Seeing as I've enjoyed collecting a whole bunch of great caches around Aberdeen, I thought I should give something back to the local geocaching community, this being one located on the very edge of Bucksburn (or the fiercely independent area of 'Hopetoun' depending on who you talk to!).
I originally planned to place this on the nearby country pathway known locally as "Lover's Lane", although changes for the new housing development has meant that it has evolved into an access track, losing its charm (hence the cache name). However, Hopetoun Grange still retains what I really like about the area where there's such a sharp boundary between the city and countryside: After four miles of travelling through grey granite/concrete jungle from Aberdeen city centre, bang, you're suddenly on a tree-lined countryside lane which could be anywhere. Even when planting this cache two minutes walk from my front door, I was muggled by deer grazing ~15m away in the adjacent field.
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B.Y.O.P.
A certain degree of stealth is required due to a new housing estate popping up since placement of the cache.
Although there has been some tree removal at GZ and it is tempting to assume that the cache has perished, the cache remains undisturbed.
Plenty of parking nearby and plenty of potential hiding spots at GZ to keep you busy.
Trees here can throw the GPS off somewhat, so if you're not near a big, chopped tree trunk there then you're in the wrong place!
As I live nearby, if it's not archived or under maintenance then it's extremely likely to be there as I'll pass right by it on a near-daily basis, (i.e. please don't presume it's missing if you can't find it).
Finally, please WATCH OUT FOR BARBED WIRE and leave the site / cache EXACTLY as you found it, after all, you'd be annoyed if the next cacher found it with half the effort you put in! Happy caching :-)
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