GCX86W GEES#6 Tronåsen (Traditional Cache) in Rogaland, Norway created by Svirre

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cervisvenator: Hi

While I feel that Geocaching.com should hold the location for the cache owner and block other cachers from placing a cache in the area around this cache for a reasonable amount of time, we can’t do so forever.

Nothing seems to happen with this cache listing, so it is now archived, so that someone else can place a cache in the area, and geocachers can once again enjoy visiting this location. Also, if it hasn’t been done already, please pick up any remaining cache bits as soon as possible.

(This reviewer note is in English so non-Norwegian cache owners, geocachers and cache reviewers can understand what it says.)

Thanks for your understanding,
Cervis Venator
Geocaching.com Volunteer Cache Reviewer

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A cache by Svirre Message this owner

Hidden : 7/20/2006

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Etter 5 år med byggearbeid stod veien over Tronåsen ferdig i 1844.

Dette var hovedferdselsåren fra Stavanger til Kristiansand i 100 år fram til 1945. I sin tid ble denne strekningen regnet for å være den vanskeligste på den sørlandske hovedvei med en stigning helt opp mot 1:3 og med 11 skarpe svinger på 180 grader. Det var ikke uvanlig at man måtte ut og dytte både biler og busser, og tidligere hjelpe hesten opp med kjærra. I 1931 var veien til og med en beryktet del av Rally Monte Carlo. I dag er den en enveiskjørt "veteranvei" fra vest mot øst. Den starter ved E39 ca 20 km vest for Flekkefjord. Når man kommer ned fra åsen kommer man til Bakke bro. Det er en kjedebro fra 1844 som er den eneste i sitt slag i landet. Broen er fredet og går over Siraelva.

After 5 years of construction the road over Tronåsen was opened in 1844. This was the mainroad from Stavanger to Kristiansand for 100 years until 1945. It was known to be the most difficult road along the south coast with an elevation of 1:3 and 11 sharp turns. It was not unusual to push cars and buses up the hill. In 1931 the road was a well known part of Rally Monte Carlo. Today it is a one way driven "veteran road" from west to east. It starts from E39 about 20 km west of Flekkefjord. When you get down from the hill you will pass the bridge "Bakke bro". This was also finished in 1844 and the construction is the only one of it's kind in Norway.

Team GEES
(Grethe, Eirik, Eline og Svirre)

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

[Norsk]Haqre fgrva 3 zrgre irfg sbe føeraqr ni nhgbirea ni zhe [English]Haqre ebpx 3 zrgre jrfg bs fbhgurea raq bs pbapergr ebnqsrapr

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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)

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