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Little Peaked Cave Traditional Geocache

Hidden : 10/11/2008
Difficulty:
3 out of 5
Terrain:
3.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

The Cache is located just below a small cave at the base of a cliff on the steep side of Little Peaked Mountain (aka Little Chick Hill). The Cave is a fissure formed as a large section of rock separated and slid down the hillside. There are not a lot of caves in Maine, so it is a rare thing to see.


Parking is available at the end of Chick Hill Road

The trail to the cache goes around the side of the mountain, opposite the parking area, about 100 feet below the peak. In the map below you should see both mountain peaks as viewed from the main road (P=Parking; X=Cache).

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     ¸·´¯¯',    ,       ·
    ,   X·´ \  ·         \
P.·          `·            ·

(the trail along the bluff face gets very difficult below the cave, so it is recommended that you go back up and around the back side of the mountain when returning to the parking area).

This cache itself is a small lock-n-lock which will likely be of little interest to the treasure hunting cachers. The cave has been measured at just under 60 feet deep with slight upward slope and moderate scramble over, through and between rocks. You can probably make it about half-way without a flashlight, but if you want to explore the cave to the end you will need some sort of light source.

Because of the steep bluff, it was necessary to place the cache about 50 away from the Cave. If there is a limited southern constellation you may not be able to get a GPS lock. Once you find the Cache the cave is just up the hill in the cliff face.

DISCLAMER: Caves (even small ones) can be dangerous so be aware that you volunteered to enter this hazardous location of your own free will with full knowledge that you are crawling over and under rocks that have moved in the past and could move again. I saw evidence that animals have been in the cave, so if you see shining eyes looking back at you, it best to come back another time. . . . I found it to be a lot of fun.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Nobhg 10' bss gur znva genvy haqre fbzr syng ebpxf. 50' orybj gur Pnir ragenapr.

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)