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Hidden: 10/12/2006
Use waypoint: GCYV76

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At the coordinates specified above you will find the stone marker displayed in the picture - you will come past it along the way. These coordinates are of no importance for the hunt!

Nearby the trailhead at WPT1 you can park your car at the Kleebend parking site for hikers.
Notice: Do not leave valuables in your car!

The trail can also be done by mountain bike. Apart from the last metres of the final you do not have to leave public paths. The trails can be muddy after rainfall. The route is not suitable for baby carriages. GPS coverage can be poor at times, but the waypoints are clear without ambiguity.

WPT1 - Altitude
N 50° 40.551   E 006° 14.420

What is the altitude of the place where you stand, according to the Eifelverein?
The original sign was removed - please add 3m to the altitude denoted at the red location marker!
Please also find the answers to WPT5 and WPT8 here, because signs are likewise missing there!
A B C = 3 7 5 (m) (Checksum = 15)

WPT2 - Accident
N 50° 40.(B+C-A)(B-C)5   E 006° 14.(A+A-C)(B-C-2)9

In which year has the person who was killed in an accident here seen the light of day?
D E = __ __

WPT3 - Box
N 50° 4(E-B).(D)(C-A)5   E 006° 1(A).(B+B-C)(E+E-B)1

This box is not a speed camera! What is its number?
F G = __ __

WPT4 - Stone
N 50° 4(A-G).(F-A)(F-G)1   E 006° 1(B-F+G).(C-G-G)(F)0

Which digits were carved in stone here?
H I = __ __ (Checksum = 14)

WPT5 - Matthias
N 50° 4(H-E).(B-A)(I-G)3   E 006° 1(H-C).(H-F)(I-A)6

Which number gets you on the right track with Matthias?
J = 6

WPT6 - Sparrow
N 50° 41.(H-J)(B+C-J)2   E 006° 14.(A+H-J)(J-G)1

Which number marks the entry lane of the Sparrow family?
K L = __ __

WPT7 - Construction
N 50° 4(A-K).(J-L)(E)8   E 006° 1(E-L).(J+K)(A+C)2

In which year was the construction completed?
1 9 M N = __ __

WPT8 - Crown
N 50° 4(B-M).(M-I)(H-N)4   E 006° 1(A+K).(M-L)(J+N)4

Which path (No.) do you have to follow to reach for the crown?
O P = 1 0 (coronation -- die Krönung [ger.])

Cache
N 50° 4(J-M).(E-O)(H-P)0   E 006° 1(B-N).(D+P)(I-O)4

Seek and you will find ... the stash!

Back - Homeward
N 50° 40.600   E 006° 15.141

To come to full circle,
go back for about 50m
and follow trail No. 10 up to this waypoint!

Support table for the figures:

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

J

K

L

M

N

O

P

If you aquired a taste for the area now and would like to see more of it, leave your car at the parking site and carry on with Klenkes 2004 - Ein Bach im Tal?! (GCK2XC).