One Man and His Dogs Multi-Cache

This cache has been archived.

thekennelat79: Very reluctantly, I have decided to archive this cache.

The recent and extensive Forestry work around the cache GZ has made it very difficult to re-instate the cache in its original form.

My thanks to all those who have visited this cache in the past.
I hope that you enjoyed the scenic walk.

And now for the good news!

A replacement cache GC2GKJR "One Man and His Dog" has been set up in the same general area.
It's a shorter walk than this one and it takes you to a new part of the forest.

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Hidden : 4/9/2006
Difficulty:
2.5 out of 5
Terrain:
2.5 out of 5

Size: Size: regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

A circular walk of about 1.5 miles which leads you over grassy walks and dirt footpaths, all set in the peaceful surroundings of Stansted Forest, near Rowlands Castle.

Stansted Forest offers superb walking through over 1000 acres of woodland which includes one of the longest beech avenues in the country. Over 200 species of trees and flowers can be found here and small herds of deer are often to be seen if you walk quietly.

A dominant feature of the area is Stansted House, set in its own parkland. Stansted began as a hunting lodge in the 11th century, and has seen a succession of interesting owners and many royal and distinguished visitors over the centuries. It was built on the present site in 1688 for Richard Lumley, probably to a design by William Talman.

This house,heavily altered and extended over the next two centuries, was burnt down in 1900 and rebuilt, on the exact footprint of the previous building in 1903. It was purchased by the Bessborough family in 1924 and enjoyed by the families of the 9th and 10th Earls throughout their lifetimes.

Since 1983 the House and Estate have been owned by Stansted Park Foundation, a charitable trust charged with the preservation of the estate for the benefit of the nation.

Large numbers of dog walkers use these woods so be prepared to wait a few minutes if one of them is sitting or standing near any of the containers.

Ample on-street parking, together with a village stores and good pub, is available in the area around
N 50° 53.455 W 000° 57.446.
By the way, this is also the parking point for South Wind cache, part of the excellent Wind series of caches set by Ann and Brian. If you have enough energy, you can do both caches without moving the car!

Waymark your car.

Walk to N 50° 53.410 W 000° 57.082 and look for a memorial tablet.
Write down the Squadron number as A B C
Write down the date as D E F G

Now go to N 50° 53. (G-A)(F+G)(A+C)
W 000° E(B-A). E(C+G)(F+G)
and look for a 35 mm film canister with further instructions inside

There are two further containers to find before you reach the final cache. Each of these two is a plastic bottle about the size of a coffee jar.

Remember that this is a circular walk so there is no need to retrace your steps after you have found the cache
(You did waymark your car, didn’t you?)

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

[For the 35 mm film canister] Vs lbh pna’g svaq gur pbagnvare gura fvg qbja naq guvax ba vg. [For the 2nd container] Fcebhgvat gerr fghzc ba lbhe evtug. [For the 3rd container] Ba vgf bja [For the final cache] Fghzc arne whapgvba bs gjb cnguf

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)


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