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Between a Trail and a Rock - Pauoa Woods Loop Traditional Cache

Hidden : 10/7/2007
Difficulty:
2.5 out of 5
Terrain:
3 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

This cache is located along the Pauoa Woods Loop Trail.


There are 3 ways you could get to this cache. What looks like the shortest route might not be the best. I HAVE NOT driven up Pacific Heights Road and I have no idea if access to the forest exists from this road.

I recommend hiking the Pauoa Woods Loop as the Hawaiian Trail and Mountain Club maintains this trail and it is really a great 5 mile hike. You'll have fabulous views along the trail and the vegetation variety is just as fabulous. At the right time of the year you'll pass by stands of sweet smelling white and yellow ginger. You'll walk thru an area where you can see rare endemic Hawaiian snails. There are great bamboo patches, streams w/running water and small waterfalls. Banyan trees with their incredible root systems are in abundance. And of course there is my other cache on the loop The Pauoa Woods Loop Cache.

Besides my second cache there are two others near by the Nuuanu Nest Egg and the Manoa Bamboo

The trail was last cleared and ribboned on December 7th, 2008 a date that will live in INFAMY. I recommend going Counter Clock Wise, looking for the Manoa Bamboo and Nuuanu Nest Egg caches, These two might add another mile to your day, then take the Nuuanu trail down following your GPS to this cache. Then continue along the loop and pick up the Pauoa Woods Loop cache on your way out.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

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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)