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Can We See the Trains from here? Tan y Bwlch Traditional Cache

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schinery: After reading that the cache couldn’t be found I went out and checked the cache site. The cache has indeed gone. I’m therefore closing this cache down as this is the second time this year one of my caches has gone awol and on this occasion it seems deliberate as it was a large ammo box. Sadly I don’t have the money to keep replacing missing cache containers

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Hidden : 4/20/2015
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

Either a quick dash and grab by car or part of a longer day out walking or by train


The Cache is hidden about ten mintues walking distance from the Ffestiniog Railway's Tan y Bwlch Station.  It is hidden near a car parking area in slightly rough terrian - to get to the cache there is a bit of a scramble.  The cache is in a black bag and is a box which is large enough to leave goodies and TB's

To find the cache you can either park at the given parking coordinates which means that you will be close to the cache or you can do it if walking through the forest.  The third way is to walk from Tan y Bwlch Station where there is a cafe and toilets.  If you come from the Station you need to walk over the footbridge and along the path, at the gate turn left down the lane - please be careful here as this is a through route that is used.  at the bottom of the lane turn right and you will  find the area where the cache is to be found a little way up of the right.  This road can be a busy one so please be careful when you cross and watch out for the geokids and geohounds.  This is a cache which can be done if you have caught a train to Tan y Bwlch and have an hour or so before your return train.

From here you can walk down past Hafod y Llyn and through the forest to Plas Tan y Bwlch or down to Penrhyn.  Going in the other direction there are paths that take you up to Blaenu Ffestiniog which follow the route of the Ffestiniog Railway for much of the way and are good for taking photos of steam engines. 

If you have the time and are making a day of caching there are other  caches in the vincity -

No Beech's Here GC1ARNR

Between the Tracks GCXR39

Trackside Wave GCXR3B

There is a parcel inside the cache for the First to Find- good luck!

 

 

+++***WELL DONE TO ECOBAKE FOR BEING THE FTF - HOPE YOU ENJOY THE 'PRIZE'***+++

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Ng gur onfr bs Byq Qrnq Gerr juvpu vf va na ryringrq cbfvgvba

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)