Skye Mountain Cave Traditional Cache
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This cache is hidden near Whycocomagh, Cape Breton, in a cave on top of Skye Mountain.
***Be sure not to do this cache alone, you WILL be required to go in the cave in order to reach the cache. Getting lost in this cave is not an issue, but if you were to fall down and get hurt and were unable to climb out, there would be zero chance of anyone finding you***
The brook that runs near this cave was known as "Cave Brook" in the early 1900's, but modern day mapmakers appear to be covering this up, in an attempt to make the cave "harder to find" and have so cleverly renamed it "Cove Brook".
Directions: Follow highway 105 from the causeway towards Whycocomagh, and look for Skye Mountain road on the left, three kilometres from the village. You will likely need a 4 wheel drive vehicle to handle this narrow, bumpy road.
Drive CAREFULLY up the mountain to N45 57.518 W061 11.758, turn right, and continue to N45 57.859 W061 11.776, turn left here and go to N45 57.863 W061 12.199. Park anywhere, and follow the cleared area to the woods, where your "path" becomes a tiny streambed. Once at the brook, head dowmstream for a very short distance until a small tributary joins the brook on the west side, follow this tributary upstream until you see the cave entrance on the right.
The cave itself is about 25 feet long with a dropoff at the end, it is also deep enough to walk around in as long as you duck your head.
The cave may have gone longer at one time, but the entrance to the possible belly crawl passage is now blocked by fallen debris from the roof of the cave, unfortunately.
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
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