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Piggin' Night Cache! Mystery Cache

Difficulty:
4 out of 5
Terrain:
3 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

The cache is not at the published coordinates - this is for the recommended parking.

This is a multi-cache, with a puzzle element that can only be done at NIGHT.

Start to finish (back to your car) will take approximately 2 hours with a 4km walk including some off the beaten track.


You will need both a powerful Normal Torch and a UV Torch.

Make sure you have spare batteries for your torch and GPSr.

Set a waypoint of your car before you leave.

You may need to do some research to decode the cipher at stage 2. I suggest you bring your own pen as this cipher can be a bit of a pig (hint, hint)!

This is a three stage cache

Stage 1
Go to the published co-ordinates and get Muzzy’s number – this can only be done between 18.00 and 02.00

Convert Muzzy’s number to ABCDEFGHIJK

Stage 2

Now go to N51 FH.EK(G+J) W000 GJ. (D+E+F)(GxF)(D+E-K)

Look for a coded message giving the location of Stage 3. After deciphering the code and carefully replacing the container, proceed to stage 3.

Stage 3
Once you have found "Pip" look around for the start of your trail which will be marked with reflective markers approximately 7-8 foot up a tree. You will see these better with your torches at eye level, follow the white markers through the woods to the final cache location.

The tree immediately adjacent to the GZ is marked with both a Red and Silver Reflective Strip. The actual tree that the Cache is at the base of, has both a Red and White Fire Tack.

Please make sure the cache is properly replaced and covered afterwards.

If you enjoy Night Caches, I would highly recommend The Dark is Rising - An Eton Night Cache which is themed on the award winning Children's Book "The Dark is Rising".

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

[Stage 2] - N Ersyrpgvir Fgevc vqragvsvrf gur fvta, n ghor jvguva n ghor. Frr Gvgyr sbe Pvcure! [Stage 3] - Sbyybj gur ersyrpgvir znexref gb gur TM, juvpu vf znexrq ol n Erq naq Fvyire Ersyrpgvir Fgevc.

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)