A Clappers Caper
(Final Part –Delectable Mountain)
This cache is the final part in a series
of three. You will need to complete parts 1 and 2 in order to get
the proper co-ordinates for this cache. The waypoint
co-ordinates above represent the general area only (parking) and
will not help you find the cache. Each of the three have their
own standard cache container to find and are set within the area
known as Sharpenhoe Clappers. The terrain is generally good (can
get muddy in heavy winter) with a few gentle climbs/scrambles and
is great fun for the kids.
Owned by the National Trust, Sharpenhoe
Clappers is an attractive chalkland spur crowned by a graceful
stand of beeches and an Iron Age fort. The hill rises to 525 feet,
providing excellent views, and is fringed by Clappers Wood. Trails
lead through the wood, and wildflowers abound in summer. It is in
the Chilterns Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Parking is
available at N51˚ 57.266 W000˚ 27.054 and
‘refreshments’ are available a little further down the
road.
Final Part – Delectable
Mountain
The views from the top of the Clappers
explain why John Bunyan took this site for his 'Delectable
Mountain' in "Pilgrim's Progress."
To find the cache you will need to complete A
Clappers Caper – Part 1 (Indian Outpost?). Inside this cache
you will find the latitude that you will need. You will also need
to complete A Clappers Caper – Part 2 (Robertson Remembered).
In this cache you will be given the longitude. Put them together
and you will have the co-ordinates that lead to this cache.
I’m sure that being a religious person, John Bunyan would
have been proud of your pilgrimage to this HOLY (well almost)
hiding place. Please make sure that the cache is well hidden
as many people pass along here.
There is considerable tree cover during the
summer months, but you can still get a GPS signal
(just).
As well as the wonderful views on the way to
this cache you will be rewarded with a better than average
selection of goodies for the final cache of the series. Please feel
free to take something but do leave something of a similar quality
so that this cache remains a good reward for completing all three
caches. The cache is a 2 litre container that originally contained
the following: Microsoft IntelliPoint Mouse, personal organiser (in
need of battery), crocodile bottle opener keyring, packet of seeds
(legal ones), Disney Studio’s luggage tag, Disney mobile
phone case, and not forgetting the kids – notebook keyring,
animal snap, puzzle, noisy rattle, bursting bugs
(sweats).
The disposable camera has been removed before
the winter could get the better of it, but a new one will be placed
back in the cache during the spring. The photos from the original
camera can be found
here.
For further information or to download all waypoints (clue
locations, parking, points of interest etc.) for this and my other
geocaches (various formats - EasyGPS LOC, TomTom, Memory Map,
MapSource) please visit the download page at www.TeamNobby.co.uk