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Top of the Hill Mystery Cache

Hidden : 4/18/2012
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

The coordinates given are for a parking lot on Amherst Road.
The trails are well marked with posts at most, if not all trail junctions. Maps are typically located at the parking lot kiosk or you can download one at http://www.merrimackoutdoors.org/files/3814/0547/2214/Brochure_03_2014.pdf.

Top of the Hill is another cache located in one of my favorite hiking spots.
They have been adding some new trails and this cache is located just a short way off it, The trail is so new that at the time of this writing, it isn't even on the map yet but the new trail can be found joining the Loop trail at two different places. (UPDATE - The trail has now been added to the trail maps!) Looking at the tracks along it, several mountain bikers have been using the trail also thought to date, I haven't seen any on it.
The rating on this cache is due to the couple of miles you might need to walk to get to it. The actual cache is a 2.1 liter Lock and Lock container.
To find the cache you merely need to solve a simple little puzzle.
The colors are yellow then red followed by green and black. These are followed by a green, a brown and then another black.
The rest of the colors, in the order you need them will be black, violet, brown, orange, red, brown, yellow, yellow.
That should make for a colorful experience.

If you want to verify your solution: (visit link)

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Abar ng guvf gvzr.

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)