No Bluffing, By Gorge ! Traditional Geocache
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The Bluff River Gorge is situated about an hour northeast of Hobart
in the Swansea State Forest. This is a short scenic walk along one
side of the gorge. Although the track is a little overgrown in some
places, it is relatively easy to follow for those with some
bushwalking experience. This is one of a series of 3 caches placed
to highlight different features of the gorge.
The narrow Bluff River Gorge is up to 80m deep and is notable for
its steep sides and spectacular sandstone cliffs and caves. The
winding river twists through the gorge forming many pools and
runs.
To get to the start of the walk you must first travel to Buckland,
then turn off to the north onto the Buckland Road and travel for
approximately 11km. There is a clear boundary between private
property (open paddocks) and the state forest, which crosses the
road in an obvious straight line, where the parking coordinates are
located.
The track starts parallel with the fence line, and after a short
distance you reach a small clearing where there is a fork in the
track and a big tree with an arrow on it. The easier but slightly
longer route is to take the right fork (in the direction of the
arrow). This eventually leads to another small clearing where the
gorge walk proper starts (see photo). You will need to leave the
fire trail at this point and the trail to the gorge is narrow but
defined. Head downhill to another not so obvious fork where the
track to the cache continues along the gorge somewhat sneakily
behind a tree ! (see photo). At this fork you don't need to go
downhill and once around the tree the track is more obvious all the
way to the cache.
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
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