Route distance: 5.71 Miles (9.19 Kilometres)
Starting Pointing: Wildhern Village Hall, Andover, Hampshire. SP11
Attributes. This loop comprises of a number of different walking surfaces, from concrete to some potentially very muddy path ways. It is therefore unsuitable for wheelchair users. The route can be walked or cycled. There are three small sections of the walk which are on road (albeit extremely quiet single track roads which are used very rarely) including a 200 metre walk through the village of Wildhern. Please therefore take care with dogs and small children.
Parking: Parking can be found in the village of Wildhern very close to Cache Number 1 in the village hall. You will also find parking close to cache Number 21. There is a verge with spaces for 2-3 cars.
The Loop. A little dedication of ours, if there was ever one needed, for REM.
REM #1 – Radio Free Europe
Welcome to the REM Loop, for a full description please refer to cache number 1. The loop comprises of 33 caches of varying shapes and sizes, some with a little twist.
Radio Free Europe Released as REM’s first single in 1981. In 2010, it was added to the Library of Congress's National Recording Registry for setting "the pattern for later indie rock releases by breaking through on college radio in the face of mainstream radio's general indifference”.