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Levinek Multi-cache

Hidden : 9/4/2008
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
3.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

CZ: Multina o 4 zastavkach a delce kolem 1,5km (od pocatecnich souradnic).

EN: Multicache with 4 stages and trip length about 1,5km (kilometers to reach first stage are not included)



CZ: Pri odlovu teto multiny Vas navigace zavede do koncin, kterym se rika Levinek rozlehajicich se v zapadni casti obce Benecka. Ocitnete se na jednom zapomenutem miste, na rozhrani prave Benecka a dalsiho zimniho strediska - Vitkovic, lezicich na protejsich svazich. Treba upozornit, ze kes neni koncipovana jako drive-in, na pocatecni souradnice se bez mistniho povoleni neda dojet autem. Pokud zaparkujete na parkovisti v Benecku (N 50°40.032´ / E 015°32.898´), drzte se zelene turisticke nebo cyklostezky c.10 a k pocatecnim souradnicim to mate zhruba 3,5km. Vlastni trasa multiny Vas muze necekane odchylit od puvodniho planu cesty a bude nutno prekonat i znacne prevyseni, coz pocitite nejspis hlavne cestou zpet. Necekejte tedy bod zadarmo, ale prochazku clenitym terenem, ktera se muze trochu protahnout ;) Doufam ale, ze finale nebo treba kosik plny hub bude dostatecnou odmenou za vynalozenou namahu.

Ctete pozorne! 07.2011 - EDIT (kvuli negativnim zkusenostem z dobyvani finale).
Letos ze vsech stran kolem stage c.3 vyrostl novy ohradnik pro dobytek, ktery je mozno na podzim i potkat. V letnich mesicich je naopak prostor velmi zarostly. NEDOPORUCUJI tedy vyrazit na kesku na kole, jelikoz bude potreba prekonat necelych 400m svaziteho terenu s moznosti vyskytu kravincu nebo vysokeho porostu. Eventuelne jde pred stg.3 kola zamknout a zhruba pul kilometru k finalce absolvovat pesky. Pokusit se prekonat tento usek v zime na bezkach je take vhodne jen pro dobrodruzne povahy, navic sance najit finalku pod snehovou perinou je minimalni. Pro primy navrat na Benecko se muze hodit napoveda v logbooku. Pokud jste zamkli kola na pesine pred treti zastavkou, muzete po ni pokracovat dale z kopce. Ta se po chvili napoji na asfaltku vedouci primo na Benecko. Stastny lov.

Benecko lezi v zapadni casti Krkonos a na zapadich svazich masivu Zaleho. Jedna se o vcelku rozlehlou ves na svazitem terenu (433 - 1036m n.m.), ktera dosahuje az k ricce Jizerce. Sklada se ze ctyr byvalych samostatnych obci - Hornich a Dolnich Stepanic, Benecka a Mrklova. Benecko je poprve zminovano v roce 1628 v souvislosti s tehdy jiz pustym hamrem. Jeho zakladatelem byl patrne Benes, odtud Benessko - Benecko. Davna povest vypravi o poustevnikovi radu sv. Benedikta a jeho druhu jelenovi - odtud znak.

Znak BeneckaHorni Stepanice kdysi mivaly statut mestecka, ten vsak ztratily v dobe, kdy hrad v roce 1524 opustili jeho majitele. Hlavnim zdrojem obzivy mistniho lidu byla prace v lese a rolnictvi. Pozdeji vznikly v Hamerskem vrchu zelezne doly a v Zakouti i doly zlate. Mrklov byl osidlován podel vody, a byl prevazne zemedelskou vsi. Pestoval se zde len, predeni lnu patrilo i mezi robotni povinnosti. Za panovani Marie Terezie se rozsirila domacka vyroba platen. V teto oblasti ma zajimavou historii take lyzovani. V roce 1892 vyrobil sekernik Vondrak na pile v Dolnich Stepanicich hrabecim hajnym prvni bukove lyze. Benecko je idealnim mistem pro rekreaci a celorocni turistiku. V zimnim období zde lyzari nachazeji vynikajici podminky na sjezdovych i bezeckych tratich. V obci se take dochovala rada dokladu mistni lidove architektury.

Dalsi informace o oblasti Benecka na:

My se ale na Benecko podivame pekne z dalky. Pocatecni souradnice ukazuji na znamou krizovatku turistickych tras "Na Rovince". Toto misto je behem vsech rocnich obdobi velmi hojne navstevovane a prave proto tu po revoluci vyrostlo prijemne obcerstveni (otevrene denne 10-18h). Je tu mozne v lete oprit kolo, v zime zapichnout bezky a udelat si prestavku pred dalsim sportovnim vykonem. Kdo chce, muze se projit na chudach, odlozit deti na prilehle houpacky, obednat si pivo a treba neco z grilu, nebo jen zapatrat po pocatecnich indicijich pro lov teto kesky.

Stage 1: Nejprve si prohlednete rozcestník. Hodnota B se rovna poctu kilometru na Krizovky po zalske trase (oranzova cedulka). Na nejspodnejsi ceduli rozcestniku spocitejte pocet velkych cervenych znaku (pismena i cislice). Tento udaj se pak rovna hodnote C. Nyni muzete prejit k "modre" tabuli s mapou napravo od rozcestniku. Hodnotu A ziskate odectete-li od celkoveho poctu sponzoru (obrazkove vyznaceny) na spodni strane mapy cislo 1. Na chvilku se jeste vratte k rozcestniku. Pocet samostatnych vetvi, ktere strom rozcestniku tvori (vcetne mensi vetvicky nahore) predstavuje hodnotu D. Zbyva dopocitat E=(2×A)÷B, F=B-C, G=A-(C+D).

Dalsi zastavka potom lezi na souradnicich:  N 50°4F.G(B-D)F´ / E 015°3E.(4×C)E´

Stage 2: Vydejte se po asfaltce, druha zastavka Vas z ni svede doprava na lesni pesinu. Hledejte dve dvouciferna cisla par metru od asfaltky. Horni cislo predstavuje hodnotu H, spodni pak hodnotu J.

Pokracujte po pesine, souradnice treti stage jsou:   N 50°4G.AH´ / E 015°3(B-D).(2×D)J´

Stage 3: Drzte se pesiny, az dokud nebudete zhruba 160m od treti stage. Ta uz je na dohled, sebehnete k ni a hledejte jedno dvouciferne cislo. Odectete od vyssi cifry tu nizsi a mate poslední hodnotu K (napr. 57: 7-5 = 2). Muzete si udelat chvilku, rozhlednout se a pokud stojite nasmerovani z kopce, uvidite (kdyz pocasi resp. Krakonos dovoli) po leve strane na horizontu Benecko, na kopci proti Vam Vítkovice a po prave strane masiv Kotle. Pozor: jak bylo zmineno v uvodu, kolem stage vyrostl ohradnik pro skot a louky jsou uprostred leta velmi zarostle. Doporucujeme pokracovat pesky.

Finalka lezi na souradnicich: N 50°4G.KD(K-B)´ / E 015°3(B-D).CB(A-K)´ a nic Vam uz nebrani se pro ni vydat. Po odlovu muzete vylezt na vyhlidku a rozhlednout se mezi stromy po kraji. Zpet se muzete vratit stejnou cestou, nebo vyuzit nápovedy v logbooku pro cestu na Benecko.


EN: This multicache is going to invite you to the west part of Benecko region in Krkonose (Giant Mountains) which is called Levinek. It is situated between Benecko and other ski region Vitkovice. In order to inform you this cache is not drive-in, but you can enjoy the trip on mountain bike or for example on walk over 3 hills (where another 3 lovely caches can be found) from ski region Misecky.

Benecko is situated in west part of Krkonose mountains and west part of Zaly massif. It is the village located between 433 – 1036 meters over the sea. This village is composed by 4 parts which used to be the independent villages, they are: Horni Stepanice, Dolni Stepanice, Benecko and Mrklov. The first historic information about Benecko was connected with iron-mill in 1628.

The village Horni Stepanice used to be a city, but it was changed to village after the Stepanice Castle was left by its owner on 1524. The main livelihood for people used to be work in forest, farming and agriculture. The skiing is and used to be main sport activity here. In 1892 the first wood ski were produces here.

The more information about Benecko region you can find on:   

The first stage of multicache will invite you to crossroad of touristic ways called “Na Rovince”. This place is visited frequently during the whole year (by cyclists, cross country skiers, etc) and you can also visit the buffet/restaurant.

Firstly look at the guide-post. The distance in kilometers to Krizovky on the orange direction sign will give You the value B. Letter C is represented by quantity of big red marks (letters & numbers) on the lowest/bottom direction sign. Then move to the table with the blue map on the right side of the guide-post. Count the number of the sponsorship logos on the map bottom and decrease it by 1. You have the value A. To obtain the letter D return to the guide-post and count the tree branches (including the small one on the top). The other 3 letters can be calculated as follows: E=(2×A)÷B, F=B-C, G=A-(C+D).

The Stage 2 is located on coordinates: N 50°4F.G(B-D)F´ / E 015°3E.(4×C)E´

Go along the asphalt road, where the second stage will turn you right on footpath. Seek two numbers not far from the asphalt road. The upper number representing the letter H, the bottom number is letter J.

The Stage 3 is located on coordinates: N 50°4G.AH´ / E 015°3(B-D).(2×D)J´

Follow the footpath as long as you are about 160 metres from the coordinates of 3rd stage and then leave the footpath. At 3rd stage you have to find the double-digit number and calculate the difference between the higher number and lower number to obtain the letter K (e.g. you find number 57, make difference as 7-5 = 2). On this stage take a rest and look left, where you will see the Benecko, look straight to see Vitkovice and look right to see Kotel massif. Attention! Meadows are overgrown in midsummer and it´s harder to get over third stage. Since 2011 is also necessary to overcome the livestock fence. Continue by foot from this point.

Final stage is on coordinates: N 50°4G.KD(K-B)´ / E 015°3(B-D).CB(A-K)´ where you can enjoy another panoramatic view. As the back way you can use the same way or to use the directions/coordinates written in logbook to get to Benecko.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

[Stage 2] - bqienpran fgenan fgebzh/qnex fvqr bs gur gerr_ [Stage 3] - ancrgv/ibygntr_ [Final Stage] - xnzra f ovybh prcvpv(ar favu)/fgbar jvgu n juvgr pnc(abg fabj)

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)