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Rand0m: Cache archived. Changes in the review and moderation regime introduced for the UK by Groundspeak's American management over the past year mean that cache ownership is now an activity with too much potential to devolve into stress, hassle and lengthy, argumentative bureaucracy. Since we get enough of these in everyday life without seeing them invading our hobbies too, we have regretfully chosen not to continue setting, owning or maintaining caches. By doing this we hope to maintain our enthusiasm for actually finding the things.

We will collect the container at the earliest possible opportunity.

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Hidden : 12/9/2007
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

Offset cache that takes you into the dark netherworld under the motorway to gather numbers, before finishing in a surprising place.


The first time we ventured into this semi-industrial area under the M40, we were knocked back by the sheer scale of the pillars holding the road up, and how small everything else looked in comparison.

So we thought we'd set a cache here, so you could be too.

But because concrete and Tarmac aren't the most fun locations for cache-hunting we found somewhere a bit different for the final location.

The co-ordinates take you to a spot where the view of the pillars is at its most imposing. If reception is a bit dodgy it's no problem, because you don't need to be inch-perfect at this point. Instead, now you need to find four traffic signs with speed, weight and height restrictions that are by the road near to where you're standing - at least one is facing away from you and can't immediately be seen.

  • Speed restriction = A
  • Max weight = BAcwt
  • Max height (metric) = C.Bm
  • Max height (imperial) = D'E"

The final cache location is as follows: North 51° 36.B(C+D+A-E)A West 000° 41.(A+C)(B+D)(E-B-A)

Some tips:

  • Please, when you look at the map and realise the co-ordinates seem to be in the middle of the motorway, don't try to climb onto the carriageway - you need to be underneath, OK?
  • Don't park in the office spaces, they don't like it. There are others available!
  • If you need to grope for the cache, be gentle - it's magnetic and if you knock it off you'll have quite a job on your hands retrieving it. You'll see what we mean.
  • You'll need to bring a pen or pencil - the one initially with the cache has gone for a Burton.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Ntnvafg hcevtug zrgny, fvk vapurf orybj sbbg-yriry.

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
-------------------------
N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)