Welcome to my first series of caches that will take you around the way marked Chapleton Trail, set in the countryside around the new town of Chapleton.
This is an agricultural area and as such, the fields around this trail are usually home to cattle and horses so please bear this in mind if taking along your dog. Please keep under control and on a lead where requested.
As the town of Chapleton continues to grow, please be alert to construction traffic, using the pedestrian safety crossings when entering/ exiting the Cairnhill end of town.
On foot this 4.5km trail will take around an hour. The terrain in places is bumpy and uneven. Little legs should manage. Only sturdy buggy's should attempt!
Parking. There is a park and ride carpark situated as you exit the flyover or slip road into Chapleton, however there is plenty of on street parking within the town itself.
Many thanks to Caroline Fife from the Elsick Development Company for allowing permission to place this series.
The Causey Mounth is an ancient cattle droving road which was developed as early as the Middle Ages as the main highway connecting Aberdeen to Stonehaven. This route was also one used by The 7th Earl of Mariscal and the Marquess of Montrose when they led a 9000 strong Covananters army in the first battle of the 1639 Civil War against The Gordons, marching onward towards Aberdeen past Muchalls Castle, through Portlethen Moss to attack via The Bridge of Dee.
The cache is a small plastic lock and lock container. Please replace as found.