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Explore Sweden #6 - Treriksröset Multi-cache

Hidden : 7/15/2005
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
4 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:


The northenmost cache of Sweden, and the place where Sweden, Finland and Norway share border.
Easiest reachable by boat from Kilpisjärvi, Finland, followed by a 3 km walk.

The coordinates leads You to the Swedish cairn #1. There is a year on it (ABCD).

The cache (a one litre round box) is located at:
N69 03.[D-2][C][A+1]
E020 33.[A-1][C][D-7]

Explore Sweden is a collection of caches named after Sweden's most challenging adventure race.

The caches can be logged individually, and they all include a code number to be used for calculating the coordinates to the final multicache.

Common characteristics for all the caches are

  • High terrain factor. Special equipment and skills are most often required.
  • Extreme distances between the caches. Over 2000 kms in total!
  • A four digit code written on the inside binder of the loggbook
    You will need this code to calculate the position of the final cache

The individual caches are:
Explore Sweden #1 – Öresundsbron
Explore Sweden #2 – Jungfrun
Explore Sweden #3 – Katarinaberget
Explore Sweden #4 – Skallbergsgrottan
Explore Sweden #5 – The summit (hidden at the hiding place of GCGDFE)
Explore Sweden #6 – Treriksröset

The complete multicache is:
Explore Sweden – Sveriges Mittpunkt (The geographical center point of Sweden)


Lycka till / Good luck!

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Haqre n fznyy pnvea

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
-------------------------
N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)