The location of the geocache is just beyond the end of Mitchells Beach in the Arm End Public Recreation Reserve. There are cliffs along the coast near the geocache which should be taken account of while visiting this location.
The Arm End Public Recreation Reserve is located within the Derwent Estuary and forms the northern tip of the South Arm Peninsula. The 120 ha site was originally part of a land grant to William Gellibrand that in the past was extensively used for agricultural purposes.
A distinctive horseshoe shape, Arm End is flanked by the Derwent River and Ralph’s Bay offering glorious views from every angle – north to Hobart and the sentinel of Mt Wellington, south west to Bruny Island and directly across the water to the cliffs of Tinderbox.
There are secluded bays, cliffs and beaches. The former days as agricultural land saw much native vegetation cleared.
A visit to Arm End is a pleasant walk with its fantastic views of most of the Derwent estuary and lots of bird life including wedge-tailed eagles. Access is through a boom gate at the end of Spitfarm Road.
Walk through the boom gate and follow the track to the left. You can walk the entire perimeter of the reserve or you can detour to one of the beaches. Mitchells Beach and Mary Ann Bay are particularly pleasant.
White Rock Point is located by following the coastal path a little further on past the geocache. White Rock Point is known for its navigation light and communications tower and building.
White Rock is also well known for the 1983 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race and the tacking duel between Condor and Nirvana and the shallow water around White Rock that grounded Condor. Condor had held a slight edge for most of the race but in very light air Nirvana passed Condor in the River Derwent. Condor was picking up a puff of breeze and the back eddy of a current close to the eastern shore and was sliding back into the lead when Nirvana luffed her. Condor hit a rock and stopped. She was left parked on the rock for five minutes. Nirvana went onto win by 2m 16sec.
The race continued in the protest room the next day. Ted Turner the owner of Condor (and the CNN television network) had been at the wheel and whirled to the deck at the impact handled Condor's protests without witnesses but with the help of a video played over and over. The jury disqualified Nirvana for failing to give Condor sufficient shore room.
North of Mary Ann Bay you will come to the Gellibrand Vault, the burial site of William Gellibrand who was the original grantee at South Arm.
Continue to Gellibrand Point and on past the spit on the eastern side of the point. Do not walk on the spit, as this is a sensitive bird breeding habitat. Turn right onto a rough vehicle track about halfway along Shelley Beach. This track takes you back to the boom gate at the beginning of the walk.