This addition to the Bruce Trail Loops Series has been placed
for the COG’s “Saturday in the
Park…” caching event in the Harrison Park/Inglis
Falls area of Owen Sound. The cache will be available prior to the
event, and for a short period of time afterwards.
The Palisades is an exciting new loop trail on the Bruce Trail that has
taken the dedication and perseverance of many volunteers from the
Sydenham Bruce Trail Club to plan and develop. This
trail is a figure eight loop that is routed through an area
consisting of high towering cliffs, sheer canyon walls, and
numerous caves and crevices. It even includes a magnificent lookout
over the Sydenham River Valley. To develop this trail has not only
required the usual hard work of trail building, but also a major
clean-up effort on an area of the trail that had previously been
used as a dumping ground for items such as bicycles, tires,
mattresses, and even bar bells. In total, volunteers moved close to
a ton of garbage from the steep, rocky talus slopes! Keep this in
mind as you traverse a now pristine piece of wilderness nestled in
the Sydenham River Valley on the edge of the city of Owen
Sound.
To complete this multi, as you hike the 2 km figure-eight loop
you will need to use information from each of the maps or signs
posted at the waypoints given below. The posted coordinates are for
the first of these waypoints, Stage 1. Once you’ve collected
the necessary information, relax at the Crow’s Nest Look-out
and calculate the coordinates for the final. Your calculations
should produce a 3-digit number for both the north and west
coordinates. Insert both 3-digit numbers in the appropriate blanks
provided below. The final is hidden close to the trail, and should
be fairly easy to discover, once the coordinates are properly
calculated.
This loop trail can be challenging in some areas, so be safe.
Also, please ensure that you practise proper environmental
stewardship as you seek this cache. Always remember, Cache In,
Trash Out.
*Congratulations to Zabbitzer for being FTF!
Coordinate Calculations:
| North Coordinates = c*[(a+2)*(a+2)+b*b] |
| West Coordinates = f*[(d*e*10)-1] |
| North Coordinates |
44 32.___ |
| West Coordinates |
080 55.___ |
Conversion Chart for Letters on Signs: Use this chart to
convert letters on the signs to a numerical value.
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b |
c |
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f |
g |
h |
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j |
k |
l |
m |
n |
o |
p |
q |
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t |
u |
v |
w |
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y |
z |
| 0 |
3 |
5 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
7 |
8 |
0 |
7 |
5 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
9 |
2 |
6 |
9 |
3 |
7 |
8 |
6 |
4 |
5 |
1 |
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