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Hidden Railway Treasure - take cover Traditional Cache

Hidden : 10/21/2013
Difficulty:
3 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 caches. An added incentive..... they all contain a clue so if you find them all, it will reveal the location of a Hidden Railway Treasure cache!

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


Hidden Railway Treasure Caches

Apart from being a wee railway cache in its own right, this also forms part of The Hidden Railway puzzle cache, and so also holds a clue; don't forget to take a note of this incase you end up doing them all! You'll then be able to find the secretly located cache!

This full series takes you from the beginning of the railway line, at the Duthie Park, to Bieldside. I've set this up to encourage you to come down to the Old Railway Line, a beautiful spot to walk, cycle, jog, rollar blade or stroll along! I love cycling this route to my work in the summer months, so as a result, the full set of caches are spaced out along the section of 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!

The clues are located in the front of the log books, and should you decide to complete the mission, they will reveal a final cache, located at: N 57° 0A.B0C E 002° D1.(A-E)3(F+A). The final cache is cache GC4QHFP.

The full set of caches, including this one are:

  • Hidden Railway Treasure - park side (GC4QP3D)
  • Hidden Railway Treasure - bench view (GC4QP3X)
  • Hidden Railway Treasure - FORE! (GC4QP49)
  • Hidden Railway Treasure - take cover (GC4QP4R)
  • Hidden Railway Treasure - Station Creation (GC4QP57)
  • Hidden Railway Treasure - a quiet spot (GC4QP5H)

Cache is big enough for a small swap! This has ended up rather well hidden, under the cover of the ivy. Might be wise to use the hint! :)

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Ghpxrq vagb abbx bs jnyy, arne gur obggbz. Uvqqra oruvaq n fgbar, va oruvaq gur vil. Abg gbb sne sebz gur oevqtr raq.

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)