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Tree with Two Trunks (Horowhenua) Traditional Cache

Hidden : 11/22/2016
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
3 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

Another geocache placed on the Mangahao-Makahika Track to encourage you to visit this area. The cache name should help you make the find. One of three new caches placed on 22 Nov.


The Mangahao-Makahika track is part of the Te Araroa walkway. The lower valley includes a walk through farmland before following a small stream up the valley floor along an old tramway route. Not a huge elevation gain required to reach this cache (unlike those caches further up the valley). You will have to make quite a few stream crossings. I managed to keep my feet dry in gumboots but most people will need tramping boots. The route is not suitable for those who prefer to wear jandels or sandshoes. Be prepared for quite a bit of mud after rain. The cache itself is in fairly tall regrowth forest. The cache is placed by a distinctive tree within 2m of the track. Allow just under 2 hours to reach the cache and slightly less for the trip back to the car. Note there is no cell phone reception in this valley floor. Make sure you tell someone reliable where you are going and when you expect to return.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Onfr bs 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)