Series set around Leafield
Join us on our latest series near and into the village of Leafield in Oxfordshire in celebration of our countries capital hosting of the Olympics and our county ‘capital’ the Geolympix Mega Event in Summer 2012. More of a triangle and a loop but then we thought LOL sounded better – for the non texters, it means Lots Of Laughs! Maybe not laughs but we hope you enjoy the Leafield Olympic Loop!
Series Description:
To acknowledge the Olympics and Geolympix in summer 2012, a series of caches each named after an Olympic ‘sport’, some of which may relate to the sport. The sports are decided, grouped and named by the International Olympics Committee where a ‘sport’ refers to all the events that are sanctioned by one International Sport Federation, a definition that may be different from the common meaning of the word ‘sport’. One sport, by Olympic definition, may be divided into several disciplines, which are often regarded as separate sports in common language.
Series Info:
A series of fifteen traditional and a couple of small multi caches in a walk approximately five and a half miles long and which should take about three hours to complete at a steady pace. There are caches varying from nano to medium plastic container – and everything in between!
The series starts from and returns to the parking anywhere in Lower End, Leafield. Please bring a writing implement and a pair of tweezers! The series is almost entirely flat and uses fairly well marked Bridleways, Public Footpaths and pavements - one of which is the old Roman road ‘Akeman Street’. This was a major Roman road that linked Watling Street with the Fosse Way. You will also find you cross RAF Akeman Street, a Second World War station that held 2 Special Flying Training School, a backup to Brize Norton.
Should be okay for dog cachers but there are a couple of styles you will have to carry your pet over and for that reason I’m afraid isn’t buggy or disability friendly. It is a great family walk out for little cachers too, no farm animals but does get rather muddy in places and you have to push your way through the vegetation at points! The route takes you into the village and there are a couple of bits by the road but there are footpaths at most points or it is extremely quite country roads - please take care but it is safe.
This Cache:
With 47 events at the current Olympics it has been contested at every modern Summer Olympics since the first in 1896. The programme has varied with tug of war and cross country included up to the 1920’s. In the overall medal tables for all athletics the USA are way ahead with 738 but Great Britain are third with 188, not bad out of 86 countries that have won one of the 2659 issued medals in athletics.
TEAM GB'S TALLY LONDON 2012:- 4 GOLD - 1 SILVER 1 - BRONZE
From the suggested parking in Lower End make your way to the last right hand turn sign posted ‘Greenwich Lane’ as you head out of the village.
This is the first of the series and is a small black container that contains just the logbook. Please note: There is no need to touch any walls!
After this cache follow the road south until you reach a small group of houses.