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Moel Lefn & Can you find a cave? Traditional Cache

Hidden : 7/12/2008
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
4 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

An ammo box located in the wilds of Wales at high altitude. Remember your weather gear and check the forecast before you attempt this cheeky number!


It was a group walk and we had done the cache on Moel Hebog. The next challenge was to walk to nearby Moel yr Ogof and see if we could find the cave that Owain Glyndwr was hiding in. Despite three people's efforts, friends on the end of the phone searching the internet we found nada. I've since found out that the cave is located at N53 00.505 W4 08.875 or SH 559 478.

If you can find the cave on Moel yr Ogof that Owen Glyndwr was reputed to have used, please post some photographs. I'd like to see what the cheeky monkey looks like!

But I still had a cache to place.... I was reluctant to place a cache for no reason but I should not have feared for at Moel Lefn there is an amazing view.

Moel Hebog itself blocks a bit, but otherwise you can see Black Rock sands, Criccieth, Pwllheli and then down the Lleyn Peninsula. All along the fab hike that is the Nantlle Ridge (complete with view onto Anglesey through the gap between Craig Cwm Silyn & Mynydd Tal-y-Mignedd) onto the other side of the valley and onto Moel Eilio & Foel Goch. The view hits the big hitter of Snowdon and then down to the pointy Yr Aran. A great view up Nant Gwynant and then Beddgelert nestled at the bottom of the valley before coming back round to Moel Hebog.

I liked the view, so I thought others might appreciate it too! So I placed the cache here.

Free car parking is available in Beddgelert at N53 00.781 W4 06.321 (Ted Rogers).

***Congratulations to TynyMynydd for a very cheeky FTF on 12/7/2008.***

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Haqre fcrpvsvp ynetr obhyqre, uvqqra oruvaq fznyyre trbfgbarf.

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)