2wg - Angle of the Airport Bypass Multi-Cache

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JurnZ: Time for this one to go.

The cache was ok a couple of weeks ago but next time I go past I shall remove the container and look more closely for any new signs. There have been so many new houses built nearby that it would be no surprise if the farmer has had problems from trespassers in the fields, dogs and litter already.

The original purpose of this cache was to draw attention to an off road cycle route I've used for commuting and leisure since the early '80s but if it's not usable anymore there's no point in having a cache where you have to drive around to the two ends and then find a container somewhere else.

Also, I now want to discourage people from using the track so I can carry on using it myself with less chance of attracting attention!

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Hidden : 4/16/2012
Difficulty:
2.5 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size: micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

2 Wheels Good, 4 Wheels bad. That sounds like a quote from somewhere and could be a theme for some caches. A multicache to highlight a cycle route that I've used for years but is not on all maps.

This multicache is easiest by bike. Apologies if that makes it awkward for you. Of course you could walk, but please don't try and drive along the route no matter how capable your cache-mobile. There is a gate that is normally locked to stop you anyway.
I've cycled along here since the seventies when wanting to avoid the Dinnington-Prestwick road which although not busy is narrow and not nice when two cars try and pass where you are as well. Friends and family called this the Airport Bypass.

The first point is the westerly end of the track. Get to it by coming north from Woolsington or south east along the airport perimeter road. That has signs to discourage you but it doesn't involve going "airside"as far as security is involved and is a quieter way to get from the airport than the old A696. At the first point is a sign, indeed several identical signs. There is a serious five word warning.
How many times do the letters "A" and "E" occur in the five words? Call those numbers A & E respectively.

The second point is the Easterly end of the track on the Kingston Park to Dinnington Road. You can start here if you come from the north or the south, or come along Brunton Lane from the East. That has been cut off to cars because of the house building going on but hopefully will remain open to bikes. It's a quiet way of getting over the new A1 if coming from the Gosforth direction. At the second point you can see two signs nailed to a tree. Both start with the same word.
At what position in the word is the letter "I". Call that number D. Don't be put off by the signs (unless you're in a car or intending to tramp the fields), the track appears on the OS map and some of the maps used by the geocaching system. I've only ever had friendly waves when stopping to let tractors past.

The third point is where the gate blocks the track. Bikes and horses can go around the end over a small barrier. How many concrete railway sleepers are by the side of the gate and how many metal fixings are in the sleepers. Call those numbers B & C respectively.

You should now have A,B,C,D & E.

The cache is at grid reference NZ 2[e-a-b][d+e][a+b+d][a+d] 7[e/a-b][c+e-d][e-a][a+c-d]
The coordinates are the best I could get under trees but you should be able to guess where the cache is anyway. Retrieving it might be harder though!

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

N gncr zvtug or zber hfrshy guna n cebgenpgbe gb trg gur zrnfher bs guvf natyr.

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)


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