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The Charnwood Letterbox Trail #3: White Horse Wood Letterbox Hybrid

Hidden : 1/28/2007
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

This is one of a series of five caches set on an eight-mile circular walk in the Charnwood Forest in Leicestershire. All the caches can be done individually or in sequence, and once you have located the first four caches you will have the co-ordinates for the final bonus cache. Make a note of the letter and number on the inside of each lid as you will need these for the bonus cache co-ords.

Please do not steal the stamp from the cache, it is NOT a swap and should not be removed.

All the caches can be done individually or in sequence, and once you have located the first four caches you will have the co-ordinates for the final bonus cache. Make a note of the letter and number on the inside of each lid as you will need these for the bonus cache co-ords. (The one in this cache is C).

All five caches are letterbox hybrids, containing a log book, stamp and pen (ink pad removed Jan 2017 as they have been leaking in the caches - please bring your own ink pad if you want to use the stamp). Stamp the log book with your own stamp or leave a calling card or sticker if you have no stamp. If you have none of these then feel free to draw a cartoon of yourselves! If you have your own log book you can stamp this with the cache stamp, but the stamp is not a swap, please leave it in the cache!

There are some small items in each cache; but as the containers are small there is limited room for swaps. However, small TBs and geocoins can be left. The five caches are:
1 – Mount St Bernard Abbey
2 – Blackbrook Reservoir
3 – White Horse Wood
4 – The Old Railway
5 – Bonus cache

White Horse Wood is a 9.3 hectare ancient woodland home to many common and rare native species. It makes a nice spot for a picnic if you’re walking the whole route to take in all five Charnwood Letterboxes.

Please ensure the cache is well-covered with sticks and leaves before you leave.

If not parking at the monastery and walking here, parking can be found in the layby on the A512 at N 52* 45.601 W 001* 18.205. Please take care when crossing the road as the traffic travels very fast.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Va gur objy bs n zhygv-gehaxrq gerr nccebk gra zrgerf sebz cngu

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)