GC3YFVW Rotary Way - Bog Apeel (Traditional Cache) in North West England, United Kingdom created by TheLoweShow

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A cache by TheLoweShow Message this owner

Hidden : 10/11/2012

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Size: Size: micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

The Rotary Way

The Rotary Way footpath was established in 2005 to celebrate the centenary of the foundation of the Rotary Club. The walk is just over 50 miles around the boundaries of Bolton and is broken down into eight more manageable stages, each starting and finishing on a bus route. Indeed, getting the bus would be sensible since the stages are all linear and hence do not finish at the start point!

Many walkers head for the hills in the north of the borough and ignore the lower-level but equally interesting possibilities offered by the eastern and western parts of Bolton. Now, follow the Rotary Way and see what you have missed: there is interest all the way round.

The walk aims to keep close to the Bolton boundary on paths which are defined legal rights of way and avoids roads wherever possible.

Some of the paths followed by the walk are rough and they may at times be muddy, flooded, frozen, dusty or obstructed. At two points on the same stage, the walk even goes along designated footpaths through several domestic gardens!

If you plan to do the whole route (and indeed even if you only wish to do some of it), you may find the Rotary Way booklet to be very useful, with detailed breakdowns of each stage (although be warned – some of the bus numbers and routes are a little out of date!) and sketch maps to help you on your way. If you wish to get your copy, get in touch with the Westhoughton branch of the Rotary Club using the ‘contact us’ form on their website and enquire.

Bog Apeel

If approaching from the Manchester, Bolton and Bury canal following the other Rotary Way caches, the terrain rating may deserve another star or two. After crossing the viaduct over the River Irwell, leave the canal at the next bridge. You will then cross through a couple of horse fields before emerging on Prestolee Lane. When we planted this cache we were unable to find the correct route through and had to jump off a high bank. Hopefully you will enjoy greater success. Prestolee Lane itself is a slightly uneven and potholed dirtrack, but otherwise accessible for careful wheelchair users and pushchairs if approached from the A667 (The Google Street View van has been down here). The cache is located approximately halfway along the road, at a spot allowing for views of Peel Tower and Scout Moor Wind Farm on a clear day.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Vafvqr jbbqra cbfg.

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)