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Quy Me A River Traditional Cache

Hidden : 2/2/2004
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

A pleasant stroll along Quy Water towards Wilbraham Fen, near Cambridge

One of the closest to Cambridge that remains, Wilbraham Fen is a nice example of how fens used to be before they were drained for agricultural use. Marshy, with rough grassland and the odd coppice of trees on raised land, the landscape is mostly unspoilt and very pleasant to walk through.

Since it's a fenland area, the terrain is very flat, and several much longer walks can be had across the area, some detailed here. The easiest route to the cache follows the latter part of that walk. The cache is 0.5 miles from the suggested parking as the GPS flies, and 0.6 miles as it walks.

A map of the area, with the cache roughly arrowed is available from Streetmap. If you walk down from the A1303, the land to your right is Teversham Fen, mostly drained and used for farming now, while Wilbraham Fen is to your left. You walk along Quy Water, into which flows the Little Wilbraham River.

This is a nice easy traditional cache. The container is a medium click-lock tub with a bit of room in it. The terrain is well-trodden footpath, but can get muddy and slippy when wet. Since it's next to a small river, I'd advise caution with children in tow. The difficulty is no more than a 1.5 for able-bodied adults.

Happy caching!

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

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Decryption Key

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