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Old Town Trail 1 Multi-Cache

Hidden : 6/21/2016
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   other (other)

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Geocache Description:

This is the first of two trails around Runcorn's Old Town.  Visit each of the locations to find dates on buildings and plaques, and then use these numbers to find the co-ordinates of the final cache.


Visit each of the waypoints to find dates A to L.  I recommend visiting them in the given order, but you can do them however you like.  (Note that there is no waypoint I.)

You can do this as a standalone cache, or if you want a challenge, you can do it simultaneously with Old Town Trail 2 (GC6M5F6).  If you attempt this, I suggest you start with date A on this trail, then find date P on Trail 2, and then alternate between the waypoints on the two trails.

The waypoints for this trail are:

  • A. N53° 20.426, W002° 43.901
  • B. N53° 20.463, W002° 43.976
  • C. N53° 20.483, W002° 44.021
  • D. N53° 20.463, W002° 44.157
  • E. N53° 20.483, W002° 44.311
  • F. N53° 20.567, W002° 44.150
  • G. N53° 20.552, W002° 44.065
  • H. N53° 20.517, W002° 43.876
  • J. N53° 20.533, W002° 43.780
  • K. N53° 20.583, W002° 43.833
  • L. N53° 20.597, W002° 43.686

At each location, you will find a year representing one of the events or buildings in the list below.  These are not listed in the order that you'll find them, so you'll have to figure out which one you need for each waypoint!  You only need to write down the last digit of the year.

  • Victoria Buildings (SES)
  • Plaque unveiled by William Leathwood
  • Ferry Boat renamed to Boat House Inn
  • Battle of Morval
  • Birth of Hall Caine
  • Police Station built
  • St Paul's Gardens opened
  • Camden Buildings
  • Professor Holt's death
  • Victoria — Buildings
  • Welsh Chapel

Now you should have 11 numbers.  The final cache can be found a short walk away at:

N53° 20.(B+H-J)C(A+F), W002° 4(L-G).(E+J)DK

All locations on the trail are accessible by wheelchair or with a buggy, but note that there are steps leading up from "The Deck" near waypoint K (or waypoint Y on Trail 2) to waypoint L, so you may have to take a different route. You may also need to stand up to reach the final cache.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Terra

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)