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Sculpted Rocks Traditional Cache

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Hidden : 5/20/2010
Difficulty:
2.5 out of 5
Terrain:
3 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

An easy hike with a mild scramble to the top of a small ridge, overlooking the Kleinplaas Dam. Easily combined with several other caches in the area, but if you have the time, stay awhile and enjoy.


This place may not be unique in terms of it's geology. There are many areas throughout the Peninsula mountains were you can see rocks which have been carved and sculpted over millennia by the elements, into the shapes we see today. But unlike many of those places, this place seems to have a serenity about it, despite not being very far from civilisation. Within a meter of the cache is a convenient flat "seat" atop one of the massive sculpted rocks, were you can sit and enjoy the surroundings. I found myself sitting here for ages, contemplating Life, the Universe and Everything. It can be particularly nice in the late afternoon with the sun setting in front of you.

To reach the cache, you have a choice of two starting points, roughly the same distance by foot.

Park at S34° 10.877 E018° 24.434, just off the jeep track so as not to block access. Head up the jeep track a short way to the trailhead at S34° 10.900 E018° 24.335. Continue along this path, bearing right at the junction, until you reach S34° 10.779 E018° 23.486. At this point, you'll head off the path and up a short rock scramble heading in the general direction of S34° 10.755 E018° 23.518 at the top of the scramble. Once at the top, make your way through the sculpted rocks in the direction of the cache. Along the way you might see "Big Nose", "The Little Arch", "Garden Grotto", "Petrified Ant Hill" and "Mushroom Rock". Or, you might see something completely different.

The alternate route is to park at the Kleinplaas Dam trailhead, S34° 10.397 E018° 24.074. Walk up the winding jeep track and just before you reach the dam, turn South along the cycle track in the direction of the turn off to the rock scramble.

 

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)