This cache has been placed at the end of the Wilkins Trail. On the way to GZ you will have enjoyed a bushwalk on a level firetrail. With luck you will have seen some local wildlife.
Wilkins Trail is named after the historical Wilkins Trigonometrical Station (or "trig") which was constructed in 1882 by Thomas Charles Swannell, a piling overseer in the Department of Lands. It is likely that Swannell chose the name "Wilkins" but it is unknown why he chose that name - it may have been a local landowner at the time.
Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park was dedicated as a public reserve on 14 December 1894. It was the second National Park in NSW (the Royal National Park near Sutherland was established 15 years earlier). On 12 July 2006, Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park was added to the National Heritage List.
The walk is a 5.2km return journey, a total of around 1.5 - 2 hours walking. This geocache has been approved by the NSW Office of Environment and Heritage and complies with their geocaching policy, meaning no swaps or trackables. The container is a 2 litre sistema with a logbook and pen.
Other important information about the National Park is here:
- Park safety messages; and
- Fire, floods and park closure updates; and
- Park information pages.
Free parking is available at the end of Cullamine Road (see waypoint).
Sorry, no dogs allowed on the Wilkins Trail. Bicycles and horses are permitted though! Makes for a nice ride combining this cache with Cowan and Long.
Did you know that NSW has a geocaching association? Geocaching NSW aims to enhance and improve the activity of geocaching and holds regular events where geocachers meet to enjoy their common interests. A link to the website can be found here.