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The Depot Traditional Cache

Hidden : 3/21/2009
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
3 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

The cache container is now a large cammoed pill bottle with room for a travel bug or two and some trading items! There is a pencil in the cache now, also, to make it easy to sign the log. This is a pleasant walk with a nice view of the Hampton Marshes. There is one slightly tough spot, though... crossing the old wooden railroad bridge. Unevenly spaced railroad ties make this a little tricky and is the reason for the three-star terrain. Please be careful here!

The Depot is now part of a Rails-to-Trails project and there is a free boat launch here, but in the 1800's, it was an active right-of-way for the Boston & Maine railroad. The original passenger station stood here, at the end of Depot Road, but was later moved to a new location on Depot Road. There is a sign on the house that says: Boston and Maine Railroad - 1849.

The cache should not be too hard to find. It is hidden in traditional style. The container was replaced today (May 14, 2025) with a large cammoed pill bottle. Brand new log sheet and a few new trading items! Plenty of room for small travel bugs, too, if you need to move one along. Also added a new hint, for those who don't like walking on old trestle bridges.

Update 6/14/21: There is now a solid board across the railroad bridge, making it a little easier to walk across.

Update 7/11/23: I stopped by today and discovered that the Town of Hampton Falls has posted a "Hampton Falls resident parking only" sign in the parking area at the end of Depot Road. A woman who lives up the street told me today that the police are checking cars for resident stickers and tagging those that don't have stickers! If you are not a Hampton Falls resident, you may have to approach the cache from Brimmer Lane. There is a parking area at the end of the road there and a trail the leads to the cache. I access the cache from Brimmer Lane so I don't have to walk over that railroad bridge! Sorry!

Update 11/17/24: New cache container (cammoed bison tube) and new location about 20 feet from the prior location. The cache is now Winter friendly, also.

Please rehide the container exactly as you found it so it doesn't go missing again. Thank you!!! And good luck!

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)