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Historic Greytown #5 (Wairarapa) Multi-Cache

Hidden : 8/7/2016
Difficulty:
3 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

This is another in our series of Historic Greytown multi caches that will take you on a bit of a tour around Greytown. You will need to gather the required information from the Greytown Community Heritage Trust Boards or other information boards along the way to obtain the co-ordinates for the final hidden cache. 

We have given you the co-ordinates for the best place to start but you can start anywhere really. You will then have to find the boards somewhere in the village to get the information you need to find the final. Unlike the others in this series the distance between the final and the furthest one away is 6 - 7 km depending in which order you do them so you may chose to do this one on your bike or in your car rather than walk. Only one of the buildings is on Main St, and the final is a mint container with a logsheet only, please bring your own pen.

Also, unlike the others, we have provided photos of the signs at the places you need to visit, these may help you locate them more easily. Please feel free to contact us if you have a problem locating them. Needless to say, the answers are blanked out so its not too easy for you!



Greytown was named after Sir George Grey and was the first planned inland town in NZ. It was first settled in March 1854, became a borough in 1878 and a ward of the South Wairarapa District Council in 1989. Greytown claims to have the most complete main street Victorian Architecture in the country. This cache will take you to a few more of these examples.

The final can be found at:

41°.04 ABC 175°.26 DEF

Boys House - James Edward Ind Boys died in 18A1

The northern section of Gallagher House was pushed sideways approximately 30 meters when Mr O’Connor built a new home in 1B74

Soldier’s Memorial Park - the number of letters in the landscape gardener’s surname = C.

Farley’s Oak - the sum of the 2 digits in the 69’ tree’s diameter = D

Kahikatea Gardens - the number of times the figure 7 appears on this sign = E.

Pine Grove - The Hayes bought this property in 19F7.

FTF honours go to huhugrub

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

purpxfhz = 40 oenpr

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)