The cache is not at these coordinates – but here you will find Otawa Trig and a nice sunny spot to eat your lunch. Unfortunately this trig doesn’t have views and you can’t see the cache from here either!
Finding most of caches from 1-5 or 5-9 of the Otawa Series will give you the coordinates for the bonus cache.
S 37 4A.BCD E 176 1E.FGH
Gateway #1, #2 Kereru, #3 Ruru, #4 Karearea, #5 Tauhou,
OR
#5 Tauhou, #6 Toutouwai, #7 Kiwi, #8 Piwakawaka, #9 Tui
Please take care with the special log book.
The series may be started from either Te Puke Quarry Road, or Manoeka Road. It is a 10 kilometre walk between these points, and the Department of Conservation signs advise it is likely to take 4 ½ hours from Te Puke Quarry Road to Manoeka Road via Otawa Trig. Starting from Te Puke Quarry Road reduces the climbing required significantly!
Between #3 and #1 (gateway) are a couple of small loop trails. Take the left trails if heading down towards Te Puke Quarry Road, or the right Trails if heading up towards the trig.
If you have family collecting and/or dropping you off, they may enjoy these nearby caches:
http://coord.info/GC41PK6
http://coord.info/GC40BND
Alternatively, you could start at either car park, walk to Otawa Trig and return to your vehicle. Finding most of the caches 1-5 or 5-9 will give you the co-ordinates to find the bonus cache.
Know before you go
*Ensure you have strong, comfortable shoes, a good raincoat, warm clothing, cellphone, first aid kit, food and drink, a hat and sunscreen. Topo map strongly advised.
*Leave your tramping intentions with a responsible person, in case you get lost.
*Don’t leave valuables in your vehicle.
*Stay on the trail marked with orange triangles – if you haven’t seen a marker in 20metres, backtrack to the last one you saw.
*Hunters may be active in this area, wear high-vis clothing.
*A good GPS is required rather than a phone due to poor reception.