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Walk Around Shotover 9 Traditional Cache

Difficulty:
2.5 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

Beware you are walking on a road to this cache, alternatively you can walk on a track almost parallel to the road. Parking available very close to this cache.

Shotover Country Park is on the eastern edge of Oxford and is on the southern slopes of Shotover Hill with stunning views across south Oxfordshire. The Country Park has a varied landscape and diverse habitats; a haven for a wide variety of wildlife.

The circuit can be started from the car parkN 51° 45.110 W 001° 11.050 at the western end of the plain and takes you across the plain towards Wheatley before turning down to the village of Horspath. It then travels along the southern edge of the park before returning back to the car park. There is another cache near the start / finish of the route; "Famous Grouse".


It is advisable to use stout shoes as parts of the walk can prove extremely muddy at certain times of the year.

Please replace the caches carefully and folllow the track up to the left back to the car park.
 

 

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Ghpxrq oruvaq snyyra vil pbirerq cbfg. EUF.

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)