High Hoylands Hike #1 Traditional Geocache
simwil: Time to say goodbye to this series, with thanks to all those who have visited.
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This series, due to the nature of the caches, is taking some maintenance which we don’t mind. We would however ask cachers to be very careful and replace the caches and hides exactly as found as this has not always been happening, particularly at #6 and the bonus cache.
The caches are placed on a 3.3 mile circular walk with stunning views, possibly the best in this part of Yorkshire. The paths can be muddy and slippery and good foot-ware is essential. There are 8 stand alone caches, and a bonus cache which requires some information to be collected along the route.
Directions: the arrow will guide, however, after #2 carry on down the road for about 100 yards to path on the right with hedge on your left. After #4, walk along with the hedge on your right. After #5, continue down the lane and turn right by the factory. After #7, to get to the bonus clue location, follow the path to the road before turning right.
Don’t forget to bring a pen / pencil to sign the logs. Hints are given but may be cryptic.
High Hoylands Hike is a circular, all season walk near the border between South and West Yorkshire. The word Hoyland is derived from Norse, and at its simplest means "farm on a hill". There must be countless farms on hills around England, yet all the Hoylands are concentrated in Barnsley. The village of High Hoyland was in existence in 1086 when the Domesday survey was compiled. The village was recorded as Heyholand, and is one of only 16 settlements in present-day South Yorkshire to be recorded. There are spectacular open vistas across the valley, and it is possible to see Cannon Hall, the Peak District National Park, Barnsley Town Hall and on clear days the cooling towers of the distant power stations of Ferrybridge, Drax and Eggborough.
We hope you will find an interesting variety of hides in this series, some difficult, some less so. As in our other series (Notton Navigation), the credit for the ingenuity and construction of the hides goes entirely to Baccam.
Please make sure they are well hidden when replacing to ensure the same degree of enjoyment or frustration to those that follow you. This is our Christmas offering to the local geo-caching community. Good luck, enjoy the walk and make time for those views!
Congratulations to Ska Face on his FTF
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
Onfr bs cbfg haqre fgbar.