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Cambridge-Paris Rail Trail Bike Tour Multi-Cache

Hidden : 4/14/2007
Difficulty:
3.5 out of 5
Terrain:
3 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

Co-ords are for the trailhead. This cache is located along the Cambridge-Paris Rail Trail. Total length of a round trip along the trail is 36 km. So, this is a long cache that you are not going to do on your lunch break. I have designed this as a bicycle cache, and it took me about 2.5 hours to set it up. You can do this by walking, but I'd definitely recommend packing a lunch. And perhaps a dinner, since it was beta-tested at 9 hours to walk the route. Difficulty rating is due to length.

The cache (which is a camo-wrapped, large vitamin container) is located about 20 paces off the trail. The terrain is quite flat, with only one place where there is anything resembling a hill. Difficulty rating is for length. There are prizes for the 1st and 2nd to find.

Cache is at:

43.1A.BC5 80.DE.FG4

The missing numbers can be discovered along the trail at various signs, benches and plaques. They are in the order they appear in the cache equation, not in the order you would find them along the trail.

A:

43.13.292 80.21.142

Outside of Paris, there is an overlook. A plaque on a rock in the area gives some information about the overlook. What is the name of the overlook? The sign reads "The ______ Overlook". How many letters are in that name? That goes in spot 'A'

B:

43.18.237 80.18.633

Between Cambridge and Glen Morris, there is a bench about 10 paces off the trail. It is in memory of someone with the last name of Hutt-Taylor. How many letters are in this person's first name and their title. For example, if the person is Mr. Jeff Hutt-Taylor, the correct answer here would be '6'. (It isn't 6). That is the answer for 'B'.

C:

43.16.570 80.20.783

In Glen Morris, there is a river access. It is named the "_______ Thomlinson" River Access. How many letters are in the first name of the person the River Access is named after. That number is the answer for 'C'.

D:

43.20.682 80.18.905

This is the trailhead in Cambridge. There is a sign here that has information about the blue heron. How high (in metres) does the blue heron stand, according to the sign. That answer goes in 'D'. You are looking for a smaller sign, not the large one with a trail map and information on it. Put that digit in spot 'D'.

E:

43.16.828 80.20.011

Here, you will see a small sign with the names of two trail sponsors. How many letters (NOT COUNTING THE INITIAL) are in tehe shorter of those two names? For example, if the names are James G. Johnson and Al K. White, the correct answer is 7, and the correct answer fits in spot 'E'.

F:

43.12.435 80.22.036

How many letters are in the last name of the couple that this bench is dedicated? That answer goes in spot 'F'.

G:

43.12.236 80.22.375

This is the trailhead area in Paris. These co-ords should take you to a large sign. There are some railway documents pictured here, one of which is a time table that stars on Sunday, April 30, 1950. The large number on that timetable is 5?. Place the second number in position G.

Now, head back along the trail to find the cache. If you start in Paris or Cambridge, you should be able to do this by heading back along the trail. If you start in Glen Morris, you'll have to guess as to which way would be a better choice to start out.

Check out the bookmark list for other caches you can nab along the trail!

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Nsgre nyy gung jbex, V whfg ubcr lbh erzrzore gb YBT lbhe svaq.

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)