GC3JPNK Long Wood - East Renfrewshire's Letterbox Cache (Letterbox Hybrid) in Southern Scotland, United Kingdom created by Sweeney Toddlers

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Sweeney Toddlers: Well, no longer an East Ren Letterbox. It's had a great innings but the new deer fences make getting to GZ challenging and uncomfortable. Still, amazing views and a cache in perfect condition that we will recycle. We have a new Letterbox planted at Carnbooth which will mean that there is no loss in numbers for this rarer cache type. Pleased to see that there are several gates that allow access to the nearby lonely challenge cache from the Titwood side if you plan your route. It can live on [^]

Thanks to everyone who visited!

The Sweeney Toddlers x

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Hidden : 5/6/2012

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Size: Size: regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

A camo'd tupperware with room for swaps. Please do not remove the stamper (more below). Please bring a pen and a head for heights. Best done as part of the circular walk described below, but it can also be approached from the 'First To.......Use Your Imagination' waypoint if you wan't to cache 'n' dash it. Please follow the Scottish Outdoor Access Code (SOAC) at all times whilst on the moor.

Letterboxing

In the cache box you will find a Rubber Stamp - this is the signature for this cache. Please take an imprint of the stamp for yourself if you wish to collect them in your own personal notebook. Then leave an imprint of your own personal stamp in the cache log book (if you have one), or simply sign as a traditional log book. Stamp and ink remain part of the cache (please do not remove) but it might be an idea to carry your own ink Pad in case the one provided should dry up.

Long Wood

A series of caches to take you on one of our favourite walks. We do it from Newton Mearns, through Titwood through the two farms, past the clay pigeon range and down to the Devil's Plantation (GC2HFNG) over Bonnyton Moor. Although it's a trek you can pick up some cracking caches en route including Cup Marked Cache (GC3H2KC), Rudolph Hess (GC10262) and Burnhouse Bend (GC11BW6).

Anyhoo, enough about the long walk. You want to do the cache trail that picks up the most number of caches per trudged kilometer. The walk starts at the parking waypoint near to the Glasgow South Orbital and passes through Blackhouse and North Moorhouse farms before turning to return over the moor towards our "First To.......Use Your Imagination" cache (GC2BJY7) in Long Wood. Once you reach Long Wood we reckon you can turn North West and drop back down to the road just East of Blackhouse Farm and make your way back to your carriage. The total walk is just over 4 miles but will test your ankles.

Once you get past Blackhouse Farm on this circuit the tracks are faint and muddy, so boots are essential during all but the driest of conditions. The path often lies next to dry stane walls. Please note that NO CACHES ARE PLACED WITHIN DRY STANE WALLS AND NO STONES MUST BE MOVED DURING YOUR SEARCHING. It is possible to go through what appears to be the garden of Blackhouse Farm. This is the marked right of way. However, it feels a bit weird and you may prefer to use the GTBBF and SOTP waypoints (although it will be harder work) and bypass the farm buildings. If you do go through Blackhouse farm itself, please be quiet and don't visit after dark. Go through the main gate, stick to the left of the barn and carry on straight ahead to a small stile over the fence (waypoint provided). The footpath is then well signposted.