The Grand Union Canal links Birmingham to London with a waterway
which is 145 miles long and contains 166 locks. This cache is one
of a series to be found along or close to the
Hertfordshire/Buckinghamshire stretch of the canal.
This cache can be done as part of the Grand Union series or else
as a cache and dash from J19 (or 20) of the M25 motorway. There is
parking to be found at N51 41.150 W000 25.898 beside a tool hire
shop and 'Waterworld', which is a sharp left turn just off the
roundabout. Over the road there is a Total garage which
consistently has the cheapest fuel in the area. Access to the
towpath can be gained from the canal bridge on the same side of the
road as the garage(which is one of two un-numbered bridges, so
let's call it Bridge 162 and a half), so please take care on
this busy road.
Near the cache can been seen a memorial stone to two workers who
were killed building the Gade valley Trunk Sewer in 1970.
Surrounded by grafitti and rubbish and with the memorial falling
into disrepair, you cannot help but think this is not the way that
they would have wished to be commemorated. Spare them a thought as
the brambles get your fingers!
You are looking for a small screwtopped beaker. There is room
for a few small swaps if you like.
You could easily combine this cache with
Bones 22 - Hunton which is close by, parking at the same place
or
Motorway Mayhem M25 J20 and also with
HM4 - A gate to nowhere (Herts), which are both also cache and
dashes, coming off at J20 and re-joining the motorway at J19, or
vice versa.