Confounded Finds is a cache series for cachers who are are just beginning to develop an interest in puzzle caches, or for more experienced puzzle cachers who are perhaps not looking for every puzzle cache to be of the 'eyewateringly difficult' variety. All puzzle caches in this series are at 2 difficulty rating or less. They require no complex calculations, and have no hidden html, concealed hyperlinks, or cipher features. Based on the Groundspeak difficulty ratings guidance here, these should take 30 minutes or less to solve. Experienced puzzleheads may solve them a lot quicker than that, but as with every puzzle..... it's only easy if you know the answer.
This bonus cache is rated 2.5 difficulty because although it has a relatively simple puzzle to be solved (in keeping with the series), you will also need to have found Caches 1-4 in the series first. If you enter the right answer in each of the solution checkers for Caches 1-4 you will also get a letter and a number. These fill in the missing coordinate numbers for A,B D.E in the Bonus Cache coordinates below. You will also have to solve the Labyrinth puzzle below to get the values for coordinates C and F.
Location of the Bonus Cache: N 55° 59.ABC W 003° 37.DEF
The Labyrinth
Make your way through the maze, spelling a sentence as you go. When you have the sentence, put it in the checker, with no spaces and capitals, like this: WHATISTHESENTENCE
When you have the correct sentence;
C = the 2nd last letter in the sentence converted to a number, on the basis that A = 1, B= 2 etc.
F = the 17th letter in the sentence converted to a number, on the basis that A=1, B=2 etc.
Solution Checker
If you have collected all the coordinate numbers at Caches 1-4 in the series and solved the Labyrinth puzzle above, you should now know the coordinates for the Bonus Cache. You can check your answer with the solution checker below. Put the coordinates into the checker for where you think the Bonus Cache is, in this format: N 55° 59.367 W 003° 38.052
You can validate your puzzle solution with certitude.
*10/01/21 UPDATE* - When you have a green light on the checker add 6 to the coordinate for C and 4 to the coordinate for F as I have had to move the cache a few feet due to clearance work by the local farmer. Hint updated.