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Zealandia Power Trail Cache #1 Mystery Cache

Hidden : 9/25/2011
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
2.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

The Coordinates Are False
Puzzle
the cache is at the following

S 41 17.3 ZA 3

E 174 45.0 ZA 1

ZA = What is the length of the walk round the fence to get all caches


Welcome to Zealandia puzzle power trail will take you round the outside of the Sanctuary on the maintenance trail


IF YOU SEE DAMAGE TO FENCE LINE REPORT IT ASAP TO ZEALANDIA OFFICE or
info@visitzealandia.com
Any urgent bio-security issues with Zealandia fence please Ring
(04) 471 6870.
DO NOT PUT OBJECTS AGAINST OR NEAR THE MAIN FENCE LINE

YOU ARE NOT REQUIRED TO ENTER ZEALANDIA TO COMPLETE THE POWER TRIAL

A big thanks to Zealandia for permission this power trail. The loop is about 9 Km.

It go's from 140 meter to 380 meters in Elevation and will take about 4 hours to do the complete loop .



To do the full power trail you will have to start at the Karori Sanctuary car park

many take upto 7 hours to do
and it's one way only If you want to do it in parts you can start at Zealandia, Wrights hill or Brooklyn Wind Turbine


While in the vicinity and time permitting its well worth a look at Zealandia.
ZEALANDIA Hours are 10:00 - 17:00 daily (except Christmas Day), with last entry at 16:00.
(In February & March, there are special summer opening hours every Friday, Saturday
and Sunday until 20:00, with last admissions at 19:00.)
Admission is free for Trust members and children under 5 years.
Otherwise general admission fees apply. See www.sanctuary.org.nz for details and
Conditions of Entry.

Health and Safty

Please wear warm clothing and good walking footware also
take wet-weather gear and adequate food and water.
for the walk as the weather can change very fast .

Cache info all caches
Please DO NOT put Travel Bug's or Geocion's in the Cache's

Bring your own pen or pencil to sign log book's
Please hide the cache exactly how you found it as we
dont really want it to get muggled as this can be a HIGH MUGGLE area

Karori Sanctuary to Wrights hill take in the first 7 caches and is approx 1 hr walking time, one way.
Wrights hill to Brooklyn Wind Turbine this part takes in the next of 13 caches and is approx 1 hr walking time, one way.
Brooklyn Wind Turbine to Karori Sanctuary this takes in the last 10 Caches and is approx 1 hr walking time, one way.

Hint1: all caches are 3 meter to 40 meters away from the Zealandia Fence line

Please Note:

The number on the Film canister which has the log book in it. or the number call Puzzle pieces
on the Log Book are use for the Cache puzzle's on the Zealandia power track
you may want to keep track of all the numbers in the log books
all puzzles are in the Short Description fields

Please DON'T remove Film canister From the Caches

IF missing Please put in your log Thanks

Please download the work sheet
Up Date link TO work sheet
Rules for your worksheet

the follow cache have been Archived
the follow are the codes for the Archived caches
Zealandia Power Trail cache#18 FB Q=4 ZW=320
Zealandia Power Trail cache#12 3M K=6 ZP=9
Zealandia Power Trail cache#7 3F F=0 ZC=8
Zealandia Power Trail cache#6 XZ @=3


Eg 3A A The first two letters are the last two lettter of the cache number. 3rd letter is for the log number
Eg 3A A GC2YJ3A become 3A Number in log book may be 12 so A=12 put 12 in box 3A A

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

u1 TM ng Atnvb gerr u2 haqre gur ebbg arkg gb cngu u3 abegu fvqr

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
-------------------------
N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)