The Nooky Trail Series is a five mile figure-of-eight circular series of 15 main caches, plus a bonus cache, plus 4 'extra' caches (not counted as part of the series), starting from Waverton Village, heading to Golden Nook ("Nooky"), and returning via the canal. This is one of my favourite areas, and hope you enjoy exploring it too; be warned though, it is quite a trek and will take between 2 and 3 hours to complete so give yourself plenty of time. The series takes you along rural footpaths, and the canal towpath, plus a stretch along a quiet country lane. The caches are a variety of sizes and types, and some will certainly be harder to find than others! I have listed special considerations on individual listings. You would be advised to take gloves and tweezers with you, and as this is a largely rural series anyone with any sense won't wear shorts in the summer as there are bound to be nettles en route (not so much in other seasons). Although the series is technically available at all times, as part of the public footpath runs through someone's garden at one point, it isn't advised to do the whole series in the dark.
VIEW/PRINT A MAP OF THE ROUTE HERE (PDF, 450k) (Right click and 'Save As' to download)
#1 - This cache is located on the footpath running from Waverton Village to the Shropshire Union canal, used a lot by locals to walk their dogs and stretch their legs, so stealth may be required here.
This series ends with a BONUS CACHE using a set of co-ordinates made from codes found in 5 of the caches along this series (written in red marker on the inside of the lids or in the front of the logbook) - remember to note them down as you go along. The code you must decipher using numbers found in 5 of the caches is as follows (and not as hard as it looks!):
N(A-E)C° (E-C)B.(E-C)E(A-D)
WBBD° E(DxE).C(C-D)(C+D)
Anyone completing the entire series, plus bonus cache, will receive a Series badge to add to their profile... please contain your excitement! ;-)
Feedback very welcome, and please post a photo with your log if you can. And thanks to Bernie aka Zeus55 for his fantastic BBW caches, the inspiration for this series.
Finally, good luck!!
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