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HH4: Benty Howe Traditional Cache

Hidden : 4/20/2009
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
3.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

Hawewswater Hike:: a series of caches around Haweswater that can be done as a complete circuit of the lake or via shorter expeditions.  Fifth in the series.

After the quiet early caches on the shoulder of the hill, the route now joins the main shore-path, which runs all the way to Mardale Head.  It can be quite busy with walkers, some doing the Coast-to-Coast and heading for Shap.  Good views across the water to the other side, and of the main peaks drawing closer at the head of the lake.  The Rigg is the obvious ridge reaching out into the lake.


Directions: From HH3 go down alongside the wood, then pick a path to descend down to the main track along the lake.  Either 'straight' down or over the stream, along the bottom of the wood then to a small knoll before heading for the waypoint shown on HH3.  Can't really go wrong, especially once on the shore-path.

The cache is located along one of the rockiest parts of the walk where the path cuts across the crag of Benty Howe.  Watch for muggles when retrieving and hiding. No stones need moving.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Bccbfvgr jbbqra cbfg, oruvaq OVT ebpx

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)