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Hexxen Kettle (Cauldron Cache) Mystery Cache

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Hexxen: Time to retire this series. Thanks for all the finds.

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Hidden : 10/4/2006
Difficulty:
3 out of 5
Terrain:
2.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

The witch's hidden cauldron. Find all 7 Hexxen Kettle Keys and solve the puzzle to locate the cauldron.


The word "heksenkessel" is German for "witch's cauldron". Do you have what it takes to find the witch's hidden cauldron? The crafty witch has hidden seven (7) clues -- keys -- that, collectively, hold the secret to finding the witch's cauldron. Each clue takes the form of a puzzle piece. You will have to find all seven pieces and assemble them in the correct pattern to glean the secret.

All of the witch's caches initially contain traditional cache items following the Hallowe'en theme.

The witch has hidden this cache in a spooky, mysterious place. It will be difficult (if not impossible) to find without solving the Puzzle of the Seven Keys.

NOTE WELL: The listed coordinates are not for the cauldron itself but for a nearby park entrance. You must solve the puzzle to determine the location of the hidden cauldron.

There is a parking lot inside the park itself, and the trail head is concealed to the north-east of the parking area, just to the west of the theatre barn.

NOTE: The Key caches 1-7 do not need to be found in numerical order. All 7 are needed to solve the puzzle, but can be found in whatever order suits you.

September 2, 2009: If any of the caches has run out of keys when you find it, you can get an online version of all the keys here: Online version of Keys. Print a copy of each of the online keys, so that they are all the same size, and you should be able to solve the puzzle.

November 7, 2007: You can check your answers for this puzzle on Geochecker.com.

REVISED 03/22/2007: Please drop off all reusable keys in the plastic bag marked for this purpose. This will speed up the turn-around time when the key caches need to be restocked. Thanks.

Link for all Hexxen Kettle series caches: Hexxen Kettle series caches

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Urja bs rnegu naq penpxrq nfhaqre, fnsr orfvqr naq uvqqra haqre.

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)