My Ampshire 4.5 Traditional Cache
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Originally placed by miksomas and adopted by Papakas Pack now jpmonkey1
Welcome to My Ampshire series of 30 traditional caches. All caches can of course be attempted individually but should you decide to attempt the complete circuit following is an idea of what you can expect to have to contend with! The complete circuit is 18 miles and during this hike you will likely encounter all types of challenges from terrain, navigation and retrieval.
Terrain for the series offers a mixture of countryside and urban caching. There’s nothing too steep to climb but difficulties you’ll encounter are marked tracks sometimes overgrown or extremely muddy. Navigation is what Geocaching is all about and you’ll be challenged by missing route way markers and rerouted paths. Retrieval is at your discretion, although you may think the cache would be better sited further up the road out of view of muggles that would defeat the object of that particular cache, it is your decision whether to attempt retrieval or leave it to another day or time.
Where possible I have offered advice to help overcome the more difficult terrain and navigational problems and I’ve been generous in my additional hints especially in muggle zones so you can be a little less conspicuous by at least being guided directly to the cache.
So it might be frustrating but such can be the nature of Geocaching, read the cache listing and if you don’t like the look of it, don’t attempt it! If you wish to log the fact that you didn’t like the mud, overgrown paths, lack of way markers, muggle zones or anything else that didn’t meet your personal caching taste be my guest but remember that’s all part of the challenge of the series. I have taken the trouble to explain in each cache listing the nature of each cache and advice on the route to the next in the series. It is your choice whether to attempt each individual cache.
Where possible I have given parking advice in individual caches. However you are responsible for making you own arrangements with the cark park owner for permission to park there and obviously do so at your own risk. Each cache rating is based on the walk from the previous cache in the series.
Please be advised you will need a writing implement for quite a few of this series of caches!
My Ampshire 4.5
This is the cache I prefer as my start and finish of the circuit as parking is possible at Durley church. Please be aware of my notes about parking above.
From the previous cache "4" continue northeast by the right hand side of the barn and over the stile into the farm yard. Ahead the path goes through an opening in the farmhouse garden fence and to the left of the stream to exit from the garden onto a country lane. Turn right and head up the hill to the church.
As you pass the church note the car parking area on the right. Continue to the lane junction and straight ahead you’ll see the footpath entrance to the field. On entering the field turn immediately left and follow the hedge to the cache. Cache is now moved to just 5 metres to the left of the gate.
Beware of livestock in the field especially if you are accompanied by a dog.
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
Fznyy pyvxybpx pbagnvare haqre n cvyr bs jbbq.
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