The Silverback Trail is a new trail situated in a system of horse trails in the Rockridge area of Maple Ridge. It is best to do this series of caches in numerical order, by walking the trail clockwise. You can make a nice loop of this hike by coming back down the Bear Claw Trail and then West towards Balsam Street and the parking area. Please note that mountain bikers frequent this trail (as they are the ones that built it) and they will be completing the trail counter-clockwise. There is parking at the end of Balsam Street: N49 14.960 W122 34.438
There are four caches in this series + a final cache. In caches one through four you will find the coordinates for the final cache location. One you have found all four of the caches you will then have the coordinates for the final.
The posted coordinates will bring you to a sign. Use this sign to figure out the coordinates for the final:
N49 AB.CDE W122 FG.HIJ
A: How many arrows are on the fourth green plaque down from the top?
B: How many numbers are on the second green plaque down from the top?
C: On the third green plaque up from the bottom you will see three numbers. Subtract these numbers starting from right to left.
D: On the second green plaque down from the top what is the second number?
E: On the very top green plaque count the number of letters in the first word and minus two
F: On the very bottom green plaque, what animal is depicted? How many letters spell out this animal?
G: On the fifth green plaque down from the top how many letters in the first word?
H: In the fourth green plaque up from the bottom how many letters in the last word minus one?
I: In the third green plaque up from the bottom you will see three numbers - add together the second and third numbers?
J: On the third green plaque down from the top count up all the words on the plaque and then minus six
Checksum A through J = 36
