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Hay Head Wood Traditional Cache

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Hidden : 5/17/2003
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

The cache is a black-painted ammo box hidden in Hay Head Wood, just off the A454 between Aldridge and Walsall, West Midlands.

NB: Some cachers have reported a disproportionate quantity of lone men hanging around this area in the evening, Please exercise your discretion. I have been in touch with West Midlands Police, and they have requested that any undesireable activity be reported to Kevin Pitt, at the Community Safety Bureau, Walsall Police Station. Tel:01922 439103. Many thanks go to Kevin for his assistance.

Hay Head wood is another local nature reserve created from limestone workings and an old canal basin. It's situated next to Aldridge airport, which is now disused, except by model aircraft.

It lies on the Beacon Way, in between Park Lime Pits and Great Scott!. The walk from Park Lime Pits is only about 1.5 miles, and 99.5% of the walk is along a pleasant canal towpath.

There's parking nearby at N52 35.355 W00156.424. Approach from the A454. As with Park Lime Pits, there's a lockable barrier here, so take note of the sign.

Tree cover might cause loss of GPS signal, so there's a clear view of the sky near the cache at N52 35.320 W001 56.166

The paths are well surfaced and fairly easy going.

The cache has a camera: Please take a photo and log the number. When the film is finished I'll post the photos online.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Gur pnpur vf uvqqra haqre n snyyra gerr n fubeg qvfgnapr bss gur cngu.

Decryption Key

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

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)