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Sound of the Bucks Burn #1 - Steel Bridge Traditional Cache

Hidden : 11/21/2016
Difficulty:
2.5 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

Welcome to my Bucksburn valley geocache series which takes you on a 5.5 km / 3.5 mile walk around this beautiful area which stretches from Howes Road in Bucksburn all the way South-West to Burnbrae Moss near Kingswells. Collect all the letters from the caches as you find them to help workout the location of the bonus cache. Oh and all the hints are musically themed but relevant to the hiding place. ENJOY!

This cache is next to the first of a number of bridges in the series. This is a great spot to stop and look up the burn.

I always listen to music when I'm out geocaching alone and some particular tracks jumped out to me as really good hints so I have linked two things that love for this challenging series. The musical hints encompass a fairly eclectic mix of genres so there should be something in there for everybody.

Bucksburn Valley consists of an area of broad-leaved woodland and neutral grassland with the Bucks Burn running through most of the site. There are also a few very small areas of rock, bracken and a pond. The north end of the area starts along Howes Road on the edge of Bucksburn and the site follows the burn, almost reaching Kingswells. A number of birds feed and nest along the stretch upstream. Burnbrae Moss is an area of mainly wet heath and gorse shrub on the north side of Kingswells. There is also lush pasture and neutral grassland, with a very small area of planted broad-leaved woodland. Most of the site is grazed by livestock. These habitats support a good diversity of plant species and the Bucks Burn flows along the southern edge of the site. The Bucksburn designated site forms part of an important linear habitat through farmland and housing.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Gbz Bqryy - Zntargvfrq (gb tveqre ybj qbja)

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)