This is a cache for "Lord of the Rings" fans, you don't need to have read the books or seen the movies to solve it, though that will make you understand the allusions to the story and set the atmosphere for the cache.
So let the story begin:
This quest is for the strong-hearted only (remember, the caves of Moria are a dark place) as even I, who have traveled these paths many a time, am still dreaded by the things, which lie in Moria. The journey will be long (>5 km) and somewhat difficult: you will have to solve some (easy) riddles and decipher
Angerthas runes used by the dwarves of Moria. DON'T FORGET TO TAKE THE CORRESPONDANCE CHART WITH YOU, if you don't read Angerthas fluently.
You will have to abandon your motorized mount at the starting coordinates and continue on foot or by MTB. Read the rimes carefully, as they will hint you where to look.
1) The first riddle will give you hints where to find the 2 missing digits XY of the next waypoint:
"Four Arrows no bow,
three letters below,
two triangles above,
now count the screws and take off"
2)At WP2: N49 3Y.X65 - E05 54.428
The riddle below will tell you where to look for the information to complete the next waypoints:
"At the house where nobody lives,
near a rail which upwards leads,
a hole in the hill shelter gives,
to what will fulfill your needs."
3) Head now to WP3: N49 29.a65 - E05 54.d41
This will take you into the great hexagon country in the south, old signs warn of long ended activities,
The dwarves mining here ceased ages ago, but be warned as now, at your own risks, you wander in evil land, clattered with skeletons of iron of once proud carriages.
At WP3 a small path will lead you to the north then to the west towards WP4: N49 29.a48 - E05 5b.c44
There you shall turn left to enter the dark valley leading to the Gates.
4) The GATES OF MORIA: A dark place indeed.
Where the bricks are missing in the gate, you shall find the missing answers...
Cache location: N49 29.eh3 - E05 54.fq3
"Where the traveler meets the light,
take ten steps then look to your right,
what you came for you will find,
hidden here by one of your kind!"
Note: To get back to the starting point, you might either head back to WP3 or head north-east until you find a gravel-road leading you to WP2.
Angerthas Runes: