This cache will bring you past Hillgrove's historic Post Office building (now a private residence, so please don't go in without permission) and has some good tourist information on Hillgrove's mining heyday on the signboard. Easy Park-and-Grab with log only, so bring a pen. The property owner here is a friend and knows about the cache so that's ok, But other neighbours don't, so be a bit stealthy. The sign and other things here make for a good excuse to loiter!
It is possible to walk all the formed roads within the village in an hour or so these days, something acually worth doing as it is very quiet and has some awesome views, being perched on a ridge between two gorges. Take time to walk the village, if you are able, read all the heritage signs that mark Hillgrove's past buildings and visit the museum in the old schoolhouse. If you drive around the village please take it slowly on the unsealed streets so as not to stir up too much dust on the homes here. You'll find toilet facilities at the Community Hall and Recreation Ground with by the tennis court. You will find BBQs and tables at the recreation ground and a shed with old tennis racquets and balls of various types if you want play on the couts (unlocked and free to use). Please keep dogs on leash in the village.
Hillgrove is also an entry point into one part of Oxley Wild Rivers National Park, with a picnic area (has working barbecues), bushwalks and lookouts out at Long Point (approx 35km furher on the Long Point Road).