“When we love someone our love becomes demonstrable or real only through our exertion - through the fact that for that someone (or for ourself) we take an extra step or walk an extra mile. Love is not effortless. To the contrary, love is effortful.”
― M. Scott Peck
The Journey
The reservation for the Healesville Freeway was incorporated into the Metropolitan Transport Plan in 1969 and originally extended from Riversdale Road, Box Hill South, to Maroondah Highway, Coldstream. Sections of the reservation at both ends of the route have since been released. Only recently has this section between Springvale Road in Forest Hill and Boronia Road in Vermont been formally transferred from VicRoads to Parks Victoria with the view to renaming it as community parkland. You can follow the progress on the Victorian Government website and subscribe to updates from Parks Victoria. Current media release (August 22, 2025): Delivering the Best New Urban Park in Melbourne.
There is something unexpected and appealing about wandering along this narrow, hidden track through the suburbs. The idea of choosing "the road less traveled" seems to typify the geocaching experience, and the themes of each cache in this series draw their inspiration from M. Scott Peck’s best selling book of the same name, which outlines the steps towards a personal journey of discovery.
If you complete all 5 caches together on foot, you will have covered approximately 2.6 km by the time you return to the starting point.
***SEPTEMBER 2019 UPDATE***
Work is underway to open up access to the reserve. All old horse fencing has been removed in this stretch, and there are numerous muddy tracks left by diggers as part of the process.
***SEPTEMBER 2023 UPDATE***
Park plan finalised with details available via the Victorian Government and Parks Victoria websites.
***APRIL 2024 UPDATE***
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The park's name has been announced as ngarrak nakorang wilam park, with work commencing later this year. The name means 'Mountain Meeting Place' and was chosen by the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung Cultural Heritage Aboriginal Corporation. The corporation represents Traditional Owners of these lands, the Wurundjeri people, and has been a key stakeholder in planning for this park.
The Cache
Go that extra step for someone you love!
Be sure to take note of the code for the letter V on the inside of the lid. You will need it to solve the coordinates for the final.
You are looking for a camouflaged 200mL (approx) container.
***CONGRATULATIONS to jaktembo on the FTF***
The Series
👣 GC82M8G The Road Less Traveled {1} Courage, once more
👣 GC7ZT6T The Road Less Traveled {2} See
👣 GC7ZT6W The Road Less Traveled {3} Listen
👣 GC7ZT6Y The Road Less Traveled {4} Love
👣 GC7ZT70 The Road Less Traveled Final {5} Life
Traveller Souvenir - 12 caches found
If you have completed 12 caches along the Healesville Freeway Reserve, comprising The Road Less Traveled Series (5 caches), Roads Go Ever Ever On Series (6 caches) and Magic Spell (1 cache), you might like to add the following souvenir to your profile:
To add the souvenir, go to your profile page and click on the cog icon top right. Paste the following HTML code into the “About” box:
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