the post and vanes 'last time' - 1983.
Depending on your route in, WATCH OUT for a coil of barbed wire, probably left over from securing the radio tower, and just tossed into 'the bush. Terrain = 2½ (minimum)
There was a great looking slug with a red triangle pattern on its back and red base at the top of the trig too (see pic)
Took a bit of searching to find a decent trail into the thick and bushy area behind the radio mast, but it was only a short walk -- a short bush bash -- in the end.
Trig was in reasonable shape -- side name plate intact -- but without its vanes.
rogerw3 will have more photos.
Found a small driveway and gate - you can only access this heading south towards St Ives - the drive leads to two mobile phone towers. We went along past the towers and compounds looking for the trig but nothing. The bush here is very thick and scratchy and it didn't look possible to get behind the Telstra compound. We went around behind the first Optus compound and at the SE corner I thought I spotted a white barked tree through the scrub. The geoboy reckoned it was the trig and there was a very faint track through the scrub which we followed to find the nearly complete trig - sans vanes, just a bit of the base plastic left. However the plaque was there and intact.
This was another pleasing find. The only negative was the lack of vanes. Amazing this is still here though.
