The Cache
A 400ml beaker in a camo bag.
The Irritation
Z is for Zero Information. Why go to all the trouble of planning and placing a geocache and then not giving the poor visitors a little clue? It just seems plain rude to me.
From Y head along to a couple of stiles – second one largely redundant. Follow narrow path to the left of the property [Quarry Bank]. This path does go steeply downhill and can be slippy. Follow the slope down to the road.
The Walk
A series of 26 traditional geocaches which can be completed in any order or direction. If you have yet to find the existing geocaches in the area you can add 3 Church Micro Multis, A Fine Pair Multi and a further Multi cache at the footbridge along the route to complete 31 geocaches over a circular walk of approximately 6 miles. The Sellack footbridge over the river will need to be crossed as part of the walk, some people may find this dauting. You will also need to cross some stiles, so not good for wheels, and be aware that there is some road walking if you are accompanied by children, dogs or distracted geocachers. Parts of the walk include riverside paths which can obviously flood at certain times of the year. Take this into consideration and only tackle those sections when it is safe to do so.
To return to the parking, follow road after last cache back into the village- taking care as road is often busy. If you haven’t already, you can pick up the Hoarwithy Church Micro cache on the way back. You will walk past New Inn pub / shop to reach the junction with a phone box. Turn right here and walk down the road to reach the Bridge. Note the old Toll House and then cross the bridge on the narrow pavement to reach the parking area.
The Parking
The given off road parking listed on ‘Cache A’ is for 2 or 3 cars close to Hoarwithy Road Bridge near to the beginning of a footpath. There are several other possible places around the series, but please park with consideration for local residents and other road users, including farm vehicles.
The Reasons Behind the Series
There are many things that irritate me. This series allowed me to get a few off my chest.
Some geocachers enjoy completing Challenges. One of these includes finding a geocache for each letter of the alphabet. If you find the entire series, you can tick that one off as well. So stop being grumpy and get caching.