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Silvermine Tales - 2 The Rancorous Wolf Traditional Cache

Hidden : 1/16/2002
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

Easy scramble from carpark up Wolfkop. About an hour and a quarter there and back, climbing 150 metres. A more leisurely but longer route is via the Wolfkop Steps.

Silvermine Tales – 2 The Rancorous Wolf. The eternal triangle. Once upon a time there was a bad tempered Wolf. This Wolf is bad tempered because... But, rather get the full un-abridged version in the cache.

The most convenient starting point is at: E 018° 25.393 & S 34° 05.506
If you visit over the weekend, please pay the parking attendant, Lucas. He is a good guy and needs the money for two new front teeth!

At E 018° 25.543 & S 34° 05.475 (“Climb Rock”) find path going straight up.
At E 018° 25.569 & S 34° 05.521 Overweight hikers beware. There is a “Narrow Gauge” where heavyweights are eliminated.
At E 018° 25.730 & S 34° 05.465 find an easier route. Path leaves gravel track. Trail goes up Wolfkop Steps which is relatively easy-going to the top.
At E 018° 24.668 & S 34° 05.625 path leaves recognised path. Look for large sharp pointed rock that resembles an upside-down ice cream cone. The blob of ice cream to the West of the cone is the rock under which the cache is hidden under some loose stones.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

PBAGRAGF: 1k Cubgb bs Jbys va cva-fgevcrq fhvg; 1k Cubgb bs gur Cvtyrg gung tbg njnl; 1k Erq Nccyr hfrq gb qvfgenpg Jbys; 3k “Lbh Ner Urer” Obbxznex Zncf; 1k Trbpnpur ErnqZr; 1k Abgrobbx & Cra va juvgr vpr pernz pbagnvare.

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)