Update:
This cache series was placed by turtle140 and adopted by
artemisworks in Dec 2009. A BIG thank you goes out to turtle140 for
placing this excellent series in the Chilterns.
This is a series of caches located a mile or so north of
Nettlebed in South Oxfordshire and towards the south west end of
the Chilterns. The Chiltern Hills are a chalk escarpment that
stretches in a south-west to north-east diagonal from Goring (Oxon)
to Hitchin (Herts) but is most prominent in Buckinghamshire. The
chalk ridge approximately coincides with southernmost extent of the
ice sheet during the last ice age and its highest point is located
in Halton Woods near Wendover. The Chilterns landscape was
recognised as amongst the finest in the country and was designated
as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) in 1965.
The Chiltern Ramble covers approximately 5 miles over quite
hilly terrain and will take about 3 hours to finish (and a little
more if you prefer a relaxed pace with lunch). Most of this series
is dog friendly but unfortunately there are a number of stiles to
negotiate if you wish to complete the series without relocating
your car or retracing your steps. Please also note that at the time
of placing there were some very muddy sections of footpath and good
pair of walking boots is a minimum requirement.
The intended route is from CR1 to CR16 although dog walkers may
struggle with the stiles between CR10 and CR11 so may prefer to
relocate to the additional parking location for caches CR6 –
CR10.
