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Cattail Trail Traditional Geocache

Hidden : 11/5/2004
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
3 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

Cattail Trail is really just a bunch of out of place cat tails in an otherwise barren hillside.


Located in Towsley Canyon Park. There are two ways to get there. You can park for free near the outside gate or the first lot inside the gate. Beyond that there is a $5 a day fee to park. If you plan on doing the 6 mile Wiley canyon loop it only adds about 1/2 mile to your hike to park outside the gate. If you go directly to the cache paying will get you about a mile closer so it's up to you if you want to pay to park.

The Wiley trailhead starts on the left 1/4 mile inside the park. There are many caches on the Wiley Canyon trail. there are more at the top of the hill and down the far side. The trail will bring you to the back of Towsley Canyon park where a couple more caches are hidden. It is an easier walk from there back to the parking area.

To go directly to the cache, follow the paved road and the trail beyond about a mile and you will go through a narrow canyon. on the other side of the canyon you will cross the stream and follow the barely visible road cut in the hillside. There is one cache before this one and another a little further up the trail.

The cache is a 1.5 inch round by 8" long container. If you haven't been up here before make sure you bring lot's of water and good shoes since the full trip of gathering caches is about 6 miles and about a 1300' gain in elevation.

Unfortunately it is now a pay to park area. It is $5 a day to park. Make sure you pay or you might get a $60 ticket.
HINT: If you park outside the gate it's free, it just adds about 1/2 mile to your hike.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Oruvaq n ebpx

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)