Thorpe and East Ardsley
A series of 16 caches along public footpaths around Thorpe and East Ardsley. The route is approximately 5km (3.1m) in length and takes in rolling fields, woodland, and a few short stretches on roadsides and urban footpaths. You will walk through Dolphin Lane Beck, East Ardsley Falls and Spring Lane Sidings, which together make up the Ardsley and Thorpe Nature Park. The series should take around 2 to 3 hours to complete, depending on how fast you walk, how quickly you find the caches and how long you spend mushroom foraging, bird watching, train spotting etc.
There are a number of different conditions underfoot including dirt tracks, gravel tracks and tarmac paths. There is one reasonably sharp descent on a dirt track along the route and a tree climb, so sensible footwear is advised. All caches are attempted at your own risk, please make an assessment of your own capabilities before attempting any cache on this series.
There are usually a number of dog walkers around different parts of the series and a number of the bridleways are popular with horse riders and cyclists. Please be careful of each of these hazards, as well as the gifts that some of them can leave behind underfoot.
Simple directions to each of the caches from the previous are given in the cache description. Most of the paths are obvious, so these should not be needed. There are a couple of pubs, shops and fuel stations in East Ardsley, should you need any of these facilities.
There is on street parking nearby the start of this series, please be careful if parking near the church to ensure you don’t park in the church only parking areas.
We have tried to place a good variety of containers in different locations along the route, so we hope you enjoy the hunt. We would appreciate you taking time over your logs to provide feedback about what you enjoyed, as well as what you didn’t. We do read your logs and can only improve our hides if we know what you have enjoyed and what you haven’t.
Any logs posted containing photos of the cache container in situ on any cache within the series may be removed without warning.
Happy caching!