Quinn reserve is located in a gully and contains some remnant bushland typical of the area. Horseshoe Falls is located at the lower end of the reserve, and there is said to be a canoe scar tree somewhere in the reserve. A waterwheel was once installed on Olinda Creek, as part of the Cave Hill Tramway system.
The Water Race was constructed to supply water to Lilydale. The trail follows the course of the water race that brought water from The Cascades on Olinda Creek, a little over 5 miles (8km) to a reservoir basin adjacent to Birmingham Rd. The water was then piped to Lilydale. As the water race generally followed the contour of the terrain, the trail skirts around the northern end of Quinn Reserve.
This is the iTEEM’s first multi cache.
The posted coordinates will place you at a location where the information you require can be found.
The cache is located at S37 47.ABC E145 22.DEF where
A = the year the water race was completed LAST DIGIT
BC = the first listed dimension of the base of the reservoir basin
D = the date the water was officially turned on FIRST DIGIT
E = the width of the open channel MINUS 1
F = the volume of water the reservoir could contain LAST DIGIT
The container is a small clip lock in camouflage paint.
There is limited room for small swaps.
Parking is available at the end of Railway Avenue and at the junction of Quinn Crescent & Marcus Street (see waypoints).
Well done on the FTF DJZEG
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