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Fruitless (Otago) Traditional Cache

Hidden : 2/4/2006
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
2.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

A stroll up a track from the lesser-walked end.

Lots of people take a stroll along the Pineapple Track from the southern end to the top but then head back to the carpark at the Bullring. This little ammo can cache is an incentive to either complete the track or try it from the northern end. If starting from the north, park at the end of Booth Rd

While GPS reception isn't the best under the canopy, at the cache location reception is fine, as are the views!

There's also a drinking post about 1/4 of of the way up from Booth Rd. at S 45° 50.303 E 170° 29.415.

"The Pineapple Track was named after the traditional sharing of a tin of pineapple provided by a grocer who guided early parties climbing the track. The empty tins were hung like trophies on nearby trees and fence posts, a practice no longer considered environmentally acceptable."
from the book From Sea To Silverpeaks

gps.org.nz home page For more information about geocaching in New Zealand,
visit the New Zealand Recreational GPS Society

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Ng onfr bs gerr guerr zrgerf qbjauvyy sebz (pvglfvqr) fvqr bs genpx

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)