Highlands Bushwalking Trip


Tuesday , 12 April 2016
We were making the most of a good weather forecast and  going to spend a few days bushwalking near Lake StClair and collected a few caches on the journey there and back.
Shadow Lake and Mount Rufus


Rufus Mt ST650
Did the circuit walk from Shadow Lake; a fabulous walk in lovely weather.
Tassies Belly Button Trig Point (ISA Monument Bronte) ST715
With GC cache close by it seemed a good idea to do this monumnet.
Bellevue Tier MWT ST711MWT
As there was a GC cache here we decided that we might as well get this trig as well.
Bronte Lagoon Area ST543
Collected on way from Bronte village.
Lawrenny
We found this cache on our way to Lake St Clair area for a couple of days. Although we have driven this road many times we have never noticed this grand old house, Lawrenny. TFTC ausandaus2
'Knock knock' - 'Ouse there'
On our way to Lake St Clair for a couple of days, unfortunately had no luck finding this cache. Checked out a few nosey looking rocks but didn't have the urge to go into elimination mode. TFTC
My Old School
On our way to Lake St Clair for a couple of days and enjoyed the short detour. Nicely kept little town with a number of tourists wandering about. The cache was a quick find and where we expected. TFTC Budgietas
Oh HEC. Brady's Chain-Link 3
S 42° 16.243 E 146° 28.876
On our way to Lake St Clair for a couple of days in the area. We detoured to do the three caches in the Brady's Lake area and enjoyed the drive never having been here before. From other logs we expected the cache to be 15 mts out but not knowing in which direction we had to scout about a bit. We were a bit surprised to find cache with broken glass on big rock as well as around it.. Be careful if looking with young children. Took TB TFTC willberech

Oh HEC. Brady's Chain - Link 2
On our way to Lake St Clair area for a couple of days. After collecting Link3 we continued to Link 2, this was a nice quick find. TFTC willberech
Oh HEC. Brady's Chain-Link 1
We were on our way to the Lake St Clair area for a couple of days. After finding Link 3 and Link 2 we continued around Bradys Lake to search for Link 1. We were amazed at all the shacks around the lake, we had never detoured from the Lyell Highway on previous trips. We found the search for this cache very frustrating, we knew it was supposedly 20 mts out but which way. Well we thought magnetic must be on a sign or the bridge so we headed that way until we were approx 20 mts from the stated co ords. After a long search we gave up. TFTC willberech
Tassie's Belly Button
On our way to Lake St Clair for a couple of days and stopped for this easy to find cache. The cache was in the open and container unclipped so we left it in better condition than we had found it. TFTC polfil
1st Bridge
Leaving Lake St Clair after a couple of days in the area. Parked the car one side of the bridge and dodged a few caravans before finding the cache, then spotted an easier return. TFTC Gekko 1
Leeawuleena
Leaving Lake St Clair after a couple of days in the area. An easy find once on the right side of the visitor centre . TFTC melvilla
Werners Cache
Detoured on the way home from a couple of days in the Lake St Clair area. We had a bit of a hunt around and found the cache without much trouble. Thanks for the history of the area, we were surprised at all the houses and shacks at Bronte. TFTC Gekko 1
Bellevue Tier
After a couple of days in the Lake St Clair area we decided to return home along the Victoria Valley Road. We enjoyed the drive to this cache and thought it was a great hide with an impressive entrance. It was a cloudy, misty day so the views were not as good as we would have liked. TFTC thekingjw
Oh HEC!!

After a couple of days in the Lake St Clair area we returned via the Victoria Valley Road. We enjoyed the drive to Lake Echo as we hadn't been before. The cache was where we expected and hopefully will stay put, the magnet does not appear very strong. TFTC willberech.

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