Spetchacular Traditional Geocache

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Hidden : 1/24/2009
Difficulty:
3 out of 5
Terrain:
4 out of 5

Size: Size: regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

Located on small hill. No wheel chair or pushchair access. Requires climb up steep steps. Appoach cache site with stealth.The cache is a plastic box 320mmx160mmx100mm.

The Spetchells are chalk waste heaps from a chemical factory that operated on a nearby site until the mid 1960s. The name comes from old maps that refer to this area of land as the ‘spetchells’.
Although the heaps are not natural, they now provide Northumberland's largest area of chalk grassland habitat. The wide range of flowers attract many species of common and occasionally rare butterflies.
The Spetchells are located in the Tyne Riverside Country Park.
Tyne Riverside Country Park follows the River Tyne for four miles through 200 acres of meadows, chalk grassland, woodland and river bank all within easy reach of the urban areas of Northumberland and a short distance from Newcastle and Gateshead.
The Park Centre at Low Prudhoe provides public toilets. Changing facilities and rooms for hire are available by arrangement. Other facilities include picnic benches, a young children’s play area and canoe launch area.
The Country Park is a short walk from Wylam and Prudhoe train stations and Tyne Valley bus routes.
It is best to park the Low Prudhoe public car park.
The cache site is best approached from the west. Proceed east along the Tyne Riverside Park to the Spetchells. It is best to use the steps on the west side of the hills. (Note: There is no wheelchair or pushchair access to the site.)
The cache is a plastic box 320mmx160mmx100mm.
Approach can be muddy in Winter.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Nccebnpu jvgu fgrnygu, vafvqr n cevpxyl ohfu

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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