Coomloughra Horseshoe #8 -Cahir West Top Traditional Geocache
Hidden : 6/14/2015
Difficulty:
3.5 out of 5
Terrain:
4.5 out of 5

Size: Size: small (small)

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Geocache Description:

Coomloughra Horseshoe #7 -Cahir West Top , summit 975m

Parking is in the hydro car park, coordinates given in FF Reeks #2 cache description . This car park is free but there is a donation box there suggested donation of €5 will be used for the upkeep of the car park and track leading to the head of the horseshoe.

Descriptions below are shamelessly copied from culus.lulus descriptions for the north arm of the horseshoe.

 

This cache is a part of the Coomloughra Horseshoe Series.
Coomloughra Horseshoe #1 – Cnoc Iochtair (742m cache, 747m summit) (visit link)
Coomloughra Horseshoe #2 – Skregmore (847m cache, 848m summit)(visit link)
Coomloughra Horseshoe #3 – Stumpa Bharr North Summit (846m cache, 851m summit)(visit link)
Coomloughra Horseshoe #4 – Beenkeragh (990m cache, 1010m summit) (visit link)
Coomloughra Horseshoe #5 - The Bones (949 cache, 959 summit) (visit link)
Coomloughra Horseshoe #6 – Corran Tuathail - Honorary member (visit link) by Marcus in Kerry and klaus23]
Coomloughra Horseshoe #7 – Caher (1001m summit) –(visit link)
Coomloughra Horseshoe #8 – Caher West Top (975m summit) – (visit link)
Coomloughra Horseshoe #9 – Big Rock down the hill –(visit link)

The series is hidden along the classic MacGillycuddy’s looped route called (Caher-) Coomloughra (route) Horseshoe. It is an extremely challenging loop that must not be underestimated, but the reward is sweet, i.e. having climbed 8(-9, depending how you count the Stumpa Bharr double-summit) major MacGillycuddy’s summits, three of them being the highest tops of Ireland: Carrauntoohil (1039m), Beenkeragh (1010m), and Caher (1001m).

The south arm of the horseshoe, ie Cahir, Cahir West top and the Big Rock down the Hill is probably the easiest part of the Reeks to climb and should not need much scrambling, however the climb should not be taken lightly. Make sure you take the appropriate gear and plenty of water. Make sure you know your route and that your GPS has plenty of battery power
Each cache is rated as if taken on its own. The cumulative total for the whole loop would definitely be 5/5.

When placing the three caches on the south arm of the horseshoe the walk took me 4hours 30 minutes, it was a beautiful warm sunny summer day. This time included looking for 3 archived caches and placing 4 more. It could well take longer in worse conditions.Flag Counter

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

5 z FJ bs ubhfr naq Frr fcbvyre

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)


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