SCP #1 - Fallen Tree Traditional Geocache
chiptheduck: Sadly the area around cache #2 in this series has been trashed/burnt and its hiding place is no more.
As that cache is one quarter of this 4 cache circular walk (3 + bonus) I have to archive them all as the bonus can't be found without the code in #2.
However, this leaves Stanmore Country Park open for others to infest with geocaches if they wish :-) (subject to Harrow Council agreement which was willingly provided to me).
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This cache can be completed on its own or as part of a circular four cache series in Stanmore Country Park which will take an hour to an hour and a half.
The cache is a clip & lock containing log book, pen & room for trackables & swaps.
This cache, SCP #2 (GC2TQ1Y) & SCP #3 (GC2TQ3K) also contain information to help you find the final cache, Chip's Challenge Bonus Cache (GC2TQ50).
If attempting the series firstly solve the additional puzzles on the Chip's Challenge cache page.
There is free parking at N51° 37.234 W000°18.522 until 4.30 pm daily which makes a good starting point.
Alternatively there is an entrance to the park at Kerry Avenue, N51° 37.334 W000°18.259, which is close to Stanmore Jubilee Line station but there is no free parking here.
This is hardly a park. There is no playground, no flowerbeds, lawns or park benches - just unspoilt natural oak and hornbeam woodland interspersed with areas of grassland alive with rabbits, jays and occasional muntjac deer.
The first three caches can be attempted in any order, although they form a circular walk finishing at the final cache if you complete them in numerical order. Clues to the location of the final cache, Chip's Challenge, are to be found inside the lid of each cache and in the front of the logbooks. But don't forget to study the details of the final cache before you leave home as the information you collect will be insufficient in itself.
This cache, and the others in the series, are all close to well trodden paths although they can become muddy in winter. They are suitable for children and dog walkers, but are not pushchair or wheelchair accessible. Some of the woodland is quite thick so may affect your GPS signal.
Please return the cache to its exact position.
If starting from the car park follow the path up through the woods bearing right at each junction until you come to the Kerry Avenue entrance to the area. Go through the kissing gate. After that you're on your own apart from one piece of advice - if in doubt stay on the paths.
Stanmore Country Park is designated as a Local Nature Reserve (for good reason) - please respect the environment.
Thanks to the London Borough of Harrow who are responsible for the area for giving permission to place the four caches in this series.
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
Guvegl cnprf sebz gur tngr.