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Trowbarrow 1 - The Trough Traditional Cache

Hidden : 10/11/2013
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

Trowbarrow Local Nature Reserve is a dramatic place of past industrial quarrying, now a haven for wildlife, climbers and geologists! Please note the warnings on the signs at the entrances – that the site has many natural hazards and that you enter at your own risk. Be gentle searching - it is a Local Nature Reserve and a geological Site of Special Scientific Interest. No damage or collecting is allowed.

Parking can be found at the waypoint below, and further along Storrs Lane as shown on the map with the suggested route. The quarry earthcache can be done on the same route around the quarry, and will show you more about the rocks.

This first cache can be found deep in The Trough, the geological feature which gives the hill it's name. This is not a man-made channel but a product of erosion of different rocks. With the tree cover and steep walls, it's quite an atmospheric and dramatic way into the quarry. Just past the cache is the memorial gate, and further on, as the path curves east is an informative sign.

The trees may make the GPS signal a bit iffy but the clue should help! Look for a group of 4 ash trees growing in the base of the Trough. Please rehide with subtlety but also out of sight and secure.
Onward to Boulder

 

Hidden with the kind permission of Arnside & Silverdale AONB Partnership.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Rnfg fvqr bs Gebhtu ba 'furys'! Bccbfvgr 4 nfu gerrf.

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)