Kupfercache

This cache-tour runs along the “Öblarner Kupferweg”. If you want to gain an impression of this track before you start, you can find a lot of information on www.kupferweg.at. The single length of the track is 8.5 km – so it will take some time to walk it. But it’s also possible to go by bike, at least up to the 12th station, after this it’s getting a bit steeper. You will need the GPS only for the final search for the cache, all tasks refer to the 14 stations of the “Kupferweg”.

You can park your car directly at the first station, in front of the “Herrschafts-Amt” in Öblarn (N 47°27.615 E 13°59.476). In order to get to the second and all other stations you leave Öblarn to the south-east and follow the river Walchenbach into the dale “Walchental”.

1. Verweserhaus: Count the flowers at the canopy of the stone boutique.
A = number of the flowers

2. Fluter: Count the cogs of the big cogwheel at the lower/downstream weir.
B = number of the cogs

3. Geologische Formation: At the telephone pole in front of the sign which shows the stations of the “Kupferweg” there are three small labels with numbers and letters on them. Regarding the German alphabet, which position does the letter have which can be found three times on the labels?
C = position of the letter in the German alphabet (A-1; B-2; C-3; D-4;…)

4. Einbau: The yellow prohibition sign has got a number: A … . Add the digits of this number.
D = sum of digits

5. Schrabach-Kapelle: In which year was this chapel built?
E = year of building

6. Angern: How often can you find the letter “N” on the green sign which describes what the “Gasthaus zum Bergkreuz” offers?
F = number of letter “N”

7. Großer Walchenherrgott: With how many clamps are the gutters affixed to the roof?
G = number of clamps

8. Schmelzöfen: In what year was the fence around the furnaces donated?
H = year of donation

9. Berghaus: How many rectangles are formed by the window grilles at the front of the house (only the smallest rectangles which are all equal in size)?
I = number of rectangles

10. Johannes-Nepomuk-Kapelle: Count the stars on Nepomuk’s halo which you can see without climbing on the chapel.
J = number of stars

11. Stampferhaus: How many rivets are there on the sign which shows the stations of the “Kupferweg”?
K = number of rivets

12. Schwefelöfen: How many kilograms sulphur are produced through the roasting of 2 tons of virgin ore?
L = mass of sulphur in kilograms

13. Thaddäusstollen: Calculate the difference between the two years on the ridge stone.
M = difference

14. Bergkreuzkapelle: Have a look at the sign over the door and calculate the difference between the number of letters of the second and the first word.
N = difference

Cache:
N U°V.W
E X°Y.Z

U = M-I+2xL+F
V = I/A-F
W = E-MxJ-DxG-M+D
X = J+N
Y = B/(J+F)
Z = H-E+CxK+J


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Logbuch mit Stift und Spitzer (bitte drinlassen)
Kupfer-Cent (bitte drinlassen)
1 Paar Fisch-Ohrringe
ufoförmiger Taschenrechner
Feuerzeug
Ü-Ei-Figur Maulwurf