Old Cave. Placed by Lyn Pat and Nathan Sunday 25th August 2002.
TAKE A TORCH. This is the second cache in the Ellis Brook reserve
Area. Remember the park closes at 5pm and the gates are locked so
done get stuck in there. There is a BBQ nearby if you choose to
park in that area. Make sure you consider your car safe before
leaving it. You could leave it near the gates on the way in where
there is a house nearby. This is only about 200 meters more walking
and much safer than finding a window broken and your car
damaged.
We chose this location because we used to live in the old Farm down
the bottom of the valley (Hillside Farm) about 20 years ago and
would wander the hills when we could. The dam you will walk past
was the main water supply for the farm at the time and we would
often go to check the dam to see if it was polluted from dead
kangaroos or as we found one time a homeless man using it as his
bath. Regrettably we had to drink the water after his ablutions.
Above the dam is a tunnel, which we think was dug to check for
the blue-metal quality or possibly had something to do with gold
mining. We hear its good gold finding country if you want to try
your hand at panning in the stream.
The farm is private land so we have devised the best way to get to
the Dam, Tunnel and then the cache, which in our opinion would have
the best view of Perth you will ever find. You also will find no
one else will be up here as its not the sort of place others just
happen to be walking past.
We have made a list of marker points for your GPS if you follow
them you will go the best possible way to get to the cache if you
decide to go another way then don’t use private land to gain
access.
There is a second access from the end of Hayward road that is a
bridle track and we believe is probably public land.
1. Park at Ellis Brook lower car park S 32.03.445 E 116.01.627 or
park at end of Hayward road (shorter walk and safer for your car we
think, but we aren’t to sure if this land is private or not.
It is a Bridle track so it should be OK) S 32.03.254 E 116.01.499
(this figure is only approx.)
2. Bridle track follows watercourse up the hill towards the dam.
S 32.03.220 E 116.01.595
3. Top of dam wall. This is the place that you leave the Bridle
track and walk though the bush. We suggest following the kangaroo
tracks where possible. S 32.03.154 E 116.01.693
4. The cave, tunnel, whatever it is? You tell us!!! Take a torch
you will need it. S 32.03.095 E 116.01.798.
5. The cache. S 32.03.043 E 116.01.816 You will be walking straight
up from the cave on the way you will see another cave that
isn’t dug into the hill so far. Keep on walking and follow
the GPS to the site. The cache is hidden between two rocks and
under a few cover stones to keep it from accidental finds. ( as if
someone will be up here ).
Contents are varied so add and take what you like.
The view is fantastic. Make sure you take adequate water and
possibly some food. Your mobile will work a treat up here so ring a
friend as tell them you can see their house from here. Binoculars
would be handy too on a clear day. Hope you like the cache. Lyn Pat
and Nathan.
