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St Winnow Wander #11 - Middle Wood Creek Traditional Cache

Hidden : 2/28/2015
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

St Winnow Wander is a beautiful walk through some of Cornwall's prettiest inland landscapes - woods, creeks, rivers, ancient buildings and historical footpaths. It is a walk of approximately 5 miles and should take about 3 hours.

There are 7 caches to find and in addition you will walk by the 6 Ethy Woods Ramble Series and the St Winnow Church Cache GCN89T.


Warning: - one short section, about half way around, is on the foreshore and at the peak of high tide is impassable. Please check the tide times HERE

All directions are given assuming you are walking the series in order from 5 to 11 - this is the easiest walk - any uphill bits are done at the beginning and the views are best from this direction.

The walk is all on well marked public footpaths but it can be muddy and wet in places - wellies or substantial walking boots are essential during winter and after rain.

All 7 of the caches are placed within a few metres of the footpaths and are designed to be easy finds - the walk is the thing.

Tree cover may present problems in some places but the hints should solve any uncertainty.

From Cache #10 follow the FC track - keep an eye open for a footpath going down to your right at N 50 22.867 W 004 37.940 just before an overgrown quarry on the left of the track. Take this footpath and follow it around the side of the stream until you come to a wooden bridge.

Please note that in spite of its apparent position on this side of the creek, the cache Mainly Woods - GCJG31 (which has been in place almost 11 years!!) is on the opposite side of the Lerryn Creek.

The bridge marks the boundary of the Forestry Commission and National Trust Lands - the cache is on the FC side of the bridge.

The cache is a micro tube in a camo bag hanging in a tree at waist height. Please re-hide carefully.

The cache has been placed in accordance with the GAGB FC Peninsular District Guidelines - the woods here are designated as Open Access Land and are NOT on the FC exclusion list.

After completing this cache, cross the bridge and follow the path over the wall stile and up to your right. You will now be on the riverside track heading back towards your starting point in Lerryn. On the way you will pass Ethy Woods Ramble Caches Numbers 3, 2 and 1. Hope you enjoyed the Wander.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Irel ynetr gerr ba yrsg irel pybfr gb gur jbbqra oevqtr. Sebz urer jnyx nobhg 5 zrgerf hcfgernz nybat gur onax gb gur arkg gerr. Jnvfg urvtug unatvat.

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)