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Polhograjska Gora Traditional Cache

Hidden : 3/8/2009
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
3 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:


Gora is a 824 m high hill above Polhov Gradec, 20 km West of Ljubljana, with a 16th century church of St Lawrence on top. It is a popular hiking spot, offering great views, and serves as a launch site for paragliders.

The cache is accessible by a trail from the top to the South (direction Praproče) marked as "demanding", but is located above the more difficult section. If getting hold of some support for peace of mind in one or two places makes you feel uneasy, approach the cache from the top. Otherwise (if coming from Praproče or Briše) you are free to choose to descend (and/or ascend) by a "demanding" section, or just follow the unpaved road. Don't let the labeling put you off, no climbing skills are necessary, just a firm step.

Approaches:

1 and 2: from Praproče or from a road Briše to Praproče, less then an hour (on entering Polhov Gradec just after crossing a river turn left (direction Gorenja vas), then in Briše turn right and follow a narrow and steep asphalt road towards Praproče, park after 800 m where a marked trail starts, or continue to Praproče);

3 from a castle of Polhov Gradec (Pristava, trail starts behind a beekeeping centre - čebelarski dom): 1 h to the top, steep and direct, shady


Gora je hrib nad Polhovim Gradcem, sega 824 m nad morsko gladino. Na vrhu stoji cerkvica Sv. Lovrenc iz šestnajstega stoletja in nudi lep razgled na Polhograjce in dolino, kar vabi izletnike, pa tudi jadralce z jadralnimi padali.

Dostop do zaklada je po poti z vrha proti jugu (smer Praproče), ki je označena kot "zahtevna", vendar se zaklad nahaja nad težjim delom poti. Če vas skrbi prijeti se za kakšno oporo za boljši občutek na enem ali dveh mestih, raje pristopite z vrha. Sicer pa je za obiskovalce iz smeri Praproč za sestop (ali vzpon) ta "zahtevna" pot zanimiva alternativa cestici, speljani naokrog. Naj vas oznaka ne odvrne, plezalne spretnosti niso potrebne, le trden korak.

Dostopi:

1. in 2.: iz Praproč ali iz ceste med Brišami in Prapročami, slabo uro do vrha (na začetku Polhovega Gradca za mostom zavijete levo (smer Gorenja vas), nato na začetku vasi Briše zavijete desno na ozko in dokaj strmo asfaltno cestico proti Prapročam, parkirate po 800 m ob planinski oznaki, ali pa nadaljujete vožnjo do naslednje planinske oznake na začetku vasi Praproče)

3. od čebelarskega doma pri graščini vodi strma in senčna pot, 1 ura vzpona

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

haqre n ebpx arne n cngu / cbq fxnyb bo cbgv

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)