11. Youthful Wanderings Traditional Cache
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A series of 18 caches placed around the area where I grew up, and where I spent many a long hour getting up to all sorts of mischief! You will cover about 4.5 miles and it might reasonably take about 2.5 hours from start to finish. Many thanks to Gralorn for the donation of the majority of the containers used in this series. I hope I have recycled them appropriately!
The caches are placed so as to be found easily (for the most part), and you will have to travel along a few quiet “B” roads and footpaths that surround some of the areas where I learnt the mysterious art of the “assiguy” and “umdinger” (both projectile based entertainment), and where various air rifle fights took place (wouldn’t get away with it now!!).
You will have to cross a railway at one point to continue your journey, and although it is rarely used these days, it does still carry some traffic, so please exercise extreme caution as you cross!
You will also pass through a working farm (twice), so you can expect to see cattle of some description, and of course the fields will probably be (very) muddy and wet, so wellies or very good quality waterproof footwear is recommended. Please respect the footpaths that have been marked out and maintained by the farmer, and keep all geodogs on a lead while in the area.
Made it across the railway safely? Good!! As you exit this wooded area and traverse the field, you can see my parents house over to the left in the distance. These fields were the closest to home as a child and saw the the bulk of my early wanderings and mis-doings, although mostly in the valley by the brook instead of up on the footpath!
There is a bit of a trek to the next cache as I had intended to place a cache on the little bridge (see waypoint) up ahead but it was too close to "Watch out -Friendly Troll", but the coordinates serve as a good route marker. When you get to the road, turn right and follow it until you pass the railway bridge and turn right, down the track.
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