{"id":4214,"date":"2011-05-09T09:31:52","date_gmt":"2011-05-09T23:31:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.geocaching.com\/blog\/?p=4214"},"modified":"2016-01-18T11:01:08","modified_gmt":"2016-01-18T19:01:08","slug":"edinburghs-royal-mile-gcktyk-geocache-of-the-week-may-9-2011","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.geocaching.com\/blog\/2011\/05\/edinburghs-royal-mile-gcktyk-geocache-of-the-week-may-9-2011\/","title":{"rendered":"“Edinburgh’s Royal Mile” GCKTYK GEOCACHE OF THE WEEK – May 9, 2011"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A view along the Royal Mile<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Since 2004 geocachers have been guided on a tourist-friendly cache through the heart of Edinburgh. The Multi-Cache “Edinburgh’s Royal Mile” (GCKTYK<\/a>) lifts the veil on nearly forgotten Edinburgh lore dating back to the 1600’s. Geocachers uncover stories of witchcraft, ghostly visions and a story of miraculous survival. The Multi-Cache has six stages along the famed Royal Mile, which hums with tourists from around the world.<\/p>\n

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The nano cache <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The cache by marmal<\/a> is rated a 1.5 difficulty with a 1.5 terrain. The cache container is a nano. The cache is among the highest rated in Scotland with 42 Geocaching.com Favorite Points<\/a>. A geocacher from Germany recently logged the cache and writes, “During our time in Edinburgh it was a must to visit the Royal Mile and to search this cache. It was one of the highlights and the cache was located without any problems. T4TC!”<\/p>\n

Continue your exploration of some of the most engaging geocaches from around the world. Explore all the Geocaches of the Week<\/a> on our blog or view the Bookmark List<\/a> on Geocaching.com.<\/p>\n

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A view along the Royal Mile<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Since 2004 geocachers have been guided on a tourist-friendly cache through the heart of Edinburgh. The Multi-Cache “Edinburgh’s Royal Mile” (GCKTYK) lifts the veil on nearly forgotten Edinburgh lore dating back to the 1600’s. Geocachers uncover stories of witchcraft, ghostly visions and a story of miraculous survival. The Multi-Cache has six stages along the famed…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"episode_type":"","audio_file":"","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"","filesize":"","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":"","filesize_raw":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[134,31],"tags":[125],"series":[],"class_list":["post-4214","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-community","category-trackable-items","tag-geocache-of-the-week"],"episode_featured_image":false,"episode_player_image":"https:\/\/www.geocaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/seriously-simple-podcasting\/assets\/images\/no-album-art.png","download_link":"","player_link":"","audio_player":false,"episode_data":{"playerMode":"dark","subscribeUrls":{"apple_podcasts":{"key":"apple_podcasts","url":"","label":"Apple Podcasts","class":"apple_podcasts","icon":"apple-podcasts.png"},"google_podcasts":{"key":"google_podcasts","url":"","label":"Google Podcasts","class":"google_podcasts","icon":"google-podcasts.png"},"spotify":{"key":"spotify","url":"","label":"Spotify","class":"spotify","icon":"spotify.png"},"stitcher":{"key":"stitcher","url":"","label":"Stitcher","class":"stitcher","icon":"stitcher.png"}},"rssFeedUrl":"https:\/\/www.geocaching.com\/blog\/feed\/podcast\/inside-geocaching-hq-podcast","embedCode":"

“Edinburgh’s Royal Mile” GCKTYK GEOCACHE OF THE WEEK – May 9, 2011<\/a><\/blockquote>