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Hippo's Wallow (Waikato) Multi-cache

Hidden : 1/6/2006
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

Your mission is to find the hippos wallow hole. Note - this is an off-set cache... find the location first, then follow the simple instructions below. Good luck & happy wallowing!!!!

One for the mud lovers!



Suggested parking at S37 46.421 E175 05.287

Note- poison laid in possum bait stations; NO DOGS PLEASE; Children should be fully supervised; and please respect that part of this track is over private farm land.




Prepare to get a little muddy along the way (especially if it has rained any time in the previous month!) Max # on swing bridge is 5 persons.
Cache is about 10 minutes walk from road. Only 2 stiles to climb.

Not afraid of a little mud????? – then enjoy! Find the horseshoe bend where the hippos would wallow (note there is more than one!)

If you find yourself on a “Trial Bridge” then you have gone a bridge too far! (but only just)

Final waypoint (as listed at start)- then 13m scramble 330 magnetic & upwards.
Small 450ml Sistema snap lock box painted brown.
Usual trinkets to swap, log book & pencil

This cache was setup in the days of very basic GPS receivers, so is an off-set with the listed waypoint in a clear area.  As GPS receivers now have good averaging ability, and much better receiver calculation capability, we have also listed a new “Additional Waypoint” called “Final” to make locating the cache easier to find for those challenged by working our bearings and distances for an off-set.


Once you have found the cache, you may like to follow the blazed track for another 5 to 10mins... waterfalls not much further on. Head across the 2nd swing bridge by the campsite to locate this gem of a waterfall.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

1. Hc onax, pnpur ng onfr bs n gerr (ABG chatn). Sebz orybj nccrnef gb or ynetrfg gerr, jvgu n fvtavsvpnag peir ng gur onfr, naq nyfb nccrnef gb unir gjb gehaxf. 2. Bssfrg - Fgnaq jvgu onpx gb fgernz naq urnq hc gur uvyy

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)