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Deteriorated Pasture with Giant Black Locust Trees Traditional Geocache

Hidden : 11/15/2015
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
2.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

You can find a one-time wood-pasture it is deteriorated and starts to became overgrown by hawthorn and blackthorn bush.


You can usually find huge oaks in the wooded pastures those can be found in Hungary. The Tarnóca pasture is uniquely special, for there are not only giant oaks, but also black locust (acacia) trees are greatly increased.

You can find the box at a huge black locust tree, but of course, there are also giant oak trees nearby and you may want to find those in the scrub.

Huge trees

One of giant oaks N 46° 0.650' E 17° 28.833' Circumference is 606 cm

A few huge acacias

N 46° 0.616' E 17° 28.566' 425 cm

N 46° 0.488' E 17° 28.612' 424 cm

N 46° 0.578' E 17° 28.600'  the ivy covered giant

It worth to look at the alder-swamp on Kapaszkodó-brook: N 46° 0.404' E 17° 28.650'

About locust woods in Hungary

Black locust was introduced in Hungary between 1710 and 1720. The first large black locust forests were established at the beginning of the 19th century on the Great Hungarian Plain stabilizing the wind-blown sandy soil. In the country, black locust occupied 37.000 ha in  1885, 109.000 ha in 1911, 186.000 ha in 1938 and 400.000 ha in 2005. At present, it is the most widely planted species in Hungary, covering 23% of the country’s total forest area. In the 1960s, Hungary had more black locust forests than the rest of European countries together. (You know that the major part of this „rest” is situated in the territory of historical Hungary). Black locust forests in Hungary have been established on good as well as on medium and poor quality sites.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Va n ynve ng urvtug nccebkvzngryl 2 z

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)