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Craigantlet Hillclimb - The Forgotten Valley Traditional Cache

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sgtzara: Time to say goodbye to this one. It was muggled once before when someone drew a rude drawing on the log along with offensive text. They were kind enough to put the container back that time, alas, it seems they didn't this time round.

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Hidden : 9/16/2012
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

A camo micro cache, placed on the Belmont Road which is also part of the route of the Craigantlet Hillclimb Course.

Area: This cache is placed along the Belmont Road on the outskirts of Belfast which forms part of the Craigantlet Hillclimb Course, a speed event organised by the Ulster Automobile Club, was first held in 1913. It is the only such venue in Northern Ireland to host a round (latterly two rounds) of the British Hill Climb Championship, which started in 1947.

The current course is 1,460 yards (1335 metres) in length, and unlike hillclimbs in the rest of the UK is laid out on closed public roads. Sections of the course are named for past winners, in order of ascent: Howe, Hall, Hadley, Mays Cross, Allard, Wharton Straight, Pringle.

The hill record currently stands at 39.63 seconds, set by Scott Moran on 2nd August 2008, driving a Gould GR61.

Parking: This section of the Belmont Road basically leads to nowhere, it goes back on itself and back out onto the Ballymiscaw Road. There are only two houses along this section of the road and I'd be surprised if any cars pass you when you're at GZ. Anyhow, what I mean is it should be ok to safely park your car at the side of the road while you look for the cache.

Views: When you're at GZ, take a moment to look at the old 'Hidden Valley' which runs back out towards the Ballymiscaw Road. I bet some of you have flew up the Ballymiscaw Road trying to avoid tailbacks on the A2 into Bangor and never knew this was here. If you travel the length of this section of the Belmont Road too you'll also catch glimpses across Greater Belfast.

The Cache: The cache is a camo micro. It is accessible from the roadside and you do not need to enter any private property to retrieve same.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Raq bs gur yvar.

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)