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OSG06 Old Stamping Ground : Newchurch Old Road Traditional Cache

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Hidden : 4/14/2016
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
2.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

You are looking for a camo tub with swaps. BYOP. Please return as found. Beware Muggle dog walkers :)


Congratulations on a full 18 cache series joint FTF to the inimitable pairing of Bessieboots and WFG !

For this No 6 in the sequence moving on from OSG05, look for the roadway just down from the house with Budda, indicating DO NOT USE SATNAV....VAN DRIVERS DO NOT COME DOWN YOU WILL GET STUCK. Follow that gravelly road down then straight up again in an easterly direction past Honey Hole Farm and then up to the left and behind the newly modernised house with the nice gardens, skirting the upper side of the coppice of trees on the hill --- this section is very boggy so beware :) Cross the field after the coppice ends and rise via the footbridge then around the side of the farm to the tarmaced Sowclough Road.

When we were let out from the local primary school we used to play on "The Bonk" which in those days was a broad seemingly very steep sided hill down which we used to roll or even attempt to ride "trolleys" which inevitably ended up in the road beneath. The views were amazing; up to Britannia, across to Lee Quarry and Southwest towards the bulk of Cowpe Lowe. Now the hill is clad in green wood and the views are gone, which is a shame.

This series is a self indulgence as it takes a trail around my old stamping grounds as a child. As I was born and bred in Stacksteads walking this route brought back lots of happy memories for me. I hope you have a pleasant time hunting and admiring the views as you go. None of these caches are particularly difficult, so they would be ideal for a family hunt. The only essential equipment needed will be a pen :) The route is approximately 5 miles long and should take 2 – 3 hours. There are no particularly steep climbs, but the paths are boggy in places so wellingtons or boots are advisable.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Haqre n ebpx bhgpebc orybj naq gb gur evtug bs n gerr

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)