Brücke mit Krücke: Zwergenschreck

"Brücke mit Krücke" is a german pun which could be translated as "bridge with crutch". You'll understand on site why it carries that name. The distance to the final cachebox is less than 500 meters from the start, so it should be no problem to complete the hunt in under one hour.

The start-coordinates are located beneath a bike- and footpath along the freight railway line in Freiburg. Stepping under the trees, you'll find a fence from where you can have a closer look at the weird bridge-construct. Do NOT CLIMB over that fence!

Obviously, the overhead clearance was too low when the railway line got electrified, so the engineers were required to find some kind of alternative solution. Instead of replacing the ancient bridge by a new one, they decided to "upgrade" only parts of it using reinforced concrete.

At the front edges of the concrete part, some steel profiles are attached by large visible bolts. Let A be the number of bolts that fix the right profile (ALL the bolts from the right to the center).

A =

Follow the fence until you reach the bridge. One of the bricks next to the top of the last fence post has a small pit (approx. of the same width as a human hand). Count the number of bricks from this one to the ledge above (including the one with the pit). Let that number be B.

B =

Inside that pit you should find a small container that holds the calculation for the final coordinates. Be careful on retreiving and placing it back to prevent it from falling off the pit.

To simplify the rest of your way, it's suggested to continue on the other side of the railway line. Arriving at the final location, you'll note that giants are not allowed there - but don't worry, usually nobody's there to measure you Beyond that, this place is sometimes scaring dwarves (maybe you'll note when...). That's the reason for the second part of the german title, "Zwergenschreck"

You don't need to scan all the non-visible areas with your fingers - provided that you're at the right place, the cachebox is in plain sight. Magnetic.

Once again, this is a severe warning:
it is NOT REQUIRED to enter the railway area!!