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Clarens Secret Waterfall Traditional Cache

Hidden : 12/28/2014
Difficulty:
4 out of 5
Terrain:
4 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

This geocache is located on the hiking trail near the Clarens dam.

This is not for the faint of heart, and should only be attempted by those who are kitted out for spending the time hiking up mountain paths. The total time to hike to the cache and back, minus the search for the cache, is approx. 1 hour if you choose not to complete the full path.

If you choose to continue on the hiking trail it can take approx. 3-4 hours


The cache is located very close to a secret waterfall that can only be accessed from the hiking trail.

The trail starts after passing the dam located in the Clarens nature reserve. Once you reach the dam from the main entrance of the reserve, there will be markers that indicate the trail up the mountain at the end of the dam wall.

Continue along the hiking trail. You will start to climb up a rocky path for a while. Eventually you will reach a barbed wire fence. Face the barbed wire fence and keep the town of Clarens behind you. Where the fence comes to an end on your left, climb down towards the rock face below.

You should hear and see the water flowing that feeds the waterfall. During winter or dry months you might not be witness to any water but should see evidence of where water flows.

Cross over the stream (or the rock face) and make your way left along the edge of the hill on the other side. Approximately 70 meters away, the cache is hidden at a very distinct rock, covered by a smaller rock.

The cache is a small 35mm metal canister.

Good luck and be safe traversing the rock faces.

 

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

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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)