Welcome to the UNE Gardens and Grounds A Very Long Walk multicache. This multicache walk is approximately 3km return if you park your vehicle near the posted coordinates. As much as possible this walk is wheelchair accessible, perhaps needing assistance in some places (a steep slope and a bit of unsealed track before Stage 1. The FINAL (GZ) is definitely wheelchair accessible.
This multicache may be completed as a standalone activity.
I have said in the attributes there is a parking fee, but that is only between 8:30 AM and 4:30 PM Weekdays and outside that time you can park anywhere on campus for free.
So, for beginners using the Official Geocaching app: You will need to visit each of the waypoints (Stages) along the tour that are listed for this multicache under Waypoints. Tap each waypoint to get navigation options. You can do them in any order but I recommend to do them in the order listed. Answer an easy multiple choice question about something at each location. Each choice is associated with a number. The number for the correct choice forms part of the final coordinates. When you have the set of final coordinates called Ground Zero, you can add it as a new waypoint (tap the plus icon). Navigate to GZ, find the container, sign the log inside, then log the find with your Geocaching app.
The cache is not hidden at the posted coordinates. The FINAL coordinates are:
S 30° 29.TUV' E 151° 38.XYZ'
STAGE 1 (S 30° 29.639' E 151° 38.492')
Q. There is a wooden marker post at this location on the West side of the path. What is the number carved into the South side of this post?
a. The number 5 (T=4)
b. The number 7 (T=5)
c. The number 4 (T=6)
STAGE 2 (S 30° 29.798' E 151° 38.444')
Q. There is a Memorial Plaque on a lichen-covered granite boulder at this location. Who does it commemorate?
a. Earle Page (U=3)
b. Frederick Allan Mabbott (U=4)
c. W M Robb (U=5)
STAGE 3 (S 30° 29.842' E 151° 38.369')
Q. What items are found at these coordinates?
a. Two Seats (V=8)
b. Two Disability Parking spaces (V=9)
c. Two filtered water bubblers (V=0)
STAGE 4 (S 30° 29.895' E 151° 38.456')
Q. How many holes are in the 'net' of the yellow ping-pong table at this location?
a. 182 (X=4)
b. 184 (X=5)
c. 186 (X=6)
STAGE 5 (S 30° 29.864' E 151° 38.535')
Q. What is the number on the old lamp post?
a. 609 (Y=0)
b. 606 (Y=2)
c. 600 (Y=4)
STAGE 6 (S 30° 29.884' E 151° 38.560')
Q. What words do you see on the side of the Letter Box facing the footpath?
a. "Official Geocache" sticker (Z=6)
b. "El Bravo" Sticker (Z=8)
c. "Do not insert hands into letter slot" sticker (Z=0)
CHECKSUM: T+U+V+X+Y+Z=36
To avoid the geocache being discovered accidentally and vandalised, it is camouflaged. Please take care to replace the geocache exactly as you found it. Bring your own pen (BYOP).
COMPLIMENTARY ACTIVITY: This cache is a complementary activity to the official Discover UNE app Gardens and Grounds A Very Long Walk audio-tour (available on Play Store)
