Waimak Wander (Canterbury) Traditional Cache
Waimak Wander (Canterbury)
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The cache is at the listed coordinates, and the cache container is just big enough to hold the logbook - there is no room for trading items, unless they are no bigger than a credit card. Remember to bring your own pen.
To reach this cache, you will have to walk about 2 hours 45min (each way) into mountain country. You should carry standard tramping gear all year round, including good boots, warm clothing and wet-weather parka. You may even bring your sleepingbag and food, and stay the night. If staying overnight, it is best to park your car down at the Bealey Pub.
The route is a marked trail, with a bush track from the start at the main road, and marker poles along the trail across the open grassy flats (white poles with orange tops). There is a section of thistles and lupin in the middle - just follow the waypoints with your GPS to find the easy way through. Between WP16 and WP17, it is best to use the riverbed, as long as the river is not in flood – otherwise, find your way through the bush and scrub.
There is also a short bush track over the last section before you reach the cache site, although it is usually much quicker and easier to use the riverbed for this section. If the main river is cutting in at this point or in flood, do not try crossing it – just use the bush track. The rough bush track takes 15 – 20 minutes, while the riverbed takes 5 – 10 minutes.
The following waypoints, which are close to trail marker poles, describe the route:
WP1 S43 01.262 E171 35.818 Start (east end) of bush track
WP2 S43 01.147 E171 34.119 West end of bush track
WP3 S43 01.121 E171 34.065
WP4 S43 00.930 E171 33.325
WP5 S43 00.864 E171 33.151
WP6 S43 00.813 E171 33.018
WP7 S43 00.788 E171 32.940 East end of trail through thistles and lupins
WP8 S43 00.772 E171 32.867
WP9 S43 00.773 E171 32.849
WP10 S43 00.758 E171 32.809
WP11 S43 00.745 E171 32.782 West end of trail through thistles and lupins
WP12 S43 00.696 E171 32.656
WP13 S43 00.641 E171 32.455
WP14 S43 00.356 E171 31.588
WP15 S43 00.313 E171 31.484
WP16 S43 00.248 E171 31.317 Use riverbed between WP16-17,
WP17 S43 00.216 E171 31.191 unless river is high
WP18 S43 00.099 E171 30.993 Start of rough bush track
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
[Logbook] Chg lbhe onpx ba gur sybbe