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One, Two, Tree, Four - multi Multi-Cache

Hidden : 5/29/2023
Difficulty:
4 out of 5
Terrain:
5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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🥇🏆 Congratulations to @0ystercacher for FTF!!! 🏆🥇

🥈🏆 Congratulations to @mallykay for STF!!! 🏆🥈


The cache is NOT at the listed coordinates. 

ONE, TWO, TREE, FOUR

This is 4 Stage cache. To solve all the tasks and find the Final Cache location, should take between 60-90 minutes. You will be walking around our lovely village roads and lanes. One of the stages will take you to the village's high street with lots of different restaurants, cafes and other shops. Please do not hesitate to visit any of the places for a quick break.

THE CACHE

Stage 1 - Please answer the following tasks and questions:

  1. A A.00pm or later collection is made from the Postbox at Barnt Green Post Office 
  2. The latest collection in the area is made at B.C0pm from Birmingham Mail Centre, St. Stephen's Street
  3. How many letters "M" (lower and upper case) can you find? D
  4. What is the sum of all the digits? E 

Checksum  A+B+C+D+E = 106

Now, off you pop to Stage 2 - N 52° 21.(D/C)(A-2)(D-C-B)  W 1° 59.(E+C*D+145) 

Stage 2 - Please answer the following tasks and questions:

  1. What is the sum of all the digits? AB
  2. How many letters of "M" can you find? C
  3. How many words are in the last verse on the top plaque? D
  4. Deduct the sum of the digits of the last date from the sum of the digits of the first date. EF 

Checksum  A+B+C+D+E+F = 29

Now, off you pop to Stage 3 - N 52° 21.(A*B-{D*[B+F]})(A*C-B*D)(E*F)  W 1° 59.(A-E-F)(checksum*F-FB) 

Stage 3 - Please answer the following tasks and questions:

  1. What is the length of the Lickey Hills Walk? A miles
  2. What is the length of the Waterways Walk? B miles
  3. What is the length of the Barnt Green Circular? C.5 miles
  4. How many gates and stiles are in the Lickey Hills Walk? D
  5. How many gates and stiles are in the Waterways Walk? E6
  6. How many gates and stiles are in the Barnt Green Circular? F0 

Checksum  A+B+C+D+E+F = 27

Now, off you pop to the Final Stage - N 52° 21.({D+E}*C/EF)(CE-BA)(A*B-C-D)  W 1° 5(EC/F).(B*D-C*C)(√D+A)(EEF/EC) 

It’s a small-cache and contains logbook but no pen or pencil. 

Please take care, this can be very slippy under foot. Good footwear is essential - the slope is very steep.

The Final cache is located by the road with no pavement, so please be very cautious of incoming vehicles. 

If you think it's too hard/dangerous for you, please don't try to retrieve the cache. 

Look at the terrain and difficulty and remember you don't have to do it just because it's there.

 

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Guvf bar vf n obhyqre hc uvtu ba gur tebhaq.

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
-------------------------
N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)