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GPS can be a pretty tricky subject to understand. A couple of useful points are:

  • All points are given as UTM grid references. These grid references are metres east and metres north from a certain point (eastings and northings), which is determined by the UTM Zone. In Tasmania, the Zone is always 55G.
  • All points on this site are given in the GDA94 datum. This supersedes the older AGD66 used on older Tasmaps, including all the original 1:25K maps. Check the legend section of your map to make sure the datum matches your GPS points.
  • For our purposes GDA94 is equivalent to WGS84, which is the global standard.
  • To convert a GDA94 or WGS84 grid reference to AGD66, subtract 112 from the easting and 183 from the northing. Hence if you mix up your datums, you will be about 150 metres out.

There is a good discussion of this stuff at http://www.utas.edu.au/spatial/locations/index.html .

The table below shows all the GPS points recorded in the thesarvo guides. It is designed so as to be able to be imported into your GPS. There are a couple of things you can do with this data:

  1. Click on the Google Earth link, load up the KML file in Google Earth, zoom around and check it out!
  2. Click on theLIST link next to each point, to load up the 1:25K topo map centred on that point
  3. Click on the Google Maps link, to load the KML file up in Google Maps
  4. Click on the Google Earth link, and save the KML file to your computer, and use GPSBabel ( http://www.gpsbabel.org/ ) to either load it directly to your GPS, or convert it to just about any possible format. GPSBabel isn't the easiest to use software, but its pretty damn powerful.
  5. Copy and paste the table below into Excel, then covert it manually to the required format.


If you have any GPS co-ordinates to add to this list, send them to in a similar format as below.

GPS
CodeDescriptionZoneEastingNorthingHeight
BWR000Carpark for Blackwood Rocks55G4918785370937650GDA94 UTM   theLIST
BWR010After following the road E, turn R up the hill at this point.55G4923405370880650GDA94 UTM   theLIST
CBC000Whitewater Wall campsite55G61069653377530GDA94 UTM   theLIST
CBC010Top of WWW descent55G61078553378780GDA94 UTM   theLIST
CBC020Top of Harlequin descent55G61083053376820GDA94 UTM   theLIST
CBC030Top of Lassies wall descent55G61087553375900GDA94 UTM   theLIST
CBH010Carpark - Start of Sleepy Bay Track55G608936533457540GDA94 UTM   theLIST
CBH020On the way to Insomnia Wall (can see it from here)55G609016533439133GDA94 UTM   theLIST
CBH030Sleepy Bay55G608955533422910GDA94 UTM   theLIST
CBH040Underworld (top of Jaberwock)55G609100533403932GDA94 UTM   theLIST
CBH050Hazards Traverse Track - Access to Main Wall55G6090695333822103GDA94 UTM   theLIST
CBH060Suzuki Complex (Luxury Leather)55G6091095333569209GDA94 UTM   theLIST
CBH200Start of access to Inchman Crag (from Hazards Traverse track)55G609030533393194GDA94 UTM   theLIST
CBH210Fat Slipper55G6087485333815111GDA94 UTM   theLIST
CBH220Inchman (base of Access scramble to Inchman climb)55G6086425333719110GDA94 UTM   theLIST
CBH310Start of Access to South Park (off Mt Amos Track)55G6070735333188125GDA94 UTM   theLIST
CBH320South Park (Cartman)55G6070335333154120GDA94 UTM   theLIST
CBH330The Alps (top of Horny Ridge)55G6069315333154116GDA94 UTM   theLIST
CBH400Hazards Traverse Track - Access to Star Factory55G6090965333304245GDA94 UTM   theLIST
CBH410Star Factory (top near cave)55G6092635333097161GDA94 UTM   theLIST
CBH420Star Factory (rap anchors above Pot Bellied Whale)55G6092595333109156GDA94 UTM   theLIST
CBH430Star Factory (rap anchors above Entre)55G6093145333019116GDA94 UTM   theLIST
GER010Bottom of scree slide above Mt Geryon campsite55G42132753572240GDA94 UTM   theLIST
GER020Top of scree slide above Mt Geryon campsite55G42156253573560GDA94 UTM   theLIST
HAN100The Stronghold - car park55G5076745268131462GDA94 UTM   theLIST
HAN110The Stronghold - Don't Fight It Boulder55G5077455268080523GDA94 UTM   theLIST
HWD000Hillwood main carpark55G495728543700063GDA94 UTM   theLIST
HWD010The Matto Grosso - Wailing Wall (Another Lazy Autumn Day)55G495898543701698GDA94 UTM   theLIST
LF000Lost Falls car park55G5737605345076547GDA94 UTM   theLIST
LF010Track end at stream; walk down stream from here55G5735415345059511GDA94 UTM   theLIST
LF020Lost Falls rap anchors55G5736125344960499GDA94 UTM   theLIST
MBR010DNA Land; Top of Stem Cell55G569331521688832GDA94 UTM   theLIST
MBR020Parrot Shelf; Top of Geronimo55G569835521646922GDA94 UTM   theLIST
MBR03040 Degrees South; Slab where you turn off to go to anchors55G56999452160280GDA94 UTM   theLIST
MBR04040 Degrees South; Rap anchors55G56996652159890GDA94 UTM   theLIST
MBR050Time Goes Bye; Rap anchors55G5703435215926168GDA94 UTM   theLIST
MBR051I've Heard it all Before; Rap anchors55G5703585215911170GDA94 UTM   theLIST
MTW000Junction of climbers track with Organ Pipes track55G51988552508360GDA94 UTM   theLIST
MTW010Base of Northern Buttress55G51976452508290GDA94 UTM   theLIST
MTW020The Shipwreck55G51974052507790GDA94 UTM   theLIST
MTW030Start of Flange Buttress track55G51984952506980GDA94 UTM   theLIST
MTW040Start of Central Buttress track55G51982752506670GDA94 UTM   theLIST
MTW070Access to Bulging Buttress55G51975352504660GDA94 UTM   theLIST
MTW080Junction of Organ Pipes Track and Sawmill Track55G51973552503770GDA94 UTM   theLIST
MTW100Summit Lookout55G51945252507530GDA94 UTM   theLIST
MTW110Bottom of track from summit, above the Columns55G51966352507570GDA94 UTM   theLIST
MTW120Cossack Column rap station55G51966952508000GDA94 UTM   theLIST
MTW130Amphitheatre rap station55G51967652508310GDA94 UTM   theLIST
MTW140Split Column rap station55G51968352507600GDA94 UTM   theLIST
MTW150Daedalus rap station55G51969852507490GDA94 UTM   theLIST
MTW160Early Bird bolts55G51966752508180GDA94 UTM   theLIST
MTW170Berts Fear abseil 55G51971352506900GDA94 UTM   theLIST
MTW180Top of Teardrop Gully55G51969852505830GDA94 UTM   theLIST
MTW300Lost World car park55G51812352519180GDA94 UTM   theLIST
MTW310Start of yellow dot track55G51817252519640GDA94 UTM   theLIST
MTW320Lost World rap station - Lactos55G51838652520580GDA94 UTM   theLIST
MTW330Lost World southern descent gully55G51841652520090GDA94 UTM   theLIST
MTW350New World55G51846452523020GDA94 UTM   theLIST
MTW360Start of track for New World (doesn't look right??)55G51840252521420GDA94 UTM   theLIST
MTW370Cairn on way to New World55G51847852521060GDA94 UTM   theLIST
MTW380New World - Cranky Girl55G51847652522820GDA94 UTM   theLIST
MTW390Test World55G51842452519280GDA94 UTM   theLIST
MTW400Sphinx Rock55G52021152496780GDA94 UTM   theLIST
MTW500Track up to Pipeline55G51991652465330GDA94 UTM   theLIST
MTW510Start of Ferntree 4WD track55G51957152465800GDA94 UTM   theLIST
MTW520Cairn - start of track up to cliff55G51960252463310GDA94 UTM   theLIST
MTW530Ferntree - Bladerunner Buttress55G51947352463810GDA94 UTM   theLIST
MTW600The Chalet55G51923752513970GDA94 UTM   theLIST
MTW610Junction Cabin55G52060952516240GDA94 UTM   theLIST
MTW620Crocodile Rock55G52017252516970GDA94 UTM   theLIST
MTW700Cathedral Rock rap station55G51568152461940GDA94 UTM   theLIST
MWB190Panorama Track - Huntsman Boulder55G51867252514601129GDA94 UTM   theLIST
MWB200Fence Boulders55G51941052506321250GDA94 UTM   theLIST
MWB220Above Stellas Arete55G51944352506811267GDA94 UTM   theLIST
MWB230Stellas Arete55G51947752506971241GDA94 UTM   theLIST
MWB240Below Stellas Arete55G51949852506561234GDA94 UTM   theLIST
MWB250Boulders above the Columns55G51964352507391182GDA94 UTM   theLIST
MWB280The Dildo55G51937952509011241GDA94 UTM   theLIST
MWB910Nerms Boulder55G5201615249731736GDA94 UTM   theLIST
MWB920Tiger Snake Boulder55G52023552496640GDA94 UTM   theLIST
MWB930Sphinx Nose55G52019952496230GDA94 UTM   theLIST
NES000Riverbend Parking (gate)55G51970654069720GDA94 UTM   theLIST
NES010Crystal Palace55G51956554071000GDA94 UTM   theLIST
NES020Riverbend - Descent Between Jesus Freak and Claire55G52024054077640GDA94 UTM   theLIST
NES030Riverbend - Descent to Bullfrog Buttress55G52025054077640GDA94 UTM   theLIST
RCP000Rocky Cape - North Cave55G37466854760250GDA94 UTM   theLIST
SIS000Sisters Beach - car park55G38101354695690GDA94 UTM   theLIST
TOB000Tam O Shanter Bay - Black Rock Point55G50496854625820GDA94 UTM   theLIST
TYN000Tyndall range carpark55G3808935356525509GDA94 UTM   theLIST
TYN010Track Start (junction with Transmission Line Access Rd)55G3813985356599528GDA94 UTM   theLIST
TYN020High point of track (at start of Plateau)55G38383353564751103GDA94 UTM   theLIST
TYN100Bivvy Cave beside tarns55G38384653559361108GDA94 UTM   theLIST
TYN200Raindancer; Top rap anchors55G38413853558501037GDA94 UTM   theLIST
TYN201Raindancer; Walk down from here (then skirt around to anchors)55G38406553558551079GDA94 UTM   theLIST
WAV010The Reservoir55G5318455254010158GDA94 UTM   theLIST
WAV020Bellerive Boulder55G53152352536060GDA94 UTM   theLIST
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Added by Jon Nermut , last edited by Jon Nermut on Dec 02, 2007  (view change)
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