Mount Yarrowyck Nature Reserve protects an Aboriginal cave painting site and much of the natural environment of Mount Yarrowyck. The reserve's Aboriginal cultural walk, a 3 kilometre out-and-back track, will take you along the granite slopes of the mountain to the cave painting site.
The track will take you through one of the few remnants of natural bushland on the western slopes of the New England Tablelands. The walking track is clear and easy to follow and, apart from one short section, it is level and undemanding. On the way, several signs introduce you to aspects of Aboriginal culture.
This park is 30 km west of Armidale, along the mostly-sealed Bundarra Road. The carpark is across a ramp on the northern side the road. The coordinates above are NOT for the cache but merely for the starting point (which is not far from the parking lot). The coordinates of the physical cache are :
S 30° 27.AB
E 151° 22.CDE
Several of the informational signs you will encounter along the way will provide information needed to find the physical cache. Once you have all the information return the way you came. The cache will be found about 100 feet off of the trail on your return journey.
From the above coordinates head for:
Waypoint 1: Aboriginal Tribes
S 30° 27.683 E 151° 22.281
The second digit in the estimated date is "D" in the final cache coordinates. The largest digit in the estimated numbers of is "E" in the final cache coordinates. Now continue along the track that leads you towards the coordinates of Waypoint 2.
Waypoint 2: What Does It All Mean?
S 30° 27.351 E 151° 22.607
The total number of quotes from Aboriginal students is "A" in the final cache coordinates. The total number of bolded section headings is "C" in the final cache coordinates. The next, and last, informational sign should be visible from here.
Waypoint 3: Lizards, People Or Bustards?
S 30° 27.351 E 151° 22.608
The two digits of the centimeters amount is "B". Make sure you take a look at the Aboriginal cave paintings found very near to this spot.
If you add the six digits making up the decimal portion of the coordinates to the physical cache, it should total 26.
Once you have taken a look, double back and return the way you came. The cache will be found somewhere along the trail back to the parking lot. The cache is NOT hidden on private property!
You should have all of the information needed to find the cache. It is a medium-sized Sistema container. Don't forget to sign the logbook!!
Toyota Trekkers will be performing cache maintenance.
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