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#8 The Cuckoo Circular Traditional Cache

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whoputthatthere: Decided to archive this series after 5 years. I think it has been found by everyone that needs to find them - and they are frequently being found by muggles now.

Thanks to everyone who found & looked after them and I will have another set out as soon as I can.

Happy caching everyone!

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Hidden : 8/8/2017
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

The Castle Eden Railway was a railway line built by the North Eastern Railway and ran between Bowesfield Junction, Stockton and Wingate, County Durham. It never actually went near Castle Eden and was also informally known as the "Cuckoo Line".  Its nick name was either due to the number of Cuckoos resident along the hedgerows or the noise from the steam train's whistle.  

 

This series of caches takes you on a nice loop around Stockton's Hartburn area and uses the route of the old rail line in part.  The route is child and bike friendly although care should be taken between caches 1 to 5 as there are steep sides either side of the path.  NO CACHE IS HIDDEN DOWN THE STEEP INCLINES.  Care should also be taken on crossing roads but most have islands in the middle to help you cross.

The area is a popular walkway but try and avoid school times as it can get busy, although the young muggles do clear quite quickly.  

The caches are a variety of containers, most however are small plastic pots.  None are too difficult to find and the circuit is about 7Km in length.  Please ensure the lids are screwed back on tight (you may need to align its contents as the log books just fit in the pot in height).  There should also be room for small trackables within the pots.

There is a bit of a distance between 5&6 and 13&14 due to the close proximity to the schools, but if you follow the order of the caches it will take you along the walkways and complete the loop.

 

This is my first set of caches, so please give me feedback if you think they can be improved at all.

 

The co-ordinates for the bonus cache will be found on the lids of the pots only - the check sum is 33

 

 

Good Luck  

 

 

 

 

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

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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)