Ulster Way Adventures
I am placing a series of caches along the Ulster Way which I am lucky enough to be within walking distance of.
The Ulster Way is a series of walking routes which encircle the Irish province of Ulster. It was founded in the 1970s by Wilfrid Merydith Capper, who was inspired by Tom Stephenson's Pennine Way.The route was relaunched in 2009 by the Department of the Environment (Northern Ireland). Most of the trail lies within Northern Ireland, the remainder being in the Republic of Ireland. The path visits many places of interest including the Mourne Mountains, Giant's Causeway, Cavehill and the Sperrins. Most of the sections are clearly sign-posted.
This revised route is 625 miles; the first people to hike the entire revised route are thought to be schoolboys Matthew Hoper and Simon Harris, who completed it between 28 June and 4 August 2010.
For more information about the way please visit http://www.walkni.com/ulsterway/ .
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Ulster Way Adventures #100
Container is locked. Code is 921. Please relock and replace exactly as found. Please keep it as under the bushes as you can, this will protect it from the rain. You may want to wear gloves ;-)
Cache number 100 is an extra large cache which is doubling up as a TravelBug Hotel. Although this is accessible from the road please don't park there. Please drive to the parking area and walk up to the cache along the disused road. People drive very fast on this road and also you will get a lot of attention. I met the landowner while hiding this so he is aware but please respect the area and keep your dogs on the leash. It is a pleasant walk up to the cache except for the last couple of yards, so be prepared to whack though some thistle bushes.
To get to the cache park up at the parking are and walk up the old disused road. You will see old cats eyes in it .. I guess this was the actual road before they built the newer one. Keep walking right to the end (it is a dead end). At the dead end you will arrive at some thorn bushes. You ware going to need to walk into the thorn bushes ... I have made a small path. So be prepared to get jagged and scratched ;-)
You will see the cache. It is very large.