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Steep Marsh #1: Pip Traditional Geocache

Hidden : 7/25/2009
Difficulty:
1 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

About the Steep Marsh Series

The first of several individual caches and three bonus caches that will take you on a four to five mile walk around the Steep and Steep Marsh area to the north of Petersfield.

This series has been a while in the making and its publication happens to coincide with the third anniversary of our starting caching.


The individual caches contain numbers that can be collected to allow you to work out the location of two bonus caches.

The third bonus cache is for those of you that enjoy puzzles and will hopefully slow up some of the keener Hampshire "First to Find" and "Quick Cache and Dash" before/after work cachers ( you know who you are ) and give others a chance at First to Find honours.

Be prepared for it to be muddy! Even today in the middle of July some of the paths and lanes were thick with mud from the last few days of rain.

Parking is shared with Church Micro 786: All Saints, Steep (GC1VR01).

Be aware that there is also a Junior School on this stretch of road and as such it becomes very busy during school run times.

A full list of the individual caches can be found on the pages of the bonus caches:

Steep Marsh Easier Bonus (GC1VQZZ)
Steep Marsh Harder Bonus (GC1VWDF)
Steep Marsh Puzzle Bonus (GC1VR00)

In addition there are also Roar of the Cache, Steep (GC1VR05) and Hanger On (GCTQE0) nearby.

There is a pub close to either end of Church Road, The Harrow at N 51 01.225 W 000 55.815 and The Cricketers Inn at N 51 01 350 W 000 57.000, you will have earned a drink after completing the series!

About The Cache

You are looking for a six inch long by two inch diameter black tube.

Dont forget to note down the letter and number combination from the cache so you can find the bonus caches later.

Further directions can be found on the Steep Marsh #2: T E Lawrence (GC1VQZK) cache page.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Haqre sebag evtug unaq fvqr bs oevqtr

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)