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012 - Mid North Coast Wander - Bird Tree Traditional Cache

Hidden : 07/30/2012
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

This cache is part of the “Mid North Coast Wander” series of 201 caches. The series will take you on a magnificent journey highlighting this spectacular region. Starting at the base of Middle Brother and finishing at Pilots Beach Dunbogan; this 160 km trail is truly quite stunning and we are sure you will have a wonderful time touring the area.

Refer to 001 – Mid North Coast Wander for the full details of this cache series.



Welcome to the largest living tree in NSW by volume, the "Bird Tree". The Bird Tree is the first big tree over in the bush to the left of the picnic area as you arrive. The Tree where the cache is, is known as "Benaroon". This tree is also one of the largest living Blackbutts in NSW. As you walk to the cache, there are two other monster sized trees, one of which you could fit a dozen or more people in it standing up.

Here's some vital stats for the Bird Tree-

Common Name : Blackbutt "Bird Tree"

Scientific Name : Eucalyptus pilularis

Circumference : 11.94 metres (470 inches)

Height : 69.00 metres (193 feet)different sources say different heights!

Crown : 38.00 metres (124 feet)

Age : At least 400 years

As part of our agreement with National Parks here we won't be making any of our own tracks, so please don't go wandering around through the bushes here. As the GPS gods were virtually impossible to contact here, and so that you don't have to wander through the beautiful and fragile rainforest, the cache is under the only sleeper here, just as you turn right to walk towards Benaroon, just before the boardwalk

This cache was placed with permission from the National Parks and Wildlife Service.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

50pz sebz gur YUF bs gur bayl fyrrcre ubyqvat onpx gur genpx. ernpu haqre sebz nobir

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)