THE ISLAND - BIG TREES Traditional Cache

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Hidden : 5/18/2008
Difficulty:
1 out of 5
Terrain:
3 out of 5

Size: Size: small (small)

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Geocache Description:

The Bushbuck walk is at The Island Nature Reserve situated between Seaview and Cow corner.

The Island Nature Reserve stretches over 500 ha. It is interspersed with pine and eucalyptus plantations, and also provides protection to a patch of Alexandria Forest. It is typically very dense, with a height of about 10 m, and represents the southwestern extension of the more tropical coastal forests occurring further east. The Bushbuck walks consists of a number of interlinked loops: 1.5 km; 30 min, 3.4 km; 45 min, 7.6 km; 2 hours, and 16 km; 5 hours; all circular. Route markings as well as the map are very poor. This is a perfect opportunity to make full use of the features on your GPS.
In addition to the Bushbuck, you might also see common duiker and vervet monkey, while a variety of small mammals also live in the reserve. Among the bird species to look out for are the olive bush shrike, Narina trogon, Knysna lourie, forest weaver and olive woodpecker. Along the Bushbuck Walk, some fine examples of hard pear, cheesewood, Outeniqua yellowwood, veld fig, Cape teak and Cape chestnut can be seen.
Times 08:00 – 16:30 7 days a week
Permits:R20 per adult, R10 per child
tel: (041) 378 1634
Well maintained picnic sites and ablutions are available at parking area.

To do all the caches at the Island , one must allow sufficient time.The trail is about 10km for all three caches . Take sufficient water for the hike. It is advisable to take precautions against ticks.

To eliminate the first portion of the trail, which is a circular route around the picnic area, start at the gate at S33°59.073 E25°22.234 From there proceed to the Culvert at S33°58.974 E25°22.258 which will start you on the trail on the opposite side of the road.

THE ISLAND – BIG TREES cache is in the company of a Hard Pear Tree in a 1.2L Lock & Lock.

VIEW OR UPLOAD THE TRAIL TO YOUR GPS AT (visit link)

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Gerr 513 ubyqf guvf gernfher.

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)


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