WHW Day 1( Dumgoyach) Traditional Cache

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Hidden : 4/24/2004
Difficulty:
1 out of 5
Terrain:
3 out of 5

Size: Size: regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

WHW (WEST HIGHLAND WAY), Day1 (Dumgoyach) The West Highland Way is 152km (95 miles) long. The walk links Milngavie, outside Glasgow to Fort William - from the outskirts of Scotland’s largest city to the foot of its highest mountain, following the shores of its largest freshwater loch.

The WHW passes from the lowlands, across the Highland Boundary Fault and on, into the Scottish Highlands. Much of the Way follows ancient and historic routes of communication, and makes use of: The old drove roads along which highlanders herded their cattle and sheep to market in the lowlands. Military roads built by troops to help control the Jacobite Clans during the 18th century. Old coaching roads and disused railway lines from the more recent past. If you are lucky whilst walking the Way you may also see some of the wildlife of the area. The Feral Goats left behind following the clearances, the magnificent Red Deer and, away over the high tops, soaring Golden Eagles. Ensure you have adequate footwear, clothing, food, equipment, maps and walkers guides etc. Also, let someone know of your itinerary, especially if you are a solo walker. Geocaching is an international activity, embracing the outdoors and technology. Eight “caches” have been placed to correlate with each of the identified sections of the long distance walk ……an added bonus for WHW walkers and Geocachers alike. I hope you enjoy this one, and the other caches that are (will be), placed along the route by fellow cachers.As the Way descends over what used to be rather boggy ground on the slopes below Arlehaven it passes, on the ridge to your right, the Dumgoyach Standing Stones. Five large boulders aligned roughly north - west to south - east and are thought to date back to Neolithic times. The Stones have limited interest for close examination so can be viewed from a distance to aid in their conservation.The steep wooded cone of Dumgoyach which the Way turns on its West side is one of the remnant volcanoes from which the Clyde Plateau lavas emerged – that is, the resistant neck through which the lavas flowed upwards and outwards in successive layers. Dumgoyach is almost pure basalt, while other similar necks like Dumgoyne and Dumfoyne contain basalt agglomerates: they show remaining fragments of the rock through which the volcanic vent pushed its way. If you are not doing the WHW the best place to park is at Dumgoynce Distillery and walk from there. The rating refers to the walk from this parking area. path

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

N fubeg jnyx sebz gur cngu va gur inyyrl bs n fznyy evire haqre gerr ebbgf

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)


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