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Hidden Railway Treasure Mystery Cache

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Lorgadh: As the owner has not responded to my previous log requesting that they check this cache, I'm archiving it.

Karen
Lorgadh
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Hidden : 10/21/2013
Difficulty:
4 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

It seems that the old railway line is missing out on attracting the geocache explorers to it, so I thought I'd make use of my cycle to work and set up a trail of 6 +1 caches. These are caches in their own right, but they all contain a clue so if you find them all, it will reveal the location of this Hidden Railway Treasure cache! 

Inspired by a set of caches of the same idea that I completed when on holiday in Dordogne, France! 


N 57° 0A.B0C    E 002° D1.(A-E)3(F+A)

This is the final cache of a series, whose true co-ordinates shall only be revealed when you have located the other 6 caches, all of which contain a clue. The listed co-ordinates take you to the beginning of the railway line, at the Duthie Park end.

I've set this up to encourage you to come down to the Old Railway Line which starts at the top of Duthie Park, and goes all the way out to Ballater. It breaks at Culter, and I've still to find the joining section, but the line from Duthie Park to Culter is beautiful! 

I love cycling this route to my work in the summer months, so as a result, the caches are spaced out along a section of the line between Duthie Park and Bieldside. It might be advisable to take your bike too, if you want to find all the clues in one go, or you could always break it up and visit different parts of the railway line at different times! I've tried to add in the different points of access to the line by the additional Waypoints to help with this. 

The caches which form the set and provide the clues for this cache are:

  • Hidden Railway Treasure - park side (GC4QP3D)
  • Hidden Railway Treasure - bench view (GC4QP3X)
  • Hidden Railway Treasure - FORE! has been archived. The clue for this one was: A=6
  • Hidden Railway Treasure - take cover (GC4QP4R)
  • Hidden Railway Treasure - Station Creation (GC4QP57)
  • Hidden Railway Treasure - a quiet spot has been archived. The clue for this one was: E=4

Each cache is placed not far from the path, and contains a clue on the front of the log book to complete the final co-ordinates:

This cache is located at:   N 57° 0A.B0C    W 002° D1.(A-E)3(F+A)

Original contents: log book, 007 card, balloon, Christmas decoration, Womble, pencil, tetley man and for the FTF, a wee green leaf nano cache ready to go with a log roll.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Cyna gb raq lbhe gernfher uhag gbjneqf Ovryqfvqr, naq lbh jvyy fnir lbhefrys n jnyx. Ghpxrq va obg.

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)