Everyone knows how Little John met Robin Hood when he pushed Robin off the log with a mighty blow of his staff. And everyone knows about the adventures of the Merry Men, robbing from the rich and giving to the poor. The Greenwood Incident is a little less clear. John never liked talking about it, and would mutter under his breath and wave his staff whenever the subject came up. Marian blushed if someone mentioned “Greenwood” and it almost caused a rift between her and Robin. Even Friar Tuck was a little taken back. All I know is what is written in the text, which only states that “then there was the Greenwood incident.”
It is interesting to note that Donovan once recorded an album with one song about a Greenwood Tree and another one about Mad John's Escape.
It is also curious that this hill was used as a practice area for Brother Roy’s Traveling Brass Band. Mrs. Roy told them that they had to practice elsewhere, but the whole village could hear them when they played at this location. Eventually, they got tired of lugging their instruments up here, much to the relief of all concerned.
If it weren’t for the hill this would be a park and grab. You can begin by taking the trail near the Brown Bridge cache or start from the open space trail by the fence that goes through the nearby redwood grove and up the hill, then loop around after visiting Maid Marian Comes Out of the Woods and the other Robin Hood caches.
You can reach the general location from the trails and paths -- there is no need to bushwhack straight up the hill, even when your gpsr shows that you are only a few hundred feet away. As usual, please make sure that it is left so that non-cachers will not see it.