View to the Hills (2) Traditional Geocache
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A trail through the Crickley Hill Country Park along the edge of
the Cotswold escarpment, past ancient beech trees and with
magnificent views across the Vale of Gloucester towards the Forest
of Dean and South Wales. There is a steep section with some steps
and the path gets quite narrow near the cache making the final 100
yards from the south unsuitable for buggies. There may be cattle
(Belted Galloways) in the area - details at the Information
Centre.
This cache is a replacement for "View to the Hills" (GCF7DC) by the
Supamonkees which had become neglected and very wet. Although the
original cache has been archived you can still have a look at
previous finders’ logs and photographs
here. I have dried out the logbooks' pages and have included
them in a new, hopefully-waterproof container for those who wish to
read back over reports going back to early 2003. Sadly, some log
entries are totally illegible, but a surprising number are ok,
albeit very fragile, despite years in a damp/wet container. The
disposable camera was totally waterlogged and the film a soggy
mess. Please do take your own photos and post them with your log.
The cache is close to a footpath which forms part of a circular
walk (The Park Trail) which takes you 1.4 miles through areas of
interest including nature conservation, archaeology and geology.
The trail is marked with red-topped, numbered posts. There are
several other guided trails starting from the Information Centre by
the car park where you can purchase trail guides (20p each) and
other useful information. The cache is also on the route of the 100
mile Cotswold Way, one of a huge number of long distance paths;
details here.
As some cachers have found there are several "Ubyybj gerr"s around
here so trust your gps and pick the right one!
Well Done, Ayepee, for the FTF!
Additional Hints
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Ubyybj gerr