(please encrypt any spoilers)
Welcome! to ZagCatt's new seriese - The Hafod, (see map of route as
uploaded image) and starting with this little gem less than 57
seconds into the trail to get you warmed up for a 2 hour, 8 cache
(if a are good!) lovely, easily walked and very pretty countryside
circular tour, starting at the Rainbow Inn car park (see waypoint)
( Thanks Badger14 for letting me place in his archived area) and
ending at the Rainbow Inn car park.(may even catch a rare ZC
sighting in here if I am lucky)
I promise no Ivy, and no
fingersnail small nanos .. the smallest even if micro or 'other' is
not finger tip sized, smallest container is 2 inch by 1 inch.
The path is obvious and either very good path or lane, and if you
follow the cache sequence is easily navigated.
... some caches are easy
too, some not, but in such a lovely place, you will not mind coming
back to have another try.
If coming from far away,
and not likely to return, I will be happy to email more detailed
clues if required. If local and just plain stuck, email me.
Better to cache for a couple of hours that to go for a 2 hour
cache!
Enjoy the views. Initially
to the North east over the wirral , and Beaston castle way ,
cheshire plane, to the peak district on a good day ( half way
across the country!) then you will get views to the west and Moel
Famau,.. super at sunset.. and finally back around to the vast east
cheshire plane again.. I never get bored of looking across
here.
The path is all public
footpath and you don't need to deviate off it. I have put caches in
places that will take to along the path so no need for OS maps
unless you fancy it.
The seriese if to be circular
needs to be done in this order:
1:Somewhere over the raod
from the rainbow (this one) 1 min from car park
2:
GC25M2Q ZC#13 Finger Lichen Good (7 mins gentle incline,
nearest parking is rainbow inn)
3:
GC24VKT ZC#14 Chick or Egg? ( 10 mins flat walk, nearest
parking is rainbow inn)
4:
GC25Q2B ZC#15 Tiny(10 - 15 mins gentle downhill over nice
fileds over 2 styles, nearest parking of doing seperately see
waypoint on page)
5:
GC25Q3E ZC#16 The devil and the crossroads ( very gently up
hill over nice field - 5 mins, nearest parking of doing seperately
is 400 yds away -see waypoint on page)
ZC:
GC25Q3K ZC#17 Zagcattalogue (4- 5 mins walk - 3 styles and
flat, can be muddy for 100 feet, nearest parking of doing
seperately is 50 yds away - see waypoint on page)
GC25Q3M ZC#18 One eyed Willy (15 mins walk on flat country
lane, past Plas Hafod Hotel, nearest parking if doing seperately
(drive by) is 2m opposite
GC25Q3Q ZC#19 The Black Rabbit of Inle ( 10 mins steepish
uphill, but great views behind when stop to take a breath! and and
I love this crafty cache! if doing seperately then park at either
the rainbow inn or one eyed willy
If at ZC19 then you are just 15 mins or less from the car park now,
and all gently downhill.
From ZC19, Just follow coords for 'somewhere over the road from the
rainbow' to get back to lane where started, .... will need to cross
to a 'blind' style across a horse field, but they are utterly
harmless, really nice horses..no worries, if come to you are only
curious.
ENJOY! and add 8 to your
total
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