Mount York Replacement Traditional Cache
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The cache is to replace, with permission, the now archived "Mount York" (GC1FYW4), by Team Stilllookin. It uses the original container left untouched by the bushfires of 2013.
It was replaced after a request for a cache at this beautiful spot by a Geocaching NSW Committe Member.
This cache is one for the history buffs and is located at Mt York.
Mount York is at the end of Mount York Road which starts at an intersection of the Great Western Highway just to the west of Mount Victoria right before you start your descent down Mt Victoria Pass. Mount York is at an altitude of approximately 1060 metres and it’s at this point where the steep descent of Cox's Road to Hartley Vale commenced.
At Mount York you will find an obelisk and monument to explorers Blaxland, Lawson and Wentworth and to road builder William Cox also there is a 'Footsteps in Time' marker to commemorate the survey of the road across the mountains by George Evans.
This area is also a popular area for mountain bike riding and abseiling as well as for furthering your knowledge of the local history.
Also from the Mount York Road you can access some of the other historic roads and passes which were used as access to the valley below such as Berghoffers Pass, Lawsons Long Alley and Lockyers Road.
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