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Updated 7th Nov - now includes route map and gpx download
WOW! What can I say?
This walk is fantastic....It takes you to some very pleasant rural footpaths and tracks with lovely views in all directions.
It takes you past little bridges, a Red Beck, an idyllic lake with heron and wild duck in residence. I saw rabbits, Jays and all manner of wild birds.
There were lots of narrow field stiles to pass through and some rare field boundary flagstones to see.
There are areas where history has left its mark and lots of monuments to mark the history.
It took me 4 hours to complete the full circuit. (It can be done in less time) I enjoyed it so much I would like to do it again, but in reverse order.
Thank you HxRoamers for a great series of caches....well done!
Extract from overanout's recent log. REMEMBER TO TAKE A CAMERA...........
This cache series comes highly recommended.
N 53° 42.523 W 001° 49.195
The coordinates given are not those of the cache but a suggested parking area from which you can start the Southowram Walk.
This is a circular walk of about 5½ miles, the majority of which is off road. Some parts are steep and the ground uneven, hence the ratings. Depending upon the weather some parts can become muddy, particularly if farm vehicles have churned up the track. Good walking shoes/boots are therefore essential. Please take particular care in Dark Lane where parts can be very slippery. On a clear day there are great views over Halifax and way out to the east, and the walk includes part of the medieval Magna Via route between Halifax and Wakefield.
There are ten standalone caches to be found (each can be logged as a find), plus the final cache. Each cache has a clue to the final location written in the log in the form (for example) A=149 so be sure to make a note of both the letter and the number. The individual caches are:
We suggest that you follow the route in the above order (anti-clockwise) so that you go UP Dark Lane which can be slippery and difficult to descend.
Download this route as a .gpx file , which can be imported into the mapping program of your choice, or even directly into your GPS as a route to follow.
This route was created from Jaz's GPS tracklog, so it follows the actual paths pretty much spot on.
It's just gone midnight, you've had a little too much to drink, so what do you do? Go for a spot of drunken night caching of course!
Quite easy to spot the out of place cache by torchlight, didn't have a pencil, so didn't sign log (and in my state I'm not sure if I would have been capable).
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