A pleasant 3.5 km stroll/ride around well maintained trails in Mt Ainslie Nature Park. Generally flatish but with some slight elevation changes in parts but no mountain climbing required. Why 'hometown'? Well, being virtually on COs doorstep, makes cache maintenance a breeze.
Caches are placed to find and most are straightforward without the need for hints. However hints are provided for the few which might require a little more effort. With the exception of a couple of deviations, most caches are part of a loop and hidden just a short distance from formed trails. Do be mindful of the possibility of snake activity in this environment especially during the warmer months.
Mount Ainslie is a refuge to many threatened species of plants and animals, especially regionally declining woodland birds. It has diversity in wildflowers in both its endangered woodland and forest areas, including rare plants such as the Canberra Spider Orchid (Arachnorchis actensis) and Hoary Sunray (Leucochrysum albicans). The threatened Glossy Black-cockatoo are often seen in the reserve eating from the Drooping She-oak. The rare and vulnerable Rosenberg’s Goanna (Varanus rosenbergi) is sometimes seen wandering through the diverse understorey.
In addition to the new traditional caches there are a number of other active caches in the area which could be easily collected. Potentially a good stats haul for a relatively short stroll.
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